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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1730 Collections and/or Records:

Justin Chenoweth papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 237
Abstract

Handwritten diary, letterbooks, and documents relating to Justin Chenoweth's travel to Oregon and work as a surveyor, mail carrier, and justice of the peace in Oregon and Washington Territory, primarily from the years 1848 to 1862. Includes family correspondence.

Dates: 1848-1898

Oral history interview with Sumitra Chhetri

 Collection
Identifier: SR12252
Abstract

Oral history interview with Sumitra Chhetri conducted by Sankar Raman on March 19, 2017, for The Immigrant Story. Chhetri grew up in a camp for Bhutanese refugees in Nepal and immigrated to Portland, Oregon, in 2008.

Dates: 2017 March 19

Nancy Chipman papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 6003
Abstract

Collection includes typescript correspondence to Nancy Chipman from Manuel Sesma Castellanos, 1940-1941; a typescript letter to Thomas H. Tongue Jr. from his brother, E. B. Tongue, 1901, regarding a horse race with "Chipman"; a wedding invitation for Rupert James Chipman and Edna Grace Wasserman, 1902; and a program from a memorial for Patricia W. Palmer, 1982.

Dates: 1901-1982

Oral history interview with Tito Chowdhury

 Collection
Identifier: SR 12343
Abstract

Oral history interview with Tito Chowdhury, conducted by Sankar Raman and Lisa Cohn on March 12 and March 23, 2020, for The Immigrant Story. Chowdhury discusses his early life in Bangladesh, including his family's experiences during the 1947 partition of India and the 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence, and talks about his involvement with FashioNXT, a fashion event in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 2020 March 12-23

Oral history interview with Bob Christ

 Collection
Identifier: SR11004
Abstract

Oral history interview with Bob Christ conducted by Jack G. Collins on September 28, 1990, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Christ was the clerk of the U.S. District Court of Oregon.

Dates: 1990 September 28

Oral history interview with Sam R. Christensen

 Collection
Identifier: SR2816
Abstract

Oral history interview with Sam R. Christensen conducted by Judy Hartman on January 12, 1988, as part of the Portland General Electric Centennial Oral History Series. Christensen joined Portland General Electric in 1956 as an engineer, ultimately working his way up to general manager of Generation & Facilities Engineering.

Dates: 1988 January 12

Christmas Day flood aerial photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 16
Abstract

Black and white aerial photographs, taken from December 23, 1964, to January 16, 1965, of rivers and cities affected by the Christmas Day flood in the Pacific Northwest, primarily in Oregon. Also includes scenes of bridges and dams.

Dates: 1964-1965

Christmas of the pioneers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2364
Abstract

Typescript, 7 pages, circa 1940-1963, describing Christmas celebrations in 19th century Oregon.

Dates: circa 1940-1963

Eldon G. Chuinard papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2759
Abstract

The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence, much of it related to the Columbia River Gorge, and of documents relating to Columbia Gorge legislation. Collection also includes historical biographies by Eldon G. Chuinard on John McLoughlin and Marcus Whitman.

Dates: 1958-1986

Phimister P. Church photographic collection on A. Phimister Proctor

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 487
Abstract

Nine black and white photographs of A. Phimister Proctor with several of his sculptures now located around Oregon, including the "Rough Rider" statue of Theodore Roosevelt in Portland, the "Pioneer" statue in Eugene, "The Circuit Rider" statue in Salem, and others.

Dates: circa 1885-1950