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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1657 Collections and/or Records:

Robertson and Corbett family correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Coll781
Abstract

Letters and other materials written by and to members of the Robertson and Corbett families in the 19th century, plus transcripts of some letters, along with other materials.

Dates: 1827-1996; Majority of material found within 1854-1870

Robertson, Burns, and Failing families papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll784
Abstract

Materials related to several old Portland families, primarily, Robertson, Burns, Couch, Failing, Corbett, and Wood. Also included are Adams, Lewis, Reed, Warren, and Wilson. Photographs document individuals, family groups, and activities. Numerous photographic albums are also included. The documents are primarily made up of correspondence between individuals, as well as ephemera and diaries.

Dates: 1786-1988; Majority of material found within 1850-1985

Robertson family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1076
Abstract

Papers of a family of pioneers of Polk County, Oregon. Most of the materials are letters from family members in Illinois, New Jersey, Missouri, and Oregon. Many of the letters were sent to Amanda Robertson, Mary Ann Robertson and James P. Robertson, including many from E. R. Metcalf of Jacksonville, Illinois; from Libbie Teeple, of Pluckemin, New Jersey; and from members of the Riggs family.

Dates: 1831-1900

Oral history interview with Jack Robertson

 Collection
Identifier: SR1342
Abstract

Oral history interview with Jack Robertson conducted by Clark Hansen from November 7 to December 30, 1988, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Robertson was a legislative aide and press secretary for Hatfield from 1973 to 1982.

Dates: 1988 November 7-December 30

Oral history interview with Oran B. Robertson

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9496
Abstract

Oral history interview with Oran B. Robertson conducted by Linda S. Dodds on February 20, 1980. Robertson was a vice president, and later CEO, of Fred Meyer, Inc. in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1980 February 20

Ruth Church Robertson reminiscences

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2507
Abstract

Reminiscences by Ruth Church Robertson regarding Church family history, family members' lives in Portland and Salem, Oregon, and travel to Europe and Asia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Dates: circa 1966-1978

Edward G. Robinson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2337
Abstract

Collection consists of manuscript correspondence to Edward G. Robinson and his wife, Frances Robinson, 1918-1929, from friends and business associates in Oregon and Tennessee, mostly regarding the flax industry in Oregon and the United States. Also included are miscellaneous documents regarding the flax industry. Robinson owned an electric company in Aurora, Oregon. He traveled to Europe to study flax culture and linen manufacture.

Dates: 1918-1929

Eric L. Robinson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1467
Abstract

Eric L. Robinson was a Methodist minister active in anti-war and other social movements. Collection includes correspondence, 1964-1974; and information sheets, reports, minutes, newsletters, statements and resolutions of groups such as Clergy and Laity Concerned about Vietnam (CALCAV), Greater Portland Area Council of Churches, Portland United Nations Association and World Without War Council.

Dates: 1961-1974

Hervey S. Robinson collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 924
Abstract

Unprocessed collection of miscellaneous writings of Hervey S. Robinson, an Oregon author and historian, on topics including the history of Beaverton, Portland, Troutdale, Oregon politics, and Oregon newspapers.

Dates: circa 1920-1970

Oral history interview with Roosevelt Robinson

 Collection
Identifier: SR1285-1
Abstract

Oral history interview with Roosevelt Robinson conducted by Clark Hansen from February 12 to March 10, 2002, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Robinson was a judge on the Multnomah County Circuit Court.

Dates: 2004 February 12-March 10