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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 665 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Alfred Krohn

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9460
Abstract

Oral history interview with Alfred Krohn conducted by Charles Digregorio on November 17, 1976. Krohn discusses the teaching career of his father, Robert Krohn, and talks about the Multnomah Athletic Club.

Dates: 1976 November 17

KWJJ and KPRA records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 978
Abstract

Records relating to the AM radio station KWJJ and the FM radio station KPRA, both of Portland, Oregon. KWJJ was founded in 1927 by Wilbur J. Jerman (1901-2004). KPRA was an FM station that KWJJ owned, and which operated in the late 1940s and early 1950s; it was the third FM station established in Portland.

Dates: 1947-1948

Ladd carriage house photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 549
Abstract

Small collection of photographs and illustrations of the exterior of the Ladd carriage house on the northwest corner of NW Columbia St. and NW Broadway in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: circa 1892-1970

Ladd Estate Company record book

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1067
Abstract

Record book of the Ladd Estate Company of Portland, Oregon, containing documents from the company's incorporation in 1908 until 1926. Records include the articles of incorporation, meeting minutes, annual reports, director's oaths, and the agreement to sell the company to Paul C. Murphy and Frederick H. Strong. The Ladd Estate Company developed the Portland neighborhoods of Ladd's Addition, Westmoreland, Eastmoreland, and Dunthorpe in the early 20th century.

Dates: 1908-1926

John Wesley Ladd residence photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 550
Abstract

Fifteen black and white photographs of the J. Wesley Ladd house at SW Park Avenue and SW Market Street in Portland, Oregon, and of Helen Ladd.

Dates: circa 1900

William S. Ladd residence photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 551
Abstract

Small collection of black and white photographs of the William S. Ladd house at NW Columbia Street and NW Broadway in Portland, Oregon. Six loose prints primarily depict the exterior of the house from different vantages and in different seasons. Also included in the collection is a collage of five black and white photographs that was published in the Oregon Journal newspaper; these photographs show the exterior of the house and the music room, living room, library, and dining room.

Dates: circa 1900-1927

Oral history interview with John R. Laidlaw

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9461
Abstract

Oral history interview with John R. Laidlaw conducted by Charles Digregorio on June 10, 1976. Laidlaw was a Roman Catholic priest in Oregon from around 1919 to 1973.

Dates: 1976 June 10

Harry Lane papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 536
Abstract

Papers relating to Harry Lane (1855-1917), who was mayor of Portland, Oregon, from 1905-1909 and a U.S. senator for Oregon from 1913 until his death. Papers include a small amount of original correspondence from and to Lane; drafts and research materials for a biography by the Federal Writers' Project, circa 1940; news clippings about Lane; and writings and notes by Lane's daughter Nina Lane McBride (later Nina Lane Faubion).

Dates: 1891-circa 1940

Lang Syne Society of Portland, Oregon, register book

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1088
Abstract

Register book for the charter members of the Lang Syne Society of Portland, Oregon, a fraternal organization for Portland businesspeople that was founded in 1914. The register includes names, occupational history, and other biographical information about the society's charter members.

Dates: 1914-1945; Majority of material found within 1914 February

Lang Syne Society records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2160
Abstract Records of the Lang Syne Society include minutes, 1914-1988; correspondence, 1962-1974; membership applications, circa 1930-1979; menus, 1919-1968; financial records, 1953-1988; history, 1975 and 1984; constitution and by-laws, 1916-1988; membership records, correspondence and necrology, 1949-1983; press releases, 1970-1978; and miscellaneous ephemera. The society was an organization of businessmen dedicated to friendship and to "perpetuate the memory and history of those who helped build...
Dates: 1914-1988