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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 653 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur John Prideaux papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1377
Abstract

Arthur John Prideaux was principal of Woodstock School in Portland for 34 years. Collection includes correspondence, clippings and memorabilia regarding education and schools, particularly regarding Woodstock School. Also included are memorabilia and clippings regarding Methodist Church history and activities in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1876-1972

Public School No. 1 of Multnomah County annual report

 Collection
Identifier: Coll866
Abstract

Annual report of Public School No. 1 of Multnomah County, Oregon Territory, for 1858-1859, listing average attendance and the names of teachers. Public School No. 1, also known as Central School, opened in 1858. The school closed in 1885, and the site later became the Portland Hotel, and then Pioneer Courthouse Square.

Dates: 1859 April 8

J. W. Putney receipts

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2451
Abstract

Receipts, 1913-1916, primarily from W. H. Markell & Company and East Side Slabwood Company, Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1913-1916

Photograph of railroad yard and construction of Steel Bridge

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1089
Abstract

Photograph taken in Portland, Oregon, that shows the roofs of buildings in the foreground at left, a rail yard at right, and the Steel Bridge under construction in the distance. The Steel Bridge over the Willamette River opened July 21, 1912, for trains and August 12, 1912, for automobiles.

Dates: circa 1912

J. Rain certificate

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 213
Abstract

Document certifying that J. Rain was elected as a member of Willamette Steam Fire Engine Company No. 1, Portland Fire Department.

Dates: 1878 June 20

Raleigh Hills Golf Course plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3064
Abstract

Collection includes 1 plan on 1 sheet of the Raleigh Hills Golf Course for the Portland Golf Club in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: circa 1914-1916

Oral history interview with William C. Ralston

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9573
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1977 March 25

Interviews about Gladys L. Randall

 Collection
Identifier: SR 2829
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1998 February 7-March 7

Oral history interview with Gladys L. Randall

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9300
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1980

Oral history interview with Werner Raz

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9642
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1976 April 20