Oregon Historical Society Research Center.02 cubic feet (1 folder)Notebook of George E. Lee, 1 vol., 1898-1899, planning for a Sunday School picnic for Taylor Congregational Church, with list of possible guests.Contact InformationFinding Aid
Oregon Historical Society Research Center4One (1) photograph of the S.S. Chinook, circa 1904, with portraits of its officers; one (1) copy of photograph of Simon C. McMahon; one (1) news clipping; and one (1) souvenir ticket to the Lewis & Clark Exposition, 1905.Contact InformationFinding Aid
Oregon Historical Society Research Center.02 cubic feet (1 folder and 1 oversize folder)Collection includes: Photocopy reports on the restoration of the Wasco County Court House in The Dalles, Oregon, with photographs, 1976; Plans and specifications for the restoration, 1976. Architect Alfred Staehli was known especially for his work in preservation and conservation.Contact InformationFinding Aid
Oregon Historical Society Research Center12.52 cubic feet 26 document cases, 4 flat boxes, 1 oversize folderPapers and photographs of the family of Oscar F. Cooke of Portland, Oregon, including records of the West Hills Winery, records of the estates of Oscar and Ella Cooke, papers of Mary Lepper, Helen Lovin, and other relatives, and family photographs. Most of the materials, which date largely from the late 1880s to the early 1960s, are financial in nature and involve real estate holdings and estate litigation. Winery records include details on wine making operations and floor plans of the winery building.Contact InformationFinding Aid
Oregon Historical Society Research Center1 cubic foot 2 document cases, 1 oversize folderPapers of the founding dean of the University of Oregon School of Law and an Episcopal clergyman. Includes personal documents, biographical and genealogical information, writings, notes, reminiscences, and a small amount of correspondence relating to Episcopal missionary work. Also includes writings of Thornton's father, William Lockwood Thornton.Contact InformationFinding Aid
Oregon Historical Society Research Center1.45 cubic feet (1 record carton and 1 document case)Collection includes: Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports and financial records regarding his business concerns, particularly of Meier & Frank Co. and Timberline Lodge, 1937-1942; Correspondence, reports, etc. regarding his involvement in charitable and humanitarian causes, particularly the Oregon Jewish Welfare Fund and other relief measures for Jewish refugees during WWII, 1938-1942; Personal papers, 1938-1942; Correspondence regarding a compilation of material on the history and development of Timberline Lodge and winter sports on Mount Hood, 1971-1972. Julius L. Meier, Jr. (1912- ) was manager and executive officer of the Meier & Frank Co. in Portland, Oregon from 1933-1972.Contact InformationFinding Aid
Oregon Historical Society Research Center.02 cubic feet (2 folders)Collection includes: Correspondence to Looney from John C. Bond and Benjamin Looney, 1843-1863; Deed of land in Marion County from Abraham Sargent, 1863; Typescript letter to the State of Oregon from Jesse Looney and H.W. Corbett, 1866, regarding the use of a barn for Oregon Stage Company mail carriers. Jesse Looney (1800-1869) was a farmer and legislator.Contact InformationFinding Aid
Oregon Historical Society Research Center36.5 x 43 cm. to 61 x 76.5 cm.Collection includes: 28 plans, elevations, sections and details on 10 sheets of alterations for the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wilcox in Longview, Washington, scale 1/4" : 1' to 1' : 1', 1935. Tucker & Wallmann was an architectural firm in Portland, Oregon headed by Ernest F. Tucker and George R. Wallmann.Contact InformationFinding Aid
Oregon Historical Society Research Center.45Includes photographs and slides of interiors, exteriors, renderings, and construction of the subdivision. In the early 1970s, developers planned a large subdivision of luxury homes on the edge of Forest Park, in Portland, Oregon's west hills.Contact InformationFinding Aid
Oregon Historical Society Research Center.02 cubic feet (1 folder)Watercolor sketch of a house on G Street in Tacoma, Washington, 18 x 23 cm., ca. 1900-1976.Contact InformationFinding Aid
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