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Typed copy letter from H. S. Gile, San
Francisco, California, to his parents, Maine, 2 pp, 15 February 1850, regarding
his travels around Cape Horn and mining in California; Typed copy speech by
Robert B. Applebee to the Brick Store...
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Photocopy letter from Joseph Kelso, 6
pp, 29 January 1798, regarding the method of maintaining the health of the crew
of HMS Revolution on her last voyage around the world.; Photocopy letter from Joseph Kelso, 6 pp, 29 January 1798,...
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Letter from Charles C. Folger, 15N by
121.44W, letter to Reuben Weeks, 2 pp, 25 January 1829, regarding his
activities while whaling aboard the ship Mercury.; Letter from Charles C. Folger, 15N by 121.44W, letter to Reuben Weeks,
2 pp,...
1829-01-25
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Photocopy letter from Claude C. Asquith,
Seaside, Oregon, to "Maryetta", 2 pp, 19 January 1968, regarding his
recollections of working with Carl Leick on the lighthouse tender Manzanita.; Photocopy letter from Claude C. Asquith, Seaside,...
1968-01-19
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Speech to the Veteran Steamboatmen's Association, ca. 1922, probably delivered at Champoeg, Oregon, on the first "Steamboat Day", by an unknown author, reminiscing about various Willamette River steamboats.; Speech to the Veteran Steamboatmen's...
2024-05-20
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Photocopy typescript autobiography of Frederick Bitte, 156 pp, 1967, a Latvian sailor who emigrated to the United States as a stevedore and shipbuilder on the Columbia River.; Photocopy typescript autobiography of Frederick Bitte, 156 pp, 1967, a...
1967-05-20
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Typescript extracts from the diary of a passenger on the ship Trescott, from the East Coast to San Francisco, 3 pp, 1849-1851, with descriptions of life and steamboats in the Portland, Oregon area.; Typescript extracts from the diary of a...
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Typescript copy diary of William Turnbull, 37 pp, 1867-1870, regarding daily activities aboard various vessels in the Portland, Oregon area, an expedition to Mt. Hood and accounts.; Typescript copy diary of William Turnbull, 37 pp, 1867-1870,...
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Manuscript copy diary of Charles
Coggill, 27 May-4 October 1882, recounting his journey aboard the ship William
H. Starbuck on its first voyage from New York to Portland, Oregon.; Manuscript copy diary of Charles Coggill, 27 May-4 October...
1882-05-20
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Diary of Sam F. Gill, 1 vol., 1880-1900,
regarding his duties as an engineer on steamboats operating on the Columbia
River, with information about personal and family activities.; Diary of Sam F. Gill, 1 vol., 1880-1900, regarding his...
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Reminiscences of Arthur Howeattle,
grandson of Chief Howeattle of the Quileute Indians, 11 pp, ca. 1900-1950,
regarding the earliest shipwrecks on the Washington Coast.; Reminiscences of Arthur Howeattle, grandson of Chief Howeattle of...
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Photocopy typescript diary of Enoch
Jones, 115 pp (p 81 missing), 10 August 1862-18 June 1863, regarding his daily
activities as a sailor during the Civil War, at sea off Hampton, Virginia, to
the mouth of the Mississippi River, to...
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Collection of photographs, scrapbooks,
correspondence, engineering reports, land surveys, and maps pertaining to the
life and work of Robert E. Hickson, engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers in
Oregon.; Biographical Note; Robert E....
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Typescript photocopy of an inventory, 4 pp, of the contents of the two volume log book of the ship Margaret on a voyage to the Pacific in 1792, with a list of tables, illustrations and maps.; Typescript photocopy of an inventory, 4 pp, of the...
1792-05-20
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Collection of original historical
materials relating to Oregon and Pacific northwest history, including business
records, school records, scrapbooks, catalogs, and ephemera.; Biographical note; Alfred Powers (1887-1983) was an author,...
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Notebooks on ships and nautical matters of
a long-time Coast Guard captain, who commanded the lighthouse tender,
Manzanita for 22 years out of Astoria,
Oregon.; Biography of Charles Axel Alexius Modeer:; Charles Axel Alexius Modeer...
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Collection includes: Account books of C.W. Pope & Co., 14 vols., 1848-1881. C.W. Pope & Co. was a hardware store in Oregon City, Oregon.; C.W. Pope & Co. was a hardware store in Oregon City, Oregon.; Collection includes: Account books of C.W....
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Papers of a pioneer merchant, banker,
mayor, civic leader, and philanthropist of Portland, Oregon. Includes business
correspondence and other business papers; business ledgers; files on the
Failing house; materials relating to a...
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Papers of Seth Luen Pope of St. Helens
and Portland, Oregon, and of Pend Oreille, Idaho. Included are extensive and
detailed diaries dating from the 1850s to the 1910s, which include photographs;
ships' logs; Masonic papers; and...
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Manuscript passenger list for the brig Sequin, Captain L. C. Norton, 2 pp, August 28, 1850, on her maiden voyage from San Francisco, California to Portland, Oregon, with many reference photocopies.; Manuscript passenger list for the brig Sequin,...
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Manuscript passenger list for the brig Sequin, Captain L. C. Norton, 2 pp, August 28, 1850, on her maiden voyage from San Francisco, California to Portland, Oregon, with many reference photocopies.; Manuscript passenger list for the brig Sequin,...
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Collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, and other papers collected by Stephen Chadwick. Stephen Fowler Chadwick (December 25, 1825-January 15, 1895) served as the fifth Governor of Oregon from 1877 to 1878.; Stephen Fowler Chadwick...
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Collection includes: Manuscript and photostat letters and account records about the barks "Toulon" and "Louisiana," 5 pp, 1847-1854, with photocopies. Nathaniel Crosby, Jr. (1812-1856) was a sailing master and bar pilot.; Nathaniel Crosby, Jr....
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Photostat letter to Rev. J. S. (John Smith) Griffin from Nathaniel Crosby, 1 p, 1848, describing events along the Columbia River. Nathaniel Crosby, Jr. (1812-1856) was a sailing master and bar pilot.; Nathaniel Crosby, Jr. (1812-1856) was a...
2024-05-20
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Disbound diary, probably kept by Niles T. Whittier, 112 pp, November 14, 1849-June 22, 1850, of a voyage to San Francisco, California from Salem, Massachusetts aboard the brig Metropolis. The brig Metropolis was owned by Essex County and...
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