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Powers, Dennis M.

 Person

Biography

Dennis M. Powers first began writing poetry while practicing law in Santa Barbara. Later his work expanded to include newspaper and magazine articles, fiction, and nonfiction books.

His early nonfiction works include Legal Street Smarts (1994), Beating the Tough Times (1995), Legal Expense Defense (1995), The Office Romance (1998), and The Internet Legal Guide (2001). In 2005, Dennis published The Raging Sea, his first book about maritime stories and events. Other books in this genre include Treasure Ship (2006), Sentinel of the Seas (2007), Taking the Sea (2008), and Tales of the Seven Seas: The Escapades of Captain Dynamite Johnny O'Brien (2010).

Living in Ashland, Oregon inspired Dennis to research local history. He wrote hundreds of scripts and historical treatises for local radio programs. He created the local history book, Images of America: Gold Hill (2010) to benefit the Gold Hill Historical Society. He also created an audiobook, “Past and Present: What You Might Not Know (But Want To) About Southern Oregon History" (2013) and used the proceeds to contribute to local charitable causes.

Dennis received a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Colorado in Boulder, a Juris Doctorate from the University of Denver Law School, and a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School. He is Professor Emeritus of business law at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon and resides there with his wife, Judy.

Found in 352 Collections and/or Records:

Notes and drawings

 File — Box 01: Series MSS043:02 [Barcode: 35138008124106], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS043:02.01.12
Scope and Contents

This folder contains handwritten notes and drawings about the material used in the book "Treasure Ship."

Dates: 1916-2009

Numismatic Research materials, 1985-2007

 File — Box 13: Series MSS043:02 [Barcode: 35138008124221], Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS043:02.13.03
Scope and Contents

Of the three publications, two are issues of Numismatist magazine, the official publication of the American Numismatic Association. The first issue is from January 2005, and the second is from January 2007. The third publication is a book covering a coin collection: The Dr. Jerry Buss Collection of United States Coins (January 28, 29, 30, 1985).

Dates: 1985-2007

Numismatics, 2004

 File — Box 01: Series MSS043:02 [Barcode: 35138008124106], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS043:02.01.05
Scope and Contents

A series of materials related to numismatics, the study and collection of currency. Included here are interviews, correspondence, a transcript of a discussion with Donald Knight, a shipwreck hunter, handwritten notes, and an outline for the book about the Brother Jonathan.

Dates: Majority of material found within 2004

Obituaries, 2000

 File — Box 10: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008124080], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS043:01.10.01
Scope and Contents

The materials include correspondence for permission to use specific stories in "The Raging Sea," newspaper articles, photocopied photographs, contact information for people who have accounts used in the book, handwritten notes, and obituaries of the victims of the 1964 Crescent City tsunami.

Dates: 2000

Office Romance, 1998

 File — Box 11: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008124098], Object: 12
Identifier: MSS043:01.11.12
Scope and Contents

A video cassette of an interview with Dennis Powers on CNN on October 22, 1998.

Dates: 1998

Original photographs and correspondence, 2004-2006

 File — Box 04: Series MSS043:01 [Barcode: 35138008124023], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS043:01.04.05
Scope and Contents

The correspondence between Powers and others concerns his book "The Raging Sea." Other materials include photographs and research for the book.

Dates: 2004-2006

Pacific Coastal Liners excerpt, 1959

 Item — Box 01: Series MSS043:04 [Barcode: 35138008124312], Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS043:04.01.09
Scope and Contents

The excerpt is from Gordon Newell and Joe Williamson's 1959 book entitled Pacific Coastal Liners.

Dates: 1959

Pacific Square-Riggers, 1969

 Item — Box 07: Series MSS043:04 [Barcode: 35138008124379], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS043:04.07.02
Scope and Contents

The hardback book published by Bonanza Books (New York) in 1969 called Pacific Square-Riggers: Pictorial History of the Great Windships of Yesteryear by Jim Gibbs.

Dates: 1969

Paddlewheelers, 1998

 File — Box 02: Series MSS043:02 [Barcode: 35138008124114], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS043.02.02.05
Scope and Contents

A series of book excerpts or chapters related to sternwheelers and sidewheelers, types of steam-driven boats, in the Pacific Northwest.

Dates: 1998

Periodical Literature, 2004-2006

 File — Box 01: Series MSS043:02 [Barcode: 35138008124106], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS043:02.01.06
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a photocopied bibliography entitled "Periodical Literature," some correspondence, some handwritten notes, and two letters addressed to Dennis Powers, one from the National Archives and Records Administration and another from the United States Department of the Interior.

Dates: 2004-2006

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 350
Collection 2
 
Subject
Shipwrecks 173
Ships and Shipping 151
Authorship 72
Northwest, Pacific 60
Natural disasters 46