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  • Religion, Social Clubs, and Education

    Merchants, craftsmen, and other members of the middle class described churches as the center of social life. By the late 1850s, mainstream Protestant denominations—Methodists, Baptists, …

    Oregon History Project

  • Renée Watson (1978 -)

    Renée Watson is a bestselling author, educator, and community activist whose books have sold over one million copies, topping the New York Times bestselling list. …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Renewing the Public Space and the New Urbanism

    Within a downtown whose property owners were receptive to the New Urbanism, public space was reconfigured to appeal to pedestrians. Even the eruption of Mount …

    Oregon History Project

  • Rental Sales Gallery (Portland Art Museum)

    The Rental Sales Gallery of the Portland Art Museum was originated in 1959 by what was then the Women's Council. Run entirely by volunteers and …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • 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 …

    Oregon History Project

  • 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 …

    Oregon History Project

  • 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 …

    Oregon History Project

  • 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 …

    Oregon History Project

  • Reser's Fine Foods

    Reser’s Fine Foods Inc. traces its origin to a kitchen in Cornelius, Oregon, where Mildred Reser prepared salads, coleslaw, and gelatins, which her husband Earl …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • 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 …

    Oregon History Project

3244 results

  • Religion, Social Clubs, and Education

    Merchants, craftsmen, and other members of the middle class described churches as the center of social life. By the late 1850s, mainstream Protestant denominations—Methodists, Baptists, …

    Oregon History Project

  • Renée Watson (1978 -)

    Renée Watson is a bestselling author, educator, and community activist whose books have sold over one million copies, topping the New York Times bestselling list. …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • Renewing the Public Space and the New Urbanism

    Within a downtown whose property owners were receptive to the New Urbanism, public space was reconfigured to appeal to pedestrians. Even the eruption of Mount …

    Oregon History Project

  • Rental Sales Gallery (Portland Art Museum)

    The Rental Sales Gallery of the Portland Art Museum was originated in 1959 by what was then the Women's Council. Run entirely by volunteers and …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • 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 …

    Oregon History Project

  • 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 …

    Oregon History Project

  • 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 …

    Oregon History Project

  • 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 …

    Oregon History Project

  • Reser's Fine Foods

    Reser’s Fine Foods Inc. traces its origin to a kitchen in Cornelius, Oregon, where Mildred Reser prepared salads, coleslaw, and gelatins, which her husband Earl …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • 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 …

    Oregon History Project