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LOC/H/H11. Transportation and Communication

 Record Group Term
Identifier: LOC/H/H11

Found in 92 Collections and/or Records:

Abilene and Southern Railway Company Defendant records

 Collection — Box 1 : [Barcode: 35025041801818]
Identifier: Bx 153
Abstract

In 1922, the West Coast Lumberman's Association sued the Abilene and Southern Railway Co. regarding "unjust and unreasonable" lumber rates. The collection (1922-1924) contains testimonies, briefs, exhibits, lumber company statistics and research, and correspondence used in the case.

Dates: 1922-1924

Adams and Company of California shipping and price lists

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: ALMA232165]
Identifier: CA 1853 Jan 31
Abstract

Adams and Company of California was a subsidiary of the Adams Express Company, a shipping and local delivery firm. The collection includes a single four-page list of items and services offered by Adams and Company of California.

Dates: 1853 January 31

William Salter Baker bill of sale

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1850 Aug 20] 1: [Barcode: i49152166]
Identifier: CA 1850 Aug 20
Abstract

The collection consists of a bill of sale transferring half-ownership of the "Brig. Anna & Maime" from William Salter Baker to Orville Risley for the amount of $4,000.00.

Dates: 1850 August 20

Lake M. Bechtell papers

 Collection — Box 1 : [Barcode: 35025042265856]
Identifier: Bx 161
Abstract

Lake Bechtell (1886 -1977) was a lawyer who became City Attorney of Prineville, then was elected to the City Council in 1921, to the office of Mayor in 1925, and served as District Attorney for Crook County, 1928 to 1953. The collection contains legal files regarding livestock companies, grazing and irrigation districts, mining claims, and railroads, 1918-1963.

Dates: 1918-1963

Brother Jonathan (steamship) cargo manifest

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1860 Mar 21] 1: [Barcode: ALMA235488]
Identifier: CA 1860 Mar 21
Abstract

Collection is comprised of the manifest of the cargo of the steamship Brother Jonathan.

Dates: 1860 March 21

Augustus Ripley Burbank diaries

 Collection
Identifier: A 013
Abstract

Augustus Ripley Burbank was a businessman in the West and Midwest. The Augustus Ripley Burbank diaries consist of three volumes of diaries. The diaries discuss overland travel to California, the growth of Portland and Lafayette, Oregon, personal issues and the growth and development of railroads in the Willamette Valley. The frequency of the diary entries varies from nonexistent for many years to almost daily.

Dates: 1849 April 13 - 1898 May 7

William B. Burke photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: PH 005
Abstract

William Burke (dates unknown) photographed the Southern Oregon communities of Coos, Curry and Douglas counties from the 1900s to the 1930s. In 1912 Burke and F.F. Sasman traveled on a Pathfinder to demonstrate the need for better roads on the coast. The collection consists of 380 images, prints and negatives, of community events, shipping, railroads, logging, mining and ship-building, and the Pathfinder expedition.

Dates: 1900-1930

J. H. (John Henry) Christ papers

 Collection — Box 1 : [Barcode: 35025041753472]
Identifier: Ax 767
Abstract

J. H. (John Henry or Heine) Christ edited a book regarding the recollections of a Pony Express Rider, Isaac Van Dorsey Mossman, who worked for the Pony Express in the mid 1800s. The collection (1954-1955) contains manuscript and research material, correspondence, photographs, and publicity.

Dates: 1954-1955

Coast rail construction photograph album

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35025042871174]
Identifier: PH 203_036
Abstract

The collection consists of one album of 29 snapshots of railroad construction on coast of Oregon, primarily a steam shovel at work. Some river shots. C. 1910s-1930s. Photographer unidentified.

Dates: 1910-1930

John Cochran bill of sale

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1865 July 1] 1: [Barcode: i5009158x]
Identifier: CA 1865 July 1
Abstract

The collection contains bill of sale to People's Transportation Co. for the steamer Relief, signed by John Cochran and others, on July 1, 1865.

Dates: 1865 July 1

Columbia (steamship) bill of lading

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1860 July 3] 1: [Barcode: i50120578]
Identifier: CA 1860 July 3
Abstract

The collection contains a bill of lading dated July 3, 1860, for the Oregon steamship Columbia.

Dates: 1860 July 3

Columbia Transportation Company records

 Collection — Box 1 : [Barcode: 35025041984804]
Identifier: Bx 094
Abstract

The Columbia Transportation company owned and operated the Columbia North Beach Ferry company. The collection (1921-1954) contains articles of incorporation, minutes of shareholders' meetings, account books and ledgers.

Dates: 1921-1954

Coos Bay and Coquille Transportation Co. records

 Collection — Multiple collection box [B 111] 1: [Barcode: 35025032079135]
Identifier: B 111
Abstract

Coos Bay and Coquille Transportation Co. was a steamboat company and the original directors were Nat H. Lane, Charles Merchant, and C. B. Golden. The collection (July 11, 1873 - February 11, 1876) contains meeting minutes and treasurer's reports.

Dates: 1873, July 11 -1876, February 11

H.W. Corbett and H.W Failing collection of bills of lading, shipping tickets and freight bills relating to Pacific Northwest vessels

 Collection — Volume 1 : [Barcode: ALMA220739]
Identifier: CA B497
Abstract

H.W. Corbett (1827-1903) and H. Failing (1834 – 1898) brothers (by marriage), business partners and politicians. Collection contains 1, 20 paged volume of various bills of lading, shipping tickets and freight bills relating to Corbett and Failing's business in the Pacific Northwest.

Dates: 1859-1878

C. S. Culver letter

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1889 Oct 20] 1: [Barcode: i50125424]
Identifier: CA 1889 Oct 20
Abstract

The collection contains a typed copy of a letter dated October 20, 1889, from C. S. Culver of Mantorville, Minnesota, to his brother and sister Lucius and Amanda Culver. The letter is a description of transportation facilities and natural resources of Oregon during 1889.

Dates: 1889 October 20

Matthew Paul Deady letter to Melvin C. George

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1884 Apr 11] 1: [Barcode: i50104317]
Identifier: CA 1884 Apr 11
Abstract

Matthew Paul Deady (1824-1893) was a lawyer, politician, and judge in the Oregon Territory, who became Oregon's first U.S. District Court judge in 1859, a position he retained until his death. The collection contains a letter dated April 11, 1884, from Deady, of Portland, Oregon to Melvin C. George, of Washington, D.C. regarding the judicial salary bill.

Dates: 1884 April 11

Delta Nu Alpha Transportation Fraternity. University of Oregon Chapter records

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35025041630829]
Identifier: UA 101
Abstract

Delta Nu Alpha is an international organization dedicated to transportation and logistics. The collection contains University of Oregon chapter records that document the functions, activities, and people of the organization. Records include correspondence, newsletters, meeting minutes, membership files, national materials, subject files on transportation topics, and photographs, 1947-1958.

Dates: 1947-1958

Department of Speech records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 191
Abstract

The study of rhetoric and performance has been a part of the curriculum of the University of Oregon since it opened its doors in 1877; the Department of Speech also used to offer classes in radio, film, theatre study, and also dramatic performance. The bulk of the collection (1948-1999) consists of records when the Department of Speech was heavily involved with theatre performance.

Dates: 1948-1999

Dispatch Line bill of lading

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1872 Mar 1] 1: [Barcode: i50089365]
Identifier: CA 1872 Mar 1
Abstract

The collection contains a bill of lading by Dispatch Line Co. for a goods shipped by S. Marks and company on the schooner Sparrow, from San Francisco to Gardner City, Oregon. The bill of lading includes a detailed list of goods.

Dates: 1872 March 1

E. C. M. Rand report on Northwest railroads

 Collection — Multiple collection box [B 116] 1: [Barcode: 35025032079184]
Identifier: B 116
Abstract

E. C. M. Rand was commissioned in 1893 to investigate and report of the affairs of the Willamette Valley and Coast railroad and the Oregon Pacific railroad.

Dates: 1893

Orval Etter papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 338
Abstract

Orval Etter is a former professor at the University of Oregon who founded the Pacifica Forum in 1994. He was a professor of planning, public policy and management. He was also a pacifist and a conscientious objector during World War II. The collection includes information on the Pacifica Forum and the Emerald Chamber Players including articles, newsletters, writings by Etter, material on the Fellowship of Reconciliation, and subject files.

Dates: 1942-2003

Eugene Mall photographs

 Collection
Identifier: PH 328
Abstract

Collection comprises seven photographs of the construction of the downtown mall in Eugene, Oregon from 1969 to 1970.

Dates: not yet assigned

Eugene Print Collection

 Collection
Identifier: PH 213
Abstract

The Eugene Print Collection assembles images of the city of Eugene and its vicinity. The majority of the images date from the 1880s-1920s.

Dates: 1880-1960; Majority of material found within 1900-1915

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

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

James R. Harvey papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 144
Abstract

James R. Harvey was secretary of the Grants Pass, Oregon, Chamber of Commerce. The collection consists of business correspondence and files containing correspondence and other documents regarding projects important to Grants Pass and Josephine County such as the California and Oregon Coast Railroad, Crescent City Harbor Development, and Old Channel Mine.

Dates: 1926-1935

Sam T. Hastie letter to Edward Quackenbush

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1886 June 7] 1: [Barcode: ALMA220726]
Identifier: CA 1886 June 7
Abstract

Letter from Sam T. Hastie, Cincinnati, O., to Edward Quackenbush, Portland, Ore., June 7, 1886.

Dates: 1886 June 7

John and Ward Hawkins papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 071
Abstract

The John and Ward Hawkins Papers comprise fiction manuscripts and teleplays, correspondence, non-fiction manuscripts, and screenplays by American writers John and Ward Hawkins.

Dates: 1937-1981

Hedden Store records

 Collection
Identifier: Bx 016
Abstract

The Hedden store was a general merchandise store that operated from 1852-1976 in Scottsburg, Oregon. The collection contains store and postal ledgers detailing accounts of purchases (both general and postal) and also provides information on customers.

Dates: 1903-1950

W. Harry Hembree papers

 Collection
Identifier: CB H371
Abstract

W. Harry Hembree was a ship captain and master ship builder in Oregon. His family, and the Kellogg family, owned and built ships and created a freight transportation company in the Willamette Valley. The W. Harry Hembree Papers consist of the retelling of Hembree's grandfather's 1843 overland journey, a 1947 interview in which Hembree reminisces about his family and his life, and Hembree's 1912 log of the Althea voyage from Portland, Oregon to Alaska.

Dates: 1912-1947