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Early Oregonians Indexed Biographies

Key to Volumes Biographies of Early Oregonians

Index Code Book Title Publisher Published #Bios
Chap-PBRP Portrait & Biographical Record of Portland & Vicinity Chapman Publishing Co. 1903 703
Chap-PBRW Portrait & Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley Chapman Publishing Co. 1903 1397
Clar-HCRV2 History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea Vol. II The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1928 630
Clar-HCRV3 History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea Vol. III The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1928 703
CofC-MO Men of Oregon The Chamber of Commerce Bulletin 1911 126
Down-ENWB Encyclopedia of Northwest Biography The American Historical Co. 1941 379
Gast-CHO2 The Centennial History of Oregon 1811 – 1911 Vol. II The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1912 984
Gast-CHO3 The Centennial History of Oregon 1811 – 1911 Vol. III The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1912 1081
Gast-CHO4 The Centennial History of Oregon 1811 – 1911 Vol. IV The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1912 1059
Gast-POHB2 Portland Oregon Its History and Builders Vol. II The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1911 403
Gast-POHB3 Portland Oregon Its History and Builders Vol. III The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1911 447
Hine-IHO An Illustrated History of the State of Oregon The Lewis Publishing Co. 1893 1330
Lang-HWV History of the Willamette Valley Himes & Lang 1885 1198
Scot-HPO History of Portland Oregon With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens and Pioneers D. Mason & Co. 1890 74
Wall-IHLC Illustrated History of Lane County Oregon A. G. Walling 1884 295
West-IHCO An Illustrated History of Central Oregon Western Historical Publishing Co. 1905 944
West-IHUW An Illustrated History of Union and Wallowa Counties Western Historical Publishing Co. 1902 405

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