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 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 195 Collections and/or Records:

Little Girl in Wallowa Country

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 494
Abstract

Reminiscences of Delight C. Wiebe (nee Clawson, 1905-1986) about her childhood near Enterprise, Oregon, and in Elgin, Oregon, retyped by her daughter Rose Mary Schuette. Wiebe lived in eastern Oregon in the 1910s.

Dates: circa 1975; 2002

Loew family photograph album

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Identifier: Album 336
Abstract

Black and white photographs of mostly unidentified members of the Loew family in Portland, Oregon. Subjects include outdoor activities; Portland scenes, including the 1910 and 1912 Rose Festivals; and the Kuhn family. A number of photographs depict family vacations to various locations in Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska.

Dates: 1910-1919

Gordon G. Macnab papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2095
Abstract Small collection of papers of Gordon G. Macnab (1906-2006), an Associated Press editor in Portland, Oregon. The collection includes notes, articles, and press releases related to John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign visits in Oregon, 1959-1960; AP planning documents for the 1960 primary and general elections in Oregon; teletype printouts of wire service news reports from December 8, 1941, about Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor and other news items; Margaret Raz Graf's reminiscences of her...
Dates: 1841-circa 1983

Marshall family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2888
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence, reminiscences, documents, genealogical information and obituaries regarding the Marshall and Seaman families. Family members mentioned include Earl Marshall, Lou Marshall, Lavella Marshall, Norman Seaman and Albert Brownell. Earl Andrew Marshall (1889-1958) and C. L. (Lou) Marshall (1887-1957) were descendants of Samantha Jane Waldran, an Oregon pioneer of 1852 from Iowa. The Marshall brothers had an engineering firm in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: circa 1894-1942

Marston family photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 643
Abstract

Album containing black and white photographs and tintypes, primarily studio portraits of unidentified people, particularly children. A number of the portraits were taken by studios in Wisconsin. With the album are a poem about a dog by Elwyn Marston, age 11, of Columbus, Wisconsin; a silk 48-star U.S. flag; and two loose photographs.

Dates: circa 1850-1880

John Mathews and his second wife portrait

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1139
Abstract

One tintype in a cardboard frame. The tintype depicts John Mathews sitting in a chair, facing front, and holding a book; his wife stands next to him with one hand resting on his shoulder.

Dates: circa 1850-1899

George L. Matthews papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2294
Abstract

Papers include manuscript letters from George L. Matthews to his wife, Rozella Matthews, 1885, regarding his plans to cross the prairie and join her; and miscellaneous bills, receipts, shipping orders, and other personal accounts, 1879-1889.

Dates: 1879-1889

Oral history interview with Johnnie O. Maxey

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Identifier: SR4000
Abstract

Oral history interview with Johnnie O. Maxey conducted by Aaron Brand from February 25 to June 30, 1994. Maxey ran a small grocery store in North Portland.

Dates: 1994 February 25-June 30

William M. McAllister family photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 171
Abstract

One album containing black and white photographs of members of the William M. McAllister family, including Nellie McAllister, Dona McMellan, and Harrison Wallace Earf, and members of the Warren family. William M. McAllister (1905-1986) was a Medford, Oregon, lawyer who served in the Oregon State Legislature and on the Oregon Supreme Court.

Dates: circa 1880-1929

Ryland McClung papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1752
Abstract

Collection includes papers by and relating to Ryland Eugene McClung, Ryland Brown McClung, and other members of the McClung family. Materials include correspondence, title abstracts, church records, business materials, log books of car trips, maintenance and expenses, a scrapbook, and military, social, and educational memorabilia. Also included is correspondence from Charles Hoyt to James George during the Civil War, 1861-1863.

Dates: 1861-1923