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Girl Reserves on beach at Camp Westwind

Photograph showing a group of young women skipping down a beach near Camp Westwind, as part of the YWCA’s Girl Reserve program. They’re wearing bathing suits, and have one leg raised. Behind the group are waves and a rock formation, near Cascade Head (negative 9 of 22).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Highway 101 at Neahkahnie Mountain

Photograph showing Highway 101 at Neahkahnie Mountain on the Oregon coast. A road can be seen above a supporting stone wall, below a large rocky cliff. Is the distance is a rock formation, which hugs the outside of the highway. Two people walk along the road towards the right of the frame, and a parked car and person can be seen in the distance (negative 1 of 4).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Wilson River Road construction

Photograph showing the Wilson River Road under construction. A man wearing a hat and long coat stands next to pile of rocks, and a several vehicles can be seen uphill. Another man is standing next to the road at the right side of the frame (negative 10 of 16).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Logger, Miss Elaine Mitchell on top of logging truck

Photograph looking upward, showing Miss Elaine Mitchell, of 916 Stillwell Avenue, Tillamook. Wearing a flannel shirt and tall leather boots, Mitchel appears to be holding a hose, which is wrapped around part of a logging truck (negative 4 of 12).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Logger, Miss Elaine Mitchell dropping log into water

Photograph showing showing Miss Elaine Mitchell, of 916 Stillwell Avenue, Tillamook, dropping logs off a dock into the a body of water. A small crane and pulley are being used to move the logs off the truck. Mitchell is standing on the wooden dock in front of the logging truck, wearing a flannel shirt and tall boots (negative 5 of 12).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Oral history interview with Dorothy H. Thornton

  • SR 1076
  • Collection
  • 1991-09-10 - 1991-12-13

This oral history interview with Dorothy H. Thornton was conducted by Nancy Hawver from September 10 to December 13, 1991, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library's oral history program. The interview was conducted in four sessions.

In the first interview session, conducted on September 10, 1991, Thornton discusses her family background and early life in Tillamook, Oregon, including her parents' involvement with the Tillamook Creamery Association. She talks about her early education, her recreational activities, and her early interest in art. She discusses a trip she took to Europe in 1935. She talks about her experiences in high school and at the University of Oregon. She also revisits the topics of the Tillamook Creamery Association and her early life in Tillamook. She discusses her marriage to Robert Y. Thornton and talks about his legal and political career.

In the second interview session, conducted on October 17, 1991, Thornton discusses her experience during World War II and talks about working in the blimp factory in Tillamook. She also talks about Robert Y. Thornton's service in the U.S. Army during the war. She discusses Robert Y. Thornton's study of Japanese and her own study of art. She then discusses living in Tillamook at the end of the war, talks about her involvement in the Tillamook Library Board, and about raising her son, Thomas Wells Thornton.

In the third interview session, conducted on November 22, 1991, Thornton discusses living in Salem after Robert Y. Thornton was elected to the Oregon State Legislature in 1950 and talks about her experiences as a wife of a politician, her involvement with the Bush House Auxiliary, and her interest in art and photography. She also talks about cases Robert Y. Thornton worked on as state attorney general.

In the fourth and final interview session, conducted on December 13, 1991, Thornton continues to discuss living in Salem, including her involvement in early childhood education. She also continues to discuss Robert Y. Thornton's career as state attorney general. She talks about her involvement in the Arts in Oregon Council and other arts organizations; describes her cornea transplant surgery; and discusses taking art classes. She talks about a trip she took to Japan in the late 1950s, about attending attorneys general conventions, and about the establishment of the Grove of the States in 1967. She closes the interview by discussing her involvement with the Portland Art Museum and other arts organizations.

Thornton, Dorothy H. (Dorothy Haberlach), 1913-2005

Oral history interview with Dorothy H. Thornton [Session 01, Recording 01]

Tape 1, Side 1. In the first interview session, conducted on September 10, 1991, Thornton discusses her family background and early life in Tillamook, Oregon, including her parents’ involvement with the Tillamook Creamery Association. She talks about her early education, her recreational activities, and her early interest in art. She discusses a trip she took to Europe in 1935. She talks about her experiences in high school and at the University of Oregon. She also revisits the topics of the Tillamook Creamery Association and her early life in Tillamook. She discusses her marriage to Robert Y. Thornton and talks about his legal and political career.

Thornton, Dorothy H. (Dorothy Haberlach), 1913-2005

Mabel Ella Campbell oral memoir

  • SR 9664
  • Collection
  • 1980-12-30

This oral memoir of Mabel Ella Campbell was recorded at Campbell's home in Laguna Hills, California, on December 30, 1980.

In this recording, Campbell discusses the life and career of her father, John Montcalm Brown, a Methodist minister, and describes how the family came to Nehalem, Oregon, in 1912. She talks about her early life in Nehalem from 1912 to 1914, including her education and recreational activities. She describes the town, talks about the major industries of the area, and discusses the family's daily activities. She talks about people who lived in the town, and shares her memories of attending funerals and weddings over which her father presided. She describes the Methodist church in Nehalem and talks about the community's church activities, including Christmas celebrations. She describes moving with her family to Salem in 1914, and talks about churches her father worked at in other towns in Oregon.

Campbell, Mabel Ella, 1902-2002

Group posing at Death-Trap Cove

This photograph depicts four men posing at Death-Trap Cove. Donegan Reeder Wiggins stands at the right. An inscription on the photo notes "In Death-Trap Cove, on Cape Kiwanda."

Wiggins, Donegan Reeder, 1888-1950

Arch Rock at Oceanside, Oregon

This photograph depicts Arch Rock along the Oregon Coast near Oceanside. A small footbridge is visible on the right.

Wiggins, Donegan Reeder, 1888-1950

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