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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 631 Collections and/or Records:

H. C. Campbell collection on Mount Tabor Villa (Montavilla)

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 756
Abstract

Manuscript financial records of Mt. Tabor Villa, and an account book kept by H. C. Campbell for Mt. Tabor Villa, concerning improvements of land, with plat map. The neighborhood, located in the southeast quadrant of Portland, Oregon, later became known as Montavilla.

Dates: 1890-1892

Campbell & Norquist Co. photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 644
Abstract

Eight black and white photographs of the interior and exterior of the offices of Campbell & Norquist Co. in Portland, Oregon; service vehicles; and oil furnaces installed in homes.

Dates: circa 1933

Beatrice Morrow Cannady family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 702
Abstract Papers of Beatrice Morrow Cannady (1889-1974) and her family, primarily her son George Cannady (1914-1968) and her third husband, Reuben A. Taylor (1900-1972). Papers include correspondence, photographs, and ephemera. Beatrice Morrow Cannady, a Black journalist and activist who lived in Portland, Oregon, from 1912 to 1938, edited the newspaper The Advocate, was a founding member of the Portland chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and advocated...
Dates: circa 1890-1984

Jan Caplener photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 911
Abstract

Album containing 34 photographs, primarily depicting scenes in Portland, Oregon, and unidentified people. Subjects include the Skidmore Fountain, Washington Park, the First Congregational Church of Portland, ships, rail cars, aerial views of Portland, and unidentified buildings and places.

Dates: circa 1905

Carl Greve collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 245
Abstract

Collection of materials relating to the Carl Greve jewelry store in downtown Portland, Oregon, including clippings of advertisements and articles about the business; mounted photographs and wall panels depicting interior and exterior views of the store; and an architectural illustration of the store building.

Dates: circa 1916-2007

Royal E. Carpenter photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 332
Abstract

Small collection of black and white photographs of the homes and land of the Carpenter family in the Lents area of Portland, Oregon, including unnamed family members, the family car, and bridges over the Clackamas River. Also included are portraits of members of the Archibald family and friends.

Dates: circa 1880-1924

Catlin Gabel School landscape plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3049
Abstract

Collection includes 1 blueprint on 1 sheet of a landscape plan for the Catlin Gabel School in Portland, Oregon, by Walter H. Gerke. Also included is a typescript letter to the Catlin Gabel School principal, Jessie Thain Powers.

Dates: 1932

Catlin Gabel School plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3048
Abstract

Collection includes blueline copies and blueprints of landscapes, tennis courts, and parking lots for the Catlin Gabel school in Portland, Oregon. Architect not named.

Dates: circa 1928-1976

Ruth Catlin residence plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3047
Abstract

Collection includes 9 blueprint drawings on 7 sheets of a house for Ruth Catlin on NW Culpepper Terrace in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1926

CC Slaughters records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2988-6
Abstract

Collection consists of records and correspondence of the gay bar and nightclub CC Slaughters in Portland, Oregon, which opened in 1981. Includes floor plans, correspondence with the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, menus, financial records, and materials relating to events.

Dates: circa 1981-2008