Processing Flax at the Miles Linen Company (L2002-041)
A copy of this type-written document was found in the Willamette Heritage Center Collections (L2002-041). Notations on the first page indicate it was originally [...]
October 2017
September 2017
1909 AYP Essays from Salem 7th Graders
In 1909, all eyes turned to Seattle for the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition. Oregon school children took part by submitting examples of coursework for [...]
August 2017
Salem Daily Record, 1867-1868
Salem Daily Record Index The Salem Daily Record appears to have been a newspaper published from 1867-1868 in Salem, Oregon. After finding a hand-written [...]
March 2017
Honeymoon By Carriage: 1852 Journal of Esther Bell McMillan Hanna
Read the manuscript edited by David Duniway here. Â An Unpublished Project David Cushing Duniway (1912-1993) Photo Source: WHC [...]
February 2017
James Carlton Nelson Papers
A recently acquired collection of papers belonging to longtime Salem educator James Carlton Nelson have yielded a few unexpected surprises. The papers consisting of [...]
Hop Vine Scratch Newspaper, 1925
Newspaper for Hops Pickers The Hop Vine Scratch was a newspaper produced by the Health and Recreation Service of the Lake Brook Hops Ranch [...]
August 2016
Oregon School for the Blind Oral History Project
The property that used to be home to the Oregon School for the Blind was acquired by Salem Health and the buildings were slated for [...]
March 2016
Oral History and Film Collections
Oral Histories The Willamette Heritage Center has a large and growing oral history collection, rooted in the collections of stories recorded by its parent [...]
Leslie Junior High Broadcasters now online
Students at Leslie Junior High School, 1939. WHC 2015.023.0001 Newspaper Now Online Online access to archival materials have revolutionized the way we do [...]