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Oregon Literature (1920-2010)
The joint appearance in 1927 of the controversial pamphlet Status Rerum by writers H.L. Davis and James Stevens and the new regional magazine Frontier edited …
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Oregon Literature Series
“The Oregon Literature Series is a national model,” wrote John Frohnmayer, chair of the National Endowment for the Arts. A project of the Oregon Council …
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Oregon Maneuver
The Oregon Maneuver, held in central Oregon from September 13 to November 8, 1943, was the largest military training exercise ever held in the Pacific …
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Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) is Oregon's largest center of informal science education. Consisting of five exhibit halls, eight science labs, a …
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Oregon Natural Resources Council v. John R. Block
In December 1983, the Oregon Natural Resources Council (now called Oregon Wild) sued the U.S. Forest Service over its allocation of roadless areas in Oregon …
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Oregon Nurses Association
The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) serves as a professional organization of registered nurses and as a collective bargaining agent for its members. ONA is part …
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Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association
The Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association Inc. (OOTFA) is a nonprofit organization established "to promote, preserve and perpetuate Old Time Fiddling and Old Time music." …
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Oregon Plan
The Oregon Plan, implemented in May 1942, led to the organization of the first Japanese American farm labor camp during World War II. The camp, …
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Oregon Pony
The first steam locomotive in the Pacific Northwest—the "Oregon Pony"—was used in the early 1860s to portage steamboat passengers and goods past the Cascade Rapids, …
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Oregon Posten
The first issue of the weekly Oregon Posten (Oregon Post), the state’s largest Swedish newspaper, was published on December 2, 1908, with Fredrik …
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