Marple, Lorna, 1910-1992
Person
Biography
Lorna Marple was Portland based activist, participating in numerous political organizations in Oregon. She was born in 1910 in New Haven, Connecticut and moved to Portland, Oregon in 1939. She served as the president of the NAACP branch in Portland from 1955-1956 and as the chair of the branch Political Action Committee for over 20 years. She served as the executive committeeman for the Democratic Party Central Committee. She also worked with the Council of Churches (1950-1959), the American Red Cross (1943-1946), Portland Public Forum Association (1946-1947), the Oregon State Grange (1947-1959), the Urban League of Portland, and other organizations. She died in 1992 at the age of 82.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
NAACP of Portland, Oregon records
Collection
Identifier: Mss2004
Abstract
Founded in 1914, the Portland, Oregon, branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) works to empower and engage people of color in the Portland area. The collection demonstrates organizational activities related to important topics in the Portland area, such as housing, education and labor. A majority of the collection consists of publications from 1959 through 1989, with a smaller quantity of topical administrative materials, correspondence, meeting...
Dates:
1942-1989; Majority of material found within 1959-1989