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Research and Use Options

Defense Council Records

Drawing shows four American soldiers with guns in the trench.
A drawing shows vigilant American soldiers in the trenches. (OSA, Historical Annual National Guard State of Oregon, 1939)
Most defense council records at the Oregon State Archives document civil defense activities after the council was recreated during World War II. However, the following records specifically document the World War I experience: 

Personal Military Service History Index (in Reference Room), 1918-1922. 

Personal Military Service History Records, 1918-1922, 7 cu.ft.

Publications and Ephemera (World War I), 1917-1920, .50 cu.ft.

State Historian's Correspondence, 1918-1922, 1 cu.ft. 

World War I Personnel Photographs (includes other war photographs), ca. 1915-1919 .50 cu.ft. ​

Ordering Images

  • Images in the exhibit with a citation beginning with "OSA" are available for purchase from the Oregon State Archives. Images are offered unedited, as scanned 300 dpi TIFF format. Some of the images were scanned from original publications with less than ideal photographic or graphic characteristics. Conta​ct us to get photographic negatives or prints​.
  • Any image lacking a citation beginning with "OSA" is not available for copy from the Oregon State Archives. Contact the source cited or general sources for copies.

​Use and Citations

Researchers may use materials contained in this exhibit for personal or educational purposes. Please cite the "Oregon State Archives, Oregon at War! Web Exhibit" when using Oregon State Archives (OSA) images or direct text quotations from the exhibit.