Skip to main content Skip to search results

Showing Collections: 31 - 60 of 70

Henry B. Miller papers

 Collection
Identifier: A 269
Abstract

Henry B. Miller was part owner of the vast Miller and Lux Cattle Co, and he may have served in the military or in the Foreign Service during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The collection (1898-1908) consists of correspondence, consular letters and reports regarding Russia and China, and photographs.

Dates: 1898-1908

Marmion Mills papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 220
Abstract

Marmion D. Mills was a transportation engineer and consultant who worked at one time for General Motors. The collection contains studies of urban transportation systems for companies or for municipalities, with occasional correspondence.

Dates: 1926-1962

Francis Hayes Murphy papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 074
Abstract

Francis Hayes Murphy (1878-1968) became an electrical engineer; he worked first in Wisconsin and later in Oregon, where he was employed for the Portland Railway Light and Power Company. The collection (1920-1940) includes minutes, reports, contracts, codes, photographs, and other historical data and documents on electric lighting in Oregon.

Dates: 1920-1940

Harold Joyce Noble papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Ax 160
Abstract

Harold Joyce Noble (1903-1953) was a history professor at the University of Oregon who specialized in Far Eastern affairs and who also worked as a foreign correspondent and served as First Secretary of the American Embassy at Seoul, South Korea. The collection (1918-1948) contains minutes, reports, correspondence, and other documents reporting conditions and events in South Korea and Japan and activities of the agencies Noble worked with.

Dates: 1918-1948

Northwest Public Power Association, executive secretary's records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Bx 133
Abstract Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA) is a non-profit trade association comprising public/people's utility districts, electric cooperatives, municipalities, and crown corporations in the Western U.S. and Canada. The collection (1948-1963) consists of correspondence, material regarding power and service plans of electric cooperatives, application and hearing material for the Mountain Sheep-Pleasant Valley hydro-electric project on the Middle Snake River, and a file regarding the Oregon...
Dates: 1948-1963

Office of the President: Clarence Valentine Boyer records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 001-006
Abstract

Clarence Valentine Boyer (1880-1954) was an English professor and dean at the University of Oregon, and also served as University President from 1934 until 1938. The collection (1932-1970) contains records from the Office of the President which include correspondence, reports, minutes, financial records, among other documents.

Dates: 1932-1970

Office of the President: Donald Milton Erb records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: UA 001-007
Abstract

Donald Milton Erb served as the President of University of Oregon from 1938 to 1943. The collection contains records from the Office of the President from 1933 to 1942.

Dates: 1933-1942

Office of the President: Frank Strong records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 001-003
Abstract

Frank Strong served as president of the University of Oregon from 1899 to 1902. The collection contains records of the Office of the President from 1899-1902.

Dates: 1899-1902

Office of the President: Harry K. Newburn and Orlando John Hollis (interim) records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: UA 001-008
Abstract

Orlando John Hollis served as interim president of the University of Oregon from 1944 until Harry K. Newburn became the eighth president in 1945, serving until 1953. The collection contains records from the Office of the President from 1945-1953.

Dates: 1945-1953

Office of the President: John Wesley Johnson records

 Collection — Box: 1 (00005.A)
Identifier: UA 001-001
Abstract

John Wesley Johnson (1836-1898) was an Oregon pioneer, a teacher and administrator in Oregon schools and colleges, was a professor of Latin, and also the first President of the University of Oregon, from 1876 until 1893. The collection (1888-1905) contains records from the Office of the President during Johnson's tenure and also cover the tenure of presidents' Charles Hiram Chapman (1893-1899), Frank Strong (1899-1902), and (the first four years of) Prince Lucien Campbell (1902-1905).

Dates: 1888-1905

Office of the President: Prince Lucien Campbell records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 001-004
Abstract

Prince Lucien Campbell (1861-1925) served as president of the University of Oregon from 1902 until 1925. The collection contains records that document the Office of the President, 1902-1927.

Dates: 1902-1927

Office of the President: Robert D. Clark records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 001-012
Abstract

Robert D. Clark (1910-2005) began his career at the University of Oregon in 1943 as a professor of speech and later became Dean of the College of Liberal Arts (CLA), Dean of Faculties, President of San Jose State College (1964-1969), and from 1969 until his retirement in 1975, he served as the eleventh President of the University of Oregon. The collection contains the records that document the Office of the President, 1969-1976.

Dates: 1969-1976

Office of the President: William C. Jones (acting) and Arthur S. Flemming records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 001-010
Abstract

William C. Jones served as Interim President of University of Oregon from 1960-1961 after President Wilson resigned. Arthur Flemming (1905-1996) became the 10th president of the University of Oregon and professor of political science on February 24, 1961. The collection contains records that document the functions, activities, and people of the Office of the President.

Dates: 1960-1971

Oregon and California Advisory Board records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Bx 056
Abstract

The Oregon and California Advisory Board (O&C) dealt with the administration of revested land in Oregon. The collection contains correspondence, reports, research files, and minutes.

Dates: 1950-1961

Oregon Capitol Reconstruction Commission records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: A 224
Abstract

The Capitol Reconstruction Commission was established in November, 1935, during a special session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, to plan the construction of a new capitol building. The collection (1935-1936) contains the files of commission member George A. Marshall, and include minutes, bulletins, official and unofficial correspondence, and the commission report.

Dates: 1935-1936

Oregon Daily Emerald records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 076
Abstract

Founded in 1899, the Oregon Daily Emerald (ODE) is a student-run independent daily campus newspaper at the University of Oregon. The collection (1920-2004) contains photographs, negatives, and slides, assignment ledger, ODE issues, minutes, reports, correspondence, and office files.

Dates: 1920-2004

Oregon Freelance Club records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Bx 117
Abstract

The Oregon Freelance Club was an organization of amateur and professional writers from the state of Oregon. The collection (1952-1965) contains correspondence, reports, membership lists, and financial records.

Dates: 1952-1965

Oregon legislative assembly Interim Committee on Social Problems records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Bx 107
Abstract

The Oregon Interim Committee on Social Problems was a committee of the Oregon House of Representatives which investigated social issues such as sex offenses and divorce. The collection (1961-1962) contains records from the files of Oregon representative William J. Gallagher, and consist of working papers, minutes of the full committee, and the subcommittees on social problems, divorce, and sex offenders, and also includes reports, statistics, and correspondence.

Dates: 1961-1962

Oregon. Legislative Assembly. Interim Committee to Make a Study of the Needs of the Workman's Compensation Laws records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Bx 062
Abstract

The Oregon. Legislative Assembly. Interim Committee to Make a Study of the Needs of the Workman's Compensation Laws records. The collection (1939-1941) consists of the committee chairman's files and material includes correspondence, minutes, and drafts of reports.

Dates: 1939-1941

Oregon. Legislative Assembly. Interim Committee of Judicial Administration records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Bx 061
Abstract

Joint Resolution 24, by the Oregon Senate, created an interim Committee of Judicial Administration that was empowered to inquire into and make recommendations regarding the feasibility and need for reorganization of judicial districts in Oregon. The collection (1957-1959) contains questionnaires and evaluations of judges and courts, drafts of bills, subcommittee reports, and recommendations.

Dates: 1957-1959

Oregon. State Defense Council. Lane County, District no. 10, (Eugene) records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Bx 036
Abstract

The records in this collection are from the Lane County, District no. 10 (Eugene) division of the Oregon State Defense council. The collection (1942-1944) contains correspondence, minutes, committee records, evacuation plans, emergency test reports, minutes of the police reserve group, and University of Oregon Aircraft Warning Service observation post log books.

Dates: 1942-1944

Oregon. Statewide Relief Council records

 Collection — Multiple Collection Box: [B 107] 1
Identifier: B 107
Abstract

In 1932, the Oregon Statewide Relief Council investigated and reported on unemployment, food surpluses and deficits, and educational opportunities in Oregon. The collection (1932) contains minutes, correspondence, reports, and also food, unemployment, and education surveys.

Dates: 1932

Oregon Women's Political Caucus (OWPC) records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 369
Abstract Founded in 1971, the Oregon Women’s Political Caucus (OWPC) was a state-wide women’s political organization that mirrored the National Women’s Political Caucus (NWPC) at a state level. Along with fighting to right women’s issues, the OWPC also strove to achieve equal human rights for all people, regardless of sex, color, race or religion, as reflected in this collection.This collection contains materials from 1971 to 1999 from a wide range of donors including Gretchen Kafoury ...
Dates: 1971-1999

Pacific Cooperative Poultry Producers and Pacific Egg Producers records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Bx 111
Abstract

The Pacific Cooperative Poultry Producers (PCPP) cooperative was organized in 1920, and the Pacific Egg Producers (PEP) cooperative was established in 1922. The collection contains records of both cooperatives including financial records, reports, correspondence, and minutes.

Dates: 1924-1941

Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company fundamental plan survey

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: A 304
Abstract

Between August 1916 and March 1917, the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company undertook a "Fundamental Plan Survey" of Portland, Oregon, that gathered population, business, firm, and rent value statistics, telephone estimates, and rate schedules. The collection (1916-1917) contains the final report and correspondence related to the population survey.

Dates: 1916-1917

Phi Beta Kappa. Oregon Alpha Chapter records

 Collection — Box: 11 (15.106.A)
Identifier: UA 108
Abstract

Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha of Oregon chapter, became the first chapter in the state of Oregon in 1923. Collection (1903-1993) includes bulletins, meeting minutes, secretary's book, constitution, and annual reports.

Dates: 1878-2010

Edward Grosvenor Plowman papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 700
Abstract

Edward Grosvenor Plowman (1899 - ) became a teacher, author, practicing economist, and a specialist in railroad transportation. The collection contains speeches and articles (1938-1962), correspondence, pamphlets, and U.S. Steel Corporation annual meeting remarks of officials that were printed in bound volumes, but not published, 1946-1957; 1959-1960.

Dates: 1938-1962

Publication Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 186
Abstract

According to the University or Oregon bulletin of 1935/1936: "The University Publications Committee has general responsibility for all scholarly and research publications issued by the University of Oregon." The collection contains minutes, memoranda and correspondence regarding scholarly writings and University publications, 1955-1958.

Dates: 1954-1958

Register-Guard records on higher education consolidation

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Bx 006
Abstract

The bid to consolidate higher education in Oregon began with the the Zorn-MacPherson School Moving Bill of 1932. The collection (1932-1934) contains research files, and a scrapbook of the Register Guard Eugene newspaper regarding arguments and statistics surrounding the consolidation attempt.

Dates: 1932-1933

Milnor Roberts papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 211
Abstract

Milnor Roberts (1877-1965) was a mining engineer, a professor, and Dean of the College of Mines at the University of Washington. The collection (1901-1945) contains project, research, and field work files on mines, harbors, and mining projects in many western states and in Africa, and material includes reports, correspondence, notes, maps, and printed material.

Dates: 1892-1950; Majority of material found within 1901 - 1950