Oliver Matthews Photograph Collection, 1922-1964
The Oliver Matthews Photograph Collection consists of negatives, prints and slides that mostly depict trees that Matthews photographed during his travels throughout Oregon.
Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.
This collection is not fully processed and a complete finding aid is not available at this time.
We acknowledge that materials in SCARC collections and the language that describes them may be harmful. We are actively working to address our descriptive practices; for more information please see our SCARC Anti-Racist Actions Statement online.
SCARC describes the contents of its collections using the language and terminology of the collections themselves. Since culturally acceptable terminology shifts over time, some of the terms that appear in these materials are currently outdated or offensive.
Historically, "squaw" has been used as a misogynist and racist slur to disparage indigenous American women. Within this historic usage, it has been applied to place names, and scientific or colloquial names for plants. In this collection, the term "squaw" is used in reference to Squaw Creek in Coos County, Oregon, a natural feature of the landscape.
In order to provide historical context and to enable standardized searching and access across our collecctions, we have retained the use of this phrase in the collection description. We acknowledge the racism represented by this language and the harm it may cause our users. Providing access to these historical materials does not endorse any attitidues or behavior depicted therein. For more information on impacted collections, see the blog post.
[Date of Acknowledgement: December 2023]