Portland
Found in 686 Collections and/or Records:
Aubrey R. Watzek photographic collection
Ten photographs of Aubrey R. Watzek and of his house, built by John Yeon in 1937. Watzek (1888-1973) was a Portland, Oregon, philanthropist, lawyer, and lumberman.
Waverley Country Club records
Collection includes manuscript for C. Edwin Francis' book "Waverley Country Club, 1896-1987" and correspondence of C. E. Francis. Also included are a history of club golf courses and golf championships; information on individual golfers; and scrapbooks with yearbooks, programs, and clippings.
George Weatherly collection
Collection includes newspaper clippings and miscellaneous ephemera regarding the business interests of George Warren Weatherly, including the Oriental Theater, the Weatherly Building, Weatherly Farms, and the Weatherly Creamery Company. George Warren Weatherly was a successful ice cream maker and built the Weatherly Building at East Grand and Morrison streets in Portland, Oregon.
Harold A. Webber papers
Harold A. Webber (1895-1949) was a Portland, Oregon, musician and children's orchestra leader. Collection is partially processed and includes correspondence, 1895-1934; newspaper clippings, 1909-1932; musical programs, songbooks, musical arrangements, ledgers, scrapbook, scores, and baton.
Webfoot Camp No. 65 minutes
Minutes of meetings from December 1, 1890, to October 28, 1892. Includes list of charter members.
Harold F. Wendel papers
Papers of a businessman and civic leader of Portland, Oregon, who headed the Lipman Wolfe department store from 1927 until his death in 1967. Materials include correspondence; files on the Oregon State Sanitary Authority, a pollution control agency; files on the University of Oregon; and biographical materials.
West Oregon Lumber Co. Linnton plant plans
Collection includes plot plans on 1 sheet of a plant for the West Oregon Lumber Co. in the Linnton area of Portland, Oregon.
Westover Terrace (Portland, Or.) photographic collection
Twenty-eight black and white photographs of the construction of the Westover Terrace area of Portland, Oregon, by Lewis-Wiley Co.
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.