Home and Family
Found in 188 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Emil Smith family photographic collection
Fifteen black and white photographs of Charles Emil Smith, Hedwig Smith, and family; family events; and the Smith house on the site of what is now Lair Hill Park in Portland, Oregon, between SW 2nd Avenue, SW Hooker Street, and SW Woods Street. Charles E. Smith (1839-1912) was born in Switzerland and came to Portland, Oregon, in 1863, where he established the Smith Brothers Iron Works with his brother Ferdinand. The Smith family also founded the Congress Hotel.
Genevieve Thompson Smith papers
Papers of Genevieve Thompson Smith (1883-1974), an author, playwright, and attorney of Portland, Oregon. Collection includes correspondence, manuscripts for stories and plays, a scrapbook, ephemera, and other materials.
Spencer family papers
Collection consists of genealogical materials and histories of the Arthur C. Spencer family, including the DeWolfe family, Fenton family and Pinkerton family.
Starr family photograph album
Album of black and white photographs and postcards depicting members of the Silas Starr family and others. Images include portraits, residences, outdoor recreation, and locations, particularly in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon, and on the Oregon Coast.
Hettie V. Starr photograph album
Album that belonged to Hettie V. Starr, containing black and white photographs, primarily card photographs and tintypes, as well as several loose photographs. The images are studio portraits of adults and children, most unidentified. Identified people include several members of the Starr family.
Straub family papers
Papers of the Straub family, who lived in Portland, Baker, and Hood River, Oregon. Collection includes an account book, also used as a scrapbook, with obituaries and genealogical information; stock certificates; communion and naturalization certificates; and bills. Much of this collection is in German, with some translations.
Hazel Mae O'Brien Studenicka letters
Two bound volumes containing copies of letters that life-long Oregon resident Hazel Mae O'Brien Studenicka sent to her family and friends from 1985 to 1993.
Sutherland family papers
Papers of a family of Portland, Oregon, and Port Townsend, Washington, with ancestors in Canada and England. Includes diaries of Roderick Sutherland, including an account of his overland journey to Oregon, 1855; family correspondence; and papers relating to the estate of James Sutherland, who lived from 1778 to 1844 and was associated with the Hudson's Bay Company.
Sutherlin and Waite families photograph album
Album containing black and white snapshots and portraits depicting members of the Sutherlin and Waite families, descendants, and friends. The album also contains clippings. Locations include Sutherlin and Sauvie Island, Oregon; among them are images of a flood on Sauvie Island in 1928 or 1929.
Oral history interview with Monroe Sweetland
Oral history interview with Monroe Sweetland conducted by an unidentified woman on March 11, 2000. Sweetland was an Oregon state representative and senator. In this interview, he speaks about his family and their life in the Island Station neighborhood of Milwaukie, Oregon.