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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 652 Collections and/or Records:

William Dills papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2140
Abstract

William Dills (1878-1932) was a popular stage actor in Portland, Oregon, and a member of the Baker Theatre Stock Company. Papers include an advertisement for the Baker Theatre company, with head shots of members including Dills, 1911; a manuscript fan letter, 1927; photos of Louise Dills, his wife, 1914, taken in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, and of her mother's house in Multnomah, Oregon, undated; photocopy newspaper clipping, circa 1927, about Dills' acting career.

Dates: 1911-1930

Waldo Dingman photographs of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, Portland, Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1239
Abstract

Collection consists of 12 black and white photographs, primarily of buildings and grounds at he 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland, Oregon, as well as a few images of unidentified visitors to the exposition.

Dates: 1905

Mary V. Dodge papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1455
Abstract

Papers of and relating to Mary V. Dodge (1876-1954), a violin teacher who lived in Portland, Oregon, and Burns, Oregon. In the 1910s, she founded the Sagebrush Symphony in Burns; she later led the Irvington School Orchestra in Portland, which became the Portland Junior Symphony (later the Portland Youth Philharmonic).

Dates: 1909-1973

Doernbecher Manufacturing Company building plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3201
Abstract

Collection includes 1 plan on 1 sheet of a building for Doernbecher Manufacturing Company in Portland, Oregon, by architect Roy Fulton.

Dates: circa 1900-1992

Dooly & Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1646
Abstract

Dooly & Company was an insurance and investment company in Portland, Oregon. Collection includes business correspondence, leases, notes, financial records, and documents, 1904-1958, regarding the purchase of hotels in Portland, Oregon; records of Dooly Investment Co., Davenport Dooly Co. and the Contractor Finance Association; business papers of Frank E. Dooly and Andrew C. Smith.

Dates: 1904-1958

E. O. Doud residence photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 540
Abstract

Twelve black and white photographs of the exterior of the home of Edgar Oscar Doud at 5408 SE Morrison St., Portland, Oregon, just before it was torn down in 1966. Collection includes an article from The Oregonian with historical and biographical information.

Dates: circa 1966

Downtown Portland Inc. records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss276
Abstract

Collection includes minutes, correspondence, newsletters and record books. Downtown Portland Inc. was a non-profit corporation organized for "the promotion and welfare of the City of Portland, specifically through the downtown district," comprising the area between SW 3rd and SW 10th avenues and SW Oak and SW Jefferson streets.

Dates: 1959-1963

Benjamin Driscoll papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2544
Abstract

Benjamin Driscoll was a musician, leader of the Driscoll Orchestra (1904-1906) and cornet player at the Heilig and Bungalow theaters, Portland (1907-1909). His wife, Cerena I. Driscoll, taught voice, drama and piano. Collection consists of correspondence and ephemera relating to the Vega Company and other musical instrument companies, the Royal Arcanum, the Portland Rowing Club and other rowing associations, and the YMCA. Also included are miscellaneous papers of the Driscolls.

Dates: 1894-1907

James J. Driscoll papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2545
Abstract

James J. Driscoll was a lawyer in Portland, Oregon. Collection includes correspondence, receipts, and miscellaneous legal documents. Also included are papers relating to the estate of David Downie, for which James J. Driscoll was the administrator, and war insurance papers for Mrs. Mary Driscoll.

Dates: 1883-1945

Anthony F. Dumas sketches of Portland theaters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5298
Abstract

Three pen and ink drawings depicting the exteriors of the Pantages Theatre, the Portland Theatre, and the Orpheum Theatre in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1933-1935