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Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 194 Collections and/or Records:

William T. Sherman letter to Captain Hatheway

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2345
Abstract

Photocopy manuscript letter to Captain Hatheway, New York, New York, September 18, 1888, regarding the presentation of a side-board that once belonged to General Grant.

Dates: 1888 September 18

Oral history interview with Evelyn B. Shirk and Mary C. Hull

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9578
Abstract

Oral history interview with second cousins Evelyn B. Shirk and Mary C. Hull conducted by Charles Digregorio on April 21, 1976. Shirk and Hull speak at length about their family background, including the Beebe, Wilson, Webster, and Couch families.

Dates: 1976 April 21

Oral history interview with Mary F. Sinnott

 Collection
Identifier: SR 11251
Abstract

Oral history interview with Mary F. Sinnott conducted by Jim Strassmaier on April 4, 1985. Sinnott discusses her family background and raising a family in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1985 April 4

Frederick W. Skiff photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1161
Abstract

Three photograph albums relating to Frederick Woodward Skiff and family. The albums depict people, residences, and outdoor activities in locations including Seaside, Gearhart, Camp Jackson, and other places in Oregon; Silver Lake and Washougal, Washington; and Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, New York, Massachusetts, and California.

Dates: 1907-1938

E. Laurence Skipton photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 635
Abstract

Album containing black and white photographs of the social life and travels of unidentified young people, probably E. Laurence Skipton and Alice M. Skipton. Locations include San Francisco, California; Washington D.C.; British Columbia; and the Columbia River Gorge.

Dates: circa 1926

Charles Emil Smith family photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 627
Abstract

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.

Dates: circa 1863-1912

Genevieve Thompson Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1537
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1892-1957

Oral history interview with Kathryn Smith

 Collection
Identifier: SR 11252
Abstract

Oral history interview with Kathryn Smith conducted by Jim Strassmaier on October 10, 1981. Smith discusses her family background and early life in the Manhattan borough of New York City and in Pelham, New York, in the early 20th century.

Dates: 1981 October 10

Spencer family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2048
Abstract

Collection consists of genealogical materials and histories of the Arthur C. Spencer family, including the DeWolfe family, Fenton family and Pinkerton family.

Dates: circa 1832-1972

Starr family photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 466
Abstract

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.

Dates: circa 1920-1928