Portland
Found in 617 Collections and/or Records:
William Sherlock papers
William Sherlock (1817-1901) was born in Ireland. He migrated to Portland, Oregon, where he established a livery business in 1850. Sherlock's property investments included 45 acres in northwest Portland; he also at one time owned Swan Island. Collection consists of manuscript deeds for property in Portland, 1851 and 1855; a manuscript survey of William Sherlock's land claim, Portland, 1862; and miscellaneous receipts, 1851-1868.
William Sherlock residence plans
Collection includes 1 plan on 1 sheet of a house for William Sherlock at NW 21st Ave., W. Burnside St., NW Davis St. and NW King Ave. in Portland, Oregon. Sherlock (1817-1901) was born in Ireland and migrated to Portland, Oregon, where he established a livery business in 1850. His property investments included 45 acres in northwest Portland.
Shipyard Wood Co. photograph album
Photograph album and several loose photographs depicting building demolition by the Shipyard Wood Company, owned by Fred G. Leary and W. C. Leary. The photographs primarily depict demolition of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem after it was destroyed by fire in 1935. Also depicted is wrecking of various buildings in Portland. In addition to photographs, the album contains newspaper clippings about the company's projects.
Oral history interview with Evelyn B. Shirk and Mary C. Hull
Oral history interview with second cousins Evelyn B. Shirk and Mary C. Hull conducted by Charles Digregorio on April 21, 1976. Shirk and Hull speak at length about their family background, including the Beebe, Wilson, Webster, and Couch families.
Jessie M. Short collection on housing
Jessie May Short (1873-1947) was an assistant professor of mathematics at Reed College from 1920 to 1939. She also taught at Vanport College, served on the Portland School Board, and during the war years, worked with the Kaiser shipyards as an engineer. Collection includes correspondence, reports, articles, and miscellaneous documents regarding housing issues, primarily in Portland, Oregon, circa 1920-1942.
Sibson, Quackenbush, and Company ledger
Ledger of a wheat company, with letter from Oregon Historical Society librarian Dorothy Hirsch regarding research on the identification of the ledger.
David B. Simpson papers
David B. Simpson Jr. (1898-1976) was a Portland civic leader and real estate agent. He served as a captain in World War I and was active in post-war development. Collection includes naturalization papers for David B. Simpson, 1890 and 1894; obituaries for David B. Simpson, Jr., 1976; correspondence, 1950-1983; award certificate from President Gerald Ford, 1950; and biographical information about Sir James Young Simpson.
Sketch of Southwest Broadway Ave. and Southwest Jefferson Street, Portland, Or.
Print of a pen and ink drawing by John Waddingham that depicts SW Broadway Avenue and SW Jefferson Street in Portland, Oregon, and shows the Broadway Inn and the Oregon Historical Society.
Sketches of the Men's Resort in Portland, Oregon
Pen and ink sketches of the lower bedroom and Sunday services at the Men's Resort and People's Institute at SW 4th Avenue and W. Burnside Street in Portland, Oregon. The Men's Resort, a ministry to men in need of food, housing, and jobs, was sponsored by the congregation of the First Presbyterian Church in Portland.
Irving Sklare collection
Materials relating to Irving Sklare, who ran the Remick Song Shop in Portland, Oregon. Included are correspondence with New York music publisher Jerome H. Remick; correspondence from the mid-1950s regarding the copyright of the song "Oregon my Oregon"; photographs of the Remick Song Shop; and music-related clippings and ephemera.