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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1657 Collections and/or Records:

Benjamin A. Gifford photograph album of rivers, waterfalls, and mountains in Oregon, Washington, and California

 Collection
Identifier: Album 609
Abstract

Album containing black and white photographs taken by Benjamin A. Gifford and primarily depicting rivers, waterfalls and mountains in Oregon, Washington, and California, particularly in the Columbia River Gorge.

Dates: 1892

Frederick L. Gifford papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2218
Abstract

Fred L. Gifford (1878-1945) was the leader ("Grand Dragon") for the Oregon Ku Klux Klan between 1921 and 1924, when the "invisible empire" was influential in virtually every part of the state. Collection consists of Ku Klux Klan membership cards, driver's licenses, and other ID cards, 1920-1933; newspaper clippings, 1945, regarding Gifford's death; and a manuscript letter to his wife, 1924.

Dates: 1920-1945

Robert Swain Gifford illustrations from Picturesque America

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5310
Abstract

Ten engravings, some hand colored, by Robert Swain Gifford, excised from Volume 1 of "Picturesque America: Or, the Land We Live In" edited by William Cullen Bryant, 1872. The engravings depict Native people and landscape features along the Columbia River, primarily in the Columbia River Gorge.

Dates: 1872

Wells Smith Gilbert papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1423
Abstract

Collection includes miscellaneous records and documents regarding Wells Smith Gilbert and his involvement in various associations. Gilbert (1870-1965) was president of the Olean Lumber Company and manager of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company's Oregon properties.

Dates: 1897-1965

Gilchrist Theatre sketch

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3135
Abstract

Preliminary sketch of the Gilchrist Theatre in Gilchrist, Oregon, by architect Hollis Johnston.

Dates: circa 1935-1938

Oral history interview with Gordon W. Gilkey

 Collection
Identifier: SR3149
Abstract

Oral history interview with Gordon W. Gilkey by Jim Strassmaier, conducted from January 19 to April 1, 1998. Gilkey was an artist and a curator at the Portland Art Museum, as well as an art professor at Stephens College in Missouri, Oregon State University, and the Pacific Northwest College of Art.

Dates: 1998 January 19-April 1

Sister Margaret Jane Gillespie photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 294
Abstract

Two black and white photographs, one depicting a house in Los Angeles, California, and one panoramic view showing Vista House in Oregon and the Columbia River.

Dates: 1907; circa 1939

Oral history interview with Paul T. Gillette

 Collection
Identifier: SR822
Abstract

Oral history interview with Paul T. Gillette conducted by Jim Strassmaier on February 9, 1983. Gillette worked for the Kresge Company, which later became Kmart, and ran one of their stores in Buffalo, New York, for 20 years.

Dates: 1983 February 9

Gilliam Portrait Studio and Camera Shop negatives

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1275
Abstract

Collection consists of negatives owned by the Gilliam Portrait Studio and Cemera Shop. The negatives date from 1930 to 1970 and were used to create photographic postcards. They depict landscapes, landmarks, city streets, storefronts, and tourist destinations across Oregon.

Dates: 1930-1970

Oral history interview with Anisha Ginshing

 Collection
Identifier: SR12254
Abstract

Oral history interview with Anisha Ginshing conducted by Sankar Raman on April 4, 2017, for The Immigrant Story. Ginshing was a refugee from Bhutan and immigrated to the United States with her family in 2008.

Dates: 2017 April 4