Old Oregon Trail Centennial celebrations photograph album [graphic], 1943.

Barker, Burt Brown, 1873-1969

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Director of the Federal Art Project in Portland, Oregon. From the description of Burt Brown Barker papers, 1935-1938. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122454097 Lawyer and college administrator, Barker donated a statue of the Pioneer Mother by Alexander Phimister Proctor to the University of Oregon in memory of his mother, Elvira Brown Barker, in 1932. From the description of Papers, 1932-1945 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122521918 ...

McArthur, Lewis A. (Lewis Ankeny), 1883-1951

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Lewis A. McArthur was born on April 27, 1883 in The Dalles, Oregon. He graduated from the University of California in 1908. McArthur was employed at Pacific Power and Light Company from 1910 to 1948. He served as a member of the Oregon Geographic Names Board (1914-1949) and as the editor of the authoritative book on the origins of Oregon place-names, "Oregon Geographic Names", first published in 1928. McArthur supervised the revision and enlargement of the 1944 and 1952 editions. Fro...

American Pioneer Trails Association

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Daughters of the American Revolution.

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D. A. R. chapters from Washington, DC and surrounding areas. From the description of Papers, 1948-1949. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36009706 ...

Meeker, Ezra, 1830-1928

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Meeker was a pioneer on the wagon trail. From the description of Letter : Los Angeles, Calif., to Rolland A. Vandegrift, University of Southern California, 1924 April 28. (Natural History Museum Foundation, Los Angeles County). WorldCat record id: 23367142 Ezra Meeker was an early pioneer who traveled the Oregon Trail by ox cart as a young man. Beginning in his 70s he worked tirelessly to memorialize the trail, repeatedly retracing the trip of his youth. Meeker was born in H...

Sprague, Charles A. (Charles Arthur), 1887-1969

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Charles Arthur Sprague, the twenty-second governor of Oregon (1939-1943) was born in Lawrence, Kansas on November 12, 1887. From the guide to the Charles A. Sprague papers, 1895-1969, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) Charles Arthur Sprague, the twenty-second governor of Oregon (1939-1943) was born in Lawrence, Kansas on November 12, 1887. From his early beginnings, Charles Sprague was dedicated to education. After graduating from Monmouth...

Quigley, Ed, 1895-1984

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Edward Burns Quigley (1894-1984) was a Western artist and sculptor. From the guide to the Edward B. Quigley collection, 1917-1984, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) Edward Burns Quigley (1894-1984) was a Western artist and sculptor. He painted murals for Irvington School and Wanapum Dam. He also served as a Sergeant in the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. In 1984 he received the Cowboy Hall of Fame Trustees Award...

Meacham, Walter E., 1879-1951

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Walter Meacham was a descendant of Oregon pioneers who wrote on subjects relating to overland journeys. He was the long-time leader of the Old Oregon Trail Association. From the description of Walter E. Meacham papers, circa 1925-1945. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 63123830 From the guide to the Walter E. Meacham Papers, circa 1925-1945, (Oregon Historical Society) ...

Snell, Earl, 1895-1947

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Earl Wilcox Snell was born in Olex, Oregon on July 11, 1895 and completed his education at Oregon Institute of Technology in Portland. He served in WWI and entered state politics as a Republican in 1927. After tenures as speaker of the Oregon House and as Secretary of State between 1933 and 1942, Snell was elected governor. He was the incumbent when he died in an airplane crash on October 29, 1947. From the description of Papers, 1934-1949. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library...