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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1730 Collections and/or Records:

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

Oral history interview with Bonnie J. Mentzer

 Collection
Identifier: SR 1267
Abstract

Oral history interview with Bonnie J. Mentzer, conducted by Heather Vogelson on July 26 and August 2, 2008, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Mentzer discusses her experiences as a woman in law school, as well as her career as an Oregon assistant attorney general and as a lawyer for the Multnomah County Legal Aid Service.

Dates: 2008 July 26-August 2

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

Oral history interview with Anna L. Merchant

 Collection
Identifier: SR 21
Abstract

Oral history interview with Anna L. Merchant conducted by Don Ellis and Donna Clark on December 8, 1981. Merchant discusses the Culver, Oregon, area as it was in the early 20th century, including the buildings, businesses, and people.

Dates: 1981 December 8

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

The Metolius River

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1065
Abstract

Typescript carbon copy of "The Metolius River" by Duane W. DeTemple, Winter, 1964, for a class on the history of the Pacific Northwest taught by Thomas Vaughan.

Dates: 1964