Grant County, Oregon reminiscences, 1902-1953.

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Grant County, Oregon reminiscences, 1902-1953.

Transcriptions (typescript) of interviews with longtime Grant County, Oregon residents. Interviewees include Fred Wallace Wilson, Herman Oliver, Charles William Brown, Wanda Campbell-Martin Snyder, Wayne Casey Stewart, and Walter Green Keeney. Collection also includes an autobiographical manuscript (typescript) by poet Joaquin Miller, who lived in Grant County for several years during the 1860s, and typescript excerpts from "History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, Oregon" (Spokane, Wash. : Western Historical Publishing Co., 1902).

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Wilson, Fred H.

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Fred H. Wilson was a professional stilt-walker, who performed at fundraising events and in other venues in the New York area during the 1920s. From the description of Fred H. Wilson, papers regarding stilt-walking, 1921-1925. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122378593 From the guide to the Fred H. Wilson, papers regarding stilt-walking, 1921-1925, (The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.) Fred Eagle Wilson (1889-1966) began practicing...

Oliver, Herman

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Miller, Theresa Dyer, 1845-1883.

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Keeney, Walter Green, b. 1873

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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...

Stewart, Wayne Casey, b. 1896

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Brown, Charles William

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Snyder, Wanda Campbell-Martin

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