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Newspaper publicity clippings, pt. 1, 1935-1937

 File — Box: 106, Folder: 4

Scope and Contents

1. Newspaper clipping: WPA's Venture in the Arts. La Grande Evening Observer, July 30, 1937.

2. Newspaper clipping: Pioneer Apples Valued as Gold - Oregon Pays $1 Each and California Double. Oregonian, December 6, [year not given].

3. Newspaper clipping: Modern Grandmother Goes Places. Oregon Daily Journal, May 13, 1937.

4. Newspaper clipping: Old Files Yield Odd Story of the Spanish Friars. Seattle [illegible], July 18th, 1937.

5. Newspaper clipping: Municipal Broom Man's Experience Marvelous (3 copies). The News [cut off], [part of date cut-off, only uary], 1, 1938.

6. Newspaper clipping: Records Yields Secrets. Christian Science Monitor, January 29, 1937.

7. Newspaper clipping: Name Changes are Discovered During Survey of Records. News Telegram, February 1, 1937.

8. Newspaper clipping: Broom Repairer Good Detective - Bristles Tell Stories to Municipal Employe. Sunday Oregonian, December 19, 1937.

9. Song of We Poor Americans, Robert P. Wilmot, Oregon Federal Writers' Project.

10. Newspaper clipping: Thank - or Blame - Pioneers for Colorful Scotch Broom. Seaside Signal, October 8, 1936.

11. Newspaper clipping: Letter Fragments Saved for Record. News-Telegram, December 15, 1936.

12. Newspaper clipping: Indian Pictographs Found in Gorge. The Morning Oregonian, October 28, 1936.

13. Newspaper clipping: Flowers Played Part in History of Pre-Oregon. Sunday Oregonian, October 15, 1936.

14. Newspaper clipping: Pioneer Records Reveal Woman's Status Changes. News-Telegram, November 2, 1936.

15. Newspaper clipping: Ancient Utensils Found When River Hits Record Low. News-Telegram, January 4, 1936.

16. Newspaper clipping: Fight for Business Recalls Other Days. No citation given.

17. Newspaper clipping: Vision of Trade with Yakima Seen by The Dalles as Far Back as 1860. No citation given.

18. Newspaper clipping: Topics of the Times. No citation given.

19. Newspaper clipping: Nation Described at Dollar a Word - Cost of 2,680,000 Word Guide Book Being Compiled by WPA is Set at $2,689,000. No citation given, only part of date visible is 1936.

20. Newspaper clipping: Writers' Research Project Stirs School Interest. Journal, January 13, 1936.

21. Newspaper clipping: Fight for Business Recalls Others Days. News-Telegram, January 14, 1936.

22. Newspaper clippings: Want Facts for American Guide. Bandon Western World, January 16, 1936; 'American Guide' is to be Issued by Government. Coquille Valley Sentinel, January 17, 1936.

23. Newspaper clipping: Writer Named for Gov't. Publication. Myrtle Point Herald, January 16, 1936.

24. Newspaper clippings: Find Odd Customs of Indian Tribes. News-Telegram, January 24, 1936; Odd Uses for Gold Found by Pioneers. New-Telegram, January 27, 1936; Finds One Indian with Long Braids. News-Telegram, January 23, 1936.

25. Newspaper clippings: Portland Once had Name of 'Little Stump Town'. News-Telegram, February 8, 1936; Specialists Enroll for Work on Guide. News-Telegram, January 30, 1936; Oregon Professor Collects Data on Well Known Trees. News-Telegram, January 28, 1936.

26. Newspaper clipping: Stale Fish Smell No Objection to Old-time Indians. Portland Times, January 31, 1936.

27. Newspaper clipping: Oregon's U.S. Mint Didn't Make Money. News-Telegram, February 14, 1936.

28. Newspaper clippings: Makes Study of Indian Religion; Indians Pulled First Railroad in Coos County. Coos Bay Times, February 24, 1936.

29. Newspaper clipping: No title. About the Democratic Business and Professional Women's Council dinner. Oregon Journal, March 3, 1936.

30. Newspaper clipping: Indians Pulled Rail Cars. Morning Oregonian, March 8, 1936.

31. Newspaper clipping: WPA Project Compiling Oregon Data. Oregon Journal, March 8, 1936.

32. Newspaper clipping: No title. First sentence: WPA has a 'writer's project,' making up a guide to America in great detail. Morning Oregonian, March 9, 1936.

33. Newspaper clipping: Poor Penmanship is Tough on Town. Portland, Oregon, Journal, March 11, 1936.

34. Newspaper clipping: The Forum. No citation given.

35. Newspaper clipping: Griffith Says WPA Employs Thousands in Flood Area. Portland, Oregon, Journal, March 30, 1936.

36. Newspaper clipping: Workmen Unearth Old Graveyard. Portland Sunday Journal, March 22, 1936.

37. Newspaper clipping: WPA Project Compiling Oregon Data. Portland, Oregon, Journal, March 8, 1936.

38. Newspaper clipping: The Dalles First City to Report Its History. The Optimist, The Dalles, March 6, 1936.

39. Newspaper clipping: Landgraver Seeks House Seat. Portland, Oregon, Journal, March 18, 1936.

40. Newspaper clipping: The Sun. Portland, Oregon, Sunday Journal, March 22, 1936.

41. Newspaper clipping: Portland Architect Author of Article in Pencil Points. Portland, Oregon, Journal, March 22, 1936.

42. Newspaper clipping: West WPA Head has High Praise for Oregon Office. Portland, Oregon, Sunday Journal, March 29, 1936.

43. Newspaper clipping: American Guide, WPA Project, to Appear this Fall. Portland, Oregon, Sunday Journal, March 29, 1936.

44. Newspaper clipping: Oregon Guide Copy Now Used as Model. Portland, Oregon, Sunday Journal, March 29, 1936.

45. Newspaper clipping: Newberg Man is Field Worker for New Guide. No citation given.

46. Newspaper clipping: Compiling a New History. Bandon Western World, March 5, 1936.

47. Newspaper clipping: Remains Show Early Indians had Toothache. Western World, Bandon, Oregon, March 16, 1936.

48. Clipping: For Patriotism Display Your Oregon Flag. No citation given.

49. Newspaper clipping: Oakland May be in American Guide. Tribune, Oakland, Oregon, March 26, 1936.

50. Newspaper clipping: Landgraver Seeks House Seat. Journal, Portland, Oregon, March 18, 1936.

51. Newspaper clipping: New Guide Book on Oregon Out. No citation given.

52. Newspaper clipping: American Guide, WPA Project, to Appear This Fall. Journal, Portland, Oregon, March 29, [year not given].

53. Newspaper clipping: Pioneer Mystery. No citation given.

54. Newspaper clipping: Old Timers of Curry Hope to Hear Trains Toot. Journal, Portland, Oregon, March 29, [year not given].

55. Newspaper clippings: Bronze Will Mark Old Mission Site; Whitman's Western Trek 100 Years Ago; Old Fort Stevens Nearly Restored; Alfred Stanton, Lincoln County Pioneer, Dead. Journal, Portland, Oregon, April 1, [year not given].

56. Newspaper clipping: Oregon Schools' History Written. News-Telegram, May 2, [year not given].

57. Newspaper clipping: They Write, They Play. Journal, Portland, Oregon, April 16, [year not given] (2 copies).

58. Newspaper clipping: Schools Carry Out WPA Writers' Project. Oregonian, May 3, [year not given].

59. Newspaper clipping: Coos Indians in the 'Guide'. Marshfield, Oregon, January 31, [year not given].

60. Newspaper clipping: Tale of Indian Slaying Reveals Grim Tradition; Murder. News-Telegram, March 25, 1936.

61. Newspaper clipping: Old Tragedy is Recalled - Research Shows Results of 1887 Massacre in Canyon. Record Chieftan, Enterprise, Oregon, April 16, 1936.

62. Newspaper clipping: Work on Guidebook Nears Completion. News-Telegram, May 23, 1936.

63. Newspaper clipping: Writers' Research Project Stirs School Interest. Journal, January 13, 1936.

64. Newspaper clipping: In Hostile Indian Days. Journal, May 16, 1937.

65. Newspaper clipping: A Window on the West. Christian Science Monitor, November 15, 1937.

66. Newspaper clipping: Oregon's First Church on Bells. No citation given. 1938.

67. Newspaper clipping: A Window on the West. Christian Science Monitor, November 22, 1937.

68. Newspaper clipping: Pioneer Apples Valued as Gold - Oregon Pays $1 Each and California Double. Oregonian, December 6, 1937.

69. Newspaper clipping: Mrs. Owens' Flax First for Oregon. Oregon Journal, October 16, 1936.

70. Newspaper clipping: Many Oregon Coast Wild Plants Once Were Domestic, But Escaped From Pioneers, Survey Indicates. Astorian Budget, October 6, 1936.

71. Newspaper clipping: Pioneers Liked Train Whistles - Old-Timers Favored Plenty of Toots and Clangs, but Frowned on Speed. News-Telegram, October 1, 1936.

72. Newspaper clipping: Oregon Governor in 1893 had No Thanks for Gold Law. Oregon Journal, November 26, 1936.

73. Newspaper clipping: Owner of Letter Given Missive After 80 Years. News-Telegram, September 23, 1936.

74. Newspaper clipping: Astoria Once Had 6 Mile Speed Limit, Historical Survey Shows - Oregon City Demanded Whistles. Astorian Budget, October 2, 1936.

75. Newspaper clipping: Dandelions in Oregon Came from Missouri Seed. Oregon Journal, October 6, 1936.

76. Newspaper clipping: Roseburg Still Has Anti-Cowbell Law. News-Telegram, September 14, 1936.

77. Newspaper clipping: Letter Delivered After 80 Years - Field Worker for WPA Project Traces Origin. Oregonian, September 27, 1936.

78. Newspaper clipping: Records Reveal How Early Oregon Opposed Speed. Oregon Journal, October 1, 1936.

79. Newspaper clipping: Cordwood Once Took Place of Money in The Dalles. Oregon Journal, February 7, [no year given].

80. Newspaper clipping: Salt Lake Once Oregon Postoffice. Oregon Journal, January 2, 1936.

81. Newspaper clipping: Survey Discovers Ancient Day Book from Brownsville. News-Telegram, January 25, 1937.

82. Newspaper clipping: Early Education in Oregon Beset with Difficulty. News-Telegram, March 1, 1937.

83. Newspaper clipping: History Gleaners Dig Up Courtroom Amusement Story. Oregon Journal, March 2, 1937.

84. Newspaper clipping: Hillsboro's Early Days Recalled by Old Papers. No citation given.

85. Newspaper clipping: Old Indian Newspaper Turned Up By Research. News-Telegram, May 27, 1936.

86. Newspaper clipping: Federal Writers Find Columbia Once Seat of Washington County. Oregonian, March 29, 1936.

87. Newspaper clipping: St. Helens Formerly Known as Kasenan. St. Helens Mist, April 3, 1936.

88. Newspaper clipping: River City Known as Portageville - Research Discloses Facts Buried in Archives. Oregonian, March 29, 1936.

89. Newspaper clipping: Joaquin Miller Poetry Found in Ancient Files. News-Telegram, May 7, 1936.

90. Newspaper clipping: Bean Shooter Law Found in Records of Pioneer Days. No citation given.

91. Newspaper clipping: Civil War Incident Recalled in 'Find'. Telegram, March 30, [no year given].

92. Newspaper clipping: Historical Survey Finds Finances Vexed Pioneers. No citation given.

93. Newspaper clipping: Origin of Shade Trees in The Dalles Disclosed; Toll Walk Led to Waterfront Here - 10 Cents Once Charged to Escape Sea of Mud. The Dalles Optimist, January 10, 1936.

94. Newspaper clipping: Ancient Utensils Found When River Hits Record Low. No citation given.

95. Newspaper clipping: Long Hair Brings Prominence to Peter Teeman. Burns Times-Herald, January 24, 1936.

96. Newspaper clipping: Cows and Bells of 1903 Caused Anti-Noise Drive; Perrine to Assist Writers' Project. Journal, January 31, 1936.

97. Newspaper clipping: Fermented Salmon Eggs Early Delicacy. St. Helens Mist, January 31, 1936.

98. Newspaper clipping: Saw Mill Waits Years Before First Job Done. News-Telegram, February 12, 1936.

99. Newspaper clipping: Sawmill Idle 40 Years Cuts Logs Without Repairs. Oregon Journal, February 12, 1936.

100. Newspaper clipping: Oregon's U.S. Mint Didn't Make Money. News-Telegram, February 14, 1936.

101. Newspaper clipping: Purchase of Car by Banker Using Kin's Name Noted. Oregonian, no date given.

102. Newspaper clipping: Coos Bay Indians had to Give Lift to Pioneer Train. News-Telegram, February 24, 1936.

103. Newspaper clipping: Indians Helped Pull Coos Trains. Oregon Journal, February 28, 1936.

104. Newspaper clipping: Hogs on Umpqua Fed with Trapped Fishes. Oregonian, February 29, 1936.

105. Newspaper clipping: Poor Handwriting Changed City Name. News-Telegram, March 11, 1936.

106. Newspaper clipping: Newspaper Editor Oregon's First Chief Postmaster. Journal, Portland, Oregon, April 5, 1936.

107. Newspaper clipping: Chalcedony Found at Opal Springs on Crooked River. News-Telegram, April 8, 1936.

108. Newspaper clipping: Watt of Amity 1st Wheat Shipper Around Cape Horn. Journal, Portland, Oregon, March 29, [year not given].

109. Newspaper clipping: Workmen Unearth Old Graveyard. Sunday Journal, Portland, Oregon, March 22, 1936.

110. Newspaper clipping: Dr. Thomas Condon Established First St. Helens School. St. Helens Mist, February 28, 1936.

111. Newspaper clipping: Specialists Enroll for Work on Guide; Portland Once Had Name of 'Little Stump Town'. News Telegram, no date given.

112. Newspaper clipping: Action of Water Polishes Agates. Journal, Portland, Oregon, April 12, 1936.

113. Newspaper clipping: Older Writers are Aided - Men Over 50 Found Best Fitted for WPA History Project. No citation given.

114. Newspaper clipping: O'Reilly Here to Find Copy for Guide Use. Capitol Journal, December 22, 1936.

115. Newspaper clipping: 'Guide' Writer Here is Named - Alphonsus O'Reilly Will be Representative of National Program. Oregon Statesman, December 22, 1935.

116. Newspaper clipping: Dalles Man is Named Guide Field Worker - Historical Data Being Compiled as Works Progress Project. The Dalles Chronicle, December 30, 1935.

117. Newspaper clipping: Indians Relics Buried 600 Years Ago to be Sought. No citation given.

118. Newspaper clipping: Writers are Making Data for Clatsop - Alfred Powers Directing Work in Oregon - Will Give Good Information. Astorian-Budget, December 20, 1935.

119. Newspaper clipping: Jack Milsom Appointed. Pendleton East Oregonian, December 20, 1935.

120. Newspaper clipping: Local Historical Data Compiled Under WPA. Heppner Gazette Times, December 20, 1935.

121. Newspaper clipping: Writers Project Started. Astorian-Budget, December 18, 1935.

122. Newspaper clipping: Writers Project is Under Way in Columbia County - WPA Authors at Work Compiling Historical Material. Sentinel-Mist, December 1935.

123. Newspaper clipping: Publicity for Coast Highway to be Written. Coquille Sentinel, November 29, 1935.

124. Newspaper clipping: To Publicize Coast Route - Take Advantage of Federal Project, Says Ed. W. Miller. Bandon Western World, November 25, 1935.

125. Newspaper clipping: Elaborate Guide, Government Plan - Project Inaugurated by Government for Writers on Relief Rolls - Al Powers Manager. Coos Bay Harbor, October 31, 1935.

126. Newspaper clipping: Uncle Sam to Check Up on this Land of Ours. News-Telegram, October 30, 1935.

Dates

  • Creation: 1935-1937

Full Extent

1 Folder

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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