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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 639 Collections and/or Records:

1890 Portland flood and street scene photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1423
Abstract

Collection consists of 18 photographs of Portland, Oregon, taken circa 1890. The primary subject of the photographs is flooded streets in downtown and inner East Portland during the 1890 flood. Other subjects depicted in the photographs include cable cars, the bark Coloma, Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, the Riverside Hotel, the Morrison Bridge, and other unflooded street scenes from Portland.

Dates: circa 1890

Oral history interview with Reverend Clarence T. Abbott

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9015
Abstract

Oral history interview with Reverend Clarence T. Abbott conducted by Roberta Watts on July 6, 1978. Abbott was an Espicopalian priest and mental health counselor at William Temple House in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1978 July 6

Afro-American Heritage Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2432
Abstract

The Afro-American Heritage Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt Committee was formed in 1974 to make a quilt celebrating African American history to be finished to coincide with the American Revolution Bicentennial Celebration. Collection includes photocopy correspondence and financial records; a printed pamphlet for the exhibition of the quilt at the Oregon Historical Society; and a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and other ephemera.

Dates: 1974-1976

Oral history interview with Salsabel Al Masri

 Collection
Identifier: SR 12337
Abstract

Oral history interview with Salsabel Al Masri, conducted by Dora Totoian and Sankar Raman on January 5, 2020. Al Masri discusses her early life and education in Daraa, Syria; her experiences living in Irbid, Jordan, from 2012 to 2016; and her experiences adjusting to life in Portland, Oregon, after immigrating to the United States in 2016.

Dates: 2020 January 5

Albertina Kerr Nursery photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 952
Abstract

Small collection of black and white photographs depicting children and employees at the Albertina Kerr Nursery in Portland, Oregon. Also included is a photograph of a Kerr Nursery float in the Rose Festival parade.

Dates: circa 1907-1943

Albina Homestead School class photograph

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1085
Abstract

Black and white class photograph composed of oval-shaped portraits of each student. Below the portraits are the words "Albina Homestead School Jan. '22."

Dates: 1922 January

"Albina Homestead" School, Portland, Or., plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3090
Abstract

Collection includes 9 blueprint plans, sections and elevations on 4 sheets of sheets of the "Albina Homestead" School in Portland, Oregon, by architect Thomas J. Jones.

Dates: 1910

Albina Pioneer Association records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 273
Abstract

Records of a pioneer association of the Albina neighborhood of northeast Portland, Oregon. Collection includes correspondence, minutes of meetings, financial records, and a scrapbook.

Dates: 1923-1965

Albina plumbing business account books

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 240
Abstract

Account books for a "general plumbing business" in Albina, Oregon, formed by M. P. Fleming, W. H. Foster, and S. Patterson.

Dates: 1890-1891

All Ireland Social Club record books

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2646
Abstract

Collection includes record books, 1939-1940 and 1941-1949, with meeting minutes, constitution, by-laws, correspondence, membership lists, news clippings, and financial statements.

Dates: 1939-1949