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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 660 Collections and/or Records:

Portland School District Administration Building plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 3152
Abstract

Collection consists of architectural plans and drawings for the Administration Building, also known as the Old Holladay School, for School District No. 1 (Portland School District) at 1343 NE 9th Ave., Portland, Oregon, by architect George Howell Jones. The site later became the location of the Lloyd Center.

Dates: 1922-1952

Portland Symphony Society records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1149
Abstract

Records of the parent organization of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, later the Oregon Symphony. Records include by-laws and minutes of board meetings, reports, contracts, financial records, and ephemera.

Dates: 1913-1969

Portland: the Rose City

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5389
Abstract

Color poster featuring a photograph by A. M. Prentiss of Portland, Oregon, with Mount Hood in the distance.

Dates: circa 1917-1925

History: Portland Transportation Club, 1929-1964

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 936
Abstract

Typescript copy of a history of the Portland Transportation Club, detailing the origins and activities of the club, based in Portland, Oregon. Also included is a booklet containing the constitution and bylaws of a separate, earlier club by the same name, which is discussed in a brief addendum to the history.

Dates: circa 1967

Portland Trust and Savings Bank records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1474
Abstract

Typescript notes on the historical background of the company, 1953; articles of agreement, October 15, 1914.

Dates: 1914-1953

Portland Union Stock Yards Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2776
Abstract

Portland Union Stock Yards opened in 1890, and was organized into a company in 1902 by W. H. H. Morgan. It moved to North Portland in 1909 and was purchased by the United Stockyards Corporation in 1936. Collection includes correspondence, 1931-1936, regarding company purchases and maintenance of trailers, tractors, and dump wagons; receipts and miscellaneous ephemera, 1909-1936, including newspaper articles about the company.

Dates: 1909-1936

Portland Unitarian Church plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3014
Abstract

Collection includes 14 elevations and plans on 12 sheets for the Unitarian Church at SW Yamhill St. and SW Broadway Ave. in Portland, Oregon, by architecture firm Peabody & Stearns of Boston, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1878-1879

Portland Woman's Club records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1084
Abstract Records of the Portland Woman's Club, an organization based in Portland, Oregon, that advocated for women's education and for civic improvements such as funding for a public library. The club was founded in 1895, and at its peak had more than 500 members. The collection includes administrative records such as minutes, correspondence, reports, and financial records; materials relating to the club's history; and memorabilia such as photographs and scrapbooks. The collection also includes...
Dates: 1850-2016; Majority of material found within 1895-2016

Portland Women's Union photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 814
Abstract

Collection consists of 42 color negatives of members of the Portland Women's Union; of the Martha Washington Hotel and the Alexandra Court Hotel in Portland, Oregon; and of the 100th anniversary tea. The Portland Women's Union was founded in 1887 and operated in the Martha Washington Hotel to provide safe housing for single working women.

Dates: 1986

Portland Women's Union records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1443
Abstract

Collection includes articles of incorporation, constitution and by-laws, reports, minutes, and other materials regarding the Portland's Women's Union. The organization was founded in 1887 and operated in the Martha Washington Hotel to provide respectable housing for single working women.

Dates: 1887-1970