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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1731 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Divine Irambona

 Collection
Identifier: SR12297
Abstract

Oral history interview with Divine Irambona conducted by Sankar Raman on May 18, 2019, for The Immigrant Story. Irambona discusses growing up in the Kanembwa refugee camp in Tanzania and her life after immigrating to the United States in the mid-2000s.

Dates: 2019 May 18

Oral history interview with Elston L. Ireland

 Collection
Identifier: SR9244
Abstract

Oral history interview with Elston L. Ireland conducted by Curtis Johnson on November 21, 1980, as part of the Drive-in Restaurants of Portland Oral History Project. Ireland was a restaurateur affiliated with a total of 14 restaurants in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, over the course of his career, including Ireland's Restaurant in Portland.

Dates: 1980 November 21

Oral history interview with David Irving

 Collection
Identifier: SR1084
Abstract

Oral history interview with David Irving conducted by Mark Flint on February 5, 1992. Irving worked with Glenn Jackson at Pacific Power and Light Company during the 1950s and 1960s.

Dates: 1992 February 5

Island City views

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5374
Abstract

Hand-colored lithograph by D. H. Stearns with 9 views on 1 sheet of Island City, Oregon. On the reverse is a hand-colored lithograph, also by Stearns, entitled "The Gateway of the Blue Mountains. F. A. Foster's Headquarters on the Meacham Road."

Dates: circa 1885

Its all a part of living

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2917
Abstract

Lila Cooper Boge (born 1907) was a dairy farmer's wife and lifelong Oregon resident. Collection consists of photocopy typescript reminiscences regarding Boge's childhood in Hillsboro, Madras, and Lakeview, Oregon, and her adult life, spent primarily near Tillamook, Oregon.

Dates: circa 1975-1976

Oral history interview with George Iwasaki

 Collection
Identifier: SR958
Abstract

Oral history interview with George Iwasaki conducted by Etsu Osaki from August 19 to September 16, 1992, as part of the Japanese American Oral History Project. Iwasaki was a Japanese American farmer and was incarcerated with his family during World War II.

Dates: 1992 August 19-September 16

J. W. & V. Cook Company account book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1548
Abstract

Bound manuscript account book, 1877-1879. J. W. & V. Cook Company was a salmon packing company in Clatsop County, Oregon, operated by James W. Cook and Vincent Cook.

Dates: 1877-1879

Jeremiah Jack collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 841
Abstract

Collection includes receipts, 1813-1819, with typed transcript, and 5 notarized burial certificates, 1923, signed by attendees of Jeremiah Jack's funeral. Jack fought in the war of 1812 and moved to Silverton, Oregon in 1847.

Dates: 1813-1923

Charles Samuel Jackson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1389
Abstract

C. S. Jackson (1860-1924) was the publisher of the Oregon Journal newspaper in Portland. Collection includes correspondence, 1881-1924, regarding Oregon conservation, local and national politics, and the newspaper business. Other materials include a diary, scrapbooks for the Journal Publishing Co. and on the dairy industry in Oregon; and papers of Maria Clopton Jackson.

Dates: 1881-1945

Glenn L. Jackson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2626
Abstract Glenn Jackson (1902-1980) was the chairman of the Oregon Transportation Commission for 19 years, and he supervised development of the interstate highway system in Oregon. Jackson was also a newspaper owner and chairman of Pacific Power & Light Co., now PacifiCorp. Collection includes correspondence, awards, citations, memorabilia, and a scrapbook regarding his military service, the solicitation of the 1968 Summer Olympics, the United States Chamber of Commerce, the St. Vincent's Medical...
Dates: 1944-1980