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Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 195 Collections and/or Records:

Carl Epping family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2602
Abstract Carl Epping (1819-1885) was a timber merchant, vice consul of Sweden and Norway and vice president of Timber Cutters Bank of Georgia. He was pardoned by President Andrew Johnson for activities during the Civil War. Collection includes a birth certificate for Eugenie-Josephine Galet Perony, 1803, in French with English translation; manuscript letter to "My Young Friend" (Mme E. Beaulard) from John A. Beaulard, 1834, in French; marriage contract, 1850; presidential pardon for Carl Epping,...
Dates: 1803-1906

Esbenshade and Waddle families photograph collection

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Identifier: Org. Lot 1142
Abstract

Photographs of a family of Portland, Oregon, including pictures of John A. ("Al") Waddle; his wife, Caroline Waddle; interior of the Waddle home; and Ida Waddle with her women's bowling team. Also includes four draft cards of Peter Earl Esbenshade (Ida's husband) from World War I.

Dates: circa 1903-1930

Oral history interview with Alice Tomkins Fee

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Identifier: SR1214
Abstract

Oral history interview with Alice Tomkins Fee conducted by Rick Harmon from February 8 to March 8, 1985, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Fee was a deputy clerk for the U.S. District Court of Oregon.

Dates: 1985 February 8-March 8

Paul and Edith Feldenheimer papers

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Identifier: Mss 2694
Abstract Collection includes diaries and correspondence of Paul Feldenheimer and Edith Feldenheimer. Also included are mechanical drawings by Paul Feldenheimer; a scrapbook relating to Edith Feldenheimer's years at Smith College; reports, minutes, and correspondence of the Peoples Institute Auxiliary of the University of Oregon Medical School; and ephemera. Paul Feldenheimer operated a jewelry store in Portland, Oregon, and Edith Feldenheimer, his wife, was active in the city's arts and cultural...
Dates: 1888-1984

Foster-LaFollett family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2212
Abstract

Collection includes records of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Sheridan, Oregon, 1882-1883, kept by Edith LaFollett; miscellaneous documents of Edith LaFollett and Harrison Zephyr Foster, 1872-1885; genealogical information for the Booth family, who were Foster's mother's family; and newspaper clippings regarding Senator Alex LaFollett.

Dates: 1872-1902

Franzetti family papers

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Identifier: Mss 2349
Abstract Emil Franzetti (1881-1916) was a European-trained chef and the proprietor of the Rhododendron Inn and Tavern at the base of Mount Hood. Susette Kopp Franzetti was a waitress at hotels in Germany, France, Switzerland, and the United States. Collection consists primarily of manuscript and typescript letters of reference for the Franzettis in English, French, and German. Collection also includes the Franzettis' marriage certificate from New York, New York, dated 1905, and Emil Franzetti's death...
Dates: 1845-1916

Franzetti family photograph albums

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Identifier: Org. Lot 1164
Abstract

Photograph albums of the Franzetti family of Rhododendron, Oregon. Many of the photographs depict interior and exterior views of the Rhododendron Inn and Tavern at the base of Mount Hood, which was operated by Emil Franzetti for a number of years. The albums also contain photographs of other members of the Franzetti family; photographs of skiing and mountain climbing expeditions on Mount Hood; Emil Franzetti's hunting trips; and travel photographs and postcards.

Dates: 1903-1930

John Marcus Freeman papers

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Identifier: Mss 2881
Abstract

Papers consist of an obituary for John Marcus Freeman; typescript genealogical information; manuscript poems to his wife, Margaret; and a photocopy newspaper article with a photograph of Margaret Freeman.

Dates: 1870-1929

Fred Froeschle family photograph albums

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Identifier: Org. Lot 1171
Abstract

Photograph albums and loose prints depicting members of the Fred Froeschle family and other subjects, including steamboats, trains, schools, bridges, logging and lumbering, hunting, and picnics. Locations represented include various sites in Washington state, as well as the Columbia River Gorge.

Dates: circa 1895-1956

Gantenbein family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2705
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence, memorabilia, and an account book later used as a picture scrapbook. Correspondence includes letters, most in German with translations, between John E. Gantenbein and Mary Stier, and between Gantenbein and family, friends, and colleagues. Also included is correspondence between J. Edward Gantenbein and Helen Louise Pittock concerning personal matters.

Dates: 1853-1943