Military
Found in 140 Collections and/or Records:
Henry Fletcher Kendall papers
Henry Fletcher Kendall was a graduate of West Point and an officer in the U.S. Army. Collection includes personal and family correspondence, 1887-1903, including letters from Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American war; military orders; medical lecture notes; and an incomplete manuscript history of the Mexican-American War, 1897.
Martin Luther Kimmel papers
Papers of Martin Luther Kimmel consist of a manuscript diary, September-December 1917, of his enlistment at Vancouver Barracks, Washington, and training at various Army posts in the U.S., with typescript transcript; and correspondence regarding Kimmel's book "The Torchbearers," 1966-1967.
Klassen family papers
World War II correspondence of Albert and Delma Jean Klassen, scrapbook about Klassen family history, and photographs of the Grace Peck House.
John Lamphiear photographic collection
Twenty-five black and white photographs depicting aerial views of buildings and hangars on an unidentified naval base, with some interior images.
John G. Linder papers
Correspondence and papers relating to the military service of John G. Linder (1920-1998) during World War II, and photographs of Linder's ancestors. Linder was a soldier in the U.S. Army who was a prisoner of war from 1943 to 1945.
Account of Gustav J. Lindstedt's World War I service
Typescript account of Gustav J. Lindstedt's service in the 162nd Infantry Regiment (called "Old Third Oregon") during World War I, written in the 1980s by his son, Warren Lindstedt.
Lomax family letters
Collection includes manuscript letters from Claude E. Lomax to his mother and his brother, Lester M. Lomax, regarding life at Camp Lewis, Washington; typescript letter from Claude E. Lomax to Alfred Lewis Lomax, regarding a motor trip to Lookout Mountain; photocopy postcards from Alfred Lewis Lomax to his family, regarding life at the University of Washington.
Lorenzo Lorain letters
Collection consists of correspondence by Lorenzo Lorain dating from 1855 to 1861, as well as biographical information about Lorain collected between 1958 and 1968. The bulk of the letters concern his time stationed at Fort Walla Walla and Fort Umpqua between 1856 and 1861.
Lorenzo Lorain photographs
Collection consists of photographs taken by or attributed to Lorenzo Lorain while stationed at Fort Umpqua in Douglas County, Oregon, between 1857 and 1861. They depict scenes around Fort Umpqua and the Coast Reservation, portraits of Native Americans and soldiers, and street scenes of Portland, Oregon City, and The Dalles.
Eugene Pearl Marquess scrapbook and correspondence
Scrapbook containing letters from Eugene Pearl "Gene" Marquess to his parents in Portland, Oregon, written while serving as a non-commissioned officer in Company D, 74th U.S. Naval Construction Battalion, during World War II; the unit was stationed on the island of Betio. Collection also includes publication of the 74th CPO Club, with photographs and biographies of members.