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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 617 Collections and/or Records:

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2651
Abstract

Small binder containing information on vessels built, sponsors, employment levels, facilities, and related matters.

Dates: circa 1944-1945

Oregon - the new bridge across the Willamette at Portland

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5386
Abstract

Lithograph depicting the second Morrison Bridge, opened in 1905, with its swing-span opened to river traffic.

Dates: circa 1905

Partial transcript of Oregonian article about first ball at Portland Hotel

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2437
Abstract

Partial typescript transcript of an article by Frona Eunice Wait that was published in the Sunday Oregonian newspaper on May 25, 1890. The transcript itself is undated, omits some portions of the source article, and includes misspellings and places where words have been struck out. The transcript and source article list some of the people who attended the ball and describe the decorations; scenes of conversation and dancing; and the gowns worn by a number of the women who attended.

Dates: circa 1900-1940

Oregonian Publishing Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 461
Abstract

Business records of the Oregonian Publishing Company. Includes financial, legal, and organizational documents; subject files covering Oregonian financial interests; reports, studies, and surveys; photographs; in-house publications; and limited correspondence and other documents from Henry Pittock's time as owner and publisher.

Dates: 1855-2008

O'Reilly family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2970
Abstract

Collection includes diaries, scrapbooks, account books, correspondence, newspaper clippings, genealogy, photographs, memorabilia, certificates, legal documents, etc., of the O'Reilly family, including James Archbold O'Reilly and Anne O'Reilly, of Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1749-1999

Cartoon for the Orpheum Theatre

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5359
Abstract

Pen and ink cartoon of a bird announcing "They're coming" to a fan in a grandstand. Note on back indicates it was published in the Daily News (Portland, Or.).

Dates: circa 1920-1929

Overlook Woman's Improvement Club records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 6010
Abstract The Overlook Woman's Improvement Club was founded in 1913. It worked for the improvement of the Overlook District in Portland, Oregon, and cooperated in civic and philanthropic movements until 1964, when it was dissolved. Records include committee reports, the club's constitution and bylaws, agendas, correspondence, minutes, and resolutions. Materials also include yearbooks, directories and documentation of other women's clubs, and information relating to the club's involvement in and...
Dates: 1905-1964

Pacific Coast Biscuit Company photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 212
Abstract

Small collection of black and white photographs of the Pacific Coast Biscuit Company in Portland, Oregon, its employees (primarily women) and a prize-winning float in 1914.

Dates: circa 1900-1929

Pacific International Exposition records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1610
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence, records, account and other books, publications, scrapbooks, awards, souvenirs, and ephemera.

Dates: circa 1910-1952

Pacific International Livestock Exposition catalogs

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 120
Abstract

Catalogs and programs for an annual livestock exhibition that took place in Portland, Oregon, beginning around 1910.

Dates: 1913-1969