James Shand collection on Oregon transportation
Scope and Contents
Collection includes correspondence with the State Highway Department and others, 1962-1983, regarding traffic and highway development in the Portland, Oregon, area; a booklet titled "Summary of the Next Five Years" by the Metropolitan Service District, 1980, regarding development plans for the Portland, Oregon, area; and other materials and maps regarding highway plans, 1975. Also included are ephemera and newspaper clippings regarding the death and funeral of Josephine Borsch Shand, 1986.
Dates
- Creation: 1962-1986
Creator
- Shand, James (Compiler, Person)
- Metropolitan Service District (Or.) (Author, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (4 folders in shared box; 1 oversize folder in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection includes correspondence on traffic and highway development in the Portland, Oregon, area, a booklet on development plans for the Portland area, and additional materials and maps related to highway plans.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of James Shand, November 1991.
Subject
- Shand, James -- Correspondence (Person)
- Shand, Josephine Borsch, 1903-1986 (Person)
- Oregon. State Highway Department -- Records and correspondence (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the James Shand collection on Oregon transportation
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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Portland OR 97205 United States
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