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Dorothy Knittel letter about windstorm in Portland
Letter from Dorothy Knittel to Robert W. Jorg, in which she describes her experiences in a windstorm the previous day. The windstorm blew from Washington State to the San Francisco Bay Area, reaching gusts over 70 miles per hour in the Willamette Valley and causing property damage and power outages in the Portland area.
Knott family scrapbook
Collection consists of a scrapbook containing genealogical information and newspaper clippings regarding the Knott family, their businesses, and other prominent Portland citizens. Andrew J. Knott (1834-1900) and Levi Knott (1832-1887) came to Oregon in 1850 and 1851. They ran the Stark Street ferry starting in 1861, and Andrew J. Knott represented Multnomah County in the state Legislature.
W. L. Everett Knowles sketches
Pencil sketches of woods and the Willamette River around Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Dorothy Knowlton
Oral history interview with Dorothy Knowlton conducted by Charles Digregorio on February 5, 1976. Knowlton discusses her career as an elementary school teacher in Portland, Oregon, beginning in the 1920s.
Karl F. Koch charcoal drawing of a train car
Charcoal drawing of a train car on blocks by Karl F. Koch (1888-1975). Koch was an artist who worked as art department director for the Portland, Oregon branch of the Foster and Kleiser Company.
Oral history interview with Jerome Kohlberg, Jr.
Oral history with Jerome Kohlberg, Jr. conducted by James Strassmaier on February 6, 1991, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Kohlberg was a law clerk for Judge Gus Solomon of the U.S. District Court of Oregon.
Oral history interview with Jerome Kohlberg, Jr.
Oral history interview with Jerome Kohlberg, Jr. conducted by Michael O'Rourke from May 19-20, 1999, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Kohlberg was a law clerk for U.S. District Court Judge Gus Solomon.
Koontz & Lame day book
Financial day book for Koontz & Lame, a general merchandise store in Halsey, Oregon. The book was used to record transactions made in 1886. Koontz & Lame was established by Martin V. Koontz (1827-1911) in 1879. After Koontz's death, his son, Clyde Harry Koontz (1876-1934) managed the firm under the name M. V. Koontz Company.
Antti Kopra papers
Papers of Antti Kopra (1890-1968), primarily relating to his attempts to purchase property in Portland, Oregon, during World War II. Kopra was a Finnish American who spent the majority of his adult life in Butte, Montana, but briefly lived in Portland during World War II.
Franklin F. Korell papers
Franklin F. Korell was an Oregon state representative from 1921 to 1922 and a United States congressman from 1927 to 1931. Papers include correspondence, 1931-1959, regarding editorials on the Pact of Paris; military leave of absence, 1918; speeches, 1921, regarding the Pact of Paris, postal reform, agriculture, veterans legislation and national defense; and election materials, circa 1930.