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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 617 Collections and/or Records:

Smith and Watson Iron Works factory plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3071
Abstract

Collection includes 11 plans, elevations and sections on 8 sheets of a factory for Smith and Watson Iron Works at SW Front Ave. (now SW Naito Parkway) and SW Harrison St. in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1908

Charles Emil Smith family photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 627
Abstract

Fifteen black and white photographs of Charles Emil Smith, Hedwig Smith, and family; family events; and the Smith house on the site of what is now Lair Hill Park in Portland, Oregon, between SW 2nd Avenue, SW Hooker Street, and SW Woods Street. Charles E. Smith (1839-1912) was born in Switzerland and came to Portland, Oregon, in 1863, where he established the Smith Brothers Iron Works with his brother Ferdinand. The Smith family also founded the Congress Hotel.

Dates: circa 1863-1912

Oral history interview with Lawrence Leighton Smith

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9343
Abstract

Oral history interview with Lawrence Leighton Smith conducted by Linda S. Dodds on May 12, 1980. Smith was a pianist and conductor for many symphonies around the country, including the Oregon Symphony from 1973 to 1980.

Dates: 1980 May 12

Milton Smith Wirt papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 851
Abstract

Papers of a lawyer and civic leader of Portland, Oregon. Includes extensive correspondence relating to land claims, real estate controversies, and tax delinquencies, as well as correspondence and financial documents relating to the Library Association of Portland, the Multnomah Law Library, the Portland Free Kindergarten Association, the Oregon Historical Society, and other organizations and business concerns. Also includes ephemera and personal financial documents.

Dates: 1861-1923; Majority of material found within 1890-1920

Laurence Gordon Smyth correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2709
Abstract

Laurence Gordon Smyth (1902-1960) was a reporter and political editor for the Oregon Journal for 38 years. He also served as assistant for public information to Douglas McKay during McKay's tenure as Secretary of the Interior. Correspondence is primarily to Smyth's wife, Marie Mongrain Smyth, regarding his activities while traveling on Oregon Journal business, working for McKay in Washington, D.C., and personal matters.

Dates: 1931-1963

South Auditorium Renewal Project photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1367
Abstract

Collection consists mainly of black-and-white photographs taken circa 1965-1966 during the South Auditorium Renewal Project. The photographs show buildings during construction, as well as the surrounding area. The collection also includes four architectural floor plans and newspaper clippings about the Portland Center high-rise apartments.

Dates: circa 1965-1969

South auditorium urban renewal project

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2360
Abstract

Collection includes property assessments and appraisals done for the Portland Development Commission, including maps, plans, and photographs.

Dates: 1957-1966

Sovereign Hotel sketch

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3170
Abstract

Color rendering of the Sovereign Hotel from the SW Broadway entrance in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1981

Spencer, Dey & Hampson account book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2788
Abstract

Spencer, Dey & Hampson was a Portland, Oregon, law firm. Its partners were Omar C. Spencer, Ben C. Dey, and Alfred A. Hampson. Collection consists of a manuscript account book containing fees, rent and partners' dividends. Also includes Hampson's and Dey's individual records of their own work and fees.

Dates: 1906-1914

St. Helen's Hall lithograph

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3020
Abstract

Lithograph of St. Helen's Hall, an Episcopalian girls' school, at SW 4th Ave. and SW Madison St. in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: circa 1870-1879