Washington (State)

Collection includes 31 tinted lithographs depicting scenes of the Pacific Northwest done for the U. S. Pacific Railroad Exploration and Survey Report. Scenes include the Columbia River, waterfalls, Nimiipuu (Nez Percé) people, the Palouse River, Hudson's Bay Company, the Cascades, Mount Rainier, lakes, and missions.

Collection includes a biography regarding Clara Wing Stimson's involvement with the Red Cross during World War I; a typescript of "A Trip Around the World" in two parts, 1926-1927, as told in correspondence to her parents, Frederick and Eva Wing of Seattle, Washington, and other documents.

Oral history interview with Ted Strong, conducted by Clark Hansen in two sessions, on January 17 and January 18, 2000, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Strong discusses his work as comptroller for the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, and as executive director of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.

Typescript reminiscences of Clarence Elzy Talbott, 99 pages, 1949-1950, recounting his childhood and youth in Oregon and Washington and his time at the University of Idaho.

Oral history interview with Van Tran conducted by Sankar Raman and Shea Seery in 2019 for The Immigrant Story. Tran discusses her experiences as a young woman during and after the Vietnam War, and talks about operating Phở Lê, a Vietnamese restaurant now located in Vancouver, Washington.

Oral history interview with Tex L. Troutman, Janis M. Troutman, and their son Wade Troutman, conducted by Clark Hansen on April 9, 1999, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. The Troutmans discuss the history and operation of their family farm in Bridgeport, Washington.

Oral history interview with Bob Tuck, conducted by Clark Hansen on May 29, 2000, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Tuck discusses the topic of his 1995 master’s thesis, “Impacts of Irrigation Development on Anadromous Fish in the Yakima River Basin, Washington,” which examines the reasons for the decline in salmon runs in the Yakima Basin between 1880 and 1905, as well as proposals for permanent drawdowns and dam removals in the Columbia River Basin.

Oral history interview with Mark L. Ufkes, conducted by Clark Hansen on January 26, 2000, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Ufkes discusses his early life near the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington, and talks about his later opposition to the construction of a dam in Hells Canyon.

Collection consists of two albums containing photographs of the Pacific coastline taken between 1926 and 1947. One album contains aerial photographs taken by Brubaker Aerial Surveys of the Oregon and Washington coasts. The other contains photographs of the construction of the Umpqua River jetties. Notable locations depicted in the collection include Astoria, Tillamook, Lincoln City, and Reedsport.