Oregon Historical Quarterly articles from December 2005

Oregon Historical Quarterly archives from December 2005

Troubled passages: the uncertain journeys of Lewis and Clark.
December 22, 2005... IT HAD NOT BEEN A GOOD DAY for William Clark. Cold, sick, and unable to eat even "the flesh of the Elk," the best he could do was barter a few fishhooks for roots to make some soup. But later in the day, gathering his strength, he managed to...

Before Lewis and Clark, Lt. Broughton's River of names: the Columbia River exploration of 1792.
December 22, 2005... THE BICENTENNIAL of the Lewis and Clark Expedition brings a new enthusiasm to the history of the Pacific Northwest and a desire by many to learn about the country that America's transcontinental explorers found when they arrived on the lower...

Planting high-technology seeds: Tektronix's role in the creation of Portland's Silicon Forest.
December 22, 2005... OVER THE PAST SIX DECADES, Portland's economy has changed from one that depended on natural resources to one that values knowledge-creation and innovation. Today, some of the most important employers in Portland are firms that produce...

The diaries of Helen Lawrence Walters.
December 22, 2005... THREE DAYS AFTER ARRIVING in Portland on September 7,1912, twenty-four-year-old Helen Lawrence married Carl Walters, her fellow student at the Minneapolis Art Institute, who had also just arrived in town. Although her diaries do not mention the...

Letters from Bob: a GI re-entering Portland life in 1945.(Oregon Voices)
December 22, 2005... BOB HICKSON, JR., was a bright, gregarious youngster doted on by his parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles, and older sisters. He walked to Fernwood Elementary in Portland, Oregon, then Grant High School (class of 1939), swam at the YMCA...

Katie Gale's Tombstone: the work of researching a life.(Research Files)(Biography)
December 22, 2005... SOMETIMES A STORY just must be told. But how does a researcher proceed when there are no letters, journals, or even secondary sources to consult? On a late summer morning in 2004, I set off with two local history buffs, Stan Graham and Jan...

Humble dignity: tracing the lifeway of Kathryn Harrison.(Biography)
December 22, 2005... UNTIL I MET KATHRYN HARRISON, all of my experience with Native people was with traditional, reservation-based tribes--the Warm Springs and Umatillas in Oregon and the Navajos, Hopis, and Zunis in Arizona and New Mexico. When the tribal attorney...

Landscapes of Conflict: The Oregon Story, 1940-2000.(Book Review)
December 22, 2005... Landscapes of Conflict. The Oregon Story, 1940-2000 By William G. Robbins University of Washington Press, Seattle, 2004. Illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography, index. 416 pages. $35.00 cloth. EVER SINCE DAVID BROWER taught us to...

Western Lives: A Biographical History of the American West.(Book Review)
December 22, 2005... Western Lives: A Biographical History of the American West Edited by Richard W. Etulain University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, 2004. Photographs, maps, index. 454 Pages. $23.95 paper. INTENDED "PRIMARILY FOR STUDENTS and general...

Sweet Cakes, Long Journey: The Chinatowns of Portland, Oregon.(Book Review)
December 22, 2005... Sweet Cakes, Long Journey: The Chinatowns of Portland, Oregon By Marie Rose Wong University of Washington Press, Seattle, 2004. Illustrations, photographs, maps, notes, bibliography, index. 337 pages. $24.95 paper. SWEET CAKES, LONG...

Lewis and Clark Trail Maps: A Cartographic Reconstruction.(Book Review)
December 22, 2005... Lewis and Clark Trail Maps: A Cartographic Reconstruction Volumes I, II, and III By Martin Plamondon II Washington State University Press, Pullman, 2000, 2001, 2004. Maps, illustrations (volume III only), index. 208 pages, 240 pages, 256...

Encyclopedia of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.(Lewis and Clark Lexicon of Discovery)(Book Review)
December 22, 2005... Encyclopedia of the Lewis & Clark Expedition Edited by Elin Woodger and Brandon Toropov, with a foreword by Ned Blackhawk Facts on File, Inc., New York, 2004. Illustrations, photographs, maps, bibliography, index. 464 pages. $70.00 cloth....

The Fate of the Corps: What Became of the Lewis and Clark Explorers after the Expedition.(Book Review)
December 22, 2005... The Fate of the Corps: What Became of the Lewis and Clark Explorers after the Expedition By Larry E. Morris Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn., 2004. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index, 320 pages. $30.00 cloth. IT IS...

Custer and Me: A Historian's Memoir.(Book Review)
December 22, 2005... Custer and Me: A Historian's Memoir By Robert M. Utley University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 2004. Illustrations, maps, index. 288 pages. $37.95 cloth. SINCE THE AGE OF TEN, the author confesses, the quixotic persona of General George...

Women and Gender in the American West.(Book Review)
December 22, 2005... Women and Gender in the American West Edited by Mary Ann Irwin and James F. Brooks University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, 2004. Notes. 437 pages. $22.95 paper. IN 1980, THE Pacific Historical Review published "The Gentle Tamers...

Bering: The Russian Discovery of America.(Book Review)
December 22, 2005... Bering: The Russian Discovery of America By Orcutt Frost Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn., 2004. Illustrations, maps, bibliography. 384 pages. $30.00 cloth. VITUS BERING (1680-1741), a Danish seaman, entered Russian Imperial...

The Spark and the Light. The Leo Adler Story.(Book Review)
December 22, 2005... The Spark and the Light. The Leo Adler Story By Adair Law The Leo Adler Trust, Boise, Idaho, 2004. Illustrations, photographs, notes, bibliography, index. 288 pages. $12.95 paper. LEO ADLER, WHOSE LIFE spanned most of the twentieth...

Epic Wanderer: David Thompson and the Mapping of the Canadian West.(Book Review)
December 22, 2005... Epic Wanderer: David Thompson and the Mapping of the Canadian West By D'Arcy Jenish University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2004. Illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. 406 pages. $29.95 cloth. THOUGH EVENTS to mark the North American...

The Not So Wild, Wild West. Property Rights on the Frontier.(Book Review)
December 22, 2005... The Not So Wild, Wild West. Property Rights on the Frontier By Terry L. Anderson and Peter J. Hill Stanford University Press, Palo Alto, Calif., 2004. Illustrations, tables, notes, bibliography, index. 271 pages. $24.95 cloth. AS THE...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
December 22, 2005... To the Editor: I commend William Alley's article in the Summer 2005 issue, "Grace's Visit to the Rogue River Valley." It is an important contribution to the field of early American cinema and the often overlooked field of regional...

Donald J. Sterling, Jr., Research Fellowships, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.(Notices)(David R.M. Beck)(Brief article)
December 22, 2005... The Oregon Historical Society has awarded Donald J. Sterling, Jr., Research Fellowships for 2006 to Dr. David R.M. Beck, associate professor of Native American Studies at the University of Montana, Missoula, and Damian Miller, a doctoral...

OHS Research Library Collections newly upgraded, and available.(Notices)(Oregon Historical Society)(Brief article)
December 22, 2005... Eva Emery Dye Papers (Mss 1089), 1776-1997 (bulk 1890-1940), 11.5 cu. ft. The Eva Emery Dye Papers consist of correspondence, ephemera, a literary journal, manuscripts, research notes, and scrapbooks relating to Eva Emery Dye's career as...