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Spencer, Arthur Champlin, 1938-

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Cheryl James Defense Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2015
Abstract

Cheryl Dawn James was an 18-year-old African-American woman from Portland, Oregon. In 1971, she was convicted of assaulting an FBI agent who came to the James' residence to arrest her brother, Charles T. James Jr., who was absent without leave from the Navy. Collection includes correspondence, financial records, news clippings and ephemera regarding the case and the work of the Cheryl James Defense Committee Fund.

Dates: 1971-1973

Collection on the Goose Hollow, Portland, highrise controversy

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1291
Abstract

Newspaper clippings, newsletters, correspondence and other documents relating to the destruction of parts of the Goose Hollow neighborhood, between SW 14th and 17th Avenues and SW Market and Clay Avenues, to make room for a 16-story student housing building for Portland State University.

Dates: 1971-1976

Arthur C. Spencer III term papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 844
Abstract

Collection includes two typescript term papers by Arthur C. Spencer III: A 1960 paper titled "James W. Nesmith: Oregon Douglas-Union Democrat in the Civil War Period" and a 1966 paper titled "The First Congregational Church, Portland, Oregon."

Dates: 1960-1966

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Portland 2
clippings (information artifacts) 2
correspondence 2
African Americans 1
African Americans -- Oregon -- Portland 1