News & New Collections from SCUA

Newly Available Collection: Mary Collins papers

Chas Cassidy — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:49:27 +0000

Mary Collins was an author of six mystery novels, all set in California. The collection contains correspondence, contracts, manuscripts, notes, and scrapbooks, 1941-1953.

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Guide to the Mary Collins Papers

Newly Available Collection: Clifton Pease papers

Chas Cassidy — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:43:26 +0000

Clifton Pease (1884-1937) was a Seattle publicist, and radio program writer with a special interest in Asia. The collection contains radio scripts and interviews, diaries from when Pease served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (1917-1919), and a diary from a trip to Japan, Korea, and China (1929), 1917-1938.

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Guide to the Clifton Pease Papers

Newly Available Collection: Asahel (Ted) Bush papers

Chas Cassidy — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:42:19 +0000

Asahel Bush (1824-1913) was a prominent early Oregon citizen who worked as a printer, was the founder and editor of the Oregon Statesman newspaper, and was a banker. The collection (1850-1914) contains photostat copies of correspondence.

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Guide to the Asahel Bush Papers

Newly Available Collection: Eric William Allen papers

Chas Cassidy — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:40:59 +0000

Eric W. Allen (1879-1944 ) was the first Dean of the School of Journalism, University of Oregon, and held that post from 1916 to his death in 1944. The collection (1917-1934) contains personal and professional correspondence, and a few manuscripts.

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Guide to the Eric William Allen Papers

Newly Available Collection: David John diary and account book

Chas Cassidy — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:32:18 +0000

David John was a pioneer of Williamsburg, Oregon, and was a partner in the John Brothers blacksmith firm of Williamsburg. The collection (1860-1869) contains a diary, and an account book for John Brothers.

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Guide to the David John Diary and Account Book

Newly Available Collection: Michael A. Meyendorff papers

Chas Cassidy — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:27:10 +0000

Michael A. Meyendorff (1849-1908) was a Polish revolutionary (in Russia), who was released to the United States through government intercession in 1866, and who later relocated to Oregon. The collection (1861-1908) contains personal and official correspondence (some in Russian), scrapbooks, an autobiographical manuscript, and estate papers.

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Guide to the Michael A. Meyendorff Papers

Newly Available Collection: Jacob A. Bradford papers

Chas Cassidy — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:25:20 +0000

Jacob A. Bradford was an enlisted man in Company F, 2d Regiment, Michigan Volunteer Cavalry during the American Civil War. The collection (1861-1864) contains diaries, correspondence, miscellaneous Bradford family documents, and Civil War era newspapers.

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Guide to the Jacob A. Bradford Papers

Newly Available Collection: Royal Augustus Bensell diary and scrapbook

Chas Cassidy — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:23:59 +0000

Royal Augustus Bensell (1838-1921) served as a corporal in the California Infantry during the American Civil War, was assigned to Ft. Yamhill, Oregon for three years, and later moved to Yaquina Bay, Oregon. The collection (1862-1864) contains a diary kept during his service, and scrapbook.

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Guide to the Royal Augustus Bensell Diary and Scrapbook

Newly Available Collection: Bernice Redington papers

Chas Cassidy — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:08:39 +0000

Bernice Redington (1891-1966) was a journalist and home economist. The collection contains correspondence, writings, cookbooks, printed matter regarding home economics, a scrapbook and subject files, 1930s-1950s.

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Guide to the Bernice Redington Papers

Newly Available Collection: Robert Vincent Wright papers

Chas Cassidy — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:59:32 +0000

Robert Vincent Wright (1919-2007) was a writer for various television programs in the 1960s and 1970s. The papers include screenplays, unpublished and published writing, biographical information, writings of family members, correspondence, and family photographs.

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Guide to the Robert Vincent Wright Papers