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- ItemHaller's Defeat: a day in the history of our valley.(previously unpublished, 1988) AnonymousA typescript of a speech at the unveiling of Toppenish mural "Haller's Defeat," by western artist Fred Oldfield. The speaker is not identified.
- ItemReport on affairs in the Department of the Pacific, 1954(previously unpublished, 1854-09-16) Wool, John G.Major General John Wool reports on the establishment of Fort Tejon, Indian difficulties near Whidby's Island, change of headquarters to Benecia, growing settlement on Bellingham Bay, an attack on emigrants, and the dispatch of Major Haller with volunteer troops.
- ItemStee-Ah-He(previously unpublished, 1966-12-01) Shawaway, Alba; Sohappy, Louie; Alexander, Henry; Sampson, Dannytypescript of native tales about little, wild human-type beings who could make life difficult for people in many ways.
- ItemDrouth Migrants and Seasonal Agricultural Workers of the Pacific Northwest: A social and economic problem.(Farm Security Administration, Portland OR, 1937) United States. Farm Security Administration.; Duffy, Walter A.; Herington, GeorgeConcentrations of drouth migrants and agricultural workers who seasonally harvest Oregon, Washington and Idaho's specialty crops constitute one of the most acute yet least recognized of the Pacific Northwest Major social and economic problems. The Farm Security Administration presents in this paper a current study of the situation and an approach to finding a solution for some of its more serious aspects.
- ItemHeal the Sick: The Development of European Medical Care and Healing and its Introduction to the Northwest Coast and the Columbia River Basin, 1760-1865(unpublished, 2018-11-20) Cameron, FrankAn essay on the history of medicine in the Pacific Northwest, covering the source, tools and pharmacopeias of European medical practices that were brought to Oregon Territory by early immigrants.