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Reply to Questionnaire on Interracial Practices in the YWCA
In 1943, the National YWCA asked officials of YWCA associations in different cities to answer a questionnaire regarding interracial policies, programming, and participation levels. In …
Report by William H. Rector, 1862
This report describes a conflict between Umatilla Indians and white settlers over northeastern Oregon’s Grande Ronde Valley in the summer of 1862. It was written …
Report by W.V. Rinehart, 1879
This excerpt is from a report written on August 15, 1879, by W.V. Rinehart, agent for the Malheur Indian Reservation. It describes the removal of Paiute …
Report from Joel Palmer, 1854
Joel Palmer, superintendent of Indian affairs for Oregon, wrote this report to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs on September 11, 1854. It describes a massacre …
Reservations & Tracts of Land Purchased from the Various Indian Tribes
By 1864, Oregon representatives of the U.S. government had bought up most of the traditional tribal land in Oregon. The government recognized Indian ownership of …
Residents of Agness in front of Post Office
In 1897, a post office was established in the mining town of Agness, thirty-two miles from the mouth of the Rogue River in Curry County. …
Return of the C'wam
For thousands of years, the Lost River suckers and shortnose suckers have been important to the Klamath Indian culture and, more so than salmon, essential …
Rev. Jason Lee's Diary
This is the diary of Rev. Jason Lee (1803-1845), one of the first Methodist missionaries to travel on the Oregon Trail and settle in Oregon Country. …
Richard Neuberger (1912-1960)
This photograph shows Oregon Senator Richard Neuberger (left) with Illinois Senator Adlai Stevenson in 1954. When Oregon senator and journalist Richard Neuberger died in 1960, …
Richland Villager Headline, It's Atomic Bombs
On August 6, 1945, President Harry S. Truman made a radio announcement informing listeners that the United States had dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, …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.
