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Oregon Secretary of State Archives Division

Topical Research Guides

These record descriptions and listings are based on useful topics for researchers. Most of the records are available at the Oregon State Archives. Some are indexed online. The guides also give suggestions for records held by other repositories such as the National Archives and Bureau of Land Management.

Adoption Records

Census Records

Governor's Records Guides

Historical Photograph Collections

Land Records

Naturalization Records

Oaths of Office

Oregon Historical Records Index

Oregon State Hospital Records

Probate Records

Vital Records


Birth Certificates

 Any birth certificate less than 100 years old is available only through the Oregon Health Authority.

They can also provide death certificates less than 50 years old, and marriage and divorce returns less than 50 years old.

Death certificate for Kate Klondike date of death February 21 1957 in Lynn County Oregon.
Death certificate of Klondike Kate Van Duren (born Kathleen Eloisa "Kitty" Rockwell) dated March 8, 1957. (Enlarge Image) This death certificate is over 50 years old and so is housed at the Oregon State Archives.