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Portland (Or.). Bureau of Police

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Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Lola Greene Baldwin collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 388
Abstract

Papers, photographs, and scrapbooks of Lola Greene Baldwin, Portland, Oregon's first policewoman, compiled by Marian E. Hays.

Dates: 1827-1995

Oral history interview with Bill Curtin

 Collection
Identifier: SR3992
Abstract

Oral history interview with Bill Curtin conducted by Greta K. Smith from September 24 to November 16, 2018. Curtin was a Catholic priest in the Albina community of North/Northeast Portland in the late 1960s until 1981.

Dates: 2018 September 24-November 16

Oral history interview with Bernie Foster

 Collection
Identifier: SR1035
Abstract

Oral history interview with Bernie Foster conducted by Jan Dilg from August 30 to October 12, 2017. Foster, the co-founder and publisher of The Skanner newspaper in Portland, Oregon, discusses the newspaper's history and coverage, as well as The Skanner Foundation, which grants awards and scholarships to black Oregonians. Foster also discusses policing in Portland.

Dates: 2017 August 30-October 12

Homicide Squad radio plays

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2175
Abstract

Typescript collection of scripts for "Homicide Squad," 1939, radio plays based on data from the case files of the Portland Police Department, presented by radio station KGW with the participation of the chief of police, Harry M. Niles.

Dates: 1939

Oral history interview with J. Carl Lenchitsky

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9464
Abstract

Oral history interview with J. Carl Lenchitsky conducted by Linda S. Dodds on July 19, 1982. Lenchitsky discusses playing basketball and other sports at Oregon State University in the 1930s, and shares the history of the Healy Heights neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1982 July 19

Harry M. Niles papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1626
Abstract Harry M. Niles (1888-1946) was Portland police chief, member of the the police department, and president of the Pacific Coast International Association of Law Enforcement Officials. Collection includes biographical material, correspondence, and documents relating to the Portland Police Department, 1931-1946, and the Pacific Coast International Association of Law Enforcement Officials, 1941-1943; copies of "Footprinters," newsletter of the International Footprinters Association; copies of...
Dates: 1899-1946

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African Americans -- Oregon -- Portland 2