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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1657 Collections and/or Records:

How we came to Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 880
Abstract

Typescript poem by John Hamilton McClure about his journey to Oregon with his family in 1853 when he was a child.

Dates: circa 1915
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / How we came to Oregon

William Howe letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1481
Abstract

Manuscript letters from William Howe of Monmouth, Oregon, to his children and siblings, October 1871-June 1872, regarding the death of his daughter, Kate, news of crops and sheep, elections and smallpox.

Dates: 1871-1872
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / William Howe letters

David S. Hoyt journal

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2865
Abstract Entries in a journal begun by David S. Hoyt to record "observations on an expedition through Oregon and Washington territories and the Rocky Mountains for the exploration of the Northern Route for the Pacific Rail Road in the Summer and Autumn of 1853." The journal consists only of several pages of entries dated from June 22, 1853, to June 27, 1853. The entries describe Hoyt's journey by ship from San Francisco, California, up the Pacific Coast and the Columbia River to Vancouver,...
Dates: 1853
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / David S. Hoyt journal

Oliver Greeley Hughson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1712
Abstract Oliver Greeley Hughson, a retired building materials salesman, developed a successful program to teach young men construction skills. His Boy Builders clubs and "Minimalic Construction" method became a model for schools and colleges throughout the United States and British Columbia. The bulk of Hughson’s papers chronicle the development of this training program from its inception in 1933 until his death in 1959. His personal papers include correspondence, his 1882 diary, day books, and...
Dates: 1882-1959; Majority of material found within 1933-1959
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Oliver Greeley Hughson papers

Human Relations Council of Yamhill County records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2542
Abstract

Records include correspondence and minutes, as well as reports, surveys, and other materials regarding the Council's involvement in housing, education, health and child care programs for migrant workers, promotion of low-income housing, services for the elderly and other activities related to civil rights in Yamhill County, Oregon.

Dates: 1964-1973
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Human Relations Council of Yamhill County records

Humiston, Wilson and Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 862
Abstract

Business papers of a wholesale liquor company in Portland, Oregon, including saloon orders (1862-1864) from mining camps and towns in eastern Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, which include news of the mines and business conditions in those areas. Also included are records and correspondence of the company's predecessor, Humiston and Ma'Dan (1859-1862).

Dates: 1859-1864
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Humiston, Wilson and Company records

Alfred B. Humphrey letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2734
Abstract

Alfred B. Humphrey was a carpenter who came to Oregon from Simsbury, Connecticut, in 1870. Collection includes correspondence, 1871-1879, to relatives in Connecticut regarding life on a small farm near Oregon City, Oregon.

Dates: 1871-1879
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Alfred B. Humphrey letters

Don L. Hunter interview about Bigfoot sighting

 Collection
Identifier: SR2001
Abstract

Interview with Don L. Hunter conducted by Ben Trippett and Lee Trippett on October 18, 1963. Hunter discusses a Bigfoot sighting he had at Todd Lake in 1942.

Dates: 1963 October 18
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Don L. Hunter interview about Bigfoot sighting

Oral history interview with Gitanjali J. Hursh

 Collection
Identifier: SR 12306
Abstract

Oral history interview with Gitanjali J. Hursh conducted by Elayna Yussen on April 15, 2019, for The Immigrant Story. Hursh discusses her career as a disc jockey as part of the duo DJ Anjali and the Incredible Kid.

Dates: 2019 April 15
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Oral history interview with Gitanjali J. Hursh

Francis Hutchinson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1453
Abstract

Collection includes business and financial records of various lumber companies in Oregon, including Hutchinson Lumber Co. in Oregon City.

Dates: circa 1920-1925
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Francis Hutchinson papers

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