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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1680 Collections and/or Records:

Lewis R. Fields papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2209
Abstract

Lewis R. Fields (1856-1924) came to Portland, Oregon in 1875 and began working for the Southern Pacific Railroad, ultimately becoming general superintendent of the system's lines in Oregon. Papers include a souvenir book, 1914, of Fields' farewell dinner upon his retirement from the Southern Pacific Railroad; photocopy newspaper clippings regarding his retirement, 1914, and his death, 1924; and manuscript letters of condolence, 1924, sent to his son, Roy Fields, upon his death.

Dates: 1914-1924

James Finlayson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2243
Abstract

Deed of conveyance for land in Linn County, Oregon, to James Finlayson from Olney Fry, April 1, 1859.

Dates: 1859 April 1

William L. Finley letters and scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2654
Abstract

William L. Finley (1876-1953) was a naturalist and photographer. He was instrumental in the conservation movement and establishment of the Tule Lake-Lower Klamath and Malheur Bird Refuges. Collection consists of a scrapbook and letters regarding personal matters, the Izaak Walton League, and conservation.

Dates: 1946-1962

First National Bank of Portland collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 783
Abstract

Collection includes printed ephemera, photostat business licenses, credit slips and receipts, and duplicate receipt No. 9994 of deposit of $6,500 by Mayor J. P. Canby.

Dates: 1865-1910

First National Bank of Sugar Pine records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2375
Abstract

Records include an account book, December 1888-January 1894, containing an alphabetical list of clients, correspondence, accounts, and real estate transactions; typescript and manuscript correspondence, 1893-1906, between Robert A. Booth, president of the bank, and William Cullum Alvord, Harry Winslow Corbett, C. A. Dolph and Henry Failing, concerning business matters.

Dates: 1888-1906

First State & Savings Bank records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2580
Abstract

Collection includes contracts, deeds, land titles, and mortgages, 1900-1923; and correspondence regarding a land claim dispute between John Y. Johnson and Carrie M. Clendinning, 1913.

Dates: 1900-1923

Mary J. Fish letters on Nathaniel Wyeth

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 908
Abstract

Collection includes two manuscript letters to F. G. Young relating to publishing Nathaniel Wyeth's journal and letters, and correspondence regarding Wyeth's claim to land on Sauvie Island, Oregon.

Dates: 1866-1899

Guy Fisher papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1627
Abstract

Guy Fisher (1892-1965) served in World War I and worked as Federal Gains Supervisor and U.S. Production and Marketing Administration Supervisor. Collection includes World War I correspondence, 1918-1919; correspondence with the Veterans Administration, 1918-1953; documents of Civil Service Employment, 1929-1953; diary of Guy Fisher's wife, Ida A. Graham Wart Fisher, 1907; and diaries of Guy Fisher, 1945-1963.

Dates: 1907-1964

M. Fisk papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2244
Abstract

Deed of conveyance for land in Marion County, Oregon, to M. Fisk from W. B. Walker, March 23, 1871.

Dates: 1871 March 23

John Fiske papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2211
Abstract

Typescript draft speech delivered at the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the Columbia River, May 11, 1892, with corrections.

Dates: 1892 May 11