The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA), situated on the Memorial Quadrangle at the University of Oregon in Eugene, is the only academic art …

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Joseph L. Meek, a mountain man, storyteller, and public personality, played a significant role in bringing Oregon into the United States in 1846–1848. A politician …

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Before his death at age ninety-eight on June 30, 1999, Joseph "Ted" Francis was dean of Oregon’s single-screen cinemas. A slight man who shunned retirement, …

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Julia Ruuttila was a labor and investigative journalist, a poet and fiction writer, and a union, peace, and justice activist who lived all but a …

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Kate Wilhelm was a prolific and award-winning author best known for her science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction and her mystery and suspense writing. She …

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Kathryn Jones Harrison of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde was one of Oregon's important tribal leaders. She was known especially for her work as …

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The Portland Oregonian launched KGW Radio in March 1922. Nine months later, the paper’s editor, Edgar Piper, heard a late-night radio music program while traveling. …

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In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Kim Novak was one of Hollywood’s top box office stars, even appearing on the cover of Time magazine. …

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The possible wreck of a European ship at Point Adams, on the southern edge of the Columbia River estuary, has long fascinated Oregonians. The …

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Fiery crosses and marchers in Ku Klux Klan (KKK) regalia were common sights in Oregon and the nation during the 1920s. The social and economic …

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