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Margaret McLeod's American Red Cross dog tags
Three million women had volunteered for the American Red Cross by the end of World War II, serving in various medical and support capacities throughout …
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Marking the Inhabited Space
When we truly inhabit a place, we mark it with our traditions—our crafts, music, stories, food, and games, the ways we celebrate and mourn, and …
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Mary Frances Isom
Mary Frances Isom (February 27, 1865-April 15, 1920) directed Portland's largest library for almost twenty years, beginning in 1901. Shortly after completing her library training …
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Masuo Yasui's study notes for U.S. citizenship exam, 1953
Full document. English translation. This notebook belonged to Masuo Yasui, who immigrated to the Pacific Northwest from Nanukaichi, Japan, in 1903. His careful …
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Maureen Carroll's Oral History
Beverly Brown interviewed Maureen Carroll of Central Point, Oregon in 1989 as part of a larger effort to document and interpret the experiences of “working …
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Mayor A. Kalina of Malin
A. Kalina, pictured here in October 1937, was mayor of Malin, Oregon for 27 of the town’s first 28 years. Malin, located on land that …
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Mayor Carson & Students for Clean River Measure
On Nov. 5, 1938, Portland Mayor Joseph Carson rallied with thousands of students in front of City Hall to support two voter initiatives to clean …
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McCants Stewart (1877-1919)
Born in Brooklyn, New York, McCants Stewart was the son of a respected Black civic leader and confidant of Booker T. Washington. At age sixteen, …
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McLoughlin Land Survey Claim, 1843
This J. M. Hudspeth survey was carried out at John McLoughlin’s request on December 16, 1843. At the time, McLoughlin was involved in a land …
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McQuinn Strip Land Dispute
In 1855 the “Indian tribes of Middle Oregon” ceded ten million acres of their ancestral lands to the United States, reserving approximately 600,000 acres for their …
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