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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 661 Collections and/or Records:

Kina McKelvey letter to Merle McKelvey about Rose Festival parades

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 929
Abstract

Letter from Kina McKelvey (1884-1960) to her sister, Merle McKelvey (1888-1970), which describes Rose Festival parades that she had seen. Kina McKelvey lived in Portland, Oregon, and later Taft, Oregon; she married physician Thomas W. Ross (1884-1948) in 1914.

Dates: 1909 June 11

MCM Architects photographs and design documents for Forest Heights, Portland, Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1156
Abstract

Collection of photographs and architectural documents related to the Forest Heights subdivision in Portland, Oregon. The images depict the interiors and exteriors of houses, renderings of house styles, and construction of the subdivision.

Dates: circa 1988-1994

Doug McMahon photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1096
Abstract

Four black and white photographs depicting downtown Portland, Oregon, the Forestry Building, and Multnomah Falls.

Dates: circa 1930-1939

Oral history interview with Henry S. Mears and Margaret S. Clark

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9564
Abstract

Oral history interview with siblings Henry S. Mears and Margaret S. Clark conducted by Charles Digregorio on August 3, 1976. Mears and Clark discuss the life and career of their father, Portland businessman and Oregon legislator Samuel Maxwell Mears.

Dates: 1976 August 3

Merchants' Protective Association account books

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 928
Abstract

Bound account books of the Merchants' Protective Association, Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1891-1918

Charles Mersereau residence photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 715
Abstract

Four black and white photographs of the exterior of the Charles Mersereau house at 1926 SW Military Road in Portland, Oregon, designed by Ellis Lawrence.

Dates: circa 1940-1983

Phil Metschan family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 882
Abstract

Papers of the family of Phil Metschan, Oregon state treasurer and owner of the Imperial Hotel in Portland. Materials include diaries, notebooks, correspondence, ephemera, certificates, 1930 election materials, and a scrapbook. Family members represented include Phil Metschan, Phil Metschan, Jr., Marie C. Metschan, Anna Metschan Cattanach, and Lillian and Jesse Evans Flanders.

Dates: 1855-1963; Majority of material found within 1880-1925

Henry Miller residence photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 716
Abstract

Five black and white copy prints of the exterior and interior of the Henry Miller house in Southwest Portland, Oregon. Miller (1814-1894) was born in Germany, immigrated to the United States, and traveled to Oregon in 1853. He became a nurseryman and florist in Portland.

Dates: circa 1950

Oral history interview with Abbot L. Mills, Jr.

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9566
Abstract

Oral history interview with Abbot L. Mills, Jr., conducted by Charles Digregorio on July 15, 1977. Mills discusses his banking career and that of his father, Abbot Low Mills.

Dates: 1977 July 15

Lewis H. Mills residence collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 3108
Abstract

Collection consists of specifications and 12 sheets of plans for a residence in Portland, Oregon. The house was designed for Lewis H. Mills and Elinor Lawrence Mills, and built at 655 Irving St. (now 2039 NW Irving St.).

Dates: circa 1916