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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1657 Collections and/or Records:

Homer Davenport collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5143
Abstract

Cartoons and sketches of contemporary persons and events by Homer Davenport (1867-1912), a political cartoonist from Oregon known for his satirical drawings and support of Progressive-era politics.

Dates: circa 1891-1907

Oral history interview with C. Girard Davidson

 Collection
Identifier: SR1163
Abstract

Oral history interview with C. Girard Davidson conducted by Thomas Wright as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Davidson was a lawyer and businessman, served as assistant secretary of the U. S. Department of the Interior from 1946 to 1950, and was active in the Democratic Party in Oregon.

Dates: 1994 December 2-1995 January 24

Oral history interview with Barbara Elliott Davies

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9372
Abstract

Oral history interview with Barbara Elliott Davies conducted by Charles Digregorio on July 18, 1976. Davies discusses the life and work of her father, Thomas Coit Elliott, at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon, and of her grandfather, John Euclid Elliott, in the development of Walla Walla, Washington.

Dates: 1976 July 18

John Day collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2132
Abstract

Collection consists of a negative copy of John Day's petition for land on the Missouri River, 1798; a typescript copy of Day's will, circa 1820; documents concerning the controversy surrounding who John Day really was, 1953-1958; photocopy newspaper clipping regarding Day's life, 1960.

Dates: 1798-1960

De Monbrun panoramic photograph of Independent Order of Odd Fellows gathering

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 612
Abstract

Panoramic group portrait of an Independent Order of Odd Fellows gathering at an unidentified Oregon location.

Dates: circa 1900-1919

Matthew P. Deady family photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 109
Abstract

One album containing 156 black and white photographs of members of the Deady family, friends, and others.

Dates: circa 1868-1894

Matthew P. Deady letters to William Meek

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1387
Abstract

Correspondence concerning politics and government, settlement in Oregon and California, legal cases including the Dred Scott case, and Deady family history.

Dates: 1861-1891

Dean Company account book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1365
Abstract

Account book, July 1885-July 1886, for a general store owned by E. B. Dean in Marshfield, Oregon.

Dates: 1885-1886

Oral history interview with William V. Deatherage

 Collection
Identifier: SR11005
Abstract

Oral history interview with William V. Deatherage by Donald W. Brodie on February 24, 2003, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Deatherage was an attorney in Medford, Oregon.

Dates: 2003 February 24

Mercedes Deiz collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 543
Abstract

Papers and photographs relating to the life and career of Mercedes Deiz (1917-2005), who became the first woman of color to be a judge in Oregon when she was appointed to a seat on the district court, and was also the first Black circuit court judge in the state. The collection also includes correspondence, photographs, and other materials relating to members of Deiz's family.

Dates: circa 1875-2014