Oregon
Found in 1717 Collections and/or Records:
Elsie Corbit Woods diary
Diary of a woman from southern Illinois who came to Oregon to join her husband, William Patrick Woods, in 1937. Brief entries include details of everyday life, housework, cooking, work at the telephone company in Illinois, family, friends, travel, and the author's emotional life.
Ivan M. Woolley papers
Papers of a Portland physician and author, including correspondence; newspaper clippings regarding the Mt. Hood Road (formerly the Barlow Road); and a typescript book draft, "The Old Road," circa 1959, with hand-drawn maps, regarding Woolley's experiences on the Mt. Hood Road.
John Work papers
Typescript copies of journals and correspondence of John Work, an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company who explored the Pacific Northwest in the 1820s and 1830s. The materials were collected by Isaac Burpee in the 1940s for use in a publication. Also included are Burpee's research notes and microfilm containing copies of John Work's original journals of 1823-1835 and a transcription made in 1945.
World of Speed collection
Materials collected by World of Speed, a museum in Wilsonville, Oregon. Materials consist of records of automobile racing associations, a tourist brochure map of automobile loop routes in Washington, photographs, and VHS and DVD copies of a 1997 documentary, "From Hellgate to Portland." World of Speed opened in 2015, and permanently closed in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
World War I alien registration forms
Collection consists of registration forms for German-born Americans living in Oregon or women in Oregon who were married to German-born men, and related documents. German-born residents of Oregon and women in Oregon married to German-born men were compelled to register as "enemy aliens" in 1918, while the United States was participating in World War I. Registrants were restricted in their rights and movements until December 1918, after the war had ended.
World War II civilian agencies in the Pacific Northwest collection
Collection of materials assembled by the Oregon Historical Society relating to civilian agencies in the Pacific Northwest during World War II, both governmental and non-governmental, including the Office of Price Administration, the Pacific Northwest History project, Oregon civilian defense, and war loan drives.
Benjamin Worsley letter to Alfred L. Lomax
Manuscript letter from Benjamin Worsley to Alfred L. Lomax, January 31, 1924, recounting the life of John Worsley, founder of early Oregon woolen mills, and his wife, Barbara Oliphant.
Oral history interview with Al Wright
Oral history interview with Al Wright conducted by Michael O'Rourke from April 15 to October 28, 2002, as part of the Northwest Power Planning Council Oral History Project. Wright was executive director of the Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee from 1985 to the mid-1990s.
Oral history interview with Charles E. Wright
Oral history interview with Charles E. Wright conducted by Elizabeth Beuhler on July 12, 1991, for Whitman College. Wright was a lawyer in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Charles E. Wright
Oral history interview with Charles E. Wright conducted by Karen J. Park from April 29 to July 1, 1993, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Wright was an attorney in Portland, Oregon.