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LOC/E-F/E2. American History, General

 Record Group Term
Identifier: LOC/E-F/E2

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

C. V. Belknap journal

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: SFM 068
Abstract

C. V. Belknap was a Union soldier during the Civil War.

Dates: November 1864-1865

Edward Burns letter to James Boyle

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1862 Dec 18] 1: [Barcode: i50089821]
Identifier: CA 1862 Dec 18
Abstract

Edward Burns was a soldier who served in the American Civil War. The collection contains a photostat copy of a letter from Burns to James Boyle, dated December 18, 1862.

Dates: 1862 December 18

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Company 2110 newspaper

 Collection — Multiple collection box [Coll 386] 1: [Barcode: 35025042654299]
Identifier: Coll 386
Abstract

The collection contains one undated issue of the Civilian Conservation Corps (Cheshire, OR), Company 2110 camp newspaper, titled the Oracle, undated. Company 2110 was stationed at Camp Long Tom.

Dates: 1936

Robert Carleton Clark memorial essays

 Collection — Box 1 : [Barcode: 35025042617478]
Identifier: F979.5 C549
Abstract

Robert Carleton Clark (1877–1939) was and educator and historian who served as head of the department of History at the University of Oregon until his death in 1939. The Robert Carleton Clark memorial essays collection contains unpublished works by Clark's former graduate students on a variety of 19th and early 20th century Oregon history topics.

Dates: 1941-1943

Arthur Whipple Crawford papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 237
Abstract

Arthur Whipple Crawford (1885-?) was an economist and newspaper correspondent. The collection includes an autobiography, published material, scrapbooks, papers on the World Peace Conference, miscellaneous writings, manuscripts, records of the American Liberty League, manuscripts on the New Deal, records of the Economists National Committee on Monetary Policy, and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: 1931-1965

Fred Harrison legislative speeches

 Collection — Multiple collection box [Coll 381] 1: [Barcode: 35025042654257]
Identifier: Coll 381
Abstract

Fred Harrison, of Brownsville, Oregon, served in the Oregon State House of Representatives as a Democrat, from 1935 to 1937, representing Linn County. The collection (1935-1937) contains legislative speeches, and (political) poetry.

Dates: 1935-1937

D.W. Hawes letter to W.P. Goodbar concerning the sale of slaves

 Collection
Identifier: CA 1857 Feb 14
Abstract

D.W. Hawes sold slaves in the Antebellum south. In this letter, Hawes writes from Richmond, Virginia, to tell W.P. Goodbar that he has twelve slaves for sale, and that he will meet Goodbar in Atlanta to sell them.

Dates: 1857 February 14

Jeanne Tellier Leeson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 452
Abstract

Collection contains materials collected by Jeanne Tellier Leeson, author and teacher, in the course of her research on author Lambert Florin, and include correspondence, newsclippings, photos and negatives, ephemera, and writings.

Dates: 1966-1985

Les fêtes du Mémorial Day à Paris photographs

 Collection — Volume 1 : [Barcode: 35025038383143]
Identifier: PH 356
Abstract

This collection contains 18 black-and-white silver gelatin prints of Memorial Day celebrations in Paris, France, circa 1914-1918.

Dates: c.1914-1918

Wallace McCamant papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 155
Abstract Wallace McCamant came to Oregon in 1890 and practiced law. Later, he was appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court in 1916, but resigned in 1918, and resumed private law practice. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1920, and nominated Calvin Coolidge for the vice-presidency. In 1925, Coolidge nominated him to the Circuit Court of Appeals, a nomination that failed confirmation because of opposition by Senator Hiram Johnson. The collection includes correspondence relating...
Dates: 1867-1944

Oregon Commonwealth Federation records

 Collection
Identifier: Bx 033
Abstract

The Oregon Commonwealth Federation was a progressive political group that campaigned to support New Deal policies and politicians in Oregon, between 1936 - 1942. Monroe Sweetland was elected executive secretary/director of the group at its first convention in 1937, and served until 1942. The collection (1936-1942) contains articles of incorporation, by-laws, meeting minutes, press releases, financial records, and correspondence.

Dates: 1936-1942

Pacific Northwest Hardwood Association records

 Collection — Multiple collection box [B 080] 1: [Barcode: i50174228]
Identifier: B 080
Abstract

The Pacific Northwest Hardwood Association, of Portland, Oregon, was formed to encourage compliance with the lumber code of the National Recovery Act of 1933. The collection (1933) contains meeting minutes, expenses and dues, clippings and articles regarding the association and the code, and a listing of the lumber companies that were members of the association.

Dates: 1933

Walter M. Pierce papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 068
Abstract Collection consists of correspondence, speeches, reports, photographs and material covering U.S. and Northwest history and politics. A major portion details Pierce's involvement with New Deal programs. The papers deal with agriculture, irrigation and land reclamation, public ownership, forest management, and the development of hydroelectric power. There are substantial files on the Civilian Conservation Corps, Public Works Administration and Works Progress Administration, files on...
Dates: 1888-1969

George W. Robnett papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 077
Abstract

George W. Robnett (1890-1975) was an author and advertising executive, and co-founder and executive secretary of the National Laymen's Council, Church League of America. After retiring, Robnett concentrated his efforts on the Middle-East conflict and made three trips to the area. The collection includes correspondence, speeches, publications, and news clippings that reflect his work with the Church League of America and his writing.

Dates: 1937-1975

Francis Scheffer letter to Hawes and Bartlett concerning the sale of a slave

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: i45893093]
Identifier: CA 1857 Apr 18
Abstract

Francis Scheffer sold slaves in the Antebellum south. In this letter, Scheffer denies that the slave he sold to Hawes and Bartlett in Atlanta, Georgia, was unsound.

Dates: 1857 April 18

U. S. National Recovery Administration. Graphic Arts Regional Code Authority, Oregon records

 Collection — Box 1 : [Barcode: 35025042293643]
Identifier: Ax 603
Abstract

On February 17, 1934, President Roosevelt established a code of fair competition for the graphic arts industries by executive order; the regional administers in Oregon was Arne Rae, who was succeeded in January 1935 by Steen M. Johnson. The collection (1930s) contains the records from Arne Rae's office included minutes, expense accounts, correspondence, copies of the code, schedules, and forms, and bulletins of the Joint National Code Authority.

Dates: 1930s

Vietnam Feature Service records

 Collection
Identifier: Bx 169
Abstract

The Vietnam Feature Service was the propaganda arm of the Joint United States Public Affairs Office that offered their stories gratis to newspapers and magazines in the U.S. The collection (1968-1971) contains feature stories written by Ted J. Bush, and others, regarding life in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

Dates: 1968-1971

George W. Walker letters

 Collection — Folder 1-2 (shares a clamshell): [Barcode: i50008924]
Identifier: A 154
Abstract

George Washington Walker was a soldier in the 32nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. The collection consists primarily of correspondence between Walker and his wife, Mary Webster Walker, during the war.

Dates: 1847-1895

James Webb Young papers

 Collection — Box 1 : [Barcode: 35025041750908]
Identifier: Ax 739
Abstract James Webb Young (1886-1973) had a long career in advertising as the head of the Advertising Council, as key figure with J. Walter Thompson company, and with varied national and government agencies. The collection (1933-1972) contains printed and published documents pertaining to Young's career in advertising and also speeches, photographs, working notes, personal scrapbooks, Christmas cards designed by Young, autobiographical material, and files regarding his professional service and...
Dates: 1933-1972