Portland
Found in 677 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Henry S. Mears and Margaret S. Clark
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.
Merchants' Protective Association account books
Bound account books of the Merchants' Protective Association, Portland, Oregon.
Charles Mersereau residence photographic collection
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.
Phil Metschan family papers
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.
Copy of The Twelve Principles of Efficiency with inscription from Fred G. Meyer to Oran B. Robertson
Copy of the sixth edition of Harrington Emerson's book "The Twelve Principles of Efficiency," with a typed inscription from Fred G. Meyer (1886-1978) to Oran B. Robertson (1917-1999). Meyer was the founder of the Fred Meyer grocery and department store chain, which he established in Portland, Oregon, in the 1920s. Robertson began working at Fred Meyer in 1945, and became the company's chief executive following Meyer's death.
Henry Miller residence photographic collection
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.
Oral history interview with Abbot L. Mills, Jr.
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.
Lewis H. Mills residence collection
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.).
John Mock residence photographic collection
Eight black and white photographs depicting the exterior of the John Mock house at 4333 N. Willamette Blvd. in Portland, Oregon, and people gathered at the dedication of the house.
Mock-Yeon family papers
Collection includes title abstracts, deeds, and contracts regarding property holdings and real estate transactions of John Mock and his son-in-law, John B. Yeon, Sr., particularly in connection with the Mock's Crest area of Portland, Oregon, and the Yeon Building at SW 5th Ave. and SW Alder St. in Portland, Oregon.