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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1680 Collections and/or Records:

Fletcher Linn papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 847
Abstract

This unprocessed collection includes correspondence, diaries, financial records, family genealogy, and notes on Jackson County pioneer families. Fletcher Linn (1866-1953), who was born in Jacksonville, Oregon, was an industrialist and civic leader. He owned a furniture factory and was also president and manager of the Beaver Portland Cement Company. He was active in organizations including the Chamber of Commerce, and was a trustee of Lewis & Clark College.

Dates: 1890-1953

Alexander Linthicum papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1596
Abstract Alexander Wilson Linthicum (1895-1969) was a Portland, Oregon businessman, naturalist and mountaineer. Collection includes correspondence, 1919-1940, regarding a job search and the cabin of the Timberline Ski Club; stock certificate book of the Wilson Investment Co., 1910-1938; correspondence, 1910-1967, regarding the Couch and Wilson families, estates and railway and automobile travel; contracts; financial records; journals, ledgers and minute books; correspondence regarding the Mary H....
Dates: 1903-1967

Lithographs from "A report: in the form of a journal"

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5376
Abstract

Lithographs produced for the book "A report: in the form of a journal," depicting scenes from Osborne Cross's exploratory expedition across the United States, including the Snake River, the Columbia River, The Dalles, and others.

Dates: 1849

Little Girl in Wallowa Country

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 494
Abstract

Reminiscences of Delight C. Wiebe (nee Clawson, 1905-1986) about her childhood near Enterprise, Oregon, and in Elgin, Oregon, retyped by her daughter Rose Mary Schuette. Wiebe lived in eastern Oregon in the 1910s.

Dates: circa 1975; 2002

Oral history interview with Janet Liu

 Collection
Identifier: SR 12283
Abstract

Oral history interview with Janet Liu conducted by Sankar Raman and Jessica Pollard on August 10, 2018, for The Immigrant Story. Liu's father was a Chinese scientist working in the United States, and after an executive order by President John F. Kennedy allowed foreign researchers to bring their families, Liu and her mother emigrated from Taiwan in 1961. Liu was granted legal resident status in 1968 and later became a computer programmer and real estate investor.

Dates: 2018 August 10

Katherine Livingston photographic collection on the dedication of the Oregon Trail Monument

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 733
Abstract

Three black and white photographs, 1906, of the dedication of the Oregon Trail monument at the courthouse in Malheur County, with Ezra Meeker and John E. Johnson.

Dates: 1906

Fred Lockley reminiscences and letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2168
Abstract

Fred Lockley (1871-1958) was a well-known columnist for the Oregon Journal. Collection consists of reminiscences, notes and stories, circa 1920-1940, regarding Oregon pioneers, including the Lane family, and steamboating in the Pacific Northwest.

Dates: 1913-1940

Loew family photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 336
Abstract

Black and white photographs of mostly unidentified members of the Loew family in Portland, Oregon. Subjects include outdoor activities; Portland scenes, including the 1910 and 1912 Rose Festivals; and the Kuhn family. A number of photographs depict family vacations to various locations in Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska.

Dates: 1910-1919

Oral history interview with James K. Logan

 Collection
Identifier: SR 1932
Abstract

Oral history interview with James K. Logan conducted by Toni R. Black Cloud from April 12 to May 23, 2002, as part of the Radical Elders oral history series. Logan discusses his early life as a homeless teenager, his recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction, and his involvement with the American Indian Movement.

Dates: 2002 April 12-May 23

Oral history interview with Thayne J. Logan

 Collection
Identifier: SR471
Abstract

Oral history interview with Thayne J. Logan conducted by Linda S. Dodds on January 3, 1990. Logan was an artist and architect in Oregon.

Dates: 1990 January 3