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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1763 Collections and/or Records:

James H. McMillen reminiscences

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2242
Abstract

James H. McMillen (1823-1913) was an Oregon pioneer of 1845, volunteer in the Cayuse Indian war, and resident of Washington County, Oregon. Collection consists of McMillen's manuscript reminiscences, 1910-1911, in the form of a letter to George Himes, regarding his journey to Oregon in 1845; his acquaintance with John McLoughlin and Peter Skene Ogden; and his recollections of the Whitman killings, Cayuse Indian War, and early Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1910-1911

William McMillen papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1555
Abstract William McMillen (1824-1869) was Multnomah County Sheriff in the 1850s, delegate to the National Democratic Committee in 1864, and owned the Hallock & McMillen Building with A. B. Hallock. Collection includes tax and financial records; deeds; legal documents regarding his estate, 1870-1874; certificates and papers relating to his service as Multnomah County sheriff, 1850-1860; correspondence relating to his service as delegate to the National Democratic Committee; and genealogical...
Dates: 1835-1901

McMinnville Association of Churches minutes

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2466
Abstract

Complete minutes of the McMinnville Association of Churches for its entire history, 1967-1970.

Dates: 1967-1970

Charles Linza McNary papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2749
Abstract

Documents, correspondence, scrapbooks, and ephemera relating to the public service and personal life of U.S. Senator Charles Linza McNary of Oregon.

Dates: 1874-1988; 1874-1944

Charles McNary speech accepting vice presidential nomination

 Collection
Identifier: SR1182
Abstract

Audio recording of a speech given by U.S. Senator Charles McNary in Salem, Oregon, on August 27, 1940. In the speech, he accepts the Republican nomination for vice president.

Dates: 1940 August 27

Alfred B. Meacham letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2293
Abstract Collection consists of a manuscript letter to Cyrus S. Woodworth, Portland, Oregon, June 3, 1899, regarding financial matters; and a manuscript letter from John Smith, Warm Springs Indian Agency, December 5, 1871, regarding a survey made along the Columbia River near The Dalles fishery. Alfred Benjamin Meacham (born 1826) and his wife, Orpha Caroline Feree (born 1828) were 1850 pioneers to Suisun City, California. In 1862, they and Meacham's brother Harry moved to eastern Oregon and...
Dates: 1871-1899

Walter E. Meacham papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2479
Abstract

Typescripts for books and articles by Oregon historian and preservationist Walter Meacham, including typescripts of "Wagon wheels," "Stories of pioneer women," and "He walked with Lincoln."

Dates: circa 1925-1951

Fred Meek papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2369
Abstract

Miscellaneous office files and correspondence of Fred Meek, who was a pharmacist in Portland, Oregon, and an Oregon state representative.

Dates: 1949-1974

Joseph L. Meek papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 926
Abstract

Papers of and relating to Joseph L. Meek (1810-1875), including both original materials and copies. Papers include typescript copies of newspaper articles about Meek, materials relating to his appointment as a U.S. Marshal and to the Whitman murders, various family papers and correspondence, signal books, and a warranty deed.

Dates: circa 1840-1904

Ezra Meeker diary

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 374
Abstract

Typescript transcript of the diary, 1905-1906, of Oregon pioneer Ezra Meeker, relating to travels in Oregon and to the Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland.

Dates: 1905-1906