Portland
Found in 617 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Shanna C. Wheeler
Oral history interview with Shanna C. Wheeler conducted by Charles Digregorio on June 30, 1976. Wheeler discusses her early life in various neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon.
Minor White negatives
Collection consists of original negatives by Minor White, a key figure in modern American photography who lived in Oregon from 1937 until being drafted into the United States Army in April 1942. The bulk of the negatives depict cast-iron fronted buildings in Portland, many of which have since been demolished.
White Stag Manufacturing Company records
Harold S. Hirsch began designing skiwear for his father's outdoor clothing and supply business, the Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing Company in Portland, Oregon, in the 1930s. He named the clothing line White Stag, and it eventually expanded to other types of casual sportswear. In 1946, the company as a whole renamed itself White Stag Manufacturing Company. Collection includes patterns and catalogs for sportswear manufactured by the White Stag Company, primarily tennis, boating, and skiwear.
Mary Willett papers
Ava Williams papers
Oral history interview with Thelma O. Williams
Oral history interview with Thelma O. Williams conducted by Linda S. Dodds on May 5, 1982. Williams discusses her early life in Des Moines, Iowa, and Portland, Oregon, and talks about being the Portland Rose Festival queen in 1914.
Portrait of Dr. Stephen S. Wise
Pen and ink portrait depicting Dr. Stephen S. Wise, facing left, with arms crossed. Wise was born in Budapest in 1874 and was among the foremost leaders of Zionism and Reform Judaism. He served as rabbi for the Temple Beth Israel in Portland, Oregon, from 1900 to 1906.
Wolff & Trimble account book
Account book of Wolff & Trimble attorneys-at-law, Portland, Oregon, occasionally describing cases taken.
Women's Overseas Service League records
The Women's Overseas Service League was a national organization founded in 1921; the Portland chapter was formed in 1923. Collection includes scrapbooks; membership lists; newspaper clippings; officer lists; certificates; organizational histories; programs; minutes; correspondence; obituaries; and financial records.
Nanny Wood collection
Handwritten notebooks of Nanny Wood of Portland, Oregon, including details on her gardening activities and flora of interest to her. Also included is an illustrated manuscript on Wood's life and garden, as well as a typescript history of the Skidmore Fountain by Wood's husband, the artist and lawyer Charles Erskine Scott Wood. Nanny Wood's garden is now a portion of the grounds of the Portland Garden Club.