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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 677 Collections and/or Records:

Richard Ward Montague papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2953
Abstract

Papers of Richard Ward Montague of Portland, Oregon, including materials relating to Richard Ward Montague's wife, Ellen Barton Montague, and to other members of the Montague and Barton families. Materials include correspondence; articles, essays, and speeches; documents and certificates; and scrapbook items. The correspondence in the collection includes letters from Rabbi Stephen S. Wise to Richard Ward Montague.

Dates: 1820-1985; Majority of material found within 1820-1953

Oral history interview with Richard G. Montgomery

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9569
Abstract

Oral history interview with Richard G. Montgomery conducted by Charles Digregorio on May 16, 1976. Montgomery discusses his Montgomery and Gill family background and talks about the history of J. K. Gill Company.

Dates: 1976 May 16

Chester Alexander Moores papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2599
Abstract

Chester Alexander Moores (1889-1975) was a realtor and civic leader in Portland, Oregon. He was vice president of the Commonwealth, Inc., 1932-1960. He was a member of the Housing Authority of Portland, 1941-1945, and chairman from 1944-1945. This unprocessed collection includes correspondence, memos, minutes, reports, speeches, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and memorabilia regarding Moores' business and civic activities.

Dates: circa 1919-1974

Oral history interview with Edris Morrison

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9539
Abstract

Oral history interview with Edris Morrison conducted by Roberta Watts on January 18, 1978. Morrison discusses the history of live theater in Portland, Oregon, and her involvement with the Portland Civic Theatre.

Dates: 1978 January 18

Mount Tabor reservoir construction photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 565
Abstract

Photocopies of black and white photographs of the construction of one of the reservoirs in Mount Tabor Park in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: circa 1894-1911

Mt. Scott Park Cemetery photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 633
Abstract

Nine black and white photographs, reprinted from deteriorating Benjamin A. Gifford negatives, depicting buildings, graves, and burials at Mt. Scott Park Cemetery in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: circa 1890-1920

Multnomah Athletic Club records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1611
Abstract

Collection includes scrapbooks and miscellaneous volumes of clippings, ephemera, and historical records of the Multnomah Athletic Club and Pacific Northwest athletic activities, 1895-1962.

Dates: 1895-1962

Board with photographs and text relating to new Multnomah Engine Company No. 2 engine house

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1130
Abstract

Collection consists of a board or piece of cardstock with photographs and reprints of articles about Multnomah Engine Company No. 2 and the opening of the company's new engine house in May 1975.

Dates: 1875 May

Poster for first football game at Multnomah Field Civic Stadium

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 967
Abstract

Poster advertising an October 9, 1926 football game between the University of Oregon and the University of Washington at the Multnomah Field Civic Stadium (later Providence Park) in Portland, Oregon. The game, which the University of Washington won, was the first game played in the recently-constructed stadium, and was preceded by a dedication ceremony.

Dates: 1926

Multnomah Fuel Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2596
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence, minutes, contracts, deeds and mortgages, stock certificate books, ledgers, photographs, and photo albums.

Dates: 1911-1972