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Archives West provides access to descriptions of primary sources in the western United States, including correspondence, diaries or photographs. Digital reproductions of the materials are available in some cases.
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July 15, 2025 10:42 am
1927 Yellowstone photo album, 1927
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives DivisionPhoto album containing 92 photographs of Yellowstone National Park taken around 1927.
July 14, 2025 12:19 pm
Three Lynx records and memorabilia, 1930-2023
Oregon Historical Society Research LibraryRecords and memorabilia of the town Three Lynx (also called Three Lynx Village), a small company town in Clackamas County, Oregon. Materials include photographs, slides, historical research and documentation, correspondence, clippings, event programs, and recordings of oral histories with former residents. Three Lynx was established in the 1920s and 1930s by Portland Railway Light and Power (later PEPCO, now Portland General Electric) to support operation of the Oak Grove Powerhouse. The town's population decreased after the powerhouse was modernized, and the remaining buildings were demolished in 2022.
July 14, 2025 12:14 pm
Joel Palmer papers, circa 1846-1890
Oregon Historical Society Research LibraryPapers of Joel Palmer (1810-1881) of Dayton, Oregon, including correspondence, diaries, treaties, and financial papers. The majority of the papers relate to Palmer's roles as commissary general during the Cayuse War, as Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Oregon Territory in the 1850s, and as an Indian agent at the Siletz Agency in the 1870s. The collection also includes some family papers and papers of William H. Wright.
July 10, 2025 2:56 pm
Theatre in a Trunk Photographs, 1972-1978
Boise State University Library, Special Collections and ArchivesTheatre in a Trunk was a theatre company in Boise, Idaho from 1972-1978. The collection contains over 500 photographic slides taken by company member David Bogie.
July 10, 2025 12:39 pm
Barbara Gruver postcard collection, 1908-1933
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives DivisionPostcards from travels around the United States and Quebec, Canada. Postcards include landscapes, poems, monuments, and buildings. Includes postcards of Salt Lake City and Yellowstone Park.
July 9, 2025 1:05 pm
Keith and Rhonda Olson papers, 1900-1904
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and ArchivesTwo homestead certificates from 1900 and 1904 for the Olson family, local to Deary, Idaho.
July 9, 2025 11:56 am
W. Stewart Gardiner audio-visual collection, 1939-1970
University of Utah Libraries, Special CollectionsThe W. Stewart Gardiner audio-visual collection consists of home movies related to his career as a river runner, as well as the Gardiner family in outdoor recreation settings. This collection is digitized.
July 8, 2025 10:21 am
The Olympic Experience photograph collection, Spring 2002
University of Utah Libraries, Special CollectionsThe Olympic Experince photograph collection consists of photos taken by people in Salt Lake during the 2002 Winter Games. This includes photos of events, as spectactors, but also photos of Salt Lake and the surrounding area during the Games. Select donations from this collection are available online in our Digital Library.
July 7, 2025 9:30 am
Derek Kilmer papers, 2013-2024
University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsBiography, accomplishments and summary of work, letters, newsletters, op-eds, photographs, podcast episodes, press releases, and speeches from the United States Representative for Washington's 6th Congressional District from 2012 to 2024
July 3, 2025 12:52 pm
Debra Larsen Brandon photograph collection, 1970-1982
University of Utah Libraries, Special CollectionsDebra Larsen Brandon attended the University of Utah, where she worked during her studies. This collection contains photographs of Debra and co-workers on campus, including in the University of Utah's central telecommunications switchboard in the 1970s.
