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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1751 Collections and/or Records:

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

Oral history interview with Lowell C. Ashbaugh

 Collection
Identifier: SR 1600
Abstract

Oral history interview with Lowell C. Ashbaugh, conducted by Thomas Rand-Luby in three sessions from February 11 to March 1, 1993, as part of the Oregon Labor Oral History Program. Ashbaugh discusses his experiences and accomplishments as president of Retail Workers Local 1257 in Portland, Oregon, and talks about why Local 1257 merged with other local unions to form United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555.

Dates: 1993 February 11-March 1

Elizabeth Ashworth photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 496
Abstract

Collection of 89 black and white photographs depicting individuals, groups, residences, and places, many in Oregon. Some images have identifying information, but most are unidentified. A number of the images are of or relate to people identified as George W. Pardey and Ina Pardey. The collection also includes two class photographs, 1914 and 1916, from the Christian Brothers Business College in Portland, Oregon, and images depicting scenes in the area of Skagway, Alaska.

Dates: circa 1900-1935

John Jacob Astor collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 888
Abstract

Collection consists of typescript copies of miscellaneous historical and biographical material by and about John Jacob Astor, primarily correspondence.

Dates: 1811-1932

Collection on the estate of John Jacob Astor

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1161
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence and documents, 1911-1924, relating to the transferral of State of Oregon highway bonds (valued at $50,000) from the estate of John Jacob Astor to his daughter, Ava Alice Muriel Astor, at her coming of age in 1923.

Dates: 1911-1924

Astoria Vegetable Company record book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1350
Abstract

Record book, 1921-1924, with articles of incorporation, minutes, deeds and certificate of dissolution.

Dates: 1921-1924

Oral history interview with Victor Atiyeh

 Collection
Identifier: SR 1135
Abstract

Oral history interview with Victor Atiyeh conducted by Clark Hansen from November 24, 1992, to September 10, 1993, and on June 11, 1998, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Atiyeh was an Oregon state representative from 1959 to 1964, an Oregon state senator from 1965 to 1979, and Oregon governor from 1979 to 1987.

Dates: 1992 November 24-1998 June 11

Victor Atiyeh papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1450
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence, 1965-1976, primarily from constituents, regarding various political issues, including abortion, field burning, taxation, education, and fluoridation. Also included are campaign materials; press releases; reports; materials regarding Oregon Senate committees, 1963-1965; materials relating to Victor Atiyeh's Oregon gubernatorial campaign, 1978; and speeches.

Dates: 1959-1979

George H. Atkinson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1152
Abstract

Papers of an Oregon missionary, educator, scientist, and publicist who played a key role in establishing Oregon's public school system. Includes letters of George H. Atkinson and his wife, Nancy Bates Atkinson, as well as speeches, journals, and ephemera.

Dates: 1814-1953; Majority of material found within 1847-1878

Oral history interview with Chris Ayzoukian

 Collection
Identifier: SR 12338
Abstract

Oral history interview with Chris Ayzoukian conducted by Sankar Raman, Lindsey Keefer, and Nancy Dollahite on December 22, 2019. Ayzoukian discusses his early life in Beirut, Lebanon, during Lebanon's civil war; life in Los Angeles County, California, from 1983 to 2017; and his work as general manager of the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts in Beaverton, Oregon.

Dates: 2019 December 22