Oregon
Found in 1657 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Russell Peyton
Oral history interview with Russell Peyton conducted by Dan Malone from July 28 to August 12, 1987. Peyton worked as an investigator for the Civil Rights Division of the Oregon State Bureau of Labor, and later was executive director of the Metropolitan Human Relations Commission.
Russell Peyton papers
Russell Peyton worked as an investigator for the Civil Rights Division of the Oregon State Bureau of Labor and as an executive director of the Metropolitan Human Relations Commission. He was also involved with the Joint Council for Social Welfare for many years. Collection includes correspondence; reports; a scrapbook containing clippings, programs, and photographs regarding civil rights and human relations; and programs for the Metropolitan Human Relations Commission Awards.
Evan T. Phillips papers
Evan T. Phillips (1887-1961) was an estimator for George H. Buckler Company and vice president of Smith Phillips Company, both general contractors. Collection includes specification books, supplier directories, level book, and estimate books and sheets; catalogs and rosters; and blueprints for construction equipment. Also included are specifications for the Bonneville Dam, and specifications, sections, elevations and plans for the Vista St. Clair Apartments in Portland, Oregon.
A history of Philomath College
Two versions of a typescript thesis by C. G. Springer, written for the University of Oregon School of Education in partial fulfillment of a master of arts degree. A longer bound version of the thesis, 83 pages, is titled "A History of Philomath College" and dated July 20, 1929. Also included is an unbound condensed version titled "Philomath College, 1865-1930." Both versions have handwritten notes and corrections.
J. C. Pidcock papers
Collection includes account book, Cornelius, Oregon, 1904-1936; and correspondence and receipts, 1913-1936, including a letter from J. R. Schaffer of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Nehalem, Oregon.
Walter Marcus Pierce papers
Collection related to Walter M. Pierce, an educator, rancher, and politician who served as Oregon governor and in the U.S. House of Representatives. Materials include correspondence, primarily with family members and with J. A. Churchill, superintendent of public instruction, as well as minutes of the State Textbook Commission's meetings. Also included are Dictaphone belts made by Pierce's biographer, Arthur H. Bone, regarding Bone's research about Pierce and other topics.
Elinor Pillsbury papers
Papers of Elinor Pillsbury (1898-1987), a poet and journalist in Oregon, include poetry, articles, short stories, correspondence, diaries, and account books. Also included are writings by Eva B. Pillsbury.
Pioneer tour photographic collection
Black and white photographs, 1913, depicting a group of early emigrants to Oregon on a tour of pioneer landmarks in the Pacific Northwest, including graveyards, residences and battle sites. Each photograph has an extensive handwritten description on the back.
Pioneer women on the high desert
Typescript photocopy first and second drafts of a fictionalized reminiscence of Mabel O. Riisberg's experiences as a homesteader in the Imperial Valley. Riisberg was a waitress from Portland, Oregon, who, along with her older sister, decided to homestead in the high desert country east of Bend, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Helen Platt
Oral history interview with Helen Platt conducted by Charles Digregorio on September 20, 1976. Platt discusses her Durham and Platt family background.