Records, 1935-1940.

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Records, 1935-1940.

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Records contain work compiled by WPA on Oregon historical topics; Federal Writers' Project papers; guides; diaries; biographies; Oregon newspaper index records; folklore; microfilm.

3 cu. ft.Microfilm: 6 reels.

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Historical Records Survey (Or.)

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Glover, E. S. 1844-1920

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United States. Works Progress Administration (Or.)

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The Works Progress Administration was organized May 6, 1935 in an effort to provide work to professionals during the Great Depression. The WPA provided workers to federal, state and local agencies to carry out projects that might never have been completed otherwise, due to a lack of resources. The WPA records at the Oregon Historical Society reflect some of the agency's work relating to Oregon history. Projects included an inventory of county archives, directory of churches in Oregon, newspaper ...

Federal Writers' Project (Or.)

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McLoughlin, John, 1784-1857

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Elwood Evans (1828-1898), born in Philadelphia, went to Oregon Territory in 1851 as deputy collector of customs at Nisqually. From 1859 to 1861, he served as mayor of the newly incorporated town of Olympia, Washington. In addition to his historical work, A History of the Pacific Northwest, he contributed many historical articles to local papers. From the guide to the Elwood Evans notebook, 1859-1882, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries) ...