Alfred Powers papers 1834-1963

West, Oswald, 1873-1960

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Oswald West served as Oregon's fourteenth governor. He was born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, in 1873, and came to Oregon with his family in 1877. His father was a cattle dealer who took his son on many travels throughout the Willamette Valley and Central Oregon. Oswald worked as a clerk and teller for the Ladd and Bush bank of Salem, and later the First National Bank of Astoria. In 1897 he married Mabel Hutton of Salem, and the couple had three children. West served as a State Land Agent in Salem...

Peter, Emil

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Giles, Daniel

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Grover, La Fayette, 1823-1911

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Lafayette Grover served as Governor of Oregon from 1870-1877 and was then resigned to become a United States Senator. From the guide to the Lafayette Grover diary, 1851-1853, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries) ...

Oregon Diamond Coal, Mining, and Developing Company.

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Carey, Charles Henry

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Charles Henry Carey was a Portland lawyer and judge from 1883 to 1940. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on October 27, 1857. Carey graduated from Denison University and received a law degree from Cincinnati College in 1883. He began his career as an associate in the Thayer and Williams law firm in Portland, Oregon, from 1883 to 1885. Carey lived and practiced, briefly, in Michigan from 1887 to 1889, before returning to Portland and organizing the law firm of Williams and Carey. He s...

Portland Academy and Female Seminary (Portland, Or.)

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Pope, George

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Epithet: Captain Deputy Assistant Commissary-Gen Bombay Army British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000410.0x000057 ...

Conner, Sabra

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Ball, E. W.

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Big Brother Farm (Lebanon, Or.)

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Oregon Railway and Navigation Company

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Incorporated in 1879, the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company carried agricultural and mining freight on two mail lines; Portland to Huntington, Oregon and Pendleton, Oregon to Winona, Washington. By 1890 it owned over 642 miles of track, but in 1896 it was sold to the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company. From the description of Timetables, 1881-1903. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 48757673 ...

Powers, Alfred

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Alfred Powers (1887-1983) was an author, journalist, teacher, book collector, and book binder. He was the author of 18 books and numerous articles; was a professor of journalism at the University of Oregon; served as the head of the Works Progress Administration's Writer's Project; and served as the dean of the SSHE Extension Service and Continuing Education. From the description of Alfred Powers collection [manuscript], 1834-1963. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldC...

Duniway, Robert

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Cook, Walter M.

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Lyon, Chester A.

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Pflug, M. A.

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Hinshaw, Bernard

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Baird, Richard

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Vancouver Transportation Company (Vancouver, Wash.)

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Ouper, Joseph

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Balch, Frederic Homer, 1861-1891

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Auto Freight Company.

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Greer, Elwin G.

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Colter, Eli

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Glover, Sheldon

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Cooke, Belle

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Miller, Joaquin, 1837-1913

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Joaquin Miller, born Cincinnatus Heine Miller and known as the "poet of the Sierras," was a Calif. poet and playwright. Beginning in 1886, he built and lived in a home on his estate, "The Hights"[sic], in the hills above Oakland. From the description of Joaquin Miller letter : Dimond, Calif., to Mr. Stone: ALS 1905 May 11. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122558852 Born Cincinnatus Heine (or Hiner) Miller on September 8, 1837, near Liberty, Indiana. In 18...

Marquam, Grace

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Oregon Council for the Protection of Roadside Beauty.

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Ladd & Tilton Bank (Portland, Or.)

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LeRoy, Bruce

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