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Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Biographical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Correspondence
- Australia
- Big Horn Medicine Wheel
- Community Activism
- Education
- Journalism
- Logbooks
- Research Notes & Papers
- Teaching
- Wasco County Juvenile Services Commission
- Western America Institute for Exploration, Inc.
- Writings of Jay Ellis Ransom
- Other Jay Ellis Ransom-Related Material
- Other Ransom Family Papers
- Others' Writings
- Songbooks
- Clippings & Printed Material
- Other Material
- Restricted Materials
- Names and Subjects
Jay Ellis Ransom papers, 1903-1995
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Ransom, Jay Ellis
- Title
- Jay Ellis Ransom papers
- Dates
- 1903-1995 (inclusive)19031995
1931-1994 (bulk)19311994 - Quantity
- 16 cubic feet, ((46 document cases and 1 oversize folder))
- Collection Number
- MSS 2723
- Summary
- Writings, correspondence and ephemera related to Jay Ellis Ransom's life and work.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Jay Ellis Ransom was born in Missoula, Montana in 1914. He graduated from the University of Washington in 1935. The following year the Bureau of Indian Affairs sent him to Nikolski, Alaska, where he served as a community worker and teacher, accompanied by his wife Barbara Callaran. He later worked in Stevens Village, Alaska. After his time in Alaska, Ransom earned a Master’s Degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Ransom was a prolific writer. In addition to working for newspapers such as the Oregon City Enterprise-Courier, the Oregon Journal, the Siskiyou Daily News, the Pacifica Tribune, the Sacramento Bee, and the Oxnard Press-Courier, he worked as a free-lance writer, and was a contract writer for Harper & Row Publishers, for whom he wrote such books as Gems and Minerals of North America and The Gold Hunter’s Field Guide. He also wrote about anthropology, education, and linguistics.
Starting in the early 1970s, Ransom resided in The Dalles, Oregon. He was active in community affairs, and served on the Wasco County Juvenile Services Commission.
In the early 1990s, Ransom was involved in the controversy concerning the usage and preservation of the Big Horn Medicine Wheel in Wyoming. Ransom argued that the wheel was an Aztec-Tanoan cosmological structure, and that claims of modern-day Native American tribes having used the site for spiritual purposes were false.
Ransom was married three times. His first wife was Barbara Elizabeth Callarman, with whom he had two children, Jay Frederick and Alix-Gay. His second wife was Frances Lake McKenna. His final and longest marriage was with Dutch-born Wilma Johanna Buitelaar, with whom he had three children: Scott; Lisa Johanna; Stuart.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The papers consist of correspondence, journals, writings, newspaper articles, publications, and ephemera related to Jay Ellis Ransom’s life and work. There is extensive correspondence between Ransom and Ray O. Wright, his mother Lucy Sophia Adams Ransom, his sister Margot Edith Ransom Paul, his daughter Alix-Gay Ransom Harper DeVito, and his wife Wilma Buitelaar Ransom. Written works include typescript copies of his books The Bighorn Medicine Wheel: The Birth and Death of Humanity and Aleutian Adventures, as well as correspondence and other papers related to his books Gems and Minerals of America and The Gold Hunter’s Field Guide. There are also issues of periodicals that published his writing, including Northwest Ruralite.
There are materials related to Ransom’s teaching jobs and his time in Australia from 1967 to 1969, documents related to the Wasco County Juvenile Services Commission, and documents pertaining to his son Scott Ransom’s education and career.
The papers also house many newspaper clippings. These include articles by Jay Ellis Ransom that appeared in the Oregon City Enterprise-Courier and other newspapers, but also articles by other writers at a variety of newspapers about subjects such as education, archaeoastronomy, anthropology and linguistics.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library prior to any use of reproductions. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright holders.
Preferred Citation
Jay Ellis Ransom Papers, MSS 2723, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arrangement
The collection has been arranged in the following series:
- Series A: Correspondence
- Series B: Australia
- Series C: Big Horn Medicine Wheel
- Series D: Community Activism
- Series E: Education
- Series F: Journalism
- Series G: Logbooks
- Series H: Research Notes & Papers
- Series I: Teaching
- Series J: Wasco County Juvenile Services Commission
- Series K: Western America Institute for Exploration, Inc.
- Series L: Writings of Jay Ellis Ransom
- Series M: Other Jay Ellis Ransom-Related Material
- Series N: Other Ransom Family Papers
- Series O: Others' Writings
- Series P: Songbooks
- Series Q: Clipping & Printed Material
- Series R: Other Material
- Series S: Restricted Material
Custodial History
Acquisition Information
Lib. Acc. 18836, Lib. Acc. 22657, Lib. Acc. 22974, and possibly others.
Processing Note
Processed by Megan Friedel and Jeffrey A. Hayes
Separated Materials
Loose photographs moved to Org. Lot 392.
Bibliography
Related Materials
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series A : Correspondence , 1936-1995 Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | American Automobile Association (AAA) - Adams, Ellis
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1/2 | Adams, Richard W. ("Dick") |
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1/3 | Aircap Manufacturers, Inc. - Allstate Financial Corp.
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1/4 | Alaska Northwest Publishing Company |
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1/5 | Allen, John Elliott |
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1/6 | Amara, Mark |
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1/7 | American Anthropological Association - American
Biographical Institute |
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1/8 | American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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1/9 | American Humanist Association |
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1/10 | American West Publishing Company |
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1/11 | Anderson, Dell - Applegate, Shannon |
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1/12 | Ann Elmo Agency, Inc. |
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1/13 | Arkansas Geological Commission |
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1/14 | Armstrong, Karen |
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1/15 | Arnold, Herb W. & Dottie |
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1/16 | Association of Oregon Archaeologists - Avila, Mary Kate
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1/17 | Baker, James |
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1/18 | Baldwin, H. W. |
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1/19 | Bank, Ted II & Trina
Includes advice from Ted Bank II regarding Ransom's
incorporation of Western America Institute for Exploration, Inc.
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1/20 | Barthell, Robert J. |
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1/21 | Bennett, J. William |
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1/22 | Billings Gazette |
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1/23 | Bird, Edward W. & Mike C. |
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1/24 | Bishop, Ellen Morris |
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1/25 | Black, Lydia T. |
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1/26 | Bonebrake, Phyllis G. - Brandt, Bert |
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1/27 | Boulé, Margie |
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1/28 | Broome, Sherwood |
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1/29 | Buckley, John F. |
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1/30 | Buffalo Bill Museum |
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1/31 | Burrell, Frances G. |
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1/32 | Bush, Dr. Robert D. |
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2/1 | California Museum of Science & Industry -
California State Library |
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2/2 | Callarman, F. A. |
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2/3 | Caren Woods Lecture Bureau |
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2/4 | Clack, Rebecca |
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2/5 | Campus Conservative Newspaper Fund - Clear, David
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2/6 | Chandler, Ethel M. |
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2/7 | Collector's World - Crystal, David |
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2/8 | Connecticut Historical Society |
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2/9 | Curry, Marjorie |
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2/10 | Cutler, Sandy |
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2/11 | Cyguus-Quasar Books |
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2/12 | Day, Ralph |
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2/13 | "Dear Abby" |
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2/14 | Delaware Tribe of Western Okalahoma Library - Drake,
Bill |
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2/15 | DeVito, Dana Ralph |
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2/16 | DeVito, Alix-Gay Ransom Harper |
1975-1979 |
2/17 | DeVito, Alix-Gay Ransom Harper |
1980-1981 |
2/18 | DeVito, Alix-Gay Ransom Harper |
1982-1983 |
2/19 | DeVito, Alix-Gay Ransom Harper |
1984-1986 |
2/20 | DeVito, Alix-Gay Ransom Harper |
1987-1994 |
2/21 | Drake, Don |
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2/22 | Drews, Robin A. |
1979 - 1980 June |
2/23 | Drews, Robin A. |
1980 June - 1983 January |
2/24 | Drews, Robin A. |
1983 April - 1988 December |
2/25 | Duin, Steve - Dunn, Robert L. |
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3/1 | Eckardt, Dennis |
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3/2 | Efteland, Josephine - Equipment Northwest, Inc.
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3/3 | Fawbush, Wayne |
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3/4 | Feehely, Erros |
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3/5 | Fiedler, Bob & Lillian |
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3/6 | Flannery, Louis - Friends of Heritage Trees
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3/7 | Frischknecht, Anne |
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3/8 | G |
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3/9 | Graywolf Press |
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3/10 | Hanimax Manufacturing Co. - Harper & Row
Publishers, Inc. |
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3/11 | Harper, Lee |
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3/12 | Harris, Bruce - Hinds, Judy A. |
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3/13 | Hilbert, Vi |
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3/14 | Hodges, Gayla |
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3/15 | Holmes, Danielle |
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3/16 | Hoffman, Mike - Hylen Photo Shop |
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3/17 | Idaho State Historical Society |
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3/18 | Instructor Magazine |
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3/19 | Jenkins, William E. |
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3/20 | Jernstedt, Ken |
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3/21 | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
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3/22 | Johnson, Dale |
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3/23 | K. C. Publications |
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3/24 | Kenney, Lanrette W. |
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3/25 | Kerr, Scott - KYTE Radio |
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3/26 | Koski, Kenneth M. |
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3/27 | L |
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3/28 | Mabre, John |
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3/29 | McBurney, Bill |
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4/1 | Madden, Anita & William S. |
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4/2 | Madden, George |
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4/3 | Madden, Jeanne |
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4/4 | Mair, Dr. Victor - Muth, Lois |
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4/5 | N |
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4/6 | Odegaard, Norman - Oxnard City Hall |
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4/7 | Oregon State University |
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4/8 | Oyler, Marian |
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4/9 | Pacific Northwest Bell - Patton, Arlene |
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4/10 | Parks, Annette White |
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4/11 | Paul, Margot Edith Ransom |
1936-1953 |
4/12 | Paul, Margot Edith Ransom |
1972-1984 |
4/13 | Paul, Margot Edith Ransom |
1985-1994 |
4/14 | Perlich, Elinor - Portland Cutlery |
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4/15 | People Monthly |
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4/16 | Plains Anthropologist |
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4/17 | Poutala, Carlo A. |
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4/18 | Powers, Margaret - Putney, Elinore
Includes June 1981 from Jay Ellis Ransom to Elinore Putney
informing her of Ted Bank II's suicide.
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4/19 | Q |
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5/1 | Ramsey, John & Linda |
1977-1978 |
5/2 | Ramsey, John & Linda |
1979-1994 |
5/3 | Ransom, Barbara Callarman |
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5/4 | Ransom, Frederick Arthur |
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5/5 | Ransom, Jay Frederick |
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5/6 | Ransom, Jay George |
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5/7 | Letters from Jay Ellis Ransom to Jay George & Lucy
Ransom |
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5/8 | Ransom, Lisa Johana & Bob |
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5/9 | Ransom, Lucy Sophia Adams |
undated |
5/10 | Ransom, Lucy Sophia Adams |
1936 |
5/11 | Ransom, Lucy Sophia Adams |
1937-1939 |
5/12 | Ransom, Lucy Sophia Adams |
1940-1941 |
5/13 | Ransom, Lucy Sophia Adams |
1942-1943 |
5/14 | Ransom, Scott Pieter |
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5/15 | Ransom, Stuart & Family |
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5/16 | Ransom, Wilma Buitelaar |
1968-1969 |
5/17 | Ransom, Wilma Buitelaar |
1981-1987 |
5/18 | Ransom, Wilma Buitelaar |
1991-1993 |
6/1 | Reish, Daniel - Rowe, Norma |
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6/2 | Roth, John |
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6/3 | Ruberg, Sherry Spray |
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6/4 | Sabom, Michael |
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6/5 | Safeway Stores, Inc. |
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6/6 | Saunders, Debra J. |
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6/7 | Sawyer, Arthur |
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6/8 | Sbait, Dirgham H. |
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6/9 | Schlager, Connie |
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6/10 | Schrepel, Ireatha Lane Harper |
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6/11 | Schrik, Frederick W. - Short, Earl |
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6/12 | Seidl, Roger P. & Mary Ann |
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6/13 | Simmons, Marjorie |
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6/14 | Sirrine, Sally - Sunset Magazine |
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6/15 | Suttles, Shirley & Wayne |
1981 |
6/16 | Suttles, Shirley & Wayne |
1982 |
6/17 | Suttles, Shirley & Wayne |
1983-1991 |
6/18 | Swanson, Sandy |
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6/19 | Tacorda, Barbara Callarman Ransom |
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6/20 | The Dalles District Court |
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6/21 | Taylor, Dr. Allan R. |
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6/22 | Thomas, Melvin - Treece, Ian & Briendi |
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6/23 | Trailer Life Magazine |
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6/24 | Turck |
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7/1 | U |
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7/2 | University Professors for Academic Order (UPAO)
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7/3 | University of Washington Archives |
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7/4 | University of Washington, Suzzallo Library
Correspondence reagrding Ransom's donation of papers to the
library.
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7/5 | Von Geldt, Elmer |
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7/6 | Walsh, Peggy - Winchester Press |
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7/7 | Washington State Library |
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7/8 | Waxman, Nahum J. |
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7/9 | Webb Research Group Publishers |
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7/10 | Will, Ann M. |
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7/11 | Wiser, Kay Ayers |
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7/12 | Woodside, Francie |
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7/13 | Woodworth, Miles - Wright, Charles Ray |
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7/14 | Wright, Louise F. |
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7/15 | Wright, Ray O.
Bound volume.
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1973-1987 |
8/1 | Wright, Ray O. |
1981-1990 |
8/2 | Wurm, Prof. Stephen A. |
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8/3 | Y |
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8/4 | Z |
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8/5 | Zuck, Sally |
1991 December - 1992 January |
8/6 | Zuck, Sally |
1992 February - 1992 June |
8/7 | Jay Ellis Ransom Christmas Letters |
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8/8 | Jay Ellis Ransom Newsletters |
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8/9 | Letter to Unnamed Aunt & Uncle |
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8/10 | Bonnie
Surname unknown.
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8/11 | Ian & Janet
Surnames unknown.
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8/12 | Isabell
Surname unknown.
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8/13 | Jean
Surname unknown.
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8/14 | Jim & Joyce
Surnames unknown.
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8/15 | Karen
Surname unknown.
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8/16 | Owen
Surname unknown.
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8/17 | Cousin Phil
Surname unknown.
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8/18 | Ron & Fran
Surnames unknown.
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8/19 | Shiela
Surname unknown.
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8/20 | Unsorted Correspondence Relating to Schools &
Education |
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8/21 | Letters to the Editor & Responses (1) |
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8/22 | Letters to the Editor & Responses (2) |
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8/23 | Correspondence & Newsclips About Religion
Bound volume.
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Series B : Australia , 1967-1970 Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
9/1 | Correspondence |
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9/2 | Correspondence & Papers Related to Teaching Jobs
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9/3 | Travel Documents, Forms, Maps, Pamphlets, Etc.
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Series C : Big Horn Medicine Wheel , 1903-1995, (bulk 1993-1994 ) Return to Top
Mostly concerns the 1990s controversy over the preservation and usage of the Medicine Wheel, as well as Ransom's own thoughts and notes on the subject.
For Materials regarding the books Ransom wrote on the Medicine Wheel, see: Writings of Jay Ellis Ransom - Big Horn Medicine Wheel.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
9/4 | Articles about the Medicine Wheel & Similar Sacred
Sites (1) |
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9/5 | Articles about the Medicine Wheel & Similar Sacred
Sites (2) |
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9/6 | Articles about the Medicine Wheel & Similar Sacred
Sites (3) |
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9/7 | Brochures
Published by the Bighorn National Forest office; includes
handwritten, disapproving commentary by Ransom.
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9/8 | Correspondence: B-C |
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9/9 | Correspondence with Fred Chapman |
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9/10 | Correspondence: D-F |
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9/11 | Correspondence: G-K |
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9/12 | Correspondence: M-N |
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9/13 | Correspondence: O-S |
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10/1 | Correspondence: T-Z |
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10/2 | Correspondence with Cal Taggart |
1992-1993 |
10/3 | Correspondence with Cal Taggart |
1994-1995 |
10/4 | Correspondence with Unidentified People |
1994 September |
10/5 | Federal Aviation Administration Environmental
Assessment |
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10/6 | Highway 14A Rest Stop Construction Project |
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10/7 | Maps & Diagrams |
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10/8 | "Memorandum of Agreement . . . Regarding Short-Term
Protection and Management of the Medicine Wheel National Historic Landmark"
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10/9 | Notes on Aztec Calendar Stone |
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10/10 | Loose Notes on Medicine Wheel |
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10/11 | Personal Notebook on Medicine Wheel |
Series D : Community Activism , 1972-1994 Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
10/12 | Camping Ordinance, The Dalles |
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10/13 | City of the Dalles Museum Commission |
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10/14 | Dalles Trade Center Association |
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10/15 | "Events of Late Evening 4 July 1972 at the 'Beehive'
Apartments on Main Street"
Report by Jay Ellis and Wilma Buitelaar regarding disorderly
conduct by neighbors.
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10/16 | Fort Dalles Museum Tree Campaign |
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10/17 | "Fourth Street Elm" Campaign |
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10/18 | Historic Designation of Mid-Columbia National Historic
Area |
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10/19 | Murals in The Dalles, Oregon |
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11/1 | Neighborhood Watch Activities
Includes report by Jay Ellis Ransom about possible drug
dealing.
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11/2 | Repairs to the Natatorium, The Dalles |
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11/3 | The Dalles, Oregon Tourism Promotion - Correspondence
& Other Papers |
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11/4 | The Dalles Tourism Promotion - Newspaper Articles
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Series E : Education , 1931-1995, (bulk 1931-1960 ) Return to Top
See also: Teaching.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
11/5 | Transcripts |
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11/6 | Diplomas |
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11/7 | Schoolwork
Includes an essay on Atlantis.
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11/8 | Master's Thesis: "An Analysis of the Essential Factors
in Education in Ancient Nationas Prior to the Rise of Greek Culture
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1948 |
11/9 | Papers Relating to Graduate Studies at the University
of California Los Angeles |
1948-1950 |
11/10 | University of Montana, Class List of 1934
Undated list of persons who were in the class of 1934 and who
attended at the time, including Ransom.
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Series F : Journalism , 1956-1978 Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
11/11 | Papers and Articles Related to Employment as Staff
Writer for the Oregon City Enterprise-Courier |
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11/12 | Drafts of Newspaper Articles |
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11/13 | Sigma Delta Phi Fraternity Membership |
Series G : Logbooks , 1954-1994 Return to Top
In numbering Logbooks, Ransom appears to have skipped the number 23.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
12/1 | Automobile Records |
1954-1960 |
12/2 | Automobile Records |
1960-1963 |
12/3 | Automobile Records |
1968-1982 |
12/4 | Book 1 |
1962-1964 |
12/5 | Book 2
Entries written while Ransom resided in Etna, California.
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1964 July 28 - 1965 September 20 |
12/6 | Book 3
Entries written while Ransom resided in Etna, California and
Ventura/Oxnard, California.
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1965 September 21 - 1968 March 19 |
12/7 | Book 4
Entries written while Ransom resided in Oxnard, California and
Australia.
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1968 March 27 - 1969 October 8 |
12/8 | Book 5
Entries written while Ransom resided in Oxnard, California and
Etna, California.
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1969 October 14 - 1971 April 21 |
12/9 | Book 6
Entries written while Ransom resided in Etna, California.
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1971 April 22 - 1972 July 5 |
12/10 | Book 7
Entries written while Ransom resided in the Dalles, Oregon and
Etna, California.
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1972 July 5 - 1973 November 10 |
12/11 | Book 8
Entries written while Ransom resided in The Dalles, Oregon.
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1973 November 11 - 1975 February 18 |
13/1 | Book 9
Entries written while Ransom resided in The Dalles, Oregon.
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1975 February 19 - 1976 April 19 |
13/2 | Book 10
Entries written while Ransom resided in The Dalles, Oregon.
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1976 April 20 - 1977 August 11 |
13/3 | Book 11
Entries written while Ransom resided in The Dalles, Oregon.
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1977 August 11 - 1978 December 12 |
13/4 | Book 12
Entries written while Ransom resided in The Dalles, Oregon.
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1978 December 13 - 1979 December 31 |
13/5 | Book 13
Entries written while Ransom resided in The Dalles, Oregon.
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1980 January 1 - 1981 May 31 |
13/6 | Book 14
Entries written while Ransom resided in The Dalles, Oregon.
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1981 May 31 - 1981 November 18 |
13/7 | Book 15
Entries written while Ransom resided in The Dalles, Oregon.
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1981 November 9 - 1983 March 11 |
13/8 | Book 16
Entries written while Ransom resided in The Dalles, Oregon.
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1983 March 12 - 1984 July 15 |
14/1 | Book 17
Entries written while Ransom resided in The Dalles, Oregon.
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1984 July 15 - 1985 September 23 |
14/2 | Book 18
Entries written while Ransom resided in The Dalles, Oregon.
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1985 April 24 - 1986 July 7 |
14/3 | Book 19
Entries written while Ransom resided in The Dalles, Oregon.
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1986 July 8 - 1987 September 9 |
14/4 | Book 20
Entries written while Ransom resided in The Dalles, Oregon.
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1987 February 20 - 1987 December 31 |
14/5 | Book 21
Entries written while Ransom resided in The Dalles, Oregon.
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1988 January 1 - 1989 May 30 |
14/6 | Book 22
Entries written while Ransom resided in The Dalles, Oregon.
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1989 May 31 - 1989 December 31 |
14/7 | Book 24
Entries written while Ransom resided in The Dalles, Oregon.
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1990 January 1 - 1991 April 9 |
15/1 | Book 25
Entries written while Ransom resided in The Dalles, Oregon.
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1991 April 10 - 1992 July 3 |
15/2 | Book 26
Entries written while Ransom resided in The Dalles, Oregon.
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1992 July 4 - 1993 March 29 |
15/3 | Book 27
Entries written while Ransom resided in The Dalles, Oregon.
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1993 March 30 - 1993 December 10 |
15/4 | Book 28
Entries written while Ransom resided in The Dalles, Oregon.
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1993 December 11 - 1994 July 17 |
Series H : Research Notes & Papers , 1923-1994, (bulk 1970-1994 ) Return to Top
Includes articles and guides; pre-1970 materials are guides and papers in Ransom's prossession.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
16/1 | United States History; United States Constitution
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16/2 | "Father Florian and His Gold Rush Church" |
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16/3 | John G. Heinrich and the Great Southern Railroad
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16/4 | Jay George Ransom & Logging |
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16/5 | Linguistics - General |
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16/6 | Linguistics - Duwamish, Sahaptin, and Chinook Languages
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16/7 | Linguistics - Guides to Foreign Languages |
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16/8 | "Preliminary Field Report: Mutliple Tipi-Ring Site"
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Series I : Teaching , 1936-1986 Return to Top
See also: Australia - Correspondence & Papers Related to Teaching Jobs
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
16/9 | Articles & Correspondence |
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16/10 | Certificates, Contracts & Applications |
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16/11 | Hood River, Oregon Teachers' Strike
Ransom served as an interim teacher during the strike.
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1978 November - 1978 December |
16/12 | Judson Baptist College (1) |
1981-1982 |
16/13 | Judson Baptist College (2) |
1981-1982 |
16/14 | Stevens Village, Alaska |
1938 |
16/15 | University of California Santa Barbara |
1967 |
Series J : Wasco County Juvenile Services Commission , 1980-1990 Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
17/1 | 1980-1982 |
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17/2 | 1983 |
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17/3 | 1984-1985 |
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17/4 | 1986-1987; 1990 |
Series K : Western America Institute for Exploration, Inc. , 1970-1994 Return to Top
Incorporated research library which Ransom directed.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
17/5 | Correspondence |
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17/6 | Research Data |
Series L : Writings of Jay Ellis Ransom , 1931-1994 Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Subseries 1 : Aleutian Adventures
Account of Ransom's time in Alaska 1936-1937.
Bound Volumes. Volumes in Box 19 not in folders due to size.
The 1986 volumes include photographs attached to some pages.
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1944; 1986 | |
Box/Folder | ||
18/1 | 1944 Tyepscript |
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19/1 | 1986 Copy, Part I
Consists of Chapters 1-5.
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19/2 | 1986 Copy, Part II
Consists of Chapters 6-13.
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19/3 | 1986 Copy, Part III
Consists of Chapters 14-19.
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Subseries 2 : Bighorn Medicine Wheel |
1976-1994; 1992-1994 | |
Box/Folder | ||
20/1 | Mysteries of the Bighorn Medicine Wheel: A
Prehistoric Shrine in Northern Wyoming
Tyepscript copy.
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1976 |
20/2 | The Big Horn Medicine Wheel: The Birth and Death of
Humanity and Its Successor, the Aztec Calendar Stone
Typescript copy with illustrations and maps.
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|
20/3 | Correspondence regarding The Big Horn Medicine Wheel:
The Birth and Death of Humanity |
|
20/4 | Photographs and Illustrations for The Big Horn
Medicine Wheel: The Birth and Death of Humanity
Photocopies.
|
|
20/5 | Advertising for The Big Horn Medicine Wheel: The
Birth and Death of Humanity |
|
Subseries 3 : Gems and Minerals of America |
1970-1976 | |
Box/Folder | ||
20/6 | Articles and Other Publications |
|
20/7 | Correspondence (1) |
|
20/8 | Correspondence (2) |
|
20/9 | Illustrations |
|
20/10 | Book Cover |
|
20/11 | Book Reviews |
|
Subseries 4 : The Gold Hunter's Field Guide |
1962-1980; 1974-1975 | |
Box/Folder | ||
21/1 | Correspondence |
|
21/2 | Correspondence |
|
21/3 | Research Notes - Articles & Publications (1)
|
|
21/4 | Research Notes - Articles & Publications (2)
|
|
21/5 | Book Reviews |
|
Subseries 5 : Northwest Ruralite Articles & Notes
Contains notes for and drafts of articles.
See also: Writings of Jay Ellis Ransom - Publications.
|
1972-1991; 1973-1977 | |
Box/Folder | ||
21/6 | "Agness Brenner: Heard the Coyotes Howling"
|
1974 April |
21/7 | "Albert Granoli: The Future Seems Secure"
|
1973 January |
21/8 | "Allen Davis: A Way of Life Is Passing" |
1974 March |
21/9 | "Anita Cory: Records History on Film" |
1974 May |
21/10 | "Arrowhead Collectors of Wendover" |
1973 |
21/11 | "Art Grock: Best Thing Ever Happened" |
1974 January |
21/12 | "Artists of the Sagebrush Country" |
1973 August |
21/13 | "The Bicentennial Goes" |
1976 November |
21/14 | "Big Boost in Business" |
1976 |
21/15 | "Birth of The Dalles" |
1988 May 30 |
21/16 | "A Bit of Old Scotland Along the John Day"
|
1973 July |
21/17 | "Candle Hobbiests Light Up the Night" |
1974 January |
21/18 | "Chet Salvi, Beach-Boy to Businessman" |
1974 January |
21/19 | "Chuck Bolin: Traded a Dog for a Banjo" |
1974 February |
21/20 | "Coloradoans Move to the John Day Country"
|
1973 |
21/21 | "Coppei Mt. Radios" |
1976 |
21/22 | "Curt Parsons: Rescues Cats and Puts Out Fires
|
circa 1973-1975 |
21/23 | "Desert Pays Off for Modern Homesteads" |
1973 July |
21/24 | "Does Diversified Farming Really Pay?" |
1976 September |
21/25 | "Duck Hunting Cheechaco Style" |
1991 |
21/26 | "Ed Marck: High, Wide, and Handsome" |
1979 June |
21/27 | "Eldon Tucker: Happy and Versatile Man" |
1974 January |
21/28 | "Emmy Cotton: 50 Years a Piano Teacher" |
1974 July |
21/29 | "Harold LeMay: A Bear by the Trail" |
1974 May |
21/30 | "Ernest Fatland: Condon Businessman" |
1974 March |
21/31 | "Ethel Engler: We Care for Your Pets" |
1974 June |
22/1 | "First Street Lights Along the Yukon River"
|
1976 April |
22/2 | "Former Military Academy Goes Civilian" |
1973 |
22/3 | "Fort Dalles Days Radio" |
1989 May |
22/4 | "Frank Newman: A Big Man Who Thinks Big" |
1973 July |
22/5 | "Fritz Beitz: A Friend by the Side of the Road"
|
1974 April |
22/6 | "Gene Stoddart: Keeps Faith with Past and Present"
|
circa 1973-1975 |
22/7 | "Gold Is Where You Find It, No?" |
1975 April |
22/8 | "In Service to Others" |
circa 1976-1977 |
22/9 | "Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos" |
1977 |
22/10 | "Ingram Island - Part I" |
1976 August |
22/11 | "Ingram Island - Part II" |
undated |
22/12 | "Jack Sumner: Mobile and Capable Legislator"
|
1973 December |
22/13 | "Joe McCann: The Service Was Good to Me" |
1974 January |
22/14 | "Last of the Wheat Country Pioneers" |
1973 November |
22/15 | "The Life of Riley" |
1976 July |
22/16 | "Lift Up Thine Eyes" |
1973 June |
22/17 | "A Little Child Shall Lead Him" |
1973 October |
22/18 | "Lloyd Williams: An Educational Experience"
|
1974 May |
22/19 | "Loren Irish: 130 Varieites of Fuchsias" |
1974 November |
22/20 | "Lyman Rosenlund: A Versatile, Dynamic Director"
|
1974 March |
22/21 | "Man of Destiny" |
1973 June |
22/22 | "Man of Many Talents" |
1973 June |
22/23 | "A Man Who Keeps Pitching" |
1973 November |
22/24 | "The Many Facets of Frances Griffith" |
1973 July |
22/25 | "Margaret Rowe: No End of Energy" |
1974 August |
22/26 | "Marion Weatherford: Teacher, Rancher, Historian"
|
1974 August |
22/27 | "More for Your Money" |
1976 |
22/28 | "Mules Were a Man's Best Friends" |
1973 June |
22/29 | "Nevada's Never Never Land" |
1973 July |
22/30 | "Nevada Wisdom School Changes Lives" |
1973-1974 |
22/31 | "Newcomers to the Golden Wheatlands" |
circa 1973-1975 |
22/32 | "Ozzie Ellingson, Volunteer Fireman" |
1974 August |
23/1 | "Parkland Couple Preserves Old Church" |
1974 January |
23/2 | "The Personal Art of Photography" |
1975 May |
23/3 | "A Pet's Best Friend Is Its Veterinarian"
|
1973 December |
23/4 | "Pierce County Co-Ops Beat Tacoma's City Hall"
|
1973 December |
23/5 | "Pipeline Welder" |
circa 1974-1976 |
23/6 | "The Power Pulse of Machcek" |
1973 June |
23/7 | "Rancher on the Wing" |
1973 July |
23/8 | "Robert E. Wright: Clover Valley Fire Chief"
|
1974 March |
23/9 | "Seth Collier: Raises Turkeys by the Half Dozen"
|
1974 July |
23/10 | "She Had to Get Home" |
circa 1973 |
23/11 | "Tall Texan Takes Over Heppner's Gazette-Times"
|
1973 July |
23/12 | "Their Eyes Have Seen the Glory" |
1973 August |
23/13 | "They Built Their Dreams Themselves" |
circa 1973-1975 |
23/14 | "Timber Topper Takes Time to Retire" |
1973 October |
23/15 | "Vern Cyr - Booster of Co-Op Power" |
1973 October |
23/16 | "Versatile Businessman Keeps Nevada Progress Rolling"
|
1973 November |
23/17 | "Washington Ghost Towns" |
1976 November |
23/18 | "Water-Alcohol Vapor Injection System Increases
Mileage Power"
Published title was, "Will Vapor Injection System Increase
Mileage?"
|
1974 April |
23/19 | "Wayne Gonder: We Dreamed a Dream" |
1974 January |
23/20 | "Wendover's Home of the Atom Bomb" |
1973 June |
23/21 | "The Will-O'-The-Wisp of Boom and Bust" |
1973 July |
23/22 | "Wyne's Farms: 8400 Dozen Eggs Daily!" |
circa 1976 |
23/23 | Untitled Articles |
|
23/24 | Northwest Ruralite Personality Histories in Ruralite
& All-Edition Specials, Vol. I
Bound volume.
|
1973-1978 |
23/25 | Northwest Ruralite Personality Histories in Ruralite
& All-Edition Specials, Vol. II
Bound volume.
|
1973-1978 |
24/1 | Annual Meeting Coverage - Columbia Basin Electric
Cooperative, Inc. |
1973 |
24/2 | Annual Meeting Coverage - Elmhurst Mutual Power &
Light Co. |
1973-1974 |
24/3 | Annual Meeting Coverage - Parkland Light & Water
Co. |
1973 |
24/4 | Annual Meeting Coverage - Wells Rural Electrical Co.
|
1973 |
24/5 | Correspondence - Boies - Juiner |
|
24/6 | Correspondence - Jones, Aaron |
1972-1973 |
24/7 | Correspondence - Jones, Aaron |
1974 |
24/8 | Correspondence - Jones, Aaron |
1975-1977; undated |
24/9 | Correspondence - Kellogg-Quan |
|
24/10 | Correspondence - Rowe-Weis |
|
24/11 | Correspondence - Wright, W. V. |
|
24/12 | Correspondence - Wentz, Walter |
1976-1991 |
24/13 | Ruralite Writers' Seminar |
1976 June |
24/14 | Other Notes Relating to Articles |
1972-1973 |
24/15 | Other Notes Relating to Articles |
1974 |
24/16 | Other Notes Relating to Articles |
1975-1977 |
24/17 | Other Notes Relating to Articles |
|
Subseries 6 : Publications
Issues of magazines which contain published writings by Jay
Ellis Ransom.
|
1933-1995; 1940-1977 | |
Box/Folder | ||
25/1 | The Alaska Journal
Summer 1978 and Winter 1979 issues.
|
1978; 1979 |
25/2 | Alaska: The Magazine of Life on the Last Frontier
|
1978 June; 1980 August |
25/3 | Alaska Life |
1940-1949 |
25/4 | Alaska Orthodox Messenger |
1941 |
25/5 | The Alaska Sportsman |
1939 |
25/6 | The Alaska Sportsman |
1940 March - 1940 May |
25/7 | The Alaska Sportsman |
1941-1946 |
25/8 | The Alaska Sportsman |
1961 May |
25/9 | American Boy - Open Road |
1953 October |
25/10 | American Forests |
1946-1961 |
25/11 | American Red Cross Youth & News |
1972 February |
25/12 | The American West |
1971 March; 1971 September |
25/13 | American Woodsman |
1954 August |
25/14 | Author & Journalist |
1950 March; 1950 September |
25/15 | Better Farms |
1950 October |
25/16 | The California Highway Patrolman |
1949 |
25/17 | The California Highway Patrolman |
1971 April |
25/18 | Catholic Digest |
1954 November; 1971 February |
25/19 | The Clearing House |
1948 November |
26/1 | Columbia: Knights of Columbus Magazine |
1955 March |
26/2 | The Cracker Baker |
1949 July |
26/3 | Deseret News Magazine |
1949 November 20; 1949 December 4; 1950 April 30 |
26/4 | Desert |
1940-1953 |
26/5 | Desert |
1954 October |
26/6 | Desert |
1957 April; 1957 February |
26/7 | Epic |
1957 July |
26/8 | Era |
1964 January |
26/9 | Explorers Journal |
1966-1967; 1973 |
26/10 | Field & Stream |
1952 October; 1956 April |
26/11 | For Men Only |
1955 June |
26/12 | The Frontier: A Magazine of the Northwest
Contains Ransom's poem "Sage."
|
1933 March |
26/13 | Frontiers: A Magazine of Natural History |
1963 April |
26/14 | Gems & Minerals |
1962-1963 |
26/15 | Gems & Minerals |
1964-1966; 1968 |
26/16 | Golfers & Sportsman |
1948 April |
26/17 | Highlights for Children
August-September 1981 issue.
Includes hardcover copy of issue.
|
1981 |
26/18 | The Hobbyist |
1941 May |
27/1 | In Times Past: Celebrating the History of Wasco
County and The Dalles, Oregon
Publication of The Dalles Reminder.
|
1994 April |
27/2 | The Lapidary Journal |
1954-1956 |
27/3 | Male |
1953 June; 1954 September |
27/4 | Mammoth Western |
1949 August |
27/5 | Man's Life |
1954 July; 1955 September |
27/6 | Man's True Action |
1955 October; 1955 December |
27/7 | The Mineralogist |
1944 June; 1946 March; 1947 February; 1956 December; 1964 August |
27/8 | Montana: The Magazine of Western History
Spring 1969 issue.
|
1969 |
27/9 | Montanan |
1983 November |
27/10 | The National Future Farmer
August-September 1964 issue.
|
1954 |
27/11 | Natural History |
1965 May |
27/12 | The Nevada Magazine |
1945-1946 |
27/13 | The Nevada Magazine |
1947-1948 |
27/14 | Northwest Ruralite |
1973 July - 1973 October |
27/15 | Northwest Ruralite |
1973 November - 1973 December |
27/16 | Northwest Ruralite |
1974 January |
27/17 | Northwest Ruralite |
1974 February |
28/1 | Northwest Ruralite |
1974 March |
28/2 | Northwest Ruralite |
1974 April |
28/3 | Northwest Ruralite |
1974 May |
28/4 | Northwest Ruralite |
1974 July |
28/5 | Northwest Ruralite |
1974 August |
28/6 | Northwest Ruralite |
1974 September |
28/7 | Northwest Ruralite |
1974 October - 1974 December |
28/8 | Northwest Ruralite |
1975 February - 1975 May |
28/9 | Northwest Ruralite |
1975 July |
28/10 | Northwest Ruralite |
1975 August - 1975 October |
28/11 | Northwest Ruralite |
1975 September |
28/12 | Northwest Ruralite |
1976 March |
29/1 | Northwest Ruralite |
1976 August - 1976 December |
29/2 | Northwest Ruralite |
1977 January - 1977 April |
29/3 | Northwest Ruralite |
1977 July |
29/4 | Northwest Ruralite |
1977 September |
29/5 | Northwest Ruralite |
1978 January |
29/6 | Northwest Ruralite |
1981 August |
29/7 | Northwest Ruralite |
1989 July |
29/8 | Outdoor Adventures |
1957 April |
29/9 | Pacific Road Builder and Engineering Review
|
1953 May |
29/10 | Pageant |
1950 November |
29/11 | PC, the Weekly Magazine of Ventura County
|
1966 May - 1966 June |
29/12 | PC, the Weekly Magazine of Ventura County
|
1966 July |
29/13 | PC, the Weekly Magazine of Ventura County
|
1966 August - 1966 October |
29/14 | PC, the Weekly Magazine of Ventura County
|
1967 January - 1967 March |
29/15 | PC, the Weekly Magazine of Ventura County
|
1967 May - 1967 June |
29/16 | PC, the Weekly Magazine of Ventura County
|
1967 August - 1967 September |
29/17 | PC, the Weekly Magazine of Ventura County
|
1967 October |
29/18 | People
Newsletter released by the Kohler Co.
|
1977 January |
29/19 | Petroleum Today
Summer 1964 issue.
|
1964 |
29/20 | The Phi Delta Kappa |
1945 September; 1946 February; 1978 March |
29/21 | PIC |
1950; 1953; 1957 |
29/22 | Pilgrim Youth |
1948 February |
29/23 | Popular Boating |
1956 October |
29/24 | Reachout for Young Teens |
1972 April |
29/25 | Report to Writers |
1953 June |
30/1 | Rockhound Buyers Guide |
1954; 1956 |
30/2 | Sea and Pacific Motorboat |
1955 June - 1955 July |
30/3 | Senior & CPL Highlights |
1977 February |
30/4 | Senior Highlights |
1982 January |
30/5 | Senior Highlights |
1992 May |
30/6 | Shooting Times |
1962 December |
30/7 | Sir! |
1949 December; 1950 March |
30/8 | Skiing
Spring 1971 issue.
|
1971 |
30/9 | The Spice Mill |
1949 February |
30/10 | Sportsman |
1953 April; 1955 January |
30/11 | Sports Afield |
1956 April |
30/12 | Stag |
1951; 1953 |
30/13 | Texas Livestock Journal |
1949 December |
30/14 | Trailer Life |
1954 March |
30/15 | Trailer Tapes & Mobilhome Life |
1961 July; 1961 September |
30/16 | Universitas |
1983-1984; 1986 |
30/17 | Western Sportsman
May-June 1949 issue.
|
1949 |
30/18 | Westways |
1953-1960 |
30/19 | Woodall's Trailer Travel |
1961 May; 1965 November |
30/20 | Writer's Digest |
1953 June |
30/21 | Collected Writings - "Gem and Mineral Collecting
Features by Jay Ellis Ransom in the Desert Magazine, 1947-1960"
Bound volume.
|
|
30/22 | Collected Writings - "Published Vignettes of Nevada
History (Goldfield & Aurora): County Seats of Esmerelda County"
|
1995 |
31/1 | Collected Writings About the Fox Island Peoples
Bound volume of articles published in Alaska Journal, Alaska
Life, Alaska Magazine, Alaska Sportsman, and elsewhere.
Not in a folder due to size.
|
|
Folder | ||
Oversize 1 | Better Homes and Gardens
Separated due to size.
|
1954 August |
Subseries 7 : Other Writings |
1931-1995 | |
Folder | ||
32/1 | "Alaska's Confusing Native Languages" |
1991 May |
32/2 | Aleutian Writings |
|
32/3 | "Anthropology and Native American Linguistics at the
University of Washington, 1939-1941: A Personal Experience Narrative"
Bound volume.
|
1982 |
32/4 | "Archaeolinguistics and Paleoethnography of Ancient
Rock Structures in Western North America" |
1984 |
32/5 | "Archaeolinguistics and Paleoethnography of Ancient
Rock Structures in Western North America"
Bound copy.
|
1984 |
32/6 | Australia - "Go South Young Man - to Australia"
|
1965 |
32/7 | Australia - Other Writings |
|
32/8 | "Big Smoking Waters" |
|
32/9 | "The Bighorn Medicine Wheel (An Ancient Trail to the
Distant Past)"
See also: Writings of Jay Ellis Ransom - Big Horn Medicine
Wheel.
|
|
32/10 | Brief Biography of Charles H. Clements |
|
32/11 | "California's Railraod in the Sky" |
|
32/12 | "The Caribou Hunt" |
1950 |
32/13 | "Cheechaco Duck Hunting" |
|
32/14 | Essay on Lucy Sophia Adams Ransom's Near-Death
Experience |
|
32/15 | "Geology: Common Denominator for Slow or Fast
Learners" |
|
32/16 | "Historical Synopsysis of the Press Expedition;"
"High Deserts of Southeastern Oregon" |
|
32/17 | "In My Opinion"
Essay decrying the removal of historic trees.
|
1992 September |
33/1 | "Is Communism Still Influencing American Education?"
|
1983 March |
33/2 | "John G. Heinrich: The Entrepeneur Who Failed"
|
1994 April |
33/3 | "Lost Village in the Burma Jungle" |
1957 |
33/4 | "Memoirs of Camp Meriwether (Ten Weeks Summer of
1929)" |
circa 1976 |
33/5 | "A New Approach to 8th Grade Remedial Mathematics (An
Experience in Official Intransigence)" |
|
33/6 | "Oddities in the Life of a Free-Lance" |
|
33/7 | "Oregon Trail Crossing of the 'Great' South Pass of
the Continental Divide, Wyoming" |
|
33/8 | "Outboard Expedition to the Bering Sea" |
|
33/9 | "Pioneer Crossing of the Great South Pass"
Bound volume.
|
1992 |
33/10 | "Salmon Eggs Make Rich Caviar" |
circa 1978 |
33/11 | "Scabs! Shame on You Scabs!"
Account of Ransom's experience as a substitute teacher during
a Hood River teachers' strike.
|
circa 1978-1979 |
33/12 | "Secrets of Successful Technical Writing"
|
1964 |
33/13 | Self-Teaching Cross-Cultural Bilingualism (A Personal
Experience)" |
|
33/14 | "The Story of Fossils" |
circa 1978 |
33/15 | "The Dalles 25 Years Hence;" "Goldfield History,
circa 1942-1934;" "Fort Dalles Rodeo Association;" "Birth of the Dalles"
|
|
33/16 | "Tinder on a Stick" |
circa 1978 |
33/17 | "Unseen Canyons Beneath the Seas" |
circa 1978 |
33/18 | "Wendover: Home of the Atom Bomb" |
circa 1978 |
33/19 | "Write Your Memoirs" |
|
34/1 | Writing for Publication
Bound volume.
Not in a folder due to size.
|
1981 |
34/2 | Writing for Publication Vol. I
Bound volume.
Not in a folder due to size.
|
1982 |
35/1 | Writing for Publication Vol. II
Bound volume.
Not in a folder due to size.
|
1982 |
35/2 | Brochures |
|
35/3 | Poems |
1931-1992; undated |
35/4 | Poems - "Songs of the Wastelands" |
1940-1950 |
35/5 | Notes on Writing Poetry |
1989-1992; 1989-1992; undated |
35/6 | Tehcnical Writing - "An analysis of Several Classes
of Proposals and Their Cost Breakdown" |
1960 February |
35/7 | Techical Writing - "Proposal to Department of the
Army Defense Supply Service . . . For National English Preprocessor (Technical
Sections) |
1969 |
35/8 | Bibliography to Writings on the Fox Island Peoples
|
1940-1980 |
35/9 | Bibliography of Writings |
1952 June - 1992 September |
35/10 | Bibliography of Jay Ellis Ransom
Bound volume.
|
1939 - circa 1981 |
35/11 | Bibliography of Publications |
1939-1994 |
Series M : Other Jay Ellis Ransom-Related Material , 1950-1995 Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
36/1 | Books Proposals - "Men of the Old High North - the
Story of Alaskan Archeology" [sic] |
|
36/2 | KFI Radio Interview Transcript
Interview regarding Ransoms' time in Alaska.
|
1950 |
36/3 | Lectures |
1972-1984; undated |
36/4 | List of Purchased Photographic Equipment |
|
36/5 | Reference Letters |
1964-1968 |
36/6 | Resumés |
|
36/7 | Western Tour |
1952 September - 1952 October |
Series N : Other Ransom Family Papers , 1939-1995 Return to Top
Correspondence and other papers related to Ransom's relatives, and family genealogy.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
36/8 | Alix-Gay Ransom Haper DeVito Correspondence
Card to Wilma B. Ransom
|
1980 |
36/9 | Letters from Edith Ransom to Jay G. & Lucy Ransom
|
1939-1943 |
36/10 | Lucy Ransom correspondence |
1936-1942 |
36/11 | Wilma B. Ransom Correspondence |
1983-1986 |
36/12 | Resumés and Job Applications of Jay Frederick Ransom
|
|
36/13 | Scott Pieter Ransom's Schooling in The Dalles
|
1976-1976 |
36/14 | Scott Pieter Ransom - The Dalles High School
Prospectuses
Includes related correspondence by Jay Ellis Ransom.
|
1977-1979 |
36/15 | Scott Pieter Ransom - College Applications |
|
36/16 | Scott Pieter Ransom - Reed College Papers &
Ephemera |
1981-1982 |
36/17 | Scott Pieter Ransom - Resumés and Job Applications
|
|
36/18 | Wilma Buitelaar Ransom - Application for Oregon
Teaching Certificate |
1980 |
36/19 | Wilma Buitelaar Ransom - Professional Papers
|
|
36/20 | Ireatha Lane Harper Schrepel |
|
37/1 | Correspondence Regarding Genealogy |
|
37/2 | Genealogy |
|
37/3 | Genealogical Papers (1) |
|
37/4 | Genealogical Papers (2) |
|
37/5 | Other Rasom Family Papers |
Series O : Others' Writings , 1954-1995 Return to Top
Articles, stories and poems written by other people, including relatives and friends of Jay Ellis Ransom's.
Arranged in alphabetical order by author.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
37/6 | "Gidu'tikada Rock Circle District" by Mark Amara
Bound volume.
|
|
37/7 | "Ethnobotany as an Adjunct to Archaeology: Studies in
the Aleutian Islands" by Ted Bank II |
|
37/8 | "Sea of Okhotsk Eskimoids" by Ted Bank II |
|
37/9 | "Medicine Wheels on the North Plains: A Summary &
Appraisal" by John H. Brumley
Bound volume.
|
|
38/1 | Articles & Papers by Alix-Gay Ransom Harper DeVito
|
|
38/2 | Articles & Writings by Robin A. Drews |
|
38/3 | "Knulp" by Hermann Hesse
Copy of book belonging to Scott Pieter Ransom.
|
|
38/4 | "Who the Sam Hill Was Sam Hill?" by Thelma Kimmel
|
|
38/5 | "Atka" by Lael Morgan
Article in October 1974 issue of National Geographic.
|
|
38/6 | "Nikolski 1936: A Brief Look at a Small Aleutian
Village" by Marti Murray |
|
38/7 | "Country School-Girl" by Lucy Sophia Adams Ransom
Condensed by Jay Ellis Ransom from "Country Schoolma'am."
|
|
38/8 | Newspaper Articles by Stuart Ransom |
|
38/9 | "Should Parents Be Held Responsible for Children's
Crimes? (An Opinion)" by Stuart Ransom |
|
38/10 | "Our Plants are Keeping Us Young" by Wilma Buitelaar
Ransom
Published in January 1978 issue of Women's Household.
|
|
38/11 | "The D(ratted) P(rogress) Report" and "How to Write
Gobbledygook" by Russell Smith |
|
38/12 | "Evidence of a Moebius Effect in Government
Communications" by E. J. Stefanides |
|
38/13 | "A Web of Words" by Dr. Harold Wooster
Text of keynote address for 6th Annual Institute in Technical
and Industrial Communications, July 1963.
|
|
38/14 | Poems by Various Others |
1956-1989 |
Series P : Songbooks , Return to Top
Published songbooks owned by Jay Ellis Ransom Papers.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
38/15 | "30 Years 30 Hits |
|
38/16 | "31 Songs to Remember" |
|
38/17 | "Cavalcade of Songs of the 30's" |
|
38/18 | "Hits Through the Years" |
|
38/19 | "Leeds' 40 Hits of Our Times" |
|
38/20 | "Les Paul And Mary Ford Song Folio" |
|
38/21 | "Your Big Song Folio" |
Series Q : Clippings & Printed Material , 1948-1994 Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
39/1 | 34th Annual Northwest Anthropological Conference
|
1981 March |
39/2 | 36th Annual Northwest Anthropological Conference Call
for Papers & Symposia |
|
39/3 | Aleutian Region School District Student Publications
|
|
39/4 | Columbia Gorge Guide |
|
39/5 | Discover Magazine |
1992 June |
39/6 | "Downtown the Dalles Moonlight Madness" |
|
39/7 | "Gorge East" |
|
39/8 | "In Times Past" |
|
39/9 | The Library of Science Book Club Promotional Pamphlets
|
|
39/10 | Los Angeles Times - West |
|
39/11 | Mailings from the University of Washington |
|
39/12 | "Montanan" |
|
39/13 | "Native Studies" |
|
39/14 | Newsletters & Reports |
|
39/15 | "OMSI Science Camps and Adventures" |
1994 |
39/16 | Oregon Maps |
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39/17 | Oregon Promotional Brochures |
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39/18 | Oregonian
Issue covering Richard Nixon's resignation from the presidency.
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1974 August 9 |
39/19 | "Phi Delta Kappan" |
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40/1 | "Pioneer Press" |
1972 |
40/2 | "Pioneer Press" |
1983 |
40/3 | Planning Reports for The Dalles |
1946; 1989 |
40/4 | Reed College Magazines |
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40/5 | "A Salute to Timber!" |
1989 |
40/6 | "The Dalles Chronicle" |
1948 April 9 |
40/7 | "The Dalles Chronicle" 125th Anniversary Commemorative
Editions
3 issues.
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1982 July 2 |
40/8 | "The Dalles Chronicle" Convention Guide |
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40/9 | "Universitas" |
1982-1985 |
40/10 | "Universitas" 1986-1993 |
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40/11 | University Professors for Academic Order (UPAO)
Brochures & Papers |
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40/12 | "Whiskey Flats Gazette" |
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40/13 | "Whitehorse Yukon Star" |
1974 June 21 |
40/14 | Newspaper Articles Written for the Oregon City
Enterprise-Journal by Jay Ellis Ransom" |
1956 |
40/15 | Newspaper Articles by or About Jay Ellis Ransom (1)
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40/16 | Newspaper Articles by or About Jay Ellis Ransom (2)
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41/1 | Newspaper Articles by or About Jay Ellis Ransom (3)
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41/2 | Newspaper Articles by or About Jay Ellis Ransom (4)
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41/3 | Newspaper Articles by or About Jay Ellis Ransom &
Family |
1967-1975 |
41/4 | Newspaper Clippings by or About Jay Ellis Ransom &
Family |
1976-1988 |
41/5 | Newspaper Clippings by or About Jay Ellis Ransom &
Family |
1989-1993 |
41/6 | Press-Courier, "Presbyterians Break New Ground"
Article by Jay Ellis Ransom. Contains bag of dirt, presumably
gathered at groundbreaking ceremony.
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1967 June 5 |
41/7 | Sacramento Bee Photos
Photographs possibly taken by Jay Ellis Ransom.
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41/8 | Subjects - Alaska |
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41/9 | Subjects - Australia |
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41/10 | Subjects - Archaeoastronomy |
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41/11 | Subjects - Archaeology |
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41/12 | Subjects - Astronomy |
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41/13 | Subjects - Automobiles |
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41/14 | Subjects - California - Red Mountain |
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41/15 | Subjects - Child Abuse |
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41/16 | Subjects - Dinosaurs & Fossils |
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42/1 | Subjects - Employment |
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42/2 | Subjects - Future Leads for Stories |
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42/3 | Subjects - Japanese Internment During World War II
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42/4 | Subjects - Geology |
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42/5 | Subjects - Joe Meek |
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42/6 | Subjects - Kennedy Assassination (1)
Includes a typed account of Ransom's own experience learning
about the assassination.
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42/7 | Subjects - Kennedy Assassination (2) |
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42/8 | Subjects - Kennedy Assassination (3) |
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42/9 | Subjects - Linguistics |
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42/10 | Subjects - Logging |
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42/11 | Subjects - Marine Biology |
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42/12 | Subjects - Native Americans |
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42/13 | Subjects - Newspaper Journalism |
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42/14 | Subjects - Obituaries |
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42/15 | Subjects - Oregon Authors |
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42/16 | Subjects - Photography
Includes photography manuals.
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42/17 | Subjects - Poetry |
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42/18 | Subjects - Psychology |
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42/19 | Subjects - Runaways |
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42/20 | Subjects - Schools & Education |
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42/21 | Subjects - Teaching |
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42/22 | Subjects - Trees |
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42/23 | Subjects - Writing |
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43/1 | Unsorted (1) |
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43/2 | Unsorted (2) |
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43/3 | Unsorted (3) |
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43/4 | Unsorted (4) |
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43/5 | Unsorted (5) |
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43/6 | Unsorted (6) |
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44/1 | Unsorted (7) |
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44/2 | Unsorted (8) |
Series R : Other Material , 1966-1992 Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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44/3 | 1992 Irrigation Rules |
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44/4 | "Corporate Organizational Chart"
Satirical drawing.
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44/5 | List of Subjects Jay Ellis Ransom Enjoys Reading About
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44/6 | Resolution 90-090, City of The Dalles |
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44/7 | Resumé of Margot Ramsey
Jay Ellis Ransom is listed as a reference.
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44/8 | Space Shuttle Postcards |
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44/9 | Ventura County Community Action Commission By-Laws
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44/10 | Odd Scraps
Contains handwritten notes and a photocopy of a page regarding
the Henry Herbing House.
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Series S : Restricted Materials , 1962-1994 Return to Top
Access to this series is restricted.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Subseries 1 : Financial Papers of Jay Ellis Ranson |
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45/1 | Australia (1) |
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45/2 | Australia (2) |
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45/3 | Bank Statements & Checks |
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45/4 | Publications |
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45/5 | Receipts |
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45/6 | Benjamin Franklin Savings & Loan Association
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45/7 | Big Horn Medicine Wheel |
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45/8 | Far West Federal Bank |
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45/9 | Oregon State Scholarship Commission |
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45/10 | Scott Valley (Etna, California) Home |
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45/11 | Trailer |
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45/12 | "Notes" - "About $12,000 of Paid-Up Bank Loans"
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45/13 | Book Royalties - "A Complete Guide to American
Wildlife" |
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45/14 | Book Royalties - "Fossils in America" |
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45/15 | Book Royalties - "Gems and Minerals of America"
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46/1 | Book Royalties - "The Gold Hunter's Field Book"
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46/2 | Book Royalties - A Range Guide to Mines and Minerals"
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46/3 | Book Royalties - "The Rock-Hunter's Range Guide"
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Subseries 2 : Other Restricted Material |
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46/4 | Scott Pieter Ransom - Financial Aid Papers for Reed
College |
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46/5 | Scott Pieter Ransom - Portland State University
Courses |
1982 |
46/6 | Scott Pieter Ransom - Work Permit |
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46/7 | Western America Institute for Exploration, Inc. - Tax
Forms & Correspondence |
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46/8 | Wilma Buitelaar Ransom - Unemployment Benefits Notice
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Anthropologists
- Archaeoastronomy
- Authors - Oregon
- Education
- Journalists - Oregon
- Lingusitics - Aleut Language
- Mineralogy - Handbooks & Manuals
Personal Names
- DeVito, Alix-Gay Ransom Harper
- Paul, Margot Edith Ransom
- Ransom, Jay Ellis, 1914- - Archives
- Ransom, Lucy Sophia Adams
- Ransom, Scott Pieter
- Ransom, Wilma Johanna Buitelaar, 1929-1996
- Wright, Ray O.
Corporate Names
- Harper & Row, Publishers
Family Names
- Ransom family
Geographical Names
- Alaska - Education
- Australia - Education
- California - Education
- The Dalles, Or. - Authors
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Manuscripts for publication
- Serials (publications)