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 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 194 Collections and/or Records:

James Crain McGinnis autobiography

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2269
Abstract

Typescript photocopy of James Crain McGinnis' autobiographical sketch, with history of the McGinnis and Crain families. McGinnis (1830-1892) was a longtime legislator for the state of Missouri.

Dates: 1876-1877

Oral history interview with Lynette K. McGinnis

 Collection
Identifier: SR801
Abstract

Oral history interview with Lynette K. McGinnis conducted by Linda Watkins on January 29, 1991. McGinnis talks about her father, William Jasper Kerr, who served as president of Oregon Agricultural College, now Oregon State University, from 1907 to 1932; about other family members; and about her career as a musician and music teacher.

Dates: 1991 January 29

Phil Metschan family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 882
Abstract

Papers of the family of Phil Metschan, Oregon state treasurer and owner of the Imperial Hotel in Portland. Materials include diaries, notebooks, correspondence, ephemera, certificates, 1930 election materials, and a scrapbook. Family members represented include Phil Metschan, Phil Metschan, Jr., Marie C. Metschan, Anna Metschan Cattanach, and Lillian and Jesse Evans Flanders.

Dates: 1855-1963; Majority of material found within 1880-1925

Tintype of Minto family residence

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1135
Abstract

One black and white tintype of the Minto family residence in Salem, Oregon.

Dates: circa 1850-1899

Moisan family collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 291
Abstract

Small collection of materials relating to the Moisan family of Gervais, Oregon. Includes a family bible with genealogical information; specifications for the Gervais fire station, 1948; clippings; notes; and printed ephemera.

Dates: circa 1894-1973

Richard Ward Montague papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2953
Abstract

Papers of Richard Ward Montague of Portland, Oregon, including materials relating to Richard Ward Montague's wife, Ellen Barton Montague, and to other members of the Montague and Barton families. Materials include correspondence; articles, essays, and speeches; documents and certificates; and scrapbook items. The correspondence in the collection includes letters from Rabbi Stephen S. Wise to Richard Ward Montague.

Dates: 1820-1985; Majority of material found within 1820-1953

Moody family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 699
Abstract Papers of the Moody family include correspondence, financial records and other documents of Malcolm A. Moody and Zenas F. Moody, as well as miscellaneous family correspondence and records. Also included are correspondence, financial records, and genealogical material (including the Nesmith family) of Anne and Elizabeth Lang, employees of Malcolm A. Moody; and correspondence, diaries, and other materials of Thomas and Mary Lang. Zenas Ferry Moody was an Oregon merchant and governor,...
Dates: 1820-1950

J. Stanford Moore papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2833
Abstract

J. Stanford Moore was born in Canyonville, Oregon, and was a Methodist minister. Collection includes correspondence, 1920-1976; biographical material of W. B. Moore and J. S. Moore; family records, deeds, estate and receipts; poems by June Moore and Merilyn Moore; estate of Vesta Holt; and other materials.

Dates: 1929-1976

O'Reilly family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2970
Abstract

Collection includes diaries, scrapbooks, account books, correspondence, newspaper clippings, genealogy, photographs, memorabilia, certificates, legal documents, etc., of the O'Reilly family, including James Archbold O'Reilly and Anne O'Reilly, of Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1749-1999

Horatio H. Parker papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2564
Abstract

Horatio H. Parker was the brother of Jamieson Parker, an architect of Portland, Oregon, best known for his residential and church designs in the 1920s and 1930s. Papers consist of correspondence and miscellanea primarily concerning Parker family genealogical research, 1891-1922.

Dates: 1891-1922