Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html
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Collection Number:
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Ax 635
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Creator:
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Langille, William Alexander
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Title:
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William A. Langille Papers
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Dates:
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1891-1955
(inclusive)
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Quantity:
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1.5 cubic feet
1 container
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in English.
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Summary:
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William A. Langille (1869-1956) came with his family to Hood River, Oregon in 1882. The Langille family operated the
Cloud Cap Inn on Mt. Hood. Langille was a prospector in the Klondyke gold fields and Alaska state forester; eventually he was appointed forest manager for the Oregon State
Parks Department. This collection contains correspondence, short stories, articles and reports that focus on his time in Alaska, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Oregon.
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Biographical Note
William A. Langille was born in 1869 in Nova Scotia. In 1882, he came to Hood
River, Oregon where the Langille family was associated with the construction and
operation of the Cloud Cap Inn. Construction began in 1889 and they operated the
inn from 1891 until 1906. William and his brother, Harold D. "Doug" Langille, were
early climbers and guides on the mountain. In 1897 William went prospecting in
the Klondyke gold fields. A few years later, in 1903, he was appointed
forester of Alaska. Many of the manuscripts and some of the diaries in this
collection reflect on his time spent in that area. Due to his association with
Alaskan lumber companies, he was hired in 1912 by the Paulista Lumber Company to
report on the Brazilian forest. After World War I, Langille worked for the forest
service and the Oregon State Parks Department.
Content Description
The William A. Langille papers consist of scattered diaries, letters, and
historical articles on Alaska and Oregon, and photographs (mainly of Brazil).
In Series I: Correspondence, the major correspondent is Samuel H. Boardman, the
first Oregon Parks superintendent. Among the manuscripts found in this collection
is a biography of Boardman. Langille and his younger brother, Harold D. Doug Langille
corresponded most of
their adult life. This collection includes correspondence received from
Doug and his correspondence to William. With the W.A. Langille papers
are the papers of Harold D. Langille (1874-1954), a forester and engineer. His
papers include letters to his brother, William, written between 1935 and 1953 from
mining areas in western Idaho and Sonora, Mexico. There are also 72 letters
written from France, 1917-1919, when Doug was a major in the 505th Engineer
Service Brigade.
Series II: Reports, Manuscripts, Publications, contains
two short stories about Alaska and numerous papers covering forestry topics
concerning Alaska and Oregon. The diaries in this collection focus mainly on
Langille's life in Oregon but also include a diary from his four months spent
in Sao Paulo, Brazil. During his stay in Brazil, Langille was an avid
photographer and this collection includes a large portion of photographs and
2.5x5 black and white negatives of this area. These photographs document
Brazilian native life and natural environment. Other subjects include Alaska
and Oregon. The final series includes Langille mementos, awards, citations, and
photographs.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into the following series:
Series I. Correspondence
Series II. Reports, manuscripts, publications
Series III. Langille diaries
Series IV. Photographs
Series V. Langille mementos and family photographs
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access Collection is open to the public.
Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.
Restrictions on Use Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries.
Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the
Manuscripts Librarian in Special Collections & University Archives. The
reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation [Identification of item], William A. Langille Papers, Ax 635, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.
Subjects
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
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| Boardman, Samuel Herbert, 1874-1953 |
| Langille, Harold D., 1874-1954 |
| Langille, William A. (William Alexander), b. 1869--Archives |
| Cloud Cap Inn (Parkdale, Or.) |
| Oregon. State Parks and Recreation Division |
| Alaska--Photographs |
| Brazil--Photographs |
| Oregon--Photographs |
| Säao Paulo (Brazil) |
| Foresters--Alaska |
| Forests and forestry--Alaska |
| Forests and forestry--Brazil |
| Forests and forestry--Oregon |
| Forests and forestry--Oregon |
| Prospecting--Yukon Territory--Klondike River Valley |
| Diaries |
| Photographs |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Series I:
Correspondence, 1893-1953
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Langille Letters Sent
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138 letters
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Alaska letters
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1897-1900 |
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6 letters
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Brazil letters
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1911-1913 |
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29 letters Filed here is manuscript
"Report on the timber holdings of the Paulista Lumber Company, Sao Paulo,
Brazil, June 14, 1912," and manuscript "Lumbering in the state of Sao
Paulo, Brazil, Dec. 23, 1912". Also 3 pamphlets on Brazil.
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Miscellaneous
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1904, 1935-1955 |
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103 letters Mostly written to Harold D. Langille.
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Langille Letters Received
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1938-1954 |
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88 letters
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Abrams, D.C.
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Aluminum Company of America
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Baldwin, L.M.
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1951-1954 |
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10 letters Hood River history
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Bartmess, Earl K.
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Bartsch, Grace Graham
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1950-1953 |
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5 letters
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Boardman, Samuel H.
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1949-1952 |
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7 letters
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Calder, W.C.
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Chamberlain, Gertrude
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Cook, Arthur F.
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Cooper, John P.
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1952-1953 |
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4 letters Hood River history
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Dimmick, George W.
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1952-1953 |
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3 letters Hood River history
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Dimmick, J.B.
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Ferguson, Anna
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First National Bank
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French, Boyd
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Freshwater, Caroline
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Freshwater, Margaret
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Graham, Will
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Greeley, A.W.
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Heintzleman, B. Frank
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Hood River County Historical Society
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Jackson, A.G.
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1926 |
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2 photos of Langille in redwoods
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Lacey, James D. and Co.
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Lang, Anne
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1938, 1940-1943, 1948 |
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McIntyre, Justin
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McKeown, Martha Ferguson
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McNeil, Fred H.
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McRae, Clyde
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Marsh, Eugene
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Montana Assay Office
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Mt. Hood Irrigation District
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Munger, Thornton
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Old Oregon Trail, Inc.
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Oregon State Dept. of Geology
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Oregon State Highway Department
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Oregon State Parks Department
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Pinchot, Gifford
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Pond, Irving K.
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Riddell, H.H.
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Rumbaugh, Ann
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Smith, Warren D.
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U.S. Forest Service
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U.S. General Land Office
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U.S. Geological Survey
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U.S. Interior Department
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Wilson, Fred
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Winans, Ephraim
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1943-1946 |
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6 letters Hood River history
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Wood, Erskine
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Subordinate Component
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Harold D. Langille Letters Sent
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1910 1912 1917-1919 1935-1953 |
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256 letters
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World War I letters from Camp Lee, Virginia and France
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1917-1919 |
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H.D. Langille was a major in the 505th
Engineer Service Brigade. The letters, with a few exceptions, are to his mother.
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Miscellaneous
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1910 1912 1935-1953 |
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175 letters Most sent to W.A. Langille. The 1910 letters are
from Chili. Others from mining country in western Idaho and Sonora.
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Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series II:
W.A. Langille Reports, Manuscripts, Publications, 1925-1949
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Azalea to Indians
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1925-1949 |
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Azalea State Park
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July 11, 1940 |
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4 pp., typed
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A Bear Hunting Episode
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1927 |
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6 pp., holograph
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Boardman, Samuel Herbert
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1950 |
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2 pp., holograph "A Farewell," Also Boardman's autobiography (10 pp., typed, undated)
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Booth Hill Overlook
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1946 |
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4 pp., typed
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Buena Vista
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1946 |
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3 pp., typed A Curry County Ocean Wayside
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Cape Lookout State Park
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1942 |
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12 pp., mimeographed
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Cape Sebastian, Gold Beach
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1933, 1934 |
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2 pp., typed With report to Sam Boardman, Nov. 20, 1933 (2pp., typed).
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The Cove
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1942 |
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16 pp., mimeographed A Palisaded Park of Geological Significance. Also as published in the Madras Pioneer,
June 6, 13, 20, 27, 1946.
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Curry County, Something of Its Early History
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3 pp., typed
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Emigrant Springs
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1951 |
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9 pp., typed
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A Glimpse of the Canyon of the South Fork of the Owyhee River
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1941 |
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331 pp., holograph
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History of Oregon State Parks
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13 pp., typed
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Holman State Park in Polk County
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1947 |
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5 pp., typed
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The Indians
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1945 |
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30 pp., mimeographed Early Indian Troubles of
Southwestern Oregon. With map of Indian villages, Curry County;
Also as published in Coos Bay Times, Aug. 4, 12, 1949.
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John Day to Pilot Butte
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1925-1949 |
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John Day Fossil Beds
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1948 |
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38 pp., mimeographed A State Park of the Yesterdays.
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A Kadiak [sic] Bear - His Ending
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1927 |
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4 pp., typed John C. Tolman's bear hunt.
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Lost Lake
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1925 |
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6 pp., typed
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The Mitchell Country in Wheeler County
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1937 |
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21 pp., mimeographed
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Mosier Rocks
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September 3, 1933 |
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3 pp., typed Memorandum for Sam Boardman on Mosier Rocks.
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Mount Hood and Cloud Cap Inn
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November 10, 1891 |
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As published in Yarmouth Herald,
Nova Scotia
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Neptune State Park
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1948 |
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7 pp., typed By Frank P. Sipe.
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Old Oregon Trail
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41 pp., holograph; 27 pp., typed
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Oregon, a Recreational Area
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23 pp., holograph
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The Painted Hills, A Unique State park of Wheeler County
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1948 |
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15 pp., mimeographed
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Parks and Roadsides as Features of Roadside Development
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9 pp., holograph; 4 pp., typed
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Mosier Rocks
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September 3, 1933 |
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3 pp., typed Memorandum for Sam Boardman on Mosier Rocks.
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Peter Skene Ogden State Park
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1946 |
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10 pp., mimeographed
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Pilot Butte
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1944 |
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5 pp., typed A State Park Landmark of Pioneer Days.
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Proposed Ocean State Park to Wallowa
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1925-1949 |
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Proposed Ocean State Park Site
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6 pp., typed In Lane County Park.
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Recollections of Old Cloud Cap Inn
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1927 |
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7 pp., typed
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Report on the Coast Line Section of Curry County, Oregon
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9 pp., typed, with photographs From Whales Head to Burnt Hill Creek.
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Report on the Shore Lands of the Crook Point-Cape Ferrelo
Section of the Curry County, Oregon Coast Line
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1938 |
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44 pp., holograph; 9 pp., typed
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Rock Creek Stone Piles, an Archaeological Mystery
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1945 |
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6 pp., mimeograph
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State Parks, A Radio Talk
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8 pp., holograph
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State Parks of the Columbia Gorge
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1945 |
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59 pp., mimeograph
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Three Flags Highway Association
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April 7, 1946 |
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4 pp., holograph Report of meeting.
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The Umpqua Lighthouse State Park
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1943 |
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19 pp., typed
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The Upper Hood River Valley
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38 pp., holograph
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Wallowa State Park
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1949 |
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13 pp., mimeograph
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Narratives
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1925-1949 |
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Klondyke Vignettes
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Dawson Nights
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Series III:
William A. Langille Diaries, 1893-1935
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Mt. Hood, Mines and Cloud Cap Inn
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1893-1896 |
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Jackson-Josephine County mines; minor entries
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Brazil
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March 1928-July 1928 |
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2 volumes Includes numbered lists of photographs.
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U.S. Forest Service
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June 21, 1926-August 5, 1926 |
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Building Legion Camp, Mt. Hood; Mitchell Point fire; High Road construction;
August 2, 1926: "The cook has boils and running sores. Time to get rid of him."
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Oregon State Highway Department
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March 23, 1927-April 14, 1927 |
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Construction; rights-of-way.
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Oregon State Highway Department
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January 1, 1932-September 23, 1932 |
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Oregon State Parks Department
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July 3, 1933-December 31, 1933 |
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2 volumes
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Oregon State Parks Department
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January 1, 1934-February 28, 1934 April 1, 1934-May 11, 1934 May 12, 1934-December 31, 1934 May 1, 1934 |
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CCC Camp, Cape San Sebastian; May 1, 1934: "Mr. Boardman
advised me 5 new foremen to come who are Walter Pierce's appointees. Our first political members."
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Oregon State Parks Department
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February 8, 1935-February 24, 1935 |
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Series IV:
Photographs, ca. 1928
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Photographs, Brazil
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ca. 1928 |
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Negatives and some prints of Brazil (Sao Paulo)
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Photographs, Oregon and others
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ca. 1928 |
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Negatives and some prints. Subjects
include: Alaska; Cape Lookout, and Cape San Sebastian, Oregon; CCC Camp 1652;
Columbia River Highway construction near Biggs, Oregon; Curry County coast line,
Mitchell vicinity, Oregon; Silver Creek Falls and vicinity, Oregon.
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Series V:
Langille Mementos and Family Photographs, undated
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Mementos and Photographs
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undated |
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Includes awards and citations.
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