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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 631 Collections and/or Records:

Central Southeast Preservation Project records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1035
Abstract

Records of the Central Southeast Preservation Project (CSEPP), an organization that nominated multiple properties in Southeast Portland, Oregon, for historic landmark status in the late 1980s. The collection includes administrative records, National Register of Historic Places nomination forms, color slides and black and white negatives of buildings, and survey and research documentation.

Dates: 1888-1989; Majority of material found within 1986-1989

Chamber Music Northwest records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2464
Abstract

Collection consists of correspondence, minutes and financial reports, 1976-1977; newsletter, 1 volume, 1976, with events and biographies of participating musicians. Sergiu Luca, an acclaimed Israeli violinist, founded Chamber Music Northwest in 1971 after coming to Portland for a music recital.

Dates: 1976-1977

Rev. Mark A. Chamberlin papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2691
Abstract

Reverend Mark A. Chamberlin (born 1899) was a Methodist pastor and national officer in the Methodist Federation for Social Action. He hosted the "Religion and Life" program on KBOO radio, Portland, from 1971-1977. Papers include correspondence with KBOO; correspondence regarding the deportation of H.S. MacKay; notes and program materials from conferences attended by Chamberlin; and miscellaneous materials from the Oregon Chapter of the Methodist Federation for Social Action.

Dates: 1955-1982

Oral history interview with Frances S. Charlton and Mary H. Clair

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9391
Abstract

Oral history interview with Frances S. Charlton and Mary H. Clair conducted by Charles Digregorio on February 2, 1977. Charlton and Clair were sisters who grew up in the King's Hill neighborhood in Southwest Portland, Oregon, in the early 20th century.

Dates: 1977 February 2

Cheryl James Defense Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2015
Abstract

Cheryl Dawn James was an 18-year-old African-American woman from Portland, Oregon. In 1971, she was convicted of assaulting an FBI agent who came to the James' residence to arrest her brother, Charles T. James Jr., who was absent without leave from the Navy. Collection includes correspondence, financial records, news clippings and ephemera regarding the case and the work of the Cheryl James Defense Committee Fund.

Dates: 1971-1973

Chinese-American Citizens Alliance, Portland Lodge, photographs collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 75
Abstract

The collection consists of 50 black-and-white portraits of the founding members of the Chinese-American Citizens Alliance, Portland Lodge, 1921.

Dates: 1921; 1998

Christen Christensen account book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2670
Abstract

Manuscript account book in Danish, containing mathematics exercises, 1865-1868, completed in Denmark and personal accounts, 1873-1886, for expenses and wages earned as a cabinetmaker in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1865-1886

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Portland, Or. plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3195
Abstract

Collection includes 152 details, drawings, plans, elevations, and section on 52 sheets of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at SE Harrison St. and SE 29th Ave. in Portland, Oregon, by architect Charles R. Kaufman.

Dates: 1928-1958

City Club of Portland records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 538
Abstract

Reports and other records created by the City Club of Portland concerning social, legal, taxation, and development issues in Portland, Oregon and the state of Oregon during the 20th century.

Dates: 1924-1997

Clement G. Clarke collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2251
Abstract

Clement G. Clarke was pastor of the First Congregational Church, Portland, Oregon, 1923-1928. Before coming to Portland, he had been forced to resign from positions in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Peoria, Illinois. Collection consists of typescript carbon copies of newspaper articles from Minneapolis and Peoria, 1911-1915, regarding Clarke's activities as pastor in those communities, and telegrams to the Oregonian, 1926-1928, regarding Clarke's character.

Dates: 1911-1928