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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 631 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Mary F. Sinnott

 Collection
Identifier: SR 11251
Abstract

Oral history interview with Mary F. Sinnott conducted by Jim Strassmaier on April 4, 1985. Sinnott discusses her family background and raising a family in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1985 April 4

Sketch of Southwest Broadway Ave. and Southwest Jefferson Street, Portland, Or.

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5353
Abstract

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.

Dates: circa 1970

Sketches of the Men's Resort in Portland, Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5316
Abstract

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.

Dates: circa 1896-1940

Irving Sklare collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 229
Abstract

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.

Dates: circa 1923-1990

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