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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 631 Collections and/or Records:

Marjorie Kaufman photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 951
Abstract

Eleven mounted black and white photographs, five depicting construction of a railroad bridge across the Willamette River near Willbridge, and six showing the ship George W. Elder in dry dock at the Port of Portland, as well as people who worked on the ship.

Dates: circa 1901-1905

Oral history interview with Corky T. Kawasaki

 Collection
Identifier: SR 970
Abstract Oral history interview with Corky T. Kawasaki conducted by Etsu Osaki in two sessions, on April 12 and May 10, 1995, as part of the Japanese American Oral History Project. Kawasaki discusses his experiences as a Japanese American in the Pacific Northwest, including operating a grocery store in Seattle, Washington, before World War II, being incarcerated by the U.S. government at the Tule Lake and Minidoka camps during the war, and owning the Bush Garden restaurant in Portland, Oregon, after...
Dates: 1995 April 12; 1995 May 10

Ling Kee photographic collection on the 1894 flood

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1119
Abstract

Eight black and white stereographs and three black and white photographs depicting scenes of the 1894 flood in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1894

Ira C. Keller collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2730
Abstract Ira C. Keller (1899-1978) was a business and civic leader of Portland, Oregon. He chaired the Portland Development Commission (1958-1972), was president of the Oregon Graduate Center for Study and Research (1972-1978), and founded the Western Kraft Corporation (1954-1972). Collection includes a scrapbook detailing projects of the Portland Development Commission, including the Portland Center, Lovejoy Fountain, Forecourt Fountain, Albina Neighborhood Improvement Program, and proposed Emanuel...
Dates: 1953-1986

Harry C. Kendall papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2518
Abstract

Harry C. Kendall (1883-1978) was a Portland, Oregon, banker, businessman and philanthropist. Collection is partially processed and includes correspondence, speeches, newspaper clippings, prospectuses, deeds, indentures, financial reports, a minute book for the Sigma Nu Alumni Association, Portland Industries Financing Service papers, advertisements for stocks and bond issues, and documents bequesting 37 acres on Guemes Island, Washington.

Dates: 1892-1956

Herman Kenin papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2161
Abstract

Herman Kenin grew up in Portland, Oregon, and was a lawyer, violinist, and union executive. Papers consist of correspondence, speeches, biographical information, newspaper clippings and obituaries, 1935-1970, including a June 1970 issue of the magazine American Labor in which the cover story is about Kenin.

Dates: 1935-1970

John W. Kern residence photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 546
Abstract

Collection consists of a small number of photographs and one watercolor print of the exterior of the John W. Kern house on SE Powell Blvd. between SE 29th and 31st streets in Portland, Oregon, just before it was torn down. Kern was the son-in-law of Clinton Kelly.

Dates: circa 1947-1950

Oral history interview with Stuart R. Kerr

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9560
Abstract

Oral history interview with Stuart R. Kerr conducted by Charles Digregorio on February 14, 1977. Kerr discusses the history of his family's fruit conservation business, Kerr Fruit Concentrates Inc.

Dates: 1977 February 14

Mrs. James Keyes photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 295
Abstract

Three black and white photographs of the exterior of the Atiyeh Brothers Oriental Rugs store in downtown Portland, Oregon, and the interior of the Westminster Book Store in the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Portland.

Dates: circa 1913

Kilham Stationery and Printing Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2532
Abstract

Kilham Stationery and Printing Company was incorporated on April 12, 1898. Collection includes articles of incorporation and by-laws, minutes, stock certificates, financial records, catalogs, advertising materials, and printing samples.

Dates: 1898-1962