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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1678 Collections and/or Records:

Thomas Carter papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2121
Abstract

Manuscript statement of facts related to the history of the land claim of Thomas Carter in Portland, Oregon, circa 1850-1900.

Dates: circa 1850-1900

Finice Caruthers estate papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1407
Abstract

Collection includes court documents; deposition of Joseph Thomas, 1871, regarding the legitimacy of his son, Finice Caruthers; and a record book, 1 volume, regarding the administration of the estate. Finice Caruthers was the son of Mrs. Elizabeth Caruthers, who died in 1860 without heirs.

Dates: circa 1870-1875

Cascade AIDS Project records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll859
Abstract

Records of and materials compiled by Cascade AIDS Project, an organization that provides services and advocacy for people with AIDS in Oregon and Southwest Washington and educates the public about AIDS and AIDS prevention. The collection also includes materials relating to other AIDS activism and gay rights activism, most notably records of the Portland Chapter of AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power (ACT UP).

Dates: 1977-2016; Majority of material found within 1982-2016

William Casper papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2264
Abstract

Collection consists of a land warrant in favor of William Casper and assigned to John Shore for land in the Willamette Valley, April 6, 1868.

Dates: 1868 April 6

John L. Casteel diaries

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2804
Abstract

John L. Casteel was born in Randolph, Nebraska. He taught speech at the University of Oregon and the Union Theological Seminary in New York. Collection includes diaries describing Casteel's life in Randolph; his teaching career; his daughter, Margaret, and son, John Alden; and other topics.

Dates: 1931-1942

Catholic Order of Foresters St. Boniface Court No. 1400 record book

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1042
Abstract

Handwritten record book for the Catholic Order of Foresters St. Boniface Court No. 1400, a fraternal aid organization based in Sublimity, Oregon. The record book contains handwritten meeting minutes, officer nominations and elections, financial information, and resolutions of condolence for recently deceased members or relatives of members. St. Boniface Court No. 1400 was one of ten chapters of the Catholic Order of Foresters in Oregon in the early 20th century.

Dates: 1909-1914

Celilo Falls Indian Relocation Project records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2678
Abstract Records compiled by Barbara Mackenzie, who directed a U.S. government project to remove and relocate Native residents of the fishing communities of Spearfish, Washington, and Celilo, Oregon. The communities were displaced by the government's construction of The Dalles Dam on the Columbia River in the 1950s. The collection includes case files on individuals, including biographical information and photographs of housing; correspondence; minutes of advisory committee meetings; and relocation...
Dates: 1948-1957; Majority of material found within 1954-1957

Celilo Railroad Bridge collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2896
Abstract

The Celilo Bridge, also called the Oregon Trunk Rail Bridge, crosses the Columbia River just south of where Celilo Falls was located. Collection includes a general plan of the bridge and a typescript description of the bridge's construction with descriptions of photographic views.

Dates: circa 1912

Celilo Railroad Bridge construction photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 145
Abstract

Collection consists of cyanotypes and black and white photographs depicting the construction of the Celilo Railroad Bridge in Wasco County, Oregon, for the Oregon Trunk Railway.

Dates: circa 1910-1912

Stephen Fowler Chadwick collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 774
Abstract This collection of materials relating to Stephen Fowler Chadwick (1825-1895), who served as the fifth governor of Oregon, consists of a small quantity of correspondence; a bound manuscript, "Annual Address Delivered Before the Oregon Pioneer Association at Aurora, Marion County, Oregon," June 15, 1874; and a typescript copy and carbon copy of "The Oregon Party" by Chadwick, 1895, an account of the 1851 party that sailed from New York to Oregon via the Isthmus on the steamers "Empire City,"...
Dates: 1864-1895