Library Association (Portland, Or.)

Abstract Papers produced or compiled by Charles Davis (1919-2002) regarding the Library Association of Portland, Oregon. Most materials relate to the governance and finances of the association and to the transfer of library management to Multnomah County government. The Library Association of Portland was founded as a private association in 1864, and in 1911 began managing Multnomah County's public library system. Concerns about the association's finances and transparency in the 1980s ultimately...

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Photocopy typescript draft of a master of arts thesis, 59 pages, May 1968, regarding the case of Miss M. Louise Hunt, a conscientious objector and employee of the Portland Library Association, and the public hysteria that resulted in her dismissal during World War I.

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Papers of a lawyer and civic leader of Portland, Oregon. Includes extensive correspondence relating to land claims, real estate controversies, and tax delinquencies, as well as correspondence and financial documents relating to the Library Association of Portland, the Multnomah Law Library, the Portland Free Kindergarten Association, the Oregon Historical Society, and other organizations and business concerns. Also includes ephemera and personal financial documents.