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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1730 Collections and/or Records:

Report of the Committee Appointed by Governor Julius L. Meier to Make a Study of Liquor Control for the State of Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1062
Abstract Photocopy of a 1933 committee report submitted and primarily written by committee chair Dr. William S. Knox (1885-1964) containing recommendations for liquor control laws in the state of Oregon. The report also contains statements by other members of the committee and excerpts from a November 20, 1933, message by Oregon Governor Julius Meier to the Oregon Legislature. Meier appointed the committee in the summer of 1933, and its recommendations led to the creation of the Oregon Liquor Control...
Dates: 1933

Report of U.S. Surveyor General for Oregon

 Item
Identifier: Mss2346
Abstract

Typescript report, 1877, by Ben Simpson, surveyor general for Oregon. The report includes information on agriculture, stock raising, commerce and industry, public surveys, swamp and timber lands, and education in the state of Oregon.

Dates: 1877

Guy E. Reynolds family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2869
Abstract

Small collection of family papers, a substantial portion of which are legal documents relating to the marriage and divorce of Guy E. Reynolds and Anna Wright Reynolds, and to birth records of Anna Reynolds. Also included are a diary of John Reynolds, circa 1874, and a handwritten recipe book.

Dates: 1874-1943

Phil Reynolds family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2798
Abstract Elise A. Reynolds (1894-1982) was president of the Oregon Association of Colored Women and a member of numerous clubs, including the Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs and the Portland Urban League. Phil Reynolds (1899-1973) was an employee of Northern Pacific Terminal Company and was the founder of Portland's NAACP Federal Credit Union. Collection includes photocopy correspondence, newspaper clippings and awards regarding the Reynolds family; and miscellaneous ephemera and biographical...
Dates: 1912-1973

Tige Reynolds drawings

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5060
Abstract

Fifty-three pen, ink and crayon drawings and cartoons of topical commentaries on contemporary events and mores.

Dates: 1920-1930

Oral history interview with Nader Rezvani

 Collection
Identifier: SR 12322
Abstract

Oral history interview with Nader Rezvani conducted by Dora Totoian and Sankar Raman on August 15, 2019, for The Immigrant Story. Rezvani discusses his experiences in Germany and the United States as an immigrant from Iran, and talks about his career as an engineer at Tektronix, Inc. in Beaverton, Oregon.

Dates: 2019 August 15

William E. Richardson family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2923
Abstract

Collection consists of documents and correspondence of the William E. Richardson family, 1867-1902, including Indian War pension claim papers, property documents, and genealogical information of the Lightfoot and Richardson families. Also of note is a letter by James A. Chaffin regarding the Battle of the Big Hole with Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce, in August 1877.

Dates: 1867-1902

Interview with Eva Rickles

 Collection
Identifier: SR12288
Abstract

Interview with Eva Rickles conducted by Paul Fardig in 2018 for The Immigrant Story. Rickles' family fled Nazi Germany in 1937 and eventually immigrated to the United States.

Dates: 2018

George R. Riddle papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1388
Abstract

Collection includes articles of incorporation for the George W. Riddle Wood & Lumber Company, Riddle, Oregon, 1899; correspondence, 1948-1949, regarding the formation of Josephine County Historical Society, county historical markers and pioneers; and notes and articles on Oregon pioneer life, Josephine County history, Grants Pass and Indians.

Dates: 1899-1949

Orin Hendry Riggs family scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2779
Abstract

Photocopy scrapbook containing reminiscences of Orin Hendry Riggs and Marjorie Alice Thomas Riggs, as well as photographs, documents, and genealogy charts.

Dates: 1909-1978