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Washington (State)

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 113 Collections and/or Records:

Mt. Tacoma from American Lake

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5139
Abstract

Watercolor sketch of Mt. Tacoma (Mt. Rainier) as seen from American Lake in Washington, by J. H. Houghton.

Dates: circa 1900-1939

John F. Noble papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1000
Abstract

Papers of an Indian agent, stock rancher, and Army officer of Oregon and Washington State. Includes an incomplete overland diary of 1849; an 1860 diary of a hunting trip on the Deschutes River; a diary of a trip of 1864-1865 through Indian country; survey notes; Chinook vocabulary; papers of Noble & Scholl relating to stock raising near The Dalles, Oregon; military papers; and papers regarding an Indian depredation claim by Brooke, Bomford and Company.

Dates: 1849-1950; Majority of material found within 1849-1900

Oral history interview with Donald G. Onthank

 Collection
Identifier: SR 73
Abstract

Oral history interview with Donald G. Onthank conducted by Dorothy C. Rich and Dick F. LaPore on October 29 and November 12, 1977. Onthank discusses his mountaineering experiences in the Cascade mountains of Oregon and Washington, in the Columbia River Gorge, and on Mount Shasta in California in the early 20th century.

Dates: 1977 October 29-November 12

Oregon Washingtonian Society records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 932
Abstract

Bound record book of the Oregon Washingtonian Society, containing constitution, minutes, and a list of members.

Dates: 1847-1857

An outline of the history of the Pacific Northwest: with special reference to the State of Washington

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 770
Abstract

Typescript of "An Outline of the Pacific Northwest" by Ceylon S. Kingston and J. Orin Oliphant. Authors' working copy, with bibliographic citations pasted in and some handwritten marks.

Dates: circa 1920-1926

Panel & Folding Box Co. photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 308
Abstract

Album containing 12 black and white photographs of exterior and interior views of the Panel & Folding Box Co. in Hoquiam, Washington. Subjects include employees at work, sawmill and planing mill scenes, dry kilns, and lumber.

Dates: circa 1910-1919

Oral history interview with Drew D. Pettus

 Collection
Identifier: SR2762
Abstract

Oral history interview with Drew D. Pettus conducted by Michael O'Rourke on June 5, 2002, as part of the Northwest Power Planning Council Oral History Project. Pettus discusses his work on the 1980 Northwest Power Act as chief of staff for U.S. Representative Al Swift.

Dates: 2002 June 5

Oral history interview with Calliope T. Phoutrides

 Collection
Identifier: SR 773
Abstract

Oral history interview with Calliope T. Phoutrides conducted by Deborah Newman on October 10, 1991, as part of the Portland Matriarchs oral history project. Phoutrides discusses her early life in Athens, Greece, and her marriage to the Reverend Stephanos E. Phoutrides.

Dates: 1991 October 10

Pioneer tour photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 604
Abstract

Black and white photographs, 1913, depicting a group of early emigrants to Oregon on a tour of pioneer landmarks in the Pacific Northwest, including graveyards, residences and battle sites. Each photograph has an extensive handwritten description on the back.

Dates: 1913

Quine family letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1559
Abstract

Photocopy manuscript letters between brothers Radcliffe Quine, Francis Quine, Frederick Quine, and John Quine. Most are from Radcliffe Quine, regarding his experiences in British Columbia and in Seattle, Washington.

Dates: 1861-1882