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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1730 Collections and/or Records:

Margaret Rush papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2870
Abstract

Margaret Rush was a photographer and correspondent for the Oregon Journal newspaper who covered Bonneville Dam construction for three years. Collection includes manuscript of "So I Went By Bus" by Rush and press releases about the progress of dam construction.

Dates: 1937-1939

Ann Haseltine Hill Russell photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1113
Abstract

Thirteen black and white copy prints of photographs related to Ann Haseltine Hill Russell, a marble sculptor and pioneer of Ashland, Oregon, and family members. Photographs include Russell with some of her marble work, and marble bows she sculpted; family members, including her son, James B. Russell, and a Russell family reunion; and the Russell home in Ashland.

Dates: circa 1900-1930

Elizabeth Salway Ryan collection on Inese Ramis and A. R. Van Twiller

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2644
Abstract

Collection includes notes, correspondence and drafts of biographical articles for the Oregonian newspaper on Inese Ramis, a Russian immigrant from a displaced persons camp in Germany, and A. R. Van Twiller, a deliveryman for Meier and Frank Company in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1949

Thomas Gough Ryan papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1599
Abstract

Collection includes legal documents and correspondence regarding immigrants (including Chinese), labor, politics, transportation, Portland bridges, lumbering, Thomas Ryan Gough's activities during World War II, and various misdemeanor and felony cases.

Dates: circa 1915-1933

Ryan's Auto Court photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 458
Abstract

Seven black and white photographs of Ryan's Auto Court, a motel near Portland, Oregon. The photographs show the motel buildings and grounds; a close-up of a sign at the motel; and an unidentified man standing in front of the motel office.

Dates: 1946 October 5

Oral history interview with Vern B. Ryles

 Collection
Identifier: SR 2048
Abstract

Oral history interview with Vern B. Ryles conducted by Michael O'Rourke from June 2, 1994-February 23, 1995. Ryles discusses his work to provide services to people experiencing homelessness in Portland, Oregon, during the 1980s, and about the political career of his wife, Nancy Ryles.

Dates: 1994 June 2-1995 February 23

Sabin family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2523
Abstract

Papers include correspondence, greeting cards, tax and estate records, and miscellaneous papers relating to James Cyrus Sabin, Emma Sabin and Clyde E. Sabin, residents of Coburg, Harrisburg, and Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1896-1943

Oral history interview with Marjorie K. Sailors

 Collection
Identifier: SR 11328
Abstract

Oral history interview with Marjorie K. Sailors conducted by Linda S. Dodds from June 26-July 7, 1989. Sailors discusses the life and legal career of her father, E. E. Kelly (1867-1938), the Ku Klux Klan presence in early 20th-century Medford, and her father's opposition to the Klan.

Dates: 1989 June 26-July 7

Salem, Oregon unidentified family photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 208
Abstract Album containing black and white photographs, taken circa 1898-1908, which primarily depict unidentified people, scenes near Salem, Oregon, and scenes in other Oregon and Washington locations, including Portland, Oregon; Buena Vista, Oregon; Sodaville, Oregon; Vancouver, Washington; and Yakima, Washington. Subjects include residences and landscapes; individuals and groups; dairy farming and livestock; hunting and fishing; boating; dogs and cats; and parades. Handwritten notes provide dates,...
Dates: circa 1898-1908

Richard Sanders photographic collection on Governor Barbara Roberts

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1125
Abstract

Four color and two black and white photographs of Oregon Governor Barbara Roberts.

Dates: circa 1991-2001