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From Governor Charles Martin to James Bain
This letter from Oregon Governor Charles H. Martin to James R. Bain refers to a contentious dispute between competing labor unions and business owners that …
From Granville Arnold to his Father
The 1850s were easily the bloodiest decade in the history of southwestern Oregon. While relations between whites and Indians in the Rogue Valley had long …
From Horace Lyman to the Editor
Reverend Horace Lyman was a County School Commissioner in Portland and a strong advocate for public education. In this letter to the editor of the …
From James Mullany to his Sister Mary, 1861
This letter was written by James Mullany to his sister Mary on November 28, 1861. He discusses his experience as a miner in Idaho during …
From Jean Baptiste A. Brouillet
Catholic priest Jean Baptiste A. Brouillet wrote this letter to the United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs on May 2, 1866. In it, Brouillet requested …
From Jean Baptiste Charbonneau
As the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau holds a special place in the history of the American West. Charbonneau …
From Jesse Applegate to John Minto
This letter of December 12, 1883, was written by Oregon pioneer Jesse Applegate to pioneer and Oregon State legislator John Minto. Applegate was responding to …
From J.F. Caples to Portland City Council
Oregon District Attorney J. F. Caples wrote this letter to the Portland City Council warning about the city’s violation of a state law banning the …
From J.T. Dizney to Eva Emery Dye
This letter was written in 1903 by John T. Dizney, an employee of the Warm Springs Indian agency, to Eva Emery Dye, an Oregon City-based …
From Neakahnie Mountain near Manzanita
This panoramic view looks south along the Oregon coastline from the steep slopes of Neahkahnie Mountain. It was photographed by Wesley Andrews, a producer of …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.
