Podkrepa records

Collection

Identifier: Coll 1143

Scope and Contents

Records of Podkrepa, an organization for Bulgarian Americans and Macedonian Americans in Portland, Oregon. The bulk of the collection consists of minute books and financial records. The minute books cover the years 1940 to 1946, while the financial records span from the organization's founding in 1939 to the mid-1950s. Financial records include membership dues books, financial record books, banking records, bills and receipts, and U.S. federal tax records. Some entries in one financial record book are written in Bulgarian. The collection also includes a folder of correspondence with and records relating to Oregon state agencies, including the Industrial Accident Commission, the State Tax Commission, and the Corporation Department.

Dates

Creation: 1939-1956

Creator

Podkrepa (Portland, Or.) (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.

Administrative History

Podkrepa, sometimes called Bulgaro-Macedonian Association Podkrepa, is an organization in Portland, Oregon, for Bulgarian Americans and Macedonian Americans. It was founded in 1939 by Radi Cherkezov and Petia Cherkezov. Meetings were initially held at the Cherkezov residence, but the organization built a lodge on N. Killingsworth Street in the 1950s. Podkrepa became a non-profit charitable organization in 2011.

Sources: Collection materials; "History," Podkrepa website (accessed June 2026), https://www.podkrepa-pdx.com/#about; "Podkrepa Unit Marks Birthday," Oregonian, January 18, 1964, page 18.

Full Extent

0.45 Cubic Feet (1 legal document case)

Language of Materials

English

Bulgarian

Additional Description

Abstract

Records of Podkrepa, an organization for Bulgarian Americans and Macedonian Americans in Portland, Oregon. Materials include minutes from the 1940s, financial records from 1939 to the 1950s, and correspondence and records with Oregon state agencies.