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Newly Available Collection: Edward John Hanzlik papers

Thursday, June 6th, 2013

Edward John Hanzlik (1886-1959) was a graduate of the University of Washington College of Forestry, 1912 and spent most of his career in the Pacific Northwest in the field of forest management. The collection contains field diaries, articles, an account book, Xi Sigma Pi correspondence, and photographs.

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Guide to the Edward John Hanzlik Papers

Newly Available Collection: Alexander Vincent Dye papers

Thursday, June 6th, 2013

Alexander Vincent Dye (1876-1956) served in the U.S. foreign service in Mexico, Buenos Aires, and London. The collection contains professional and personal correspondence, reports on commercial and political affairs, trip summaries and memoranda, manuscript material, biographical information, mementos, and a scrapbook, 1897-1941.

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Guide to the Alexander Vincent Dye Papers

Newly Available Collection: Colbert Hanchett Cannon day books

Thursday, June 6th, 2013

Cannon was a physician in Eugene, Oregon. The collection consists of property books, a scrapbooks, and day books (1907, 1909, 1910, 1912 – 1915; 7 volumes), which list patients, diagnosis, treatment, and charge, and contain personal diary entries.

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Guide to the Colbert Hanchett Cannon Day Books

Newly Available Collection: Willis Chapel Barrett papers

Thursday, June 6th, 2013

Willis Chapel Barrett (1891-1963) was a civil engineer who worked for the U.S. State Department on the Yellow River conservancy project in China. The collection contains project files, reports, correspondence, and maps.

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Guide to the Willis Chapel Barrett Papers

Newly Available Collection: Van Winkle Anderson papers

Thursday, June 6th, 2013

Van Winkle Anderson was a Realtor in Portland, Oregon, and a writer. The collection consists of correspondence and manuscripts.

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Guide to the Van Winkle Anderson Papers

Newly Available Collection: Henry Waldo Coe correspondence

Thursday, June 6th, 2013

Henry Waldo Coe (1857-1927) was a Portland, Oregon, physician, patron of the arts, and member of the Progressive Party. The collection consists mainly of correspondence including letters from Theodore Roosevelt and the Roosevelt family (1907-1918), and correspondence, clippings and photographs concerning statues of Roosevelt, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Jeanne D’Arc commissioned by Coe.

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Guide to the Henry Waldo Coe Correspondence

Newly Available Collection: Lauretta M. Cloran diaries

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

Lauretta M. Cloran was the wife of Timothy Cloran, professor of Romance Languages, University of Oregon. The collection contains thirty-nine diaries (1911-1954) and they include information such as social engagements, menus, entertainments, weather, and occasional local news.

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Guide to the Lauretta M. Cloran Diaries

Newly Available Collection: Frederick Steiwer papers

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

Frederick Steiwer (1883-1939) became a lawyer who served as Oregon district attorney 1912-1916, was elected to the State Senate, served in WWI, and was elected to the U.S. Senate (1926-1938). The collection contains political campaign records, army records, correspondence and clippings, 1911-1933.

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Guide to the Frederick Steiwer Papers

Newly Available Collection: Benjamin Young papers

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

Benjamin Young was a salmon canner, banker, real estate promoter of Astoria, Oregon and worked for the British America Packing Company. The collection contains letterpress copy books that include personal and business correspondence, a record book of the Ben Young Land Company, a scrapbook, and twenty-one volumes of British America Packing Company journals, cash books, letterpress copy books, ledgers, and invoice books, 1882-1906.

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Guide to the Benjamin Young Papers

Newly Available Collection: George Washington Dunn legislative correspondence

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

George Washington Dunn (1864-1961) served as a Republican in the Oregon legislator, first in the House and then from 1923-1942, in the Senate. The collection contains correspondence from constituents and other interested parties. Concerns requests from and advice of constituents, and political negotiations.

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Guide to the George Washington Dunn Legislative Correspondence