An unidentified Portland Chinese American man and his son, seated at a table and looking downward at a letter. The note is an extortion letter sent from China, threatening a family member still in the country. A tea set sits on the table. A similar photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, November 18, 1951 (negative 2 of 4).

A single-paged letted and envelope for a letter written from Abigail Scott Duniway to Mrs. Isaacs. Th letter is on Oregon State Equal Suffrage Association Letterhead.

A letter addressed to “Dear Friend,” from members of the Oregon Equal Suffrage Association asking voters to vote yes on the equal suffrage amendment in the 1906 Oregon elections. The letter is signed by Abigail Scott Duniway, Mrs. Henry Waldo Coe, Charlotte M. Cartwright, Sarah A. Evans, and Esther C. Pohl.

A letter from Abigail Scott Duniway to the editor of the Oregon Agricultural College (O.A.C.) Barometer requesting that they run an appeal to voters in their paper in advance of the 1908 election to vote on an equal suffrage amendment for the state of Oregon. The letter is written on the letterhead for the Oregon State Equal Suffrage Association.

Twenty-one letters written by Lorenzo Lorain between 1855 and 1861. The letters contain descriptions of Lorain’s military service, including yellow fever epidemics, the forced removal of Native peoples from the western region of the Oregon Territory to the Coast Reservation, and his photography. The letters are addressed from West Point Academy, Aspinwall, Fort Dalles, San Francisco, Fort Walla Walla, Fort Umpqua, and Camp Day near the Klamath Basin. The correspondents include Lorain’s father, Dr. Henry Tilden Lorain, and his sisters, Mary Jane Ashman and Martha (Merty) Eliza Lorain.

Transcript of letter written by Abraham Lincoln to Simeon Francis. In the letter Lincoln analyzes his likelihood of success in the 1860 presidential election.

Letter written by Abraham Lincoln to Simeon Francis. In the letter Lincoln analyzes his likelihood of success in the 1860 presidential election.

Letter from Congressional Representative Ron Wyden to Homer Yasui dated 20 March 1987. In this letter, Wyden affirms his support of government action in efforts to correct wrongdoings against Japanese Americans, though suggesting that a public apology through the office of the President and endowments for a special university chair on civil liberties at major U.S. universities would be more effective than reparations payments.

Letter from Congress Representative Peter DeFazio to Homer Yasui dated 3 April 1987. In the letter, DeFazio affirms his support of HR 442, which supported redress for Japanese-American incarceration.

安井静代から安井剛とミキへの9月5日付けの手紙の現代日本語訳。この中で静代は、家族としてのモージャーの農園を含む資産売却の契約条件や、弁護士との契約交渉について述べている。また、益男の仮釈放を求める手紙を書くなどの、自分と家族の努力についても触れている。そして、トシオ、稔、録、ホーマー、由加の近況についても触れており、稔が陸軍に入れなかったことに失望していること、トシオが司法試験に合格しなかったため稔とトシオが一緒に法律事務所を開設しようとの努力が実らなかったこと、ホーマーがミネソタ大学に入学すること、由加がウィスコンシンに行く予定であること、などを報告している。静代は、益男が1月までに帰宅できなければ、剛のところに戻るか、ミニドカのキャンプに行くことになるだろうとも書いている。
翻訳注：原文および英訳も掲載されている。

English translation of a letter from Shidzuyo Yasui to Tsuyoshi and Miki Yasui dated September 15. In the letter Shidzuyo discusses the contract terms of the family having to sell their assets, including the Mosier farm, and contract negotiations with a lawyer. She mentions her and the family's efforts to determine if Masuo will be paroled and released, including writing letters to request his release. She also gives updates on Toshio, Minoru, Roku, Homer, and Yuka, including Toshio not passing the bar exam, Minoru's disappointment at not being able to get into the Army, Minoru and Toshio's efforts to open a law firm, Homer's upcoming attendance of Minnesota College, and Yuka's plans to go to Wisconsin. Shidzuyo writes that if Masuo cannot be home by January, she will either go back to Tsuyoshi's or to the camp in Minidoka.
Translation Note: This letter is also available as the original manuscript document and as a modern Japanese translation.

Letter from Shidzuyo Yasui to Tsuyoshi and Miki Yasui dated September 15. In the letter Shidzuyo discusses the contract terms of the family having to sell their assets, including the Mosier farm, and contract negotiations with a lawyer. She mentions her and the family's efforts to determine if Masuo will be paroled and released, including writing letters to request his release. She also gives updates on Toshio, Minoru, Roku, Homer, and Yuka, including Toshio not passing the bar exam, Minoru's disappointment at not being able to get into the Army, Minoru and Toshio's efforts to open a law firm, Homer's upcoming attendance of Minnesota College, and Yuka's plans to go to Wisconsin. Shidzuyo writes that if Masuo cannot be home by January, she will either go back to Tsuyoshi's or to the camp in Minidoka.
Translation Note: The letter has been translated into modern Japanese and English.

Minoru Yasui's resume in the form of a letter to Inosuke Iwasa, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Japan-America Kyorei Kyokai (Japan-America Mutual Encouragement Association), City of Hood River, Imperial Consulate in Portland. The document includes Minoru's educational history and achievements, including passing the Oregon State Bar Admission Test and obtaining a license to practice law from the Oregon State Bar. A letter of recommendation in English from the University of Oregon School of Law is also included.
Translation Note: The Japanese portion of this document has been translated into modern Japanese and English.

在ポートランド日本国総領事館の依頼により、安井益雄が日本工業会から日米関係改善への卓越した努力に対して贈られる賞への推薦に関して作成した履歴書とカバーレターの下書きの現代日本語訳。履歴書には、益男の日本での教育、渡米の理由、渡米後の経歴、コロンビア殖産会社の設立、オレゴン日本人会の設立、反日土地排除法案の成立阻止活動、日米協会の設立、日米工業協会から産業功労賞の受賞など、幅広い地域活動への参加などが記されている。また、安井兄弟の事業概要が添えられ、在ポートランド日本国総領事館へのカバーレターも含まれている。
翻訳注：原文および英訳も掲載されている。未翻訳の最後の2ページには、カバーレターの第2稿が含まれている。

English translation selection of a draft of a resume and cover letter prepared by Masuo Yasui at the request of the Consulate General of Japan at Portland in regards to his nomination for an award for outstanding effort towards improving U.S.-Japan relationships from the Nippon Industrial Society. Information in the resume includes Masuo's education in Japan, his reason for moving to the U.S., his career after arriving in the U.S., the formation of the Columbia Grower Company, and his participation in a wide variety of community activities including the founding of the Japanese Association of Oregon, work to prevent the passage of anti-Japanese land exclusion bills, the founding of the Japan-America Society, and his reception of an award for distinguished industrial service from the Japan-America Industrial Association. The document also includes an overview of the Yasui Brothers business and a cover letter to the Consulate General of Japan at Portland.
Translation Note: This document is also available as the original manuscript document and as a modern Japanese translation. The last two pages of the document, which are untranslated contain a second draft of the cover letter.

A draft of a resume and cover letter prepared by Masuo Yasui at the request of the Consulate General of Japan at Portland in regards to his nomination for an award for outstanding effort towards improving U.S.-Japan relationships from the Nippon Industrial Society. Information in the resume includes Masuo's education in Japan, his reason for moving to the U.S., his career after arriving in the U.S., the formation of the Columbia Grower Company, and his participation in a wide variety of community activities including the founding of the Japanese Association of Oregon, work to prevent the passage of anti-Japanese land exclusion bills, the founding of the Japan-America Society, and his reception of an award for distinguished industrial service from the Japan-America Industrial Association. The document also includes an overview of the Yasui Brothers business and a cover letter to the Consulate General of Japan at Portland.
Translation Note: The document has been translated into modern Japanese and English. The last two pages of the document, which are untranslated contain a second draft of the cover letter.

1939年5月28日付で、ポートランド日本領事館の藤島健一領事から安井益男に宛てた手紙の現代日本語訳。日系社会への貢献に対する表彰を授与するために提出する個人情報の詳細を求める。
翻訳注：原文および英訳も掲載されている。

English translation of a Letter from acting Consul Kenichi Fujishima of the Japanese Consulate in Portland to Masuo Yasui dated 1939 May 28 requesting personal details for submission to receive an award for service to the Japanese community. Translation Note: This letter is also available as the original manuscript document and as a modern Japanese translation.

Letter from acting Consul Kenichi Fujishima of the Japanese Consulate in Portland to Masuo Yasui dated 1939 May 28 requesting personal details for submission to receive an award for service to the Japanese community. Translation Note: The letter has been translated into modern Japanese and English.

中村豊一領事から安井益男への1934年12月19日付けの手紙の現代日本語訳。 中村領事はこの手紙の中で、産業上の優れた功績に対して日本産業協会から益男が表彰されることを通知している。 翻訳注：原文および英訳も掲載されている。

English translation of a letter from Consul Toyokazu Nakamura to Masuo Yasui, dated 19 December 1934. In the letter Nakamura notifies Yasui that he will be presented an award from the Japan Industrial Association for his outstanding industrial achievements.
Translation Note: This document is also available as the original manuscript document and as a modern Japanese translation.

Letter from Consul Toyokazu Nakamura to Masuo Yasui, dated 19 December 1934. In the letter Nakamura notifies Yasui that he will be presented an award from the Japan Industrial Association for his outstanding industrial achievements.
Translation Note: The document has been translated into modern Japanese and English.

安井益男から安井泰逸郎への1930年12月31日付けの手紙の抜粋部分の現代日本語訳。その中で益男は、剛と稔が年賀状発送を手伝ってくれている状況を描写し、今年最初の寒い夜であると伝えている。続けて、今年の不況がビジネスにどのような影響を及ぼしているのかについても述べている。益男はまた抜粋以外のページで、旅行や思い出、共通の知人の近況について書いた泰逸郎の手紙を読んでの感想を述べている。
翻訳注：原文および英訳も掲載されている。