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Military

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 144 Collections and/or Records:

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

Collection on the sale of Winthrop Sargent orderly book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2141
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1901-1908
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Women's Overseas Service League records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2950
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1922-1991
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Charles R. Woods letter to "Nell"

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 782
Abstract

Manuscript letter from Charles R. Woods to "Nell," describing his life in the army in the Pacific Northwest, especially in Walla Walla, Washington.

Dates: 1856 October 30
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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