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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1680 Collections and/or Records:

Old Oregon Trail Centennial photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 104
Abstract Collection consists of pages from a disbound photograph album compiled by the Old Oregon Trail Centennial Commission and presented to the Oregon Historical Society. The photographs depict people, places, events, and other scenes associated with the Old Oregon Trail Centennial, and caption information is included. Events depicted include ceremonies, parades, re-enactments, and banquets; the photographs particularly feature commemorative activities in Champoeg, Baker, and Portland. Members of...
Dates: 1943

Old Oregon Trail, Inc. records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1606
Abstract

The Old Oregon Trail, Inc. was a patriotic, non-profit organization responsible for identifying and erecting markers on pioneer western trails and otherwise recognizing and preserving western history. Collection includes correspondence, 1943-1957, primarily regarding membership; minutes, 1946-1954; financial records, 1949-1956; corporation record, 1952-1956.

Dates: 1943-1957

Oral history interview with Arthur Olmstead

 Collection
Identifier: SR2818
Abstract

Oral history interview with Arthur Olmstead conducted by Judy Hartman on January 20, 1988, as part of the Portland General Electric Centennial Oral History Series. Olmstead joined Portland General Electric as a maintenance supervisor in 1976, becoming the general plant manager for the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant in 1987.

Dates: 1988 January 20

Clarence Olmstead papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2198
Abstract

Papers include correspondence, 1929-1969; poems, 1917-1956; scrapbook, 1942-1944; and musical scores, plays, stories, and other writings.

Dates: 1917-1969

Olney family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 211
Abstract Papers of Cyrus Olney (1815-1870); an account relating to Orville Olney's (1832-1902) experiences in the Rogue River War; and correspondence of Warren Olney III (1904-1978), John F. Kilkenny (1901-1995), Oregon Historical Society staff, and others relating to Cyrus Olney and Nathan Olney (1824-1866). Cyrus Olney came to Oregon in 1851, and was an associate justice of the Oregon Territorial Supreme Court. His brothers, Nathan Olney and Orville Olney, who came to Oregon in 1843 and 1845,...
Dates: 1853-1962

Oral history interview with Kristine Olson

 Collection
Identifier: SR11074
Abstract

Oral history interview with Kristine Olson conducted by Kenneth R. Perry from October 24 to December 7, 2005, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Olson was United States Attorney for the District of Oregon.

Dates: 2005 October 24-December 7

Theophilus A. Olson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2166
Abstract

Land claim for Theophilus A. Olson, December 29, 1904, for 80 acres in Jackson County, Oregon.

Dates: 1904 December 29

Oral history interview with Katherine Huff O'Neil

 Collection
Identifier: SR1260
Abstract

Oral history interview with Katherine Huff O'Neil conducted by Patricia Wlodarczyk from November 3, 2000, to May 9, 2001, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. O'Neil was an attorney in Oregon.

Dates: 2000 November 3-2001 May 9

Oral history interview with Katherine O'Neill

 Collection
Identifier: SR9481
Abstract

Oral history interview with Katherine O'Neill conducted by Linda S. Dodds on March 14, 1980. O'Neill was the daughter of a prominent Portland, Oregon, attorney.

Dates: 1980 March 14

Oral history interview with Donald G. Onthank

 Collection
Identifier: SR 73
Abstract

Oral history interview with Donald G. Onthank conducted by Dorothy C. Rich and Dick F. LaPore on October 29 and November 12, 1977. Onthank discusses his mountaineering experiences in the Cascade mountains of Oregon and Washington, in the Columbia River Gorge, and on Mount Shasta in California in the early 20th century.

Dates: 1977 October 29-November 12