Oregon
Found in 1733 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Johnnie O. Maxey
Oral history interview with Johnnie O. Maxey conducted by Aaron Brand from February 25 to June 30, 1994. Maxey ran a small grocery store in North Portland.
William E. May photographic collection on George Anderson
Small collection of photographs and other materials collected and created by William E. May, relating to gunsmith George Anderson (1839-1916) of The Dalles, Oregon, and other family members. The collection includes an album compiled by May, consisting of biographical information and of photographs of Anderson guns, as well as loose photographs of an Anderson muzzle-loading rifle.
Bernice E. Mayer collection of Sawyer's Inc. photographs and booklets
Small collection of materials that belonged to Bernice E. Mayer, sister of the owners of Sawyer's Inc., manufacturer of the View-Master stereoscope. The collection includes photographs of company buildings, employees, equipment, and products, as well as booklets about Sawyer's and an employee handbook.
Robert Mays biography
Manuscript biographical sketch of Robert Mays, circa 1880-1920. Mays, born in 1830, was a Wasco County, Oregon, cattleman and legislator. Sketch includes genealogical information.
Oral history interview with Chris Mazzuca
Oral history interview with Chris Mazzuca conducted by Sarah Tolle and Andrew Clark on February 10, 2011, for the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest (GLAPN). Mazzuca, who was a professional softball player, discusses her experiences in the sport in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
McAfee family papers
The McAfee family owned a drugstore in Astoria, Oregon. Family papers include shares of stock in the Pacific Silver & Copper Mining Company, Salem, Oregon, belonging to Dr. J. W. McAfee, 1865-1876; correspondence regarding and stock in The Educators Company, Portland, Oregon, belonging to William Edward McAfee, 1917-1918; and a manuscript will of Mary Ellen Norton, née McAfee, with typescript supplement, 1916.
William M. McAllister family photograph album
One album containing black and white photographs of members of the William M. McAllister family, including Nellie McAllister, Dona McMellan, and Harrison Wallace Earf, and members of the Warren family. William M. McAllister (1905-1986) was a Medford, Oregon, lawyer who served in the Oregon State Legislature and on the Oregon Supreme Court.
Lewis A. McArthur papers
Papers of Lewis A. McArthur (1883-1951) and his family, particularly papers relating to research on Oregon place names. McArthur was a historian who published Oregon Geographic Names in 1928. He published a second edition of the work in 1944, and had completed most of the work for the third edition before his death.
Oral history interviews with Lewis L. McArthur and Taz Conner
Oral history interviews with Lewis L. McArthur and Taz Conner were conducted on September 28, 1999. In these interviews, McArthur discusses his work on the Oregon Geographic Names Board, and Conner discusses his work to get land returned to the Wallowa band of the Nimiipuu (Nez Perce) people.
Oral history interview with Lewis L. McArthur
Oral history interview with Lewis L. McArthur conducted by Nancie Fadeley from April 16 from June 8, 1982. McArthur discusses his work on the book "Oregon Geographic Names," and his career as an industrial engineer for the Ray F. Becker Company.