Military
Found in 140 Collections and/or Records:
U.S. Army Department of the Pacific Special Orders No. 87
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.
Edward A. Valentine papers
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.
Martin A. Volbrecht papers
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.
Ambers Elwyn Watson letter to Myrl Davis
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.
Fred M. White papers
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.
Harry E. Williams photographic collection
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.
Rachel A. Wilson papers
Collection on the sale of Winthrop Sargent orderly book
Typescript correspondence between John Dolan and the Library of Congress, Oregon Senator John Mitchell, and the Ohio Historical Society, 1901-1908, regarding the price and sale of a manuscript orderly book kept by Winthrop Sargent while he was secretary of the Northwest Territory and adjutant general of the Indian Expedition of 1791 under General St. Clair.
Women's Overseas Service League records
The Women's Overseas Service League was a national organization founded in 1921; the Portland chapter was formed in 1923. Collection includes scrapbooks; membership lists; newspaper clippings; officer lists; certificates; organizational histories; programs; minutes; correspondence; obituaries; and financial records.
Charles R. Woods letter to "Nell"
Manuscript letter from Charles R. Woods to "Nell," describing his life in the army in the Pacific Northwest, especially in Walla Walla, Washington.