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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 653 Collections and/or Records:

First house in Portland, Or.

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5166
Abstract

Pen and ink sketch by William L. Higgins of the first house built in Portland, Oregon. Note in collection states that the house belonged to William Johnson and was built in 1842.

Dates: circa 1850-1950

First Methodist Church in Portland

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5167
Abstract

Pencil and watercolor sketch of the first Methodist Church in Portland, Oregon. Note in collection states that the church was erected by James H. Wilbur in 1849-1850 and suggests that the artist may have been A. R. Stringer.

Dates: circa 1850-1950

First National Bank of East Portland signature book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1357
Abstract

Signature book for the First National Bank of East Portland, 1 volume, circa 1885-1905.

Dates: circa 1885-1905

Photographs from First Unitarian Church exhibit on the architecture of Jamieson Parker

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 102
Abstract

Photographs used in a 1974 exhibit at First Unitarian Church in Portland, Oregon, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the church building and of Jamieson Parker (1895-1939), the Portland architect who designed it. The exhibit focused on Parker and his work; the photographs in this collection were largely taken in the 1970s, and most depict Oregon residences and churches he designed, including First Unitarian.

Dates: 1911-circa 1970; Majority of material found within circa 1970

Captain George Hall Flanders eulogies

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2424
Abstract

Captain George Hall Flanders (1821-1892) was brother-in-law to John Couch and a prominent Portland, Oregon, citizen. Collection consists of a eulogy by Reverend William H. Stoy, delivered at Trinity Church, Portland, and "In memoriam," 1892, reprinted from the Oregonian newspaper, Portland.

Dates: 1892

George C. Flanders residence plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3149
Abstract

Collection includes 6 plans, elevations and sections on 2 sheets of a house for George C. Flanders at SE 6th Ave. and SE Mill St. in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1886

Lorraine Fletcher papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2435
Abstract

Lorraine Fletcher was a teacher from 1926-1971, primarily in Portland, Oregon, where she worked from 1936-1971. Papers consist of teaching records, 1926-1976, including contracts, evaluations, and transfer records; and documentation of Fletcher's battle with the City of Portland over proposed zoning changes on her Southwest Portland property.

Dates: 1926-1976

Oral history interview with Elizabeth Flores

 Collection
Identifier: SR 12348
Abstract Oral history interview with Elizabeth Flores, conducted by Sankar Raman, Nancy Dollahite, and Britany Cano-Briceno on January 20, 2020, for The Immigrant Story. Flores discusses her early life in rural Mexico and her experiences adjusting to life in the United States, including learning English. She shares her experiences as a Spanish speaker in California and during her education there; discusses studying to become a doctor; and speaks about her medical clinic, HousecallMD, which makes...
Dates: 2020 January 20

Forestry Building fire photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 709
Abstract

Collection consists of 23 color slides depicting the burning of the Forestry Building at NW 28th and Upshur St. in Portland, Oregon, on August 17, 1964. The building, designed by architect Ion Lewis, was constructed for the Lewis and Clark Exposition in 1905. It was described as the world's largest log cabin or the Timber Temple.

Dates: 1964 August 17

Oral history interview with Jesalee Fosterling

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9028
Abstract

Oral history interview with Jesalee Fosterling conducted by Roberta Watts on April 11, 1978. Fosterling was executive director of Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/Willamette from 1968 to 1989.

Dates: 1978 April 11