Portland
Found in 617 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with William C. Ralston
Oral history interview with William C. Ralston conducted by Charles Digregorio on March 25, 1977. Ralston discusses his early life in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, and his later work as a prosecutor for the district attorney's office in Portland.
Interviews about Gladys L. Randall
Interviews about Gladys L. Randall conducted by Bethanye McNichol from February 7 to March 7, 1998. Interviewees include Richard S. Randall, Sylvia J. Randall, and Horst G. Grimm. Gladys J. Randall was a milliner in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Gladys L. Randall
Oral history interview with Gladys L. Randall conducted by Emily Renfrow in 1980. Randall was a hatmaker in Portland, Oregon, and in Hollywood, California, in the early 20th century.
Oral history interview with Werner Raz
Oral history interview with Werner Raz conducted by Christine Ermenc on April 20, 1976, as part of the Portland Neighborhood History Project. Raz lived in what are now the Multnomah and Hillsdale neighborhoods of Portland, Oregon.
Amanda W. Reed wills
Wills of Amanda W. Reed (1832-1904) from 1894 and 1897, with codicils to the 1897 will dated 1899. Reed was the wife of Portland, Oregon businessman Simeon G. Reed (1830-1895). Her will included funds that established what would become Reed College in Portland.
Relf and Thompson families collection
Photographs and ephemera of Huston Relf and Melvin Thompson, Black residents of a house at 25 NE Prescott Street, in the Albina neighborhood of northeast Portland, Oregon. Photographs include: family in Alabama and Oregon; outings and recreation; street scenes; and the Lac a Wonica Cleaners at 3632 N. Williams Avenue, run by Melvin and Katie Thompson. The materials were found in the house at 25 NE Prescott after it was sold by the estate of Huston Relf in 2000.
Herbert Retzlaff papers
Herbert Retzlaff studied accounting at the Oregon Institute of Technology and became a CPA in 1933. In 1939, he began working as an accountant for Fred Meyer Inc., later becoming a vice president of the company. Collection includes correspondence, including congratulations, invitations, etc. regarding Fred Meyer Inc. and some to the German Consulate; programs for award banquets at Fred Meyer Inc., a history of the company, and organizational charts; and a biography of Fred Meyer.
Oral history interview with Clyde Rice
Oral history interview with Clyde Rice conducted by Rick Harmon from January 22 to March 13, 1985. Rice was an author from Portland, Oregon, and he discusses his novel "A Heaven in the Eye," as well as his family background and early life, his marriages, and his father's flavor extract business.
Rio Villa Building restoration collection
Collection includes a chronology of the history of the Rio Villa Building at 2718 SW Kelly St. in Portland, Oregon; correspondence regarding trees planted outside the building by Travers / Johnston Architects; and a commendation from the Portland Beautification Association for their "sensitive restoration" of the building.
Rio Vista Apartments plans
Collection includes 25 plans, elevations, details, sections, and schedules on 11 sheets of the Rio Vista Apartments at 1022 NW 22nd Ave. in Portland, Oregon, by the architecture firm of Lucius & Cash.