Military
Found in 140 Collections and/or Records:
Frank C. Calkins letters
Frank Cathcart Calkins (1878-1974) was a mapper, petrologist, and geologist. Collection consists of correspondence, primarily to Henrietta Mack Eliot, 1973-1974, regarding past trips to the Pacific Northwest while working for the U. S. Geological Survey, as well as letters concerning the account of his father, C. G. Calkins, of the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898.
Camp on Snake River, Wyo.
Watercolor sketch depicting soldiers and Native people firing on one another at the Wyoming camp of the F & K Companies of the 9th Infantry during the Indian Wars.
Charge of Major Grier's First United States Dragoons
Print depicting a battle at Medical Lake, Washington, on September 1, 1858, where Major William N. Grier led a charge of dragoons during the Indian Wars.
Co. M at Malabon and Polo (Philippines)
Manuscript reminiscences of William Edward Fizner, March 24-April 4, 1899, regarding his experiences in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.
Alexander L. Coffey papers
Collection consists of honorable discharge papers from Washington Mounted Rifles, Fort Vancouver, Washington, December 29, 1855 and September 13, 1856; manuscript reminiscences, 3 pages, May 3, 1905, regarding the killing of Klikitat Chief Umtuch on Strong's Battleground, now Battle Ground, Washington.
Mrs. Richard Cole photographic collection
Black and white panoramic photograph depicting members of the Oregon Military Police, Company 2. Two men in the photo are identified as Captain Beach and Lieutenant Threkeld. Richard Cole is present in the photo, but not identified.
Kenneth L. Cooper papers
Kenneth L. Cooper (1884-1972) served with the 364th Infantry during World War I and was elected to the Portland City Commission in 1940. Collection includes papers related to his tenure as Portland City Commissioner, 1940-1945; typescript and manuscript correspondence, 1914-1970, some from World War l; and personal papers and ephemera.
Corbett family papers
Correspondence, property and financial records, photographs, and ephemera of the Corbett family of Portland, Oregon, primarily the family of Henry L. Corbett (1881-1957) and Henry L. Corbett's brother Hamilton F. Corbett (1888-1966). Members of the family represented in this collection are descendants of Henry Winslow Corbett (1827-1903), an early emigrant to Oregon.
Richard H. Corning photographic collection on the site of old Fort Nez Percés
Five black and white photographs of the site where Fort Nez Percés was located, near Wallula, Washington.
Medorem and John D. Crawford papers
Papers of and relating to Medorem Crawford (1819-1891) and his brother John D. Crawford (1824-1877). Medorem Crawford emigrated to Oregon in 1842, held a number of political offices, and commanded military escorts for emigrants to Oregon during the U.S. Civil War. John D. Crawford emigrated to Oregon in 1847, served as a commissary officer during the Cayuse War, and worked in the mercantile business in Champoeg, Oregon, in the 1850s.