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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1657 Collections and/or Records:

Fond recollections

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2910
Abstract

Typescript reminiscences by Virginia B. Holsman (1915-1980) regarding her childhood in Hillsboro, Oregon, during the 1920s. Holsman, an artist, was a lifelong Oregon resident and owned an art gallery in Portland.

Dates: circa 1950-1979

Ken Foote photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 319
Abstract

Collection consists of two black and white panoramic photographs by a photographer identified as Armstrong, Cottage Grove, Oregon. One panorama depicts two unidentified soldiers on Pier Warrenton in Oregon; the other is a portrait depicting uniformed soldiers of the Oregon Coast Artillery on their first payday.

Dates: circa 1917-1919

J. F. Ford photograph album of logging and Northwest scenes

 Collection
Identifier: Album 194
Abstract

Album of black and white photographs by J. F. Ford, most of which depict logging activities. Also included are cityscapes of Portland and Astoria, Oregon; sternwheel steamboats; and Northwest landscapes.

Dates: circa 1890-1900

J. F. Ford photograph album of Oregon and Washington scenes

 Collection
Identifier: Album 162
Abstract

One album containing 25 black and white photographs of scenes in Oregon and Washington state, most with the mark of photographer J. F. Ford. A significant number of the photographs depict logging scenes. Others are of places in the Columbia River Gorge; Mount Hood; Mount Rainier; the steamer Bailey Gatzert; a shipwreck on Clatsop Beach; a cottage in Seaside, Oregon; and construction of a log raft in Stella, Washington.

Dates: 1900

Forest Grove Indian Training School photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1408
Abstract

This collection consists of 24 black and white photographic prints depicting Native American students and the grounds at the Indian Training School in Forest Grove, Oregon, circa 1882. The school opened in 1880 and eventually moved to a location near Salem in 1885, and was renamed the Chemawa Indian School.

Dates: 1882-1884

Fort Dalles plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3116
Abstract

Collection includes 35 elevations, plans and details on 13 sheets of Fort Dalles in The Dalles, Oregon, by architect Louis Scholl.

Dates: 1856

Oral history interview with Bernie Foster

 Collection
Identifier: SR1035
Abstract

Oral history interview with Bernie Foster conducted by Jan Dilg from August 30 to October 12, 2017. Foster, the co-founder and publisher of The Skanner newspaper in Portland, Oregon, discusses the newspaper's history and coverage, as well as The Skanner Foundation, which grants awards and scholarships to black Oregonians. Foster also discusses policing in Portland.

Dates: 2017 August 30-October 12

Oral history interview with Bobbie Doré Foster

 Collection
Identifier: SR1056
Abstract

Oral history interview with Bobbie Doré Foster conducted by Jan Dilg from August 29 to September 26, 2017. Foster, co-founder and executive editor of The Skanner newspaper in Portland, Oregon, discusses the history of the newspaper and her experiences in journalism; issues affecting the black community; the work of the Skanner Foundation; and her involvement in community organizations.

Dates: 2017 August 29-September 26

Oral history interview with Chuck and Betty Foster

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9106
Abstract

Oral history interview with Chuck Foster and Betty Foster conducted by Kathleen D. Walsh on March 6, 1982. The Fosters were long-time television and radio news broadcasters in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1982 March 6

Foster-LaFollett family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2212
Abstract

Collection includes records of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Sheridan, Oregon, 1882-1883, kept by Edith LaFollett; miscellaneous documents of Edith LaFollett and Harrison Zephyr Foster, 1872-1885; genealogical information for the Booth family, who were Foster's mother's family; and newspaper clippings regarding Senator Alex LaFollett.

Dates: 1872-1902