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LOC/H. Social Sciences

 Record Group Term
Identifier: LOC/H

Found in 696 Collections and/or Records:

Hymen Fairchild land sale agreement

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1858 Oct 5] 1: [Barcode: i50002697]
Identifier: CA 1858 Oct 5
Abstract

Hymen Fairchild (1832-1907) was an pioneer and early resident of Jackson County, Oregon Territory. The collection consists of land sale agreement between Fairchild and brothers Thomas and Robert Beale.

Dates: 1858 October 5

Farmers' Security Bank records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Bx 008
Abstract

Farmers' Security Bank of Milton, Oregon was incorporated in 1911 by W. E. James, W. W. Wasser, N. T. Manela, F. M. Kent, H. A. Williams, and Robert McEwen. The collection (1911-1940) includes minutes of stockholders and directors meetings, general ledger, depositors ledger, deposit book, and daily statement book.

Dates: 1911-1940

Nina Faubion papers

 Collection — Box 1 : [Barcode: 35025042001871]
Identifier: Ax 185
Abstract

Nina L. Faubion (1884-1945) was a writer, artist, and amateur mycologist, and also worked as secretary to her father, Senator (and also Mayor) Harry Lane of Oregon. The collection (1887-1938) contains Faubion correspondence and an unpublished manuscript, as well as Harry Lane correspondence and a scrapbook.

Dates: 1887-1938

Fear family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 034
Abstract

William H. Fear and his wife Lucia (Drum) Fear moved from Burlington, Kansas to Portland, Oregon in 1889. The collection contains correspondence, Fear and Drum family papers, medical case books, and files of Nora B. Green.

Dates: 1865-1931

Charles Feller papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 320
Abstract

Charles Feller (1889-1966) became an Oregon fish merchant and wholesaler in Marshfield and Coos Bay, Oregon and established the Charles Feller Company which traded world-wide in canned, smoked, and frozen fish. The collection contains company records including ledgers, journals, and account books, fish catch books, commercial and personal correspondence, Charleston, Oregon harbor improvement files, and scrapbooks.

Dates: 1916-1957

Louis Felsheim papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 232
Abstract Louis Felsheim was a county judge for Coos County, Oregon, and publisher of the Bandon Western World, a newspaper of Bandon, Oregon. The collection (1943-1950) contains correspondence, issues of another Bandon newspaper, Daily Camel's Hump, and a scrapbook of clippings published in the Bandon Western World. There is minor correspondence, mostly requests for favors from the judge, a scrapbook of clippings, articles, poems, and columns from the Western World, and issues of the...
Dates: 1943-1950

Feminist and lesbian periodical collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 257
Abstract

The Feminist and Lesbian Periodical Collection contains 482 lesbian and feminist periodical titles including 36 Oregon titles and 31 international titles. Approximately 80 percent of the entire collection contains titles published during the 1970s. This collection does not duplicate circulating holdings in the UO Libraries for feminist and lesbian topics.

Dates: 1932-1997

First Congregational Church (Tualatin, Or.) letter to Rev. J.S. Griffin

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: SFM 011
Abstract

Letter from some members of the First Congregational Church to Rev. J.S. Griffin requesting letters of reference in order to join a new church being formed in Tualatin, Or., 1855.

Dates: 1855

First National Bank of Athena, Oregon records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Bx 116
Abstract

Fay Legrow and his father owned the First National Bank of Athena, which later became the U.S. National Bank of Portland, Athena branch. The collection contains financial records consisting of reconcilement records, bonds, notes and securities, circulation and redemption accounts, and daily balances.

Dates: 1912-1939

First National Bank of Oregon (Portland) early history

 Collection — Folder 1 (shares a clamshell box): [Barcode: i50134322]
Identifier: A 242
Abstract

The First National Bank of Oregon (Portland) was chartered in 1865 by Portland merchants and citizens; it was the only national bank in Oregon at that time, and the first on the West Coast. The collection contains a written history of the early years of the bank.

Dates: 1941

John Barclay Fisken papers relating to the history of the Washington Water Power Company

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 141
Abstract

John Barclay Fisken was the manager, general superintendent, superintendent of light and power, and chief engineer of the Washington Water Power Company. The collections consists of reports and papers from Fisken's career at the Washington Water Power Company.

Dates: 1910-1940

Florence Crittenton Refuge Home minutes

 Collection — Multiple collection box [B 090] 1: [Barcode: i5014280x]
Identifier: B 090
Abstract

In 1882, Charles N. Crittenton began establishing homes for women in crisis that he named after his daughter, Florence, who died at age four; this work has continued with the National Crittenton Foundation, headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The collection (1903-1906) contains the minutes of the board of managers of the Portland, Oregon Florence Crittenton Refuge home.

Dates: 1903-1906

John Fletcher Ford photograph album

 Collection — Volume 1: [Barcode: 35025042870978]
Identifier: PH 203_014
Abstract

The collection consists of one album of 41 images signed by John Fletcher Ford (c.1862-1914), a commercial photographer in Portland, showing logging, landscape along Columbia River; city of Portland. One image of military crew on rotating gun emplacement.

Dates: 1890-1914

Forest Grove Door and Lumber Company minute book

 Collection — Multiple collection box [B 026] 1: [Barcode: 35025042751988]
Identifier: B 026
Abstract

Forest Grove Door and Lumber Co was the sucessor to J.L. Smith and Son and manufactured lumber, sash, moulding, and furniture. The Forest Grove Door and Lumber Co. collection contains a minute book of the board of directors and loose correspondence.

Dates: 1892-1894

Forest Industries Radio Communications (FIRC) records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Bx 064
Abstract

The Forest Industries Radio Communications (FIRC) organization coordinated radio communication in the lumber and forest products industries. The records include meeting minutes, correspondence, financial, general and annual reports, technical files, and periodicals, 1947-1961.

Dates: 1935-1961

Harrison Forman papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 024
Abstract

Harrison Forman (1904-1978) was an American explorer, aviator, photographer, journalist and author. Collection comprises 62 diaries kept by Forman while a world traveler and journalist, as well as photographs, journalism, interviews, writings, and books by Forman. Collection materials include accounts of the Sino-Japanese conflict, the Chinese government under Chiang Kai-shek, the Japanese bombardment of Shanghai in 1937, and the Nazi invasion of Poland in 1939.

Dates: 1931-1974

Fortnightly Club of Eugene records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 329
Abstract

The Fortnightly Club of Eugene was organized in December 1893 by Dr. Alice Hall Chapman as a study club dedicated to continuing education, and later evolved into advocating for library facilities and services in Eugene. The collection contains meeting minutes, scrapbooks and photographs, program books, financial records, and documents relating to club events, projects, and members' work.

Dates: 1893-2014

Thomas Frazar reminiscences to 1853, including the history of the Frazar family in America

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CB F869] 1: [Barcode: i39080602]
Identifier: CB F869
Abstract

Collection consists of reminiscences of Frazar's childhood in Massachusetts, early life at sea, a trading voyage to California and Oregon (via Panama), 1850-1851, and experiences as a trader in the southern Oregon mines, 1852-1853.

Dates: not yet dated

Freedom School Lectures

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35025041127453]
Identifier: Coll 449
Abstract

This collection is comprised of five lectures given at The Freedom School between November 1963 and April 1964.

Dates: 1963-1964

Amos Fries papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 234
Abstract

Amos Fries (1873-1963) was an engineer, served in the Philippines during the Moro uprising, organized the Chemical Warfare Service, and was an advocate for conservative causes. The collection consists of biographical material, correspondence, manuscripts by Fries, others, and Elizabeth Fries, and photographs.

Dates: 1903-1952

Helen Frye papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 348
Abstract Helen Frye was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon in 1930. She earned her B.A. in English in 1953, her M.A. in Education in 1961, and her J.D. in 1966, all from the University of Oregon. After earning her M.A. she taught high school English; after earning her law degree she joined her husband, William Frye, in private legal practice. After five years in private practice, Frye became a judge for Oregon Circuit Court's second district (Lane County). In 1980, Frye was appointed by President Carter...
Dates: 1971-2011

Frank Fuller papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35025042616199]
Identifier: SFM 233
Abstract

Frank L. Fuller was a member of the of 11th Weather Squadron stationed in the Aleutian Islands during the Second World War. The Frank Fuller papers contain letters written to Fuller’s wife, Doris Dean Fuller, between 1938-1945.

Dates: 1938-1945

Mabel V. Funk manuscript

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35025042324497]
Identifier: Coll 367
Abstract

The collection consists of a typed manuscript by Mabel V. Funk of Campe Verde, Arizona regarding the homestead she and her husband won by government drawing (date unknown).

Dates: Unknown

G. Heitkemper Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Bx 195
Abstract

The G. Heitkemper Company was a wholesale and retail jeweler in Portland, Oregon, incorporated by Gerhard Heitkemper, Frank A. Heitkemper, and Edward Cookingham in 1896. The records include thirteen ledgers that contain pre-corporation records as well as post-corporation minutes, correspondence, financial records and other communications from 1874-1924.

Dates: 1874-1924

W. Gale letter

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1848 July 5] 1: [Barcode: i49301718]
Identifier: CA 1848 July 5
Abstract

W. Gale was an Oregon pioneer. The collection consists of a single letter written by Gale in which he discusses his "Oregon claim".

Dates: 1848 July 5

Jesse Jewell Gard papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 339
Abstract

Jesse Jewell Gard (1902-1967) was educated in banking at Rutgers University, worked for various banks in Oregon and was an active member of the Republican Party, serving on the Republican National Committee for many years. The collection contains political files, business and professional records, civic files, personal correspondence, and memorabilia.

Dates: 1892-1962; Majority of material found within 1930-1962

Gardiner Mill Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Bx 183
Abstract

The Gardiner Mill Company Store in Gardiner, Oregon sold manufactured goods and foodstuffs on the Oregon coast. The collection consists of business records, including correspondence and account records.

Dates: 1868-1923

John Gates papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 036
Abstract

John Gates (1827-1888) was a construction engineer for the Oregon Steam Navigation Co. and the Oregon Railway and Navigation Co. From 1885 to 1888, he served as mayor of Portland, Oregon. The collection consists of correspondence, financial records, legal documents, diaries, scrapbook pages, steamboat plans and inventions, and photographs.

Dates: 1853-1909

Sally Miller Gearhart papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 305
Abstract

Dr. Sally Miller Gearhart was a scholar, educator, science-fiction writer, feminist, and lesbian activist. The papers include correspondence, literary works, academic work, public appearances and publicity materials, photographs, journals and artwork, personal papers, and writings of others.

Dates: 1902-2015; Majority of material found within 1940s-2015

Nathan H. Gellert papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 038
Abstract

Nathan Gellert (1889-1959) was an engineer specializing in design and construction of gas plants and problems of gas technology. The papers include volumes of data and conclusions for a series of engineering projects as well as corporate records.

Dates: 1911-1956