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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 631 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Tom S. Fujita

 Collection
Identifier: SR 967
Abstract Oral history interview with Tom S. Fujita conducted by Jim Strassmaier in seven sessions from January 6 to March 1, 1995, as part of the Japanese American Oral History Project. Fujita discusses his experiences as a second-generation Japanese American in Milkwaukie, Oregon, before World War II; his experiences of incarceration by the U.S. government at the Minidoka Relocation Camp during the war; and his later career as a research chemist and advanced organic chemistry professor in...
Dates: 1995 January 6-March 1

Oral history interview with Jack L. Fuller

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9439
Abstract

Oral history interview with Jack L. Fuller conducted by Glen Meek on September 9, 1981. Fuller discusses his career as a restaurateur in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1981 September 9

The Robert Fulton Exhibit and Reception photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1189
Abstract

Small collection of color snapshots taken at a reception on September 21, 1981, associated with the Robert Fulton exhibit at the Oregon Historical Society, in coordination with the University Club. The photographs primarily show people and scenes at the reception, including some views of parts of the exhibit. Collection also includes a small quantity of related ephemera.

Dates: 1981 September 21

Steamer G. K. Wentworth plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 4028
Abstract

Five sheets of plans for the sternwheel steamboat G.K. Wentworth of Portland, Oregon, by architect J. H. Johnston. The plans include top and side views; a cross section; and a lines draft.

Dates: circa 1905

Oral history interview with Helen H. Gamble and Harriet H. Cass

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9555
Abstract

Oral history interview with sisters Helen H. Gamble and Harriet H. Cass conducted by Charles Digregorio on April 22, 1976. Gamble and Cass discuss their early life in the Portland Heights neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1976 April 22

Interview with Brian R. Gant about Clive Charles and soccer in Portland, Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: SR 1398
Abstract

Interview with Brian R. Gant conducted by Katelyn Best on February 10, 2021. Gant discusses the legacy of Clive Charles, who was a player for the Portland Timbers soccer team and later a coach at the University of Portland.

Dates: 2021 February 10

Dwight E. Gard papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2040
Abstract

Papers of Dwight E. Gard (1909-1971) include a notebook he kept while he was held as a prisoner of war by Japanese forces during World War II, along with related correspondence and articles, and materials relating to Multnomah Bank, the bank he later founded in Portland, Oregon. These include newspaper clippings, reports of condition, and a small quantity of advertisements, photographs, and blank checks and stationery.

Dates: circa 1945-1972

George Weatherly company photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1399
Abstract

Collection consists of 15 black and white photographic prints related to the Weatherly Creamery Company and the construction of the Weatherly Building in Portland, Oregon, from approximately 1912 to 1928.

Dates: 1910-1928

Steamer Georgia Burton plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss4027
Abstract

Collection includes 3 plans on 1 sheet for the steamer Georgia Burton, designed by marine architect J. H. Johnston for the Western Transportation Co.

Dates: 1922 August 1

Gevurtz Furniture Company records and Gevurtz family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 6011
Abstract The Gevurtz Furniture Company records (1899-1997) consist of materials relating to the operation and history of the company. The collection also includes Gevurtz family papers unrelated to business operations. The documents provide a record of some of the corporate-level functions of a local family-owned furniture business that operated in the Portland, Oregon, area for more than 100 years. The materials include articles of incorporation, corporate by-laws and minutes, correspondence,...
Dates: 1899-1997