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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1675 Collections and/or Records:

Honor Marks Whitlock papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2388
Abstract

Papers include a ticket from London to the Oregon Territory, November 2, 1842; manuscript reminiscences of Honor Marks Whitlock's journey to Oregon from London by boat, circa 1850; and a manuscript letter from Ann Smith, Sandford, England, October 27, 1848, regarding family matters.

Dates: circa 1842-1850

Doctor Marcus Whitman: missionary murdered by the Cayuse Indians in Oregon, November 29, 1847

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 202
Abstract

Manuscript essay regarding James Clark Stroup's personal acquaintance with Marcus Whitman and Narcissa Whitman, and arguments in favor of the "Whitman saves Oregon" theory.

Dates: circa 1906-1920

Oral history interview with Mary M. Whittier and Nora I. Jordan

 Collection
Identifier: SR 3278
Abstract

Oral history interview with Mary M. Whittier and Nora I. Jordan conducted by Elizabeth Patapoff on October 7, 1980. Whittier and Jordan were residents of Columbia City, Oregon, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Dates: 1980 October 7

Oral history interview with Mary M. Whittier

 Collection
Identifier: SR 3277
Abstract

Oral history interview with Mary M. Whittier conducted by Elizabeth Patapoff in 1971. Whittier discusses the Caples family of Columbia City, Oregon.

Dates: 1971

Fones Wilbur diary

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 408
Abstract

Manuscript diary of Fones Wilbur, who was born in New York in 1807 and later emigrated to Oregon, where he was a farmer, carpenter, businessman, schoolteacher, and temperance activist in the Silverton, Oregon, area. Entries document his activities, trips to nearby communities, purchases, prices, and weather details, as well as information about the lives of his neighbors, and provide insight into the interdependence of early emigrants to Oregon.

Dates: 1855-1866

Wild ride to the stockade

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2613
Abstract

Typescript photocopy draft, 78 pages, of a fictional account of settlers and miners near Granite, Oregon.

Dates: 1971

Doreen Gandy Wiley papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 246
Abstract

Papers of an Oregon writer and poet who grew up in the Philippines. Includes correspondence and publicity concerning Doreen Gandy Wiley's books, materials relating to the Philippines, and materials by and about poet Ruth Robertson, 1907-1910.

Dates: 1942-2015

Richard Evett Wiley papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2158
Abstract

Papers of Richard Evett Wiley date from 1844 to 1869 and consist of legal documents and manuscript correspondence from family members, 1852-1869, which regards family matters and genealogy.

Dates: 1844-1869

Oral history interview with Sarah E. Will

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9668
Abstract

Oral history interview with Sarah E. Will conducted by Linda S. Dodds on January 29, 1981. Will discusses the life of her grandparents in 19th-century Gervais, Oregon, and talks about the history and culture of Aurora, Oregon.

Dates: 1981 January 29

Willamette Iron and Steel Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1600
Abstract

Collection includes business documents and plans, circa 1902-1944. Willamette Iron Works began operating in Portland, Oregon, in 1865, and was known for producing the "Willamette Donkey" for logging operations. During World War II, it became a shipbuilding contractor for the United States government. It changed names several times and was variously known as Willamette Iron and Steel Works, Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation, Willamette Iron and Steel Company, and Wisco.

Dates: circa 1902-1944