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April 28, 2025 10:11 am
Columbia River Fishing and Trading Company records, 1833-1839
Oregon Historical Society Research LibraryRecords of the Columbia River Fishing and Trading Company, consisting of ledgers, a letter book, and loose papers. The firm was established by Nathaniel J. Wyeth (1802-1856) and operated from Fort Hall near the near the junction of the Portneuf and Snake rivers in what would later become Idaho. The enterprise was unsuccessful, and Fort Hall was sold to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1837.
April 28, 2025 9:39 am
John F. Miller papers, 1853-1886
Oregon Historical Society Research LibraryPapers of John F. Miller (1825-1901), consisting of a muster roll for a volunteer mounted company he led, a letter about medicinal plants used by Native people, and a quitclaim deed. Miller was a U.S. Army officer and an early emigrant to Oregon. He led a volunteer company against Native peoples of the Rogue River Valley in 1853, served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature, worked briefly as an Indian agent, and fought in the Modoc War.
April 25, 2025 11:09 am
University of Washington Taiwanese Student Association records, approximately 1999-2001
University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsMeeting minutes, newsletters, and publicity materials from a student organization at the University of Washington
April 25, 2025 10:24 am
Inter-Sorority Mothers' Club Council publicity records, 1965-1972
University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPublicity records and clippings from a social organization at the University of Washington
April 24, 2025 2:50 pm
Mockup Gem of the Mountains Annual, 1949
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and ArchivesMock up of the 1949 edition
April 24, 2025 1:34 pm
Josh Scheuerman audio-visual collection, 1985-2005
University of Utah Libraries, Special CollectionsThe Josh Scheuerman audio-visual collection consists of movies about snowboarding, skateboarding, and surfing, and audio recordings of interviews Scheuerman conducted for his SLUG Magazine pieces.
April 24, 2025 12:05 pm
Jane Campbell scrapbook, circa 1917-1920
University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University ArchivesJane Campbell was a student at Eugene High School in Eugene, Oregon in the early twentieth century. This collection contains a scrapbook compiled by Campbell.
April 22, 2025 1:09 pm
Barbara Ware Featherstone Collection, 1970-1980
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and ArchivesThis collection includes a postcard titled "The James Willard Schultz Legacy" with information about his life and works. Additionally, there are two tape recordings from the Nez Perce.
April 22, 2025 11:47 am
Barnard-Stockbridge Glass Plate Negatives, 1900-1910
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and ArchivesOver two hundred glass negatives portraits and landscape images from the Wallace, Idaho area taken by the Barnard-Stockbridge Studio.
