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Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 191 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Zennah M. Buse

 Collection
Identifier: SR1713
Abstract

Oral history interview with Zennah M. Buse conducted by Susan L. Smith from January 15 to February 20, 1991. Buse was a life-long resident of West Linn, Oregon.

Dates: 1991 January 15-February 20

Charles Butterworth and Esther Butterworth papers

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Identifier: Mss 2427
Abstract

Papers of Charles Butterworth (1858-1936), a photographer and painter in Portland, Oregon, and his daughter, Esther Butterworth (1889-1976), also a photographer. Materials include correspondence, family history and genealogical materials, and Charles Butterworth's studio log books. Also included is a book of minutes of the Trails Club of Oregon, 1928-1930.

Dates: 1856-1975; Majority of material found within 1893-1970

Florence Bynon reminiscences and family photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2824
Abstract

Collection consists of reminiscences by Florence Bynon (nee Hofer, 1895-1984) about childhood summers spent at a cottage on Yaquina Bay near Newport, Oregon, as well as six loose family photographs depicting Bynon and other family members during outdoor activities, including boating on the Willamette River, swimming in the Yaquina River, and picnicking.

Dates: 1907-1978

Blythe G. Carey papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2762
Abstract

Unprocessed materials that include correspondence, financial and property records, and genealogical information and family history.

Dates: circa 1922-circa 1984

Caroline Couch Hoffman papers

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Identifier: Mss 2546
Abstract

Collection includes materials of and relating to members of the Couch, Burns, Hoffman, and Wilson families, as well as the Hoffman Construction Co. The papers include diaries of Caroline Couch Hoffman and Mary Caroline Burns, and correspondence of various family members. Also included are obituaries and ephemera, as well as publications about the history and projects of the Hoffman Construction Co.

Dates: 1868-1971

Letters to Cymbre from Ann Carpenter and Jennie Downing

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2311
Abstract

Collection consists of four manuscript letters to "Cymbre" (surname unknown) from an aunt and a cousin. The letters, sent from Salem, Sublimity, and Stayton, Oregon, regard family matters, description of Oregon, and a factory accident in which a family member, Everett Downing, was badly injured.

Dates: 1879-1923

Royal E. Carpenter photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 332
Abstract

Small collection of black and white photographs of the homes and land of the Carpenter family in the Lents area of Portland, Oregon, including unnamed family members, the family car, and bridges over the Clackamas River. Also included are portraits of members of the Archibald family and friends.

Dates: circa 1880-1924

Chamberlin family letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2123
Abstract

Collection consists of manuscript correspondence between members of the Chamberlin family, 1854-1891, regarding family matters. Correspondents include Aaron Chamberlin; his wife, Catharine Viles Chamberlin; and their children, Andrew Chamberlin and Joseph Chamberlin.

Dates: 1854-1891

The Clarno Era: a story of the Andrew Clarno family and their settlement on the John Day River

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2513
Abstract

Typescript history, with photographs, of the Clarno family, their ship voyage to Oregon and settlement in Wasco County, Oregon.

Dates: 1976

Clingman-Crewse family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2645
Abstract Collection includes personal and business correspondence, teaching records, survey notes, and financial papers of Cyrus Clingman of Linn County, Oregon, 1852-1899; Civil War letters from John Haughey to Lavina Haughey Clingman, 1863-1864; letters from Imogene Crewse to Ella Clingman Crewse, 1920-1936, regarding her duties and travels as a saleswoman and governess; letters from Keith Crewse to Imogene Crewse, 1918, regarding his military service at Bay City, Washington; and miscellaneous...
Dates: 1852-1965