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Found in 188 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Mary M. Whittier and Nora I. Jordan

 Collection
Identifier: SR 3278
Abstract

Oral history interview with Mary M. Whittier and Nora I. Jordan conducted by Elizabeth Patapoff on October 7, 1980. Whittier and Jordan were residents of Columbia City, Oregon, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Dates: 1980 October 7
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Oral history interview with Mary M. Whittier and Nora I. Jordan

Oral history interview with Mary M. Whittier

 Collection
Identifier: SR 3277
Abstract

Oral history interview with Mary M. Whittier conducted by Elizabeth Patapoff in 1971. Whittier discusses the Caples family of Columbia City, Oregon.

Dates: 1971
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Oral history interview with Mary M. Whittier

Richard Evett Wiley papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2158
Abstract

Papers of Richard Evett Wiley date from 1844 to 1869 and consist of legal documents and manuscript correspondence from family members, 1852-1869, which regards family matters and genealogy.

Dates: 1844-1869
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Richard Evett Wiley papers

Oral history interview with Sarah E. Will

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9668
Abstract

Oral history interview with Sarah E. Will conducted by Linda S. Dodds on January 29, 1981. Will discusses the life of her grandparents in 19th-century Gervais, Oregon, and talks about the history and culture of Aurora, Oregon.

Dates: 1981 January 29
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Oral history interview with Sarah E. Will

E. R. Williams family photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1366
Abstract Partially processed collection consisting primarily of photographic prints and postcards that are of or relate to the extended family of E. R. Williams. The images include scenes of logging and logging camps, railroad trains, blacksmith shops, and a dentist shop, as well as family portraits. Also included is a series of photographs focusing on the filming of "The General" with Buster Keaton. Most of the photographs were taken in the area of Grants Pass, Oregon. Family names mentioned include...
Dates: 1887-1965; Majority of material found within 1899-1930
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / E. R. Williams family photograph collection

Rachel A. Wilson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2272
Abstract Small collection that largely consists of manuscript correspondence sent to Rachel A. Wilson (then Rachel A. Beaver) from her first husband, James A. Beaver, and two of her brothers, Hazel F. Cecil and Hiram B. Cecil, while all three men were serving as Union soldiers during the Civil War. Other materials include a list of the members of James Beaver's unit, the 33rd Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and documents relating to Beaver's military service and to Rachel A. Wilson's guardianship of their...
Dates: 1862-circa 1975; Majority of material found within 1862-1863
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Rachel A. Wilson papers

Robert and Elizabeth Young family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 763
Abstract Partially processed collection of photographs and papers of the family of Captain Robert Young and his wife, Elizabeth Koontz Young. Includes materials relating to Portland, Oregon; Toledo, Washington; and Corry, Pennsylvania. Materials also include baptism and marriage certificates; a board on which are pasted envelopes from correspondence between Robert Young and Elizabeth Young, Robert Young's identification card, and a portrait of Robert Young; "White House Cookbook" covers; and...
Dates: circa 1850-1988
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Robert and Elizabeth Young family papers

Zimmerman family photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 681
Abstract

Eighteen black and white photographs of the members of the Zimmerman family, including an image of their house. People identified in the collection include: George Zimmerman, Oka Zimmerman, Forest Steward and Hazel Steward, Celia R. Dromgoole, Peter Zimmerman, Frank Zimmerman, Christian Zimmerman, Edward Zimmerman and Sophia Louisa Zimmerman.

Dates: circa 1890-1912
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Zimmerman family photographic collection

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