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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 631 Collections and/or Records:

A Great Day in Portland poster

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 902
Abstract

Poster featuring a photograph depicting jazz musicians assembled in the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon. Darrell Grant gathered the jazz musicians to be photographed by Owen Carey during the 2005 Portland Jazz Festival, and the photograph's composition was inspired by Art Kane's photograph "A Great Day in Harlem."

Dates: 2005

The Great Fire at Portland, Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5308
Abstract

Part of a page from the October 18, 1873, issue of the periodical The Graphic, featuring an engraving that depicts the aftermath of the fire in Portland that destroyed 19 city blocks between the Willamette River, SW Second Ave., Morrison and Clay streets on August 2, 1873.

Dates: 1873

Harry A. Green residence photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 541
Abstract

Ten black and white photographs of the exterior, interior, ironwork, and grounds of the home of Harry A. Green at 3316 SE Ankeny St., Portland, Oregon. The house is more commonly known as the Bitar mansion.

Dates: circa 1928-1951

Frederick Greenwood papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2461
Abstract

Papers of a banker of Portland, Oregon, who headed the local branch of the Bank of California. Includes general and family correspondence; correspondence and other materials on local organizations; speeches; and scrapbooks.

Dates: 1923-1962

Oral history interview with Rachael Griffin

 Collection
Identifier: SR 1045
Abstract

Oral history interview with Rachael Griffin conducted by Marian W. Kolisch on April 22, 1976. Griffin discusses her career as an instructor at the Museum Art School in Portland, Oregon, now the Pacific Northwest College of Art, from 1933 to 1951, and as curator for the Portland Art Museum from 1953 to 1974.

Dates: 1976 April 22

Franklin Griffith papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1687
Abstract

Franklin Griffith was a Portland, Oregon, lawyer, businessman and civic leader. Collection includes correspondence and documents regarding Griffith's election as Portland's First Citizen of 1938 by the Portland Realty Board, scrapbooks, and obituary notices.

Dates: 1913-1952

Hilmar Birger Grondahl scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2622
Abstract

Hilmar Birger Grondahl (born 1899) was the music editor of the Oregonian newspaper from 1933-1977. Collection includes scrapbooks with newspaper clippings of Grondahl's reviews concerning musical events in Portland, Oregon, and elsewhere.

Dates: 1929-1977

Gus J. Solomon United States Courthouse construction photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 708
Abstract

Thirty-eight black and white photographs depicting construction of the Gus J. Solomon United States Courthouse in downtown Portland, Oregon. The courthouse was designed by architect Morris Whitehouse and built by Murch Brothers Construction Co.

Dates: 1932-1933

Absolom Hallock papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 92
Abstract

Papers of Absolom Hallock include mixed journals and account books; correspondence relating to business, personal matters, and the Portland Fire Department; and receipts. Hallock (1826-1892) was a mechanic, draftsman, civil engineer, and surveyor. He served on the Portland Common Council as chief of the Fire Department, and was the first postmaster of the Barnegat post office in Tillamook County, Oregon.

Dates: 1851-1892

Oral history interview with Mary P. Hamblet

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9445
Abstract

Oral history interview with Mary P. Hamblet conducted by Roberta Watts on November 25, 1977. Hamblet was an antique dealer and estate appraiser in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1977 November 25