Abstract Collection consists of miscellaneous letters and papers of and relating to George L. Baker (1868-1941), who served as a city councilman and commissioner for Portland, Oregon, and as mayor from 1917-1933. Materials include a passport and itinerary for a European trip, 1931; a pamphlet by Sidney B. Whipple, "Bon Voyage: the American Mayor's Visit to France 1931," 1936; letters to Rev. W. G. Eliot, Jr., regarding a campaign to promote homeownership; a petition for bankruptcy; and a campaign...

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Bound volume of "pigeongrams" (messages sent by pigeon) from political figures, congratulating Portland Mayor George L. Baker and Oregon Governor Walter M. Pierce on the opening of the Burnside Bridge in Portland, Oregon. The Burnside Bridge opened in May 1926, replacing an older bridge of the same name from the 1890s, and was still operational in 2022.

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Scrapbook of newspaper clippings that cover political issues in Portland, Oregon, from 1915 to 1917, including the 1917 mayoral election, as well as City Commissioner George L. Baker (1868-1941) and Mayor Harry Russell Albee (1867-1950). Albee was mayor of Portland from 1913 to 1917. Baker won the 1917 mayoral election, and remained in office until 1933.

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Small collection of black and white photographs used in research and production of the book "The Way it Was: A Kaleidoscopic Look at Early Theatre in the Oregon Country and a View of the Changing Pattern of Theatre in the Early Years of the Twentieth Century into the Present Day" by Cecil Matson, published in 1988. Subjects depicted in the collection include performers, producers, and directors, as well as theaters in Ashland, McMinnville, Portland, Oregon City, and Roseburg.