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Eugene C. Sanderson (1859-1940)
Eugene Claremont Sanderson was a Christian minister and educator who founded Eugene Divinity School (now Bushnell University), where he was president for thirty-four years. …
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Eugene Debs "Debbs" Potts (1909–2003)
In a long career of public service, Eugene Debs Potts was a mayor, state senator and senate president, and acting governor. He was also the …
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Eugene streetcar system
The first street railway in Eugene was a mule-powered system that began operating between the train depot and the University of Oregon on June 26, …
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Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB)
In the aftermath of a 1906 outbreak of typhoid fever in Eugene, which was traced to poor operating conditions at the privately owned water …
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Eunice Lulu Parsons (1916–)
“Edges are the story of my life,” artist Eunice Parsons told an interviewer. A painter, tilemaker, and printmaker, she is best known for collages, …
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Eva Castellanoz (1939- )
Eva Castellanoz—traditional artist, curandera (healer), activist, and teacher—is a leading spokesperson for Oregon's Latino community. She received a National Heritage Award in 1989, has been …
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Eva Emery Dye (1855-1947)
As an impressionable and imaginative girl growing up in Illinois, Eva Emery pored over every historical novel written by Sir Walter Scott. Within the pages …
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Evans Products Company
Evans Products Company was one of the most successful wood products corporations in the United States in the twentieth century. Their largest, most innovative, and …
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Evelyn Crowell (1936–2017)
Evelyn Crowell was one of the first professional Black librarians in the City of Portland. A community-based activist, she was a promoter of African …
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Evelyn Sibley Lampman (1907–1980)
Evelyn Sibley Lampman was one of three Oregon writers of young adult and children’s books who were at the height of their success during the …
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