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The best collections of published biographies in Oregon are at the '''[[Oregon Archives and Libraries|Oregon Historical Society Library]]''' and the '''[[Oregon Archives and Libraries|Oregon State University]]'''. The Family History Library also has an excellent collection. Some representative biographical encyclopedias are:  
The best collections of published biographies in Oregon are at the '''[[Oregon Archives and Libraries|Oregon Historical Society Library]]''' and the '''[[Oregon Archives and Libraries|Oregon State University]]'''. The Family History Library also has an excellent collection. Some representative biographical encyclopedias are:  


Gaston, Joseph. ''The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912'', 4 vols. Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=144251&disp=The+centennial+history+of+Oregon%2C+1811%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 979.5 H2g; film 1000359].) Volumes 2 and 3 are biographical.  
Gaston, Joseph. ''The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912'', 4 vols. Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. {{FHL|144251|item}} book 979.5 H2g; film 1000359]. Volumes 2 and 3 are biographical.  


Carey, Charles Henry. ''History of Oregon''. 3 vols. Chicago, Illinois: Pioneer History Publishing Co., 1922. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=144236&disp=History+of+Oregon%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 979.5 H2cc; fiche 6046590].) Volumes 2 and 3 are biographical.  
Carey, Charles Henry. ''History of Oregon''. 3 vols. Chicago, Illinois: Pioneer History Publishing Co., 1922. {{FHL|144236|item}} book 979.5 H2cc; fiche 6046590. Volumes 2 and 3 are biographical.  


Lockley, Fred. ''History of the Columbia River Valley from The Dalles to the Sea.'' 3 vols. Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1928. (Family History Library book 979 H2Lf; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=258213&disp=History+of+the+Columbia+River+Valley+fro%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1000362] items 2-4.) Volumes 2 and 3 are biographical.  
Lockley, Fred. ''History of the Columbia River Valley from The Dalles to the Sea.'' 3 vols. Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1928. {{FHL|258213|item}} book 979 H2Lf; film 1000362 items 2-4.) Volumes 2 and 3 are biographical.  


''Portrait and Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley, Oregon''. Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Publishing Co., 1903. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=260656&disp=Portrait+and+biographical+record+of+the+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 979.53 D3p]; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=260656&disp=Portrait+and+biographical+record+of+the+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1000365].)
''Portrait and Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley, Oregon''. Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Publishing Co., 1903. (Family History Library book {{FHL|260656|item}} book 979.53 D3p; film 1000365.  


All of these volumes and 43 additional collected biographies are indexed in Patricia Brandt and Nancy Guilford, ''Oregon Biography Index'' (Corvallis, Oregon: Oregon State University, 1976; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=144219&disp=Oregon+biography+index%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 979.5 D3b index; film 1321470 item 18]).  
All of these volumes and 43 additional collected biographies are indexed in Patricia Brandt and Nancy Guilford, ''Oregon Biography Index'' Corvallis, Oregon: Oregon State University, 1976; {{FHL|144219|item}} book 979.5 D3b index; film 1321470 item 18.  
 
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