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| Repository: | Oregon Historical Society, Davies Family Research Library |
| Summary: | The collection consists of survey field notes, journals and letters. |
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| Repository: | Oregon Historical Society, Davies Family Research Library |
| Summary: | Papers of a provisional governor of the Oregon Territory, churchman, and merchant. Includes letterpress copybook, 1847-1850; additional correspondence, including correspondence with Neil M. Howison, captain of the schooner Shark, wrecked on the bar of the Columbia River; papers of the Brig Henry Association, ca. 1850; papers of George's son William Abernethy; legal, military, and business papers; receipts, biographical data, clippings and ephemera. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Papers and other various materials of a wealthy entrepreneur in Seattle during the early 20th Century along with those of his daughter |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | The Alaska Mining and Prospecting Company records contain the correspondence between Andrew Sherwood and the Alaska Mining and Prospecting Company. The letters concern an expedition to Alaska in search of gold. The collection also contains printed matter and maps concerning the expedition. Finally, it contains two journals by Andrew Sherwood spanning the time of the expedition. |
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| Repository: | Oregon Historical Society, Davies Family Research Library |
| Summary: | Records of a mercantile firm of Portland, Oregon, founded by Cicero Hunt Lewis and Lucius H. Allen. The records date mainly from the late 19th and early 20th century and include financial ledgers, business correspondence, real estate and land records, contracts, stock certificates, and materials relating to the widening of West Burnside Street in downtown Portland, due to construction of the Burnside Bridge. Also includes papers relating to George Good. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Records of an environmental conservation organization in Washington State. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Papers of a lumber company executive, banker, and political activist in Seattle, Washington. |
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| Repository: | University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections |
| Summary: | This collection contains correspondence, financial, operational reports, maps, and blueprints generated by the Basin Montana Tunnel Company, which operated silver, gold, lead, and zinc ore mining operations between Butte and Helena, Montana. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Papers and ephemera of a Pacific Northwest mountaineer and conservationist |
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| Repository: | University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections |
| Summary: | Township plat book (1894) of the Big Blackfoot Milling Co. In each township a color coded scheme is used to differentiate the individual who is in charge of each area. Also stated is whether the land is state, unsurveyed, or ready to be logged. The areas being mapped are mostly the Bitterroot Valley and part of Deer Lodge County. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | John W. Blodgett, Jr. (1901-1987) was active in the timber industry, serving as president, chairman, director and secretary of several timber companies including his family's company, Blodgett Company Ltd. The collection contains timber/lumber related organization files, subject files, maps and photographs. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | Consists of manuscripts; pamphlets, several published by the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.; printed articles; maps; and photographs. |
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| Repository: | Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections |
| Summary: | The Bridger Bowl, Inc. Records consist of reports, board minutes, correspondence and other documents created or collected by the management of Bridger Bowl. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | The collection (1864-1894) of Brownsville, Oregon town council records consists of minutes of the council, a treasurer's book, and an early map of Brownsville. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Papers of a Seattle broadcasting executive and civic leader |
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| Repository: | Confederated Tribes of the Siletz, Tribal Cultural Collections |
| Summary: | The collection contains copies of maps depicting western Oregon reservations, allotments, and exploration expeditions of the Oregon Territory from 1848-1913. |
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| Repository: | Eastern Washington University |
| Summary: | None |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | Campus Planning and Real Estate manages the creation of spaces at the University of Oregon. The collection (1900-1992) contains architectural drawings, building project specifications, maps, floor plans, patterns (documents relating to pattern language), and documents relating to the Oregon Experiment including final reports. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Maps, plan and drawing related to the proposed construction of the Columbia River Highway through Cascade Locks, Oregon |
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| Repository: | Seattle Municipal Archives |
| Summary: | Over 300 maps dating from the 1890s to the 1970s depicting land acquisition of property in the City's Cedar River Watershed and pipelines. |
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| Repository: | Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies |
| Summary: | Thirty-four charts and engravings documenting the expeditions of Captain George Vancouver in the Pacific Northwest and South Pacific. These resources were collected by Dorothy Stimson Bullitt. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Photographs of the Chateau Ste. Michelle winery buildings and operations in Woodinville, Washington |
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| Repository: | Eastern Washington University |
| Summary: | Coons, Shotwell, Clark and Associates handled the publicity for Spokane Expo '74 both before and during the fair. This collection includes correspondence, pamphlets, photographs, audio and video recordings, and newspaper clippings concerning public relations projects undertaken by Coons, Shotwell, Clark and Associates for Expo '74. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Papers of M. Lynne Corn, legislative aide to Seattle Congressman Mike Lowry (1979-1989), on the Washington State Wilderness Act, 1979-1985 |
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| Repository: | University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections |
| Summary: | The Cottrell and Helean Logging Company operated in Missoula, Montana. The collection contains general correspondence, financial records, legal documents and maps from 1945 to 1971. |
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| Repository: | Oregon Historical Society, Davies Family Research Library |
| Summary: | Papers of the family of John Heard Couch, one of the original developers of the townsite of Portland, Oregon, and his descendents, including members of the Glisan and Robertson families. Papers include correspondence, legal papers, land ownership records, clippings, family Bibles, journals of John Heard Couch, and papers concerning Couch's wife Caroline and their descendants Caroline Wilson, Clementine Lewis, and Elizabeth and Rodney Glisan. Of special note is John Heard Couch's logbook, 1853-1858, for voyages on the ships Chenamus and Madonna; and the travel diary of Nan Robertson, 1911-1912, written during a trip to San Francisco and Southern Asia. |
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| Repository: | Confederated Tribes of the Siletz, Tribal Cultural Collections |
| Summary: | The collection contains background and case materials for claims cases brought to the Court of Claims, Supreme Court, and Indian Claims Commission by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and other western Oregon tribes from 1940-1955. |
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| Repository: | University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections |
| Summary: | James R. Dilworth was a cattleman who directed a cattle drive from The Dalles, Oregon, to Miles City, Montana, in 1881-1882. The collection consists mostly of his correspondence back to his wife during that drive, as well as other family correspondence. |
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| Repository: | Seattle Municipal Archives |
| Summary: | Records relating to flood control in the basin of the Duwamish and Green Rivers, 1922-1975. |
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| Repository: | University of Puget Sound, Archives & Special Collections |
| Summary: | Materials from two archaeological excavations and surveys in which Professor Douglas Edwards of the University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, Washington) served as director or consultant. Most of the material is related the Khirbet Qana (also known as Khirbet Kana or Cana) archaeological project in Israel, on the site of a historical village of Roman Galilee, eight miles northwest of Nazareth, on the north side of an important trade route, the Bet Netofa Valley. Other material is from the Chersonesos archaeological project (Black Sea Project), on a site in present-day Sebastopol, Ukraine. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | A collection of documents, photographs, and architectural drawings related to projects from Elaine Day LaTourelle and Associates. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Northwest conservationist, lobbyist, and civic leader |
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| Repository: | Eastern Washington University |
| Summary: | None |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Papers of the Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs, a coalition of hiking and outdoor recreation groups in eight Western states, 1947-1981. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Portraits of immigrant Filipino men who settled on Bainbridge Island, Washington |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Photographs of Hoh-Bogachiel River trail & surrounding area before and after a hurricane struck the Washington Coast on January 29, 1921, Mt. Olympus, band of elk, and the Hoh River. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Organizational records documenting the regional conservation activities the Northwest Office of the Friends of the Earth. |
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| Repository: | University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections |
| Summary: | Gals Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) was a grassroots air quality organization active in Missoula, Montana, in the late 1960s. The collection details the organization and history of GASP and documents general air and water pollution conditions in Montana and in the United States. |
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| Repository: | George Fox University Archives |
| Summary: | This collection is the historical materials on the campus and buildings of George Fox University. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Records from two nonviolent groups, the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action and the Pacific Life Community, which protested the nuclear arms race, particularly Trident nuclear submarines at the Bangor Naval Submarine Base in Kitsap County, Washington |
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| Repository: | Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections |
| Summary: | The Aubrey L. Haines Papers include the major notes and indices he created while researching and writing on Yellowstone National Park and other topics; correspondence pertaining to research, service, and career matters; maps of Yellowstone National Park, the Oregon Trail and other locations; original handwritten and typed manuscripts of published and unpublished works; diaries and field notes documenting Haine's employment with the National Park Service. The subjects of research interest include; Yellowstone National Park; the Oregon Trail, Mount Ranier and mountaineering, history of Montana, the Nez Perce Indians and the battle of the Big Hole. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Tape-recorded interview describing the shipwreck of the troop carrier "Tuscania" on the coast of Scotland, his survival and recuperation |
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| Repository: | Eastern Washington University |
| Summary: | None |
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| Repository: | University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections |
| Summary: | Herbert J. Wunderlich participated in the U.S. occupation of Japan after World War II; he developed standards for postwar Japanese textbooks. The collection centers on Wunderlich's time in Japan during World War II, his activities under General MacArthur, and his subsequent writings on these subjects. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Photographs and textual documentation concerning the Skagit River and Newhalem Creek Hydroelectric Projects. |
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| Repository: | Eastern Washington University |
| Summary: | Records kept by Frank W. Guilbert and his son David, two automotive pioneers of Eastern Washington and leaders in the Spokane County Good Roads Association and the Inland Automobile Association (IAA). The collection also includes materials from five other local, state, and regional automobile groups as well as the American Automobile Association. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Correspondence, notes, reports, clippings, ephemera, newsletters, maps, and other records of the Issaquah Alps Trails Club, which promotes and protects hiking trails and open spaces in the Cascade Mountain foothills near Issaquah, Washington |
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| Repository: | University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections |
| Summary: | The collection consists of family papers and business records of James Fergus, rancher, businessman, political figure and pioneer of Armells, Montana, and papers of his son Andrew Fergus. The collection also contains papers of Pamelia Dillin Fergus and her family including the Dillin, McHose and Neill families as well as correspondence of the families of the Fergus daughters including the Gilpatrick, Hamilton and Maury families. Materials consist of correspondence, financial and legal papers, business records, photos, and ephemera. The collection represents the social, political, and economic conditions of ranchers, families, businessmen and early pioneers of Montana from the 1850s to the 1920s. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Maps related to mining and mining activities in Washington State, Idaho, Alaska, and British Columbia |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | Ruth Hopsen Keen (1906-1998) was a naturalist who studied the Collier Glacier, an educator and Geology professor, an author, and the first female to become a (Park) Ranger Naturalist at Crater Lake National Park. The collection (1930s-1970s) contains correspondence, diaries/journals, a Crater Lake Ranger Naturalist manual, Geological Society publications (of which Keen was president), geology and mineralogy publications, Keen's teaching records from the UO and dissertation, printed matter, reports, subject files, maps, slides, negatives, glass lantern slides, audio, film, and photographs. |
