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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1680 Collections and/or Records:

Jack Meier papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2683
Abstract Papers of Julius L. "Jack" Meier Jr. (1912-1988) include materials regarding his business concerns, particularly Meier & Frank Co. and Timberline Lodge; documents relating to his involvement in charitable and humanitarian causes, particularly the Oregon Jewish Welfare Fund and other relief measures for Jewish refugees during World War II; and correspondence regarding a compilation of material on the history and development of Timberline Lodge and winter sports on Mount Hood. Meier was...
Dates: 1928-1972

Julius Meier photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1108
Abstract

One album with black and white photographs of Julius Meier with Grace Meier, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, and others. Julius L. Meier (1874-1937) was a businessman in Portland, Oregon, and served one term as governor of Oregon, 1931-1935.

Dates: circa 1931

John William Meldrum collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 850
Abstract

Materials relating to John William Meldrum (1839-1919), who emigrated to Oregon with his parents in 1845 and later lived in Clackamas County, where he served as county surveyor and judge. Materials consist of a manuscript letter to Anson Dart, September 1852; a certificate of election to surveyor of Clackamas County, Oregon; and a certificate of marriage to Georgie Pope.

Dates: 1852-1902

John William Meldrum diaries

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1293
Abstract

Manuscript diaries and scrapbooks of John William Meldrum, 5 volumes, 1865-1912. Meldrum, 1839-1919, was born in Burlington, Iowa. Contents include of the diaries and scrapbooks incude reports of Clackamas County officials, 1889-1893; delinquent tax lists, 1893; newspaper clippings; accounts, 1893-1894; and a description of a trip to Crater Lake, 1911.

Dates: 1865-1912

Memories

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5340
Abstract

Watercolor sketch by George A. Dowling, depicting Arthur Champlin Spencer sitting at a desk reading I.C.C. Proceedings while a vision of himself as a young attorney speaking before a jury appears in the smoke of his cigar.

Dates: circa 1938

Leah C. Menefee collection on Thomas W. Scott

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 762
Abstract

Typescript correspondence, with photocopy documents, between Leah C. Menefee of Eugene, Oregon, and various county and state archives, documenting a case of mistaken identity of a man, Thomas W. Scott, who died of a gunshot accident in Wasco, Oregon, on June 14, 1864.

Dates: 1864-1965

Archibald Menzies journal

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1593
Abstract

Photocopy and microfilmed versions of journal kept by botanist Archibald Menzies during George Vancouver's scientific voyage to the Pacific Northwest.

Dates: 1790-1794

Interview with Thomas H. Mercer

 Collection
Identifier: SR3974
Abstract

Interview with Oregon Republican Thomas H. Mercer circa 1976, the year Mercer ran unsuccessfully for the Oregon House of Representatives. Also on the audiocassettes with the Mercer interview are a question-and-answer session with Mercer; a speech by an unidentified man; and a panel discussion by Oregon legislators.

Dates: circa 1976

Methodist Church of Wilbur, Oregon: a brief history

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2416
Abstract

Photocopy typescript paper, May 2, 1976, regarding the history of the Methodist Church in Wilbur, Oregon.

Dates: 1976 May 2

Methodist Episcopal Church of Medford scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2395
Abstract

Collection consists of a photocopy scrapbook, 76 pages, containing history, news clippings, photographs, and biographies of parishioners.

Dates: 1885-1953