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Frederick Louis Gifford (1878-1945)
Fred L. Gifford was the leader (“Grand Dragon”) for the Oregon Ku Klux Klan between 1921 and 1924, when the “invisible empire” was influential in …
Freight List for the Steamer Express
The steamer Express operated on the Willamette River from the mid-1850s to the early 1860s at a time when several companies competed for river business. …
Fremont National Forest, 1911
This 1911 U.S. Forest Service map shows the Fremont National Forest, located in southern Lake County and eastern Klamath County. In 1898 B.F. Allen, a …
French Round Barn
This photograph shows an unusual structure known today as the French Round Barn, located in Harney County between Malheur Lake and the town of Diamond. …
From Adolph Etoline to John McLoughlin, 1843
On September 1, 1843, Adolph Karlovich Etoline, governor of the Russian American Company (RAC), wrote this letter to John McLoughlin, chief factor of the Hudson’s …
From Bertha Burger to Henry E. Dosch
In this letter and its response, Bertha Burger of Denver, Colorado, seeks a job at the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition and Oriental Fair …
From David Douglas to William Hooker
This document is an excerpt from a letter written by botanist David Douglas in October 1830. It was published in the Companion to the Botanical …
From Frances Scott to Governor Tom McCall
This letter from Frances G. Scott to Governor Tom McCall was one of hundreds that poured into the governor’s office upon the defeat of the …
From Frederick Mellis to Governor Chamberlain
This letter was written by Baker City businessman Frederick Mellis to Oregon Governor George Chamberlain on July 24, 1903. It discusses the mining industry’s opposition …
From George Drouillard to his Sister
George Drouillard, a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, wrote this letter to his sister on May 23, 1809. It was probably transcribed by …Interpretive Essays
Interpretive essays use primary documents from the Oregon Historical Society archives to help readers imagine the events, people, and issues that shaped Oregon history.
