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Military

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 143 Collections and/or Records:

United Spanish War Veterans, Department of Oregon records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1683
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence, minutes, applications, roll books, and disbursements of of Scout Young Camp #2; minutes and roster of Bert B. Chandler Camp #26 in Cottage Grove, Oregon; minutes and proceedings of encampments of Camp Venville #1 in Portland; correspondence of the national auxiliary, Pan American Study Committee; history of the Department of Oregon Auxiliary; and scrapbooks.

Dates: 1904-1969

United States Marine Corps photographs and ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 572
Abstract

The collection primarily consists of two United States Marine Corps photograph sets: one depicting the barracks at Klamath Falls, Oregon, and the surrounding area; and one depicting the Battle of Kwajalein in the Pacific Theater. Other materials include 3 postcards depicting Marine soldiers training and a hotel in Lakeview, Oregon, and copies of a brochure for the family clinic at the Klamath Falls barracks.

Dates: circa 1942-1945

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland, Or. records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1549
Abstract

Manuscript and typescript routine correspondence to Captain Charles F. Powell, Captain of Engineers, at Portland, Oregon, 1886-1888, mainly regarding commerce at and between Fort Canby, Washington, and Fort Stevens, Oregon.

Dates: 1886-1888

U.S. Army Department of the Pacific Special Orders No. 87

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1000
Abstract

Handwritten copy of orders issued by Brigadier General Newman S. Clarke of the United States Army's Department of the Pacific in June 1857, prohibiting white persons from moving to specified lands in the eastern Washington Territory and Oregon Territory. The orders were issued during the Yakima War, a conflict in the 1850s between Euro-American emigrants and the Yakama, Imatalamłáma (Umatilla), Cayuse, and Walla Walla peoples.

Dates: 1857

Edward A. Valentine papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2621
Abstract

Edward Autrey Valentine (1893-1980) was an insurance executive, chairman of the Portland, Oregon, chapter of the Red Cross, and served in both world wars. Collection includes diaries, 1943-1945, regarding his service during World War II in Italy; correspondence, 1943-1959; typescript reminiscences; and miscellaneous documents and memorabilia.

Dates: 1931-1959

Martin A. Volbrecht papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2412
Abstract

Collection consists of account books, 1917-1918; rosters of the members of the 86th Squadron, Spruce Production Division, 1918; pictorial review of the Spruce Production Division, 1917-1919; and miscellaneous documents and ephemera, 1917-1919.

Dates: 1917-1919

Ambers Elwyn Watson letter to Myrl Davis

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1471
Abstract

Manuscript letter from Ambers Elwyn Watson to Myrl Davis, May 7, 1919, regarding his experiences in World War I. Myrl Davis and Ambers Elwyn Watson later married.

Dates: 1919 May 7

Fred M. White papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2836
Abstract

Fred M. White (1893-1981) was a journalist, editor, drama critic and writer. He joined the staff of the Oregonian newspaper in 1917, retiring in 1959. Collection includes correspondence from White to Mary Inman during his time in World War I; radio scripts, 1935-1940, based on Oregon history; World War I souvenirs; scrapbooks, recipe books, account books, etc.; and diplomas and schoolwork of Mary Inman.

Dates: 1915-1942

Harry E. Williams photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 293
Abstract

Black and white panoramic photograph, taken by the L. A. Dix Photo Co. of Tacoma, circa 1917-1919, of Company F, 361st Infantry, United States National Army, at Camp Lewis in Tacoma, Washington. Officers in the photo are identified, including Captain H. E. Williams, company commander.

Dates: circa 1917-1919

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