Oregon
Found in 1745 Collections and/or Records:
Henry Hopkins collection
Collection includes typescript reminiscences of Henry Hopkins, and typescript newspaper articles and obituaries.
J.H. Horner papers
Papers of a Wallowa County, Oregon, official and amateur historian, consisting primarily of a manuscript of his unpublished book "Wallowa River and Valley," as well as correspondence with Otis Halfmoon and other documents.
John B. Horner collection
Collection consists of materials by or belonging to John B. Horner that concern Oregon-related historical topics. These include diagrams and documents concerning the Kalapuya mounds; the text of an address Horner delivered to the Oregon Pioneer Association; and a letter from Gertrude Balch Ingalls with a biographical sketch of her brother, Frederic Homer Balch. Horner (1856-1933) taught English and history at Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University).
Joseph Hornung papers
Joseph Hornung immigrated to Oregon from Germany in 1872. He became keeper of the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse in 1884. Papers include emigration and citizenship documents, a certified copy of a marriage return, and appointment documents and a letter related to Hornung's service at the lighthouse.
Aceneth Hosford papers
Collection consists of a biographical sketch of Aceneth Hosford and a photocopy family record with genealogical information. Aceneth Hosford (1828-1896), nee Glover, was an emigrant to Oregon, settling in Mt. Tabor. Her husband was Reverend Chauncy O. Hosford. Spellings of her first name vary and include Acenith, Aceneth, Asenath, and Acenath.
John Hotchkiss papers
John T. Hotchkiss was a bookstore manager and salesman for J.K. Gill & Co., a bookstore and stationer in Portland, Oregon. Collection includes scrapbook items, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and leaflets regarding Oregon authors and poets, J. K. Gill's "Poet's Corner," the Oregon Writer's League and poet Mary Carol Davies. Also included are newspaper clippings regarding J. K. Gill and various Oregon writers.
Oral history interview with Steven M. Houston
Oral history with Steven M. Houston conducted by Clark Hansen on June 17, 2002, as part of the Oregon Wine Archives Oral History Project. Houston found the Houston Vineyards winery near Eugene, Oregon, in 1980, and discusses the wine industry in Oregon.
How high is Mount Hood? A long sought after question
Photocopy manuscript reminiscences giving a history of the ascents and surveys made on Mt. Hood from 1790 and discussing the establishment of the official elevation of the mountain in 1938 by Roy M. Sylar and others.
How we came to Oregon
Typescript poem by John Hamilton McClure about his journey to Oregon with his family in 1853 when he was a child.
William Howe letters
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.