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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1704 Collections and/or Records:

E. R. Williams family photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1366
Abstract Partially processed collection consisting primarily of photographic prints and postcards that are of or relate to the extended family of E. R. Williams. The images include scenes of logging and logging camps, railroad trains, blacksmith shops, and a dentist shop, as well as family portraits. Also included is a series of photographs focusing on the filming of "The General" with Buster Keaton. Most of the photographs were taken in the area of Grants Pass, Oregon. Family names mentioned include...
Dates: 1887-1965; Majority of material found within 1899-1930

Copies of materials documenting the work and career of Mason Williams

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 299
Abstract

Color photocopies of materials documenting the work and career of Oregon musician and artist Mason Williams, compiled in preparation for an exhibit at the Oregon Historical Society.

Dates: circa 1959-2011

Willis-Stratton family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1047
Abstract

Collection consists of family records, genealogical notes, and correspondence, 1863-1934, including a journal kept by Parish Lovejoy Willis, a Portland banker and lawyer and a member of the state Senate.

Dates: 1863-1934

A. King Wilson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2799
Abstract

Alexander King Wilson (1864-1918) was born in Maryland and educated at Pennington Seminary, Phillips Academy, and the University of Oregon. He practiced law in Portland, and served as mayor of Lake Oswego. Collection includes manuscript issues of "Alpha Omega Gazette," 1882, a student literary society paper edited by Wilson; and speeches, 1882-1910, on moral and historical subjects.

Dates: 1882-1910

Frederick Wallace Wilson family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2167
Abstract This collection consists of papers of several members of the Wilson family, including Frederick Wallace Wilson (1872-1955) of The Dalles, Oregon, a Circuit Court judge and author; his father, Joseph Gardner Wilson (1826-1873), an Oregon Supreme Court justice; and his mother, Elizabeth Millar Wilson (1830-1913). Materials include account books; business papers and records relating to Joseph Gardner Wilson's law practice, the Columbia Packing Company, The Dalles, Deschutes & Portage...
Dates: 1856-1942

Oral history interview with Milton W. Wilson

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9330
Abstract

Oral history interview with Milton W. Wilson conducted by Charles Digregorio on May 25, 1978. Wilson was an artist in Portland, Oregon, and in San Francisco, California.

Dates: 1978 May 25

Andrew and Herbert Winfree papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2433
Abstract

Collection consists of papers and records relating to: the Fechheimer Estate Co., 1912-1931; the Broadway-Washington-Park Corp., 1931-1961; the Bridal Veil Power and Light Company, 1937-1947; the Bridal Veil Lumber and Box Company, 1940-1960; Oregon City Woolen Mills, 1954, and the Oregon City Manufacturing Company, 1954-1962. Also included are personal property taxes and papers relating to the estate of Hulda S. Ford.

Dates: 1873-1964

Oral history interview with George F. Wingard

 Collection
Identifier: SR1144
Abstract

Oral history interview with George F. Wingard conducted by Clark Hansen from November 16 to December 9, 1993, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Wingard was an Oregon state representative and senator.

Dates: 1993 November 16-December 9

James Winston letter to Louis Dement

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 777
Abstract

Manuscript letter from James Winston to his grandson, Louis Dement, written in Chinook Jargon. Winston (1823-1892) arrived in Oregon City from Richmond, Virginia, in 1846 at age 21. He married Mary Johnson, daughter of Rev. Hezekiah Johnson, a pioneer Baptist missionary of 1845.

Dates: 1891

Donna Wojcik research notes

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2745
Abstract

Collection includes genealogical worksheets concerning people who emigrated to Oregon and California between 1791 and 1912, compiled circa 1950-1986.

Dates: circa 1950-1986