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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1657 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with F. Leo Smith

 Collection
Identifier: SR1195
Abstract

Oral history interview with F. Leo Smith conducted by Clark Hansen from September 23 to October 28, 1993, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Smith was an Oregon state representative and Multnomah County district attorney.

Dates: 1993 September 23-October 28

Smith family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2530
Abstract Basil Burton Smith, Percy Barrett Smith, and Dexter R. Smith were inventors, designers, and owners of the Pacific School of Engineering, Smith Aeroplane Co., Rankin School of Flying, and Smith Auto Electric Elevator Co. of Portland, Oregon. Collection includes articles of incorporation, correspondence, course outlines, and other documents for the Pacific School of Engineering, 1930; stock offers and lesson materials for the Rankin School of Flying, 1927-1928; articles of incorporation and...
Dates: 1863-1939

Genevieve Thompson Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1537
Abstract

Papers of Genevieve Thompson Smith (1883-1974), an author, playwright, and attorney of Portland, Oregon. Collection includes correspondence, manuscripts for stories and plays, a scrapbook, ephemera, and other materials.

Dates: 1892-1957

Harold Cramer Smith collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5318
Abstract

Seven pen and ink illustrations by Harold Cramer Smith, drawn to accompany the text of Fannie Adams Copper's "My Life as a Homesteader" in Oregon Historical Quarterly in 1981, and depicting scenes from the text.

Dates: 1981

Joelle Smith portraits of Oregon pioneers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5058
Abstract

Ink portraits of famous Oregon pioneers, including George Abernathy, Jonathan Bourne, Robert Gray, Joseph Lane, John McLoughlin, Joe Meek, Peter Skene Ogden, Oswald West, John Whiteaker, Narcissa Whitman, W. S. U'Ren and Jason Lee, and Oregon pioneer archetypes, such as a trapper and farmer.

Dates: 1976

Oral history interview with Larry D. Smith

 Collection
Identifier: SR 11290
Abstract

Oral history interview with Larry D. Smith conducted by Tanesha Dawson and Halla Williams on February 12, 2009, for the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest. Smith discusses his involvement with the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, a national organization dedicated to making school safe for LGBTQ youth.

Dates: 2009 February 12

Margery Hoffman Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2660
Abstract Margery Hoffman Smith (born 1888) was a leading supporter of the arts, both in Portland, Oregon, and later in San Francisco. In the 1930s, Smith worked with the Works Progress Administration, supervising the handcraft work carried out for Timberline Lodge. Collection includes correspondence and diaries of Julia Hoffman, 1891-1934; correspondence of Margery Hoffman Smith, 1896-1981; papers related to Smith's professional and philanthropic activities; financial records; inventories and...
Dates: 1885-1986

Oral history interview with Richard F. Smith

 Collection
Identifier: SR9236
Abstract

Oral history interview with Richard F. Smith conducted by Charles Digregorio on September 20, 1978. Smith was the county forester for Clark County, Washington.

Dates: 1978 September 20

Oral history interview with Robert F. Smith

 Collection
Identifier: SR1180
Abstract

Oral history interview with Robert F. Smith conducted by Clark Hansen from August 30 to September 1, 1995, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Smith was an Oregon state representative, Oregon state senator, and congressman.

Dates: 1995 August 30-September 1

Thomas Smith letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 806
Abstract

Collection includes a manuscript letter from Thomas Smith to George H. Himes, 1908, naming the first settlers in the Umpqua River Valley; and a manuscript letter to Harry L. Wells, a historian, 1884, providing a detailed description, including dates and places, of his journey to Oregon in 1847 from Fort Hall to Eugene Skinner's cabin by way of the Southern Route to Oregon (now known as the Applegate Trail).

Dates: 1884-1908