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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 667 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Laurie J. Lockert

 Collection
Identifier: SR 11137
Abstract

Oral history interview with Laurie J. Lockert conducted by Lee Ann Phillips on July 26, 2007, for the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest. Lockert discusses her experiences as a lesbian in Portland, Oregon, from the 1970s through the 2000s.

Dates: 2007 July 26

Ken Lomax photographic collection on downtown Portland

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1124
Abstract

Four black and white photographs of downtown Portland, Oregon, including the demolition of the Blitz Brewery.

Dates: 2001

John E. Lombard letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2256
Abstract

Copy book, March-April 1883, containing carbon copy manuscript correspondence regarding the formation of the Portland Ice Company, delivery of ice, etc.

Dates: 1883

O. J. Lougheed papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2265
Abstract

Papers include typescript business correspondence and testimonials, 1911-1934, regarding O. J. Lougheed & Son, Inc. Saw Repair Works, Portland, Oregon, and miscellaneous documents.

Dates: 1911-1934

Charles W. Love photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 860
Abstract

Charles W. Love was an amateur photographer and street railway employee in Portland, Oregon. This collection, consisting of photographic prints and glass-plate negatives, features images of the employees and cars of the Portland Railway Company, the City and Suburban Railway Company, and the Portland Railway, Light, and Power Company during the period from 1898-1910. Other photographs in this collection document Brownsville, Oregon, circa 1912.

Dates: 1898-1912

Daniel H. Lownsdale papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 177
Abstract

Papers relating to the land claim of Daniel Lownsdale (1803-1862) in Portland, Oregon, including indentures, agreements, court documents, and correspondence. Lownsdale came to Oregon in 1845, established a tannery in what would become Portland, and in 1849 purchased additional land from Francis Pettygrove, some of which would later become the South Park Blocks and the North Park Blocks.

Dates: 1850-1906; Majority of material found within 1850-1873

E. Kimbark MacColl papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2440
Abstract

Draft copy of the introduction for a book about the history of Portland, Oregon's development, and a speech about significant Jewish people in Oregon's history, both by E. Kimbark MacColl (1925-2011). MacColl was an educator and historian who, in the 1970s and 1980s, wrote three books about the history of Portland's development as a city.

Dates: 1975-1992

Oral history interview with Ellen L. MacVeagh

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9472
Abstract

Oral history interview with Ellen L. MacVeagh conducted by Charles Digregorio on February 20, 1976. MacVeagh discusses the careers of her father, Abbot Low Mills, and of her uncle Cicero Hunt Lewis (also known as Cicero Horatius Lewis). She also speaks about her youth in early 20th-century Portland, Oregon, and about Captain John Heard Couch and other early Portland residents.

Dates: 1976 February 20

Oral history interview with Rhoda R. Madden

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9398
Abstract

Oral history interview with Ruth R. Madden conducted by Charles Digregorio on November 9, 1976. Madden describes her social life and recreational activities in early 20th-century Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1976 November 9

A. H. Maegly residence photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 719
Abstract

Fourteen black and white photographs of the exterior and interior of the A. H. Maegly house at 226 SW Kingston Ave. in Portland, Oregon, including its construction in 1914-1915. Also includes portraits of A. H. Maegly and wife.

Dates: circa 1890-1980