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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1753 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Bill Curtin

 Collection
Identifier: SR3992
Abstract

Oral history interview with Bill Curtin conducted by Greta K. Smith from September 24 to November 16, 2018. Curtin was a Catholic priest in the Albina community of North/Northeast Portland in the late 1960s until 1981.

Dates: 2018 September 24-November 16

Caleb Cushing collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1077
Abstract

Collection consists of an inventory of papers of Caleb Cushing held at the Library of Congress, with notes and remarks; typescript correspondence about the Cushing papers; and photostat and typescript copies of correspondence pertaining to Oregon in the Cushing papers.

Dates: 1843-1964

D. P. Thompson Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1681
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence, financial records and legal documents of the D. P. Thompson Company, regarding investments and properties of David P. Thompson's estate; personal correspondence to Mary Relief Thompson, wife of David P. Thompson; and microfilm of letters sent to David P. Thompson from family members in Cadiz, Ohio. Thompson (1834-1901) was a businessman and mayor of Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1853-1969

O. Edward Dagner papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1295
Abstract

Collection consists of papers of O. Edward Dagner, an automotive engineer and maintenance specialist of the Office of Defense Transportation, Portland district, 1942-1944. The papers include correspondence; truck operating cost estimates, particularly for logging truck costs in Oregon and California; and speeches, including radio broadcasts of the Office of Defense Transportation.

Dates: 1926-1944

Oral history interview with Alice L. Dale

 Collection
Identifier: SR 1723
Abstract

Oral history interview with Alice Dale, conducted by Carolyn K. Matthews in five sessions, from March 5 to May 21, 2018, for the Oregon Labor Oral History Program. Dale discuses her career as a lawyer for Oregon Public Employees Union (OPEU, later SEIU Local 503) from 1978 to 1982; her work as executive of Local 503 from 1985 to 2001; and her work as a trustee and then president for SEIU Local 49 from 2001 to 2009.

Dates: 2018 March 5-May 21

Dalles Dam photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 380
Abstract

Two black and white panoramic photographs taken by Harold M. Brown in 1954, during construction of The Dalles Dam on the Columbia River. One panorama depicts the dam under construction and the Celilo Locks; the other shows Celilo Falls.

Dates: 1954

Oral history interview with Rose Iva Dalton and Peggy Wetzler

 Collection
Identifier: SR44-1
Abstract

Oral history interview with Rose Iva Dalton and Peggy Wetzler conducted by Bernice Pluchos from February 27-28, 1981. Dalton grew up on Government Island, Oregon, in the late 19th century; Wetzler was her niece.

Dates: 1981 February 27-28

Oral history interview with Rose Iva Dalton

 Collection
Identifier: SR9596
Abstract

Oral history interview with Rose Iva Dalton conducted by Linda S. Dodds on October 27, 1981. Dalton grew up on Government Island, Oregon, in the late 19th century.

Dates: 1981 October 27

Dan E. Clark II & Associates records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 825
Abstract

Unprocessed collection that includes opinion polls and surveys regarding housing, media, and other topics, primarily in Oregon.

Dates: 1946-1960

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