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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1678 Collections and/or Records:

Wesley Andrews papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1601
Abstract

Wesley Andrews (1875-1950) began his postcard business in Baker, Oregon, in 1904 and moved to Portland in 1929, where he worked until 1940. Collection includes business papers for Andrews' postcard business, 1921-1938; and scrapbooks regarding Baker City.

Dates: 1898-1950

Angell family letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2737
Abstract

Susan Pinney Yeomans Angell (1832-1928) and Thomas Angell married in 1846 and came to Oregon from Iowa in a covered wagon in 1852. Collection includes correspondence to Thomas Angell and Susan Angell from family in Iowa, regarding life in Iowa and pleas for the Angells to return.

Dates: 1852-1871

Answer to objections against discharge in bankruptcy proceedings

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 740
Abstract

Manuscript document regarding Pacific Northwest land holdings and other property of Charles M. Carter, who was, per note with the manuscript, a pioneer of 1848.

Dates: 1879 April 8

Antelope Saloon account books

 Collection
Identifier: Mss488
Abstract

Account books, 4 volumes, of the Antelope Saloon in Antelope, Oregon.

Dates: 1897-1907

Pages from Appletons' Journal regarding salmon fishing on the Columbia River

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5372
Abstract

Collection consists of pages excised from the December 10, 1870, and May 20, 1876, issues of the periodical Appletons' Journal, both featuring articles and engravings related to salmon fishing on the Columbia River.

Dates: 1870-1876

Oral history interview with Claire Argow

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9090
Abstract

Oral history interview with Claire Argow conducted by Roberta Watts from November 28 to December 2, 1977. Argow was a criminologist, attorney, and activist for improved correctional facilities, and served as executive director of the Oregon Prison Association.

Dates: 1977 November 28-December 2

Student census ledger for Arlington, Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1043
Abstract

Small ledger listing the names, ages, and sex of elementary and secondary school students in Arlington, Oregon. Arlington is a town in Gilliam County, located along the Columbia River about 50 miles east of The Dalles.

Dates: 1920-1921

W. B. Arndt photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 429
Abstract

Four black and white photographs of the Bull Run River and Mount Hood.

Dates: circa 1940-1986

Art Advocates, Inc. records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2583
Abstract

Art Advocates Inc. was formed to foster fine arts in the Pacific Northwest by funding selected artists. Collection includes correspondence, membership roster, and financial reports collected by Art Advocates President Richard L. Rosenberg, 1966-1968; membership roster, 1968-1969; minutes, 1969; and financial records, 1968-1969.

Dates: 1966-1969

Ascent of Mount Hood: September 4, 1866

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1493
Abstract

Manuscript copy of a letter from George Henry Atkinson to the editor of the Oregonian, circa 1866-1889, regarding his trip to the summit of Mount Hood on September 4, 1866. Atkinson was a missionary, educator, scientist, and publicist.

Dates: circa 1866-1889