United States. Navy

Lewis R. Alderman papers

Collection — Box 1 : [Barcode: 35025042293163]

Identifier: Ax 473

Abstract Lewis R. Alderman (1872-1965) became a prominent and influential educator, first as a principal and school superintendent in McMinnville, then as superintendent in Yamhill County and Eugene, a University of Oregon faculty member, Superintendent of Schools for Oregon, Director of Education of enlisted men in the Navy, and Chief of the Service Division in the USO Office of Education. The collection contains, scrapbooks, speeches, radio talks on education, correspondence and documents on adult...

Dates: 1928-1943

Found in: University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives / Lewis R. Alderman papers

W. H. Hardy letter to Fred Lockley

Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1918 Nov 18] 1: [Barcode: i50165872]

Identifier: CA 1918 Nov 18

Abstract

W. H. Hardy was a member of the U.S. Navy and was a member of the Naval expedition to Japan in 1852-1854, Commanded by Mathew C. Perry, that resulted in opening up trade routes with Japan. The collection contains a letter dated November 18, 1918 from Hardy to Fred Lockley, and a poem commemorating Perry.

Dates: November 18, 1918

Found in: University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives / W. H. Hardy letter to Fred Lockley

Raymond E. Kerr papers

Collection

Identifier: Ax 345

Abstract

Raymond Earle Kerr was a U.S. Navy Commander and a conservationist. The Raymond Earle Kerr papers contain material concerning Kerr's activities relating to the problems of air and water pollution in Oregon. The papers are arranged by organizations and subject. The collection concludes with personal memorabilia and material related to Oregon history, with a focus on Lane county.

Dates: 1957-1966

Found in: University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives / Raymond E. Kerr papers

Ruth Evelyn Morse Parkhurst and Austin Flint Parkhurst papers

Collection

Identifier: Coll 228

Abstract Ruth Evelyn Morse (1899-1983) taught in American Indian schools and was employed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and her husband, Austin Flint Parkhurst (1885-1965), was in the Navy during WWI and became a radio engineer. The collection contains personal and professional records of Ruth Parkhurst, including her career as a teacher in American Indian schools and her work with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) as well as personal and professional (mostly military) records of Austin...

Dates: 1936-1983

Found in: University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives / Ruth Evelyn Morse Parkhurst and Austin Flint Parkhurst papers

Arthur Perry papers

Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35025042632980]

Identifier: A 095

Abstract

Arthur Perry (1885-1948) was a newspaper reporter and paragrapher from Medford, Oregon, who is best known for hisMedford Mail-Tribune column "Smudge Pot," which was widely reprinted. The collection (1918-1948) contains a wartime diary (WWI), scrapbooks, correspondence, and clippings of Perry's writings.

Dates: 1918-1948

Found in: University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives / Arthur Perry papers