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 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 110 Collections and/or Records:

Lord & Schryver Conservancy collection on landscapes at Gaiety Hollow and Deepwood Estate

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 300
Abstract The collection consists of two reports and supporting materials, produced in 2012, that relate to landscape design and rehabilitation at Gaiety Hollow and the Deepwood Estate in Salem, Oregon. Both sites are associated with Salem landscape architects Elizabeth Lord (1887-1976) and Edith Schryver (1901-1984). The reports are titled "Gaiety Hollow Cultural Landscape Report" and Historic Deepwood Estate: Preservation Project." Lord and Schryver founded the first landscape architecture firm in...
Dates: 2012
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Materials relating to the exhibit "Matri/Archs: pioneering women architects of Oregon"

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 290
Abstract Materials compiled by the Women in Architecture Committee of the Portland, Oregon, chapter of the American Institute of Architects for a 1992 exhibit titled "Matri/Archs: Pioneering Women Architects of Oregon." The exhibit documented the lives and careers of thirteen architects. Materials in the collection include introductory text for the exhibit, biographical and career information about the featured architects, transcripts of oral history interviews, and copies of two university theses on...
Dates: 1975-2012
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Dorothy Lawson McCall papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1393
Abstract

The papers of Oregon author Dorothy Lawson McCall (1888-1982) include typescript drafts for the books "Khaki Pants and a Tall Silk Hat" and "Prineville" and newspaper clippings about her bid for governor of Oregon.

Dates: 1963-1970
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Mae Sutherland McCann collection of Lida M. O'Bryon family photographs and memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: Coll878
Abstract

Photographs, newspaper clippings, election cards, and biographical and genealogical information relating to Lida M. O'Bryon (1876-1966) and her family, gathered by Mae Sutherland McCann (1886-1983). Lida M. O'Bryon was one of the first women lawyers to practice in Portland, Oregon, and served as a deputy district attorney. McCann was a friend of O'Bryon's.

Dates: circa 1870-1970
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Margaret McLeod papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2960
Abstract The Margaret McLeod papers consist of correspondence, brochures, photographs, certificates, reports, newspaper clippings, and ephemera created and collected by McLeod during her service with the American National Red Cross. During World War II, McLeod worked in the European Theater with the group's Club Service, a program that provided soldiers with food, recreation, and entertainment. McLeod's collection provides a vivid portrait of life for Club Service workers, documenting not only the...
Dates: 1942-1946
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Hazel Mills papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2984
Abstract Hazel Mills worked at the library of the University of Washington, the Oregon State Library and the Washington State Library. She authored and co-authored several books on Pacific Northwest history and was working on a biography of Frances Fuller Victor when she became incapacitated by illness. A nearly complete draft of her book on Victor makes up a significant portion of the collection. Other materials include diaries and appointment books; personal correspondence and greeting cards;...
Dates: circa 1950-1989
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Native Daughters of Oregon records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 772
Abstract

Records include manuscript letters to the Native Daughters of Oregon Elizabeth Thurston Odell Cabin No. 8, 5 pages, 1901; a manuscript journal of Elizabeth Thurston Odell Cabin No. 8; printed ephemera; and receipts.

Dates: 1899-1901
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Northwest Women's History Project records and interviews

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Identifier: Coll 883
Abstract

Records of the Northwest Women's History Project, primarily concerning its interviews with women who worked in shipyards in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, during World War II, and audio recordings of the interviews. The Northwest Women's History Project was founded in 1978, and in the early 1980s made a presentation based on interviews with women who had been shipyard workers in World War II, titled, "Good Work, Sister!"

Dates: 1943-2021; Majority of material found within 1978-1981
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Old Ladies' Home of Portland, Oregon records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2392
Abstract

Collection consists of a minute book, 1 volume, January 20, 1892-February 26, 1912, with by-laws and constitution; miscellaneous administrative records, 1892-1912, including house rules, blank applications, etc.

Dates: 1892-1912
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll794
Abstract

Records of the Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs from the 1990s and scrapbooks of the Oswego Woman's Club.

Dates: 1993-1999
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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