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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1680 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with William L. Dickson

 Collection
Identifier: SR1111
Abstract

Oral history interview with William L. Dickson conducted by James Strassmaier from September 25-26, 1991, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Project. Dickson served as an Oregon state representative and senator, and as a judge on the Circuit Court of Multnomah County, Oregon.

Dates: 1991 September 25-26

John Dierdoff photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 360
Abstract

Album containing 36 black and white photographs, which depict several ships; rural scenes; a small number of views of Oregon City, the Snake River, and the Willamette Falls Locks; and the interior and grounds of John C. Ainsworth's retirement home in Oakland, California.

Dates: circa 1880-1899

Dierdorff and Ross family photographs collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1088
Abstract

Photographs depicting members of the Ross and Dierdorff families, including images of the Reverend William H. Dierdorff, his wife, Emma Ross Dierdorff, and his brother, Ainsworth W. Dierdorff, as well as the Tualatin Plains Presbyterian church. William H. Dierdorff (1849-1903) emigrated to Oregon with his family in 1856. He became pastor of the Presbyterian church in Tualatin Plains after the death of the Reverend George Ross in 1894, and married Ross's daughter, Emma Ross (1870-1960).

Dates: circa 1855-1964

John Dierdorff ration books

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2138
Abstract

War ration books issued to John Dierdorff of Portland, Oregon, and family, circa 1940-1945.

Dates: circa 1940-1945

William H. Dierdorff family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 977
Abstract

Diaries, notebook, address book, and cashbook of William H. Dierdorff (1849-1903), and photographs and postcards relating to the family of his son William H. Dierdorff (1898-1975). Dierdorff emigrated to Oregon in 1856, and after working as a civil engineer and draftsman, became a Presbyterian minister.

Dates: 1896-1966; Majority of material found within 1896-1899

Euphemia Dimick memoir and other writings

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1056
Abstract

Writings by Euphemia Dimick (1877-1967) of Oregon, including diary entries and a memoir titled "Through the Wilderness." The writings relate to Dimick's experiences raising her daughter, Ruth Elizabeth Dimick (1916-1974). Ruth Dimick had athetoid cerebral palsy, a condition marked by difficulty with motor skills, which was not well understood or accommodated in the early 20th century.

Dates: 1916-circa 1951

John Buel Dimick papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2669
Abstract

John Buel Dimick (1840-1903) was a member of the Company B Volunteer Cavalry and later the Oregon Infantry during the Civil War, and a state senator from Marion County from 1887 to 1890. Collection includes correspondence with his wife, Almira Dimick, during his time in the military; business correspondence; political correspondence and speeches; and correspondence with various family members.

Dates: 1859-1903

Elmer Perry Dodd papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1651
Abstract Elmer Perry Dodd (born 1869) was a developer and irrigation advocate for the Umatilla area of Oregon. Collection includes correspondence, research notes, documents and printed materials regarding irrigation projects in the Umatilla area, particularly the Umatilla Rapids Project and McNary Dam, 1902-1954; and correspondence and documents regarding the Columbia Valley Association, Inland Waterways Association, and Bureau of Reclamation hearings. Correspondents include Walter M. Pierce, Charles...
Dates: 1902-1957

Oral history interview with Linda S. Dodds

 Collection
Identifier: SR 2528
Abstract

Oral history interview with Linda S. Dodds conducted by Jim Strassmaier on March 16, 2001. Dodds discusses her work as the oral historian at the Oregon Historical Society from 1979 to 1982.

Dates: 2001 March 16

Mary V. Dodge photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 735
Abstract

Photographs of and relating to Oregon violinist and music teacher Mary V. Dodge (1876-1954) and her career. Many of the images are portraits of the Sagebrush Symphony Orchestra of Harney County, a rural Oregon youth orchestra that Dodge founded and led. The collection also includes photographs of Dodge; an image of her house in Portland; and photographs of other musicians, many of them children.

Dates: circa 1913-1946