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October 16, 2024 11:54 am
Barratt family papers, 1860-1995
American Heritage Center, University of WyomingThe Barratt family was from Laramie, Wyoming and were lawyers, engineers, writers, and military officers. Collection contains legal files, correspondence, photographs, newspapers, building plans, maps, family records, and manuscripts relating to the Barratt family in Laramie, Wyoming and Olga Moore Arnold’s career and personal life.
October 15, 2024 11:21 am
University of Idaho Extension Publications, 1892-2011
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and ArchivesHistoric and current educational, research-based publications produced by the University of Idaho College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Extension's faculty and Agricultural Experiment Station Researchers.
October 15, 2024 10:14 am
University of Puget Sound, Archives & Special CollectionsRonald R. Thomas served as the 13th President of the University of Puget Sound from 2003-2016. He had an academic background in Victorian literature and culture and was the author of numerous scholarly publications, including chapters for more than fourteen books and three books of his own on a wide range of subjects. This collection consists of three versions of the manuscript for his work, Detective Fiction and the Rise of Forensic Science (1999).
October 14, 2024 3:33 pm
Euphemia Dimick memoir and other writings, 1916-circa 1951
Oregon Historical Society Research LibraryWritings by Euphemia Dimick (1877-1967) of Oregon, including diary entries and a memoir titled "Through the Wilderness." The writings relate to Dimick's experiences raising her daughter, Ruth Elizabeth Dimick (1916-1974). Ruth Dimick had athetoid cerebral palsy, a condition marked by difficulty with motor skills, which was not well understood or accommodated in the early 20th century.
October 14, 2024 2:56 pm
Springing from the Rocks: The Story of Wilhoit Mineral Springs, 2024
Oregon Historical Society Research LibraryHistorical information and images about Wilhoit Springs, near Molalla, Oregon, compiled by Judith Sanders Chapman and Lois E. Helvey Ray. Wilhoit Springs is named after John Wilhoit (1815-1895), who purchased the land. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a health resort was located at the springs. The site was eventually purchased by Clackamas County and developed as a county park.
October 14, 2024 11:48 am
Morningside Dairy Collection, circa 1926-1944
Museum of History & Industry, Sophie Frye Bass LibraryEphemera, photographs, and a letter related to the Morningside Dairy in Seattle and its owners, the Hardow family
October 14, 2024 10:08 am
Gary J. Neeleman papers, 1910-1943
University of Utah Libraries, Special CollectionsThe Gary J. Neeleman papers (1919-1943) consist of 10 Brazilian newspapers, a paper by Neeleman, and The Jungle Route by Frank W. Kravigny. Neeleman was an author and correspondent of United Press International.
October 11, 2024 3:44 pm
Spokane Japanese Telephone Directory, 1960
Eastern Washington UniversityThe Spokane Japanese Telehpone Direcotry, 1960, consists of a directory containing the names, addresses, and phone numbers of Japanese individuals and businesses in Spokane.
October 11, 2024 1:05 pm
Queer Theatre Collection, 1974-2015
Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research CenterThe Queer Theatre Collection is an artificial collection containing theatre materials or educational materials that have queer subjects or characters. The materials were donated to the Oregon State University (OSU) Pride Center by OSU Theatre Professor Charlotte Headrick.
October 10, 2024 5:54 pm
James G. Todd Jr. Woodblock Print of Richard Hugo, 1982
University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special CollectionsJames Gilbert Todd, Jr. was a professor of art and humanities at The University of Montana from 1970 to 2000. This collection contains his woodblock print of Richard Hugo.
