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Portland Air Base souvenir book

 Collection
Identifier: Coll849
Abstract

Souvenir photograph book of the Portland Air Base. The book was mailed by Private John Adams to Dora Barnes in May 1944. The air base was established in 1941; it would later become the Portland Air National Guard Base.

Dates: 1942

Portland Americanization Council records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1019
Abstract Records of the Portland Americanization Council of Portland, Oregon. The council was formed in 1921 with the purpose of integrating recent immigrants to the United States into American society through afternoon and evening classes that taught the English language and U.S. civics. Each February 22 from 1922 until 1996, the organization hosted a reception for recently naturalized citizens. Records include minutes, correspondence, and programs for naturalization receptions. The collection also...
Dates: 1915-1993

Portland and Vancouver photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 540
Abstract

Album containing black and white snapshots, 1912-1913, most of them casual portraits of people, taken outdoors. Many were taken in the area of Portland, Oregon, and some in Vancouver, Washington. The album pages include handwritten notes and comments, sometimes identifying people in the images and the places where the photographs were taken. Many of the people depicted are unidentified, or are identified only by initials.

Dates: 1912-1913

Portland Art Class records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1680
Abstract

Portland Art Class was an organization devoted to the appraisal of art and to the stimulation of art interests in Portland. Records include minutes, membership accounts, financial documents, programs, constitution, ephemera, correspondence, and membership rosters.

Dates: 1898-1971

The Portland Ayer: Mr. Ayer comes to Portland

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 6005
Abstract

Photocopy typescript manuscript regarding the life of Winslow Bartlett Ayer (1860-1965), who came to Portland in 1883 and became one of the city's best known businessmen and a political leader and philanthropist.

Dates: 1993

Portland Beautification Association records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2568
Abstract

Records of a civic beautification association of Portland, Oregon, including meeting minutes, correspondence, brochures, award information, and files on various local projects.

Dates: 1951-1986

Portland Center Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2589
Abstract

The Portland Center Company was a commercial real estate firm in Portland, Oregon. Collection includes articles of incorporation, minutes, stockholder lists and other administrative documents, including records of the leasing of the Broadway Building to Nordstrom, Inc. in 1950.

Dates: 1945-1964

Portland Chess & Checker Club records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1784
Abstract

Records consist of minutes and score books.

Dates: 1912-1954

Portland Children's Museum records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll882
Abstract

Administrative records, design documents, promotional materials, and memorabilia of the Portland Children's Museum in Portland, Oregon. The museum was founded as the Junior Museum in 1946 by Dorothea Lensch. After being located in the Jacob Kamm House and then on SW 2nd Avenue, it moved to Washington Park in 2001. The museum closed at the end of June 2021.

Dates: 1946-2019; Majority of material found within 1997-2019

Portland City Club records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2569
Abstract

Collection consists of correspondence, surveys, statistical tables, and reports regarding a review of the "Carey and Harlan Traction Plan," a proposal for municipal purchase of Portland's streetcar tracks.

Dates: 1929-1931

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Oregon 1680
correspondence 789
interviews 725
Oral Histories 721
Portland 631
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photographs 473
Photographs 413
oral histories (literary genre) 379
administrative records 278
Businesses and Corporations 276
financial records 207
printed ephemera 203
Home and Family 195
Ships and Shipping 174
Politics and Politicians 171
Fine Arts 165
diaries 165
scrapbooks 161
Architecture 151
clippings (information artifacts) 147
Military 142
legal documents 140
Pioneers 131
Clubs and Societies 123
account books 121
Oregon -- Politics and government -- 20th century 107
photograph albums 106
Washington (State) 105
Legislators -- Oregon 103
Women 102
reports 100
Diaries 92
Lawyers -- Oregon -- Portland 86
Justice, Administration of -- Oregon 85
Religion 82
Architectural Drawings 76
reminiscences 74
Judges -- Oregon 69
Political Campaigns -- Oregon 69
certificates 68
Forestry and Forestry Products 67
speeches (documents) 65
Civil Procedure and Courts 64
Sports and Recreation 64
Pioneers -- Oregon 63
Elementary and Secondary Education 62
Immigrants -- Oregon 62
Performing Arts 62
building plans 62
Overland journeys to the Pacific 57
drawings (visual works) 56
Journalism 54
Agriculture 52
Legislation -- Oregon 49
ships plans 47
Business enterprises -- Oregon -- Portland 46
United States -- Immigration and emigration 45
California 43
Naval architecture -- Designs and plans 43
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American 43
lithographs 43
Railroads 41
African Americans 40
Native Americans 40
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Scrapbooks 40
manuscripts for publication 40
Biographies (literary genre) 39
minutes (administrative records) 39
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histories (literary works) 38
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blueprints (reprographic copies) 37
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Gays and Lesbians 34
Land Use 33
Neighborhoods -- Oregon -- Portland 33
United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century 33
Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 32
Literature 32
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ephemera (general object genre) 31
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Portland (Or.) -- Photographs 29
architectural drawings (visual works) 28
engravings (prints) 28
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newsletters 27
Japanese Americans 26
ledgers (account books) 26
Energy Production 25
Public prosecutors -- Oregon 25
Colleges and Universities 24
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Laws and Legislation 24
Alaska 23
Children and Youth 23
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Language
English 3378
French 31
German 16
Japanese 8
Spanish; Castilian 6
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Names
Digregorio, Charles 89
Oregon. Legislative Assembly 87
Strassmaier, James 64
Hansen, Clark 61
Dodds, Linda S. 59
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Raman, Sankar 59
Republican Party (Or.) 51
Democratic Party (Or.) 48
Hatfield, Mark O., 1922-2011 36
O'Rourke, Michael (Filmmaker) 36
United States. District Court (Oregon) 35
Immigrant Story (Hillsboro, Or.) 29
Watts, Roberta 27
Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest 24
United States District Court of Oregon Historical Society 21
Northwest Power Planning Council (U.S.) 20
Johnston, J. H. (John H.), 1855-1944 18
United States. Congress. Senate 18
Oregon. Supreme Court 17
Harmon, Rick 16
Oregon Historical Society 16
Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition (1905 : Portland, Or.) 15
Morse, Wayne L. (Wayne Lyman), 1900-1974 15
Portland General Electric Company 14
Portland Rose Festival (Portland, Or.) 14
McCall, Tom, 1913-1983 13
Oregonian (Firm) 13
Solomon, Gus J. (Gus Jerome), 1906-1987 13
Johnson, Curtis 12
Minidoka Relocation Center 11
Oregon Journal (Firm) 11
Photo-Art Commercial Studios (Portland, Or.) 11
United States. Army 11
University of Oregon 11
Kolisch, Marian W. 10
Meier & Frank (Portland, Or.) 10
Oregon. Circuit Court (Multnomah County) 10
Oregon. Court of Appeals 10
Yaw’s Top Notch (Portland, Or.) 10
Atiyeh, Victor 9
Hudson's Bay Company 9
Neuberger, Richard L. (Richard Lewis), 1912-1960 9
Oregon (Battleship) 9
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation 9
Angelus Studio (Portland, Or.) 8
Boe, Jason, 1929-1990 8
Edwards, Cecil L. 8
Fred Meyer, Inc. 8
Green, Edith, 1910-1987 8
McLoughlin, John, 1784-1857 8
Pendleton Round-Up 8
Timberline Lodge (Mount Hood, Or.) 8
Vaughan, Thomas, 1924-2013 8
Dilg, Janice (Janice Lynn) 7
Gifford, Benjamin A. 7
Goldschmidt, Neil E., 1940- 7
Hartman, Judy 7
Lane, Joseph, 1801-1881 7
McArthur, Lewis L. 7
McNary, Charles Linza, 1874-1944 7
Oregon Geographic Names Board 7
Portland Public Schools (Or.) 7
Reed College (Portland, Or.) 7
Roberts, Betty, 1923-2011 7
United States. Congress. House 7
Wyatt, Wendell William, 1917-2009 7
Applegate, Jesse A., 1811-1888 6
Baker, Edward Dickinson, 1811-1861 6
Failing, Henry, 1834-1898 6
Frank, Gerry (1923) 6
Gates, John, 1829-1888 6
Howard, Vinita M., 1928- 6
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 6
McArthur, Lewis A. (Lewis Ankeny), 1883-1951 6
Mehren, Elizabeth 6
Mitchell, John H. (John Hipple), 1835-1905 6
Oregon. Circuit Court (Lane County) 6
Oregon. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives 6
Oregon. Office of the Secretary of State 6
Portland (Or.). Bureau of Police 6
Portland Art Association (Portland, Or.). Museum Art School 6
Portland Civic Theatre (Portland, Or.) 6
Prentiss, A. M. (Arthur M.) 6
Shaver Transportation Company (Portland, Or.) 6
Smith family 6
Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway 6
Sprague, Charles A. (Charles Arthur), 1887-1969 6
Straub, Robert W. 6
Sweetland, Monroe, 1910-2006 6
United States. Attorney (Oregon) 6
United States. Court of Appeals (9th Circuit) 6
University of Oregon. Medical School 6
Washington Public Power Supply System 6
White Stag Manufacturing Company 6
Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847 6
Wood, Charles Erskine Scott, 1852-1944 6
Andrews, Wesley (Charles Wesley), 1875-1950 5
Bimrose, Art, 1912- 5
Deady, Matthew P. (Matthew Paul), 1824-1893 5
Fee, James Alger, 1888-1959 5
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