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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 652 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Mary E. Blossom

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9416
Abstract

Oral history interview with Mary E. Blossom conducted by Charles Digregorio on May 10, 1977. Blossom was a librarian at the Multnomah County Public Library in Oregon in the mid-20th century.

Dates: 1977 May 10

Drs. BoDine and Cantril office building plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3127
Abstract

Fifty-five plans, elevations, details, schedules and sections on 13 sheets of an office building for Drs. BoDine and Cantril at N. Wheeler Ave. and N. Broadway St. in Portland, Oregon, by architect Francis Marion Stokes.

Dates: 1928

Bonita (Steamship) and Lurline (Steamship) plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss4018
Abstract

Three plans on 1 sheet for the steamships Bonita, by John Gates, and Lurline, by J. F. Steffen, for Jacob Kamm.

Dates: 1874-1878

Book of congratulatory pigeongrams sent for Burnside Bridge opening

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 917
Abstract

Bound volume of "pigeongrams" (messages sent by pigeon) from political figures, congratulating Portland Mayor George L. Baker and Oregon Governor Walter M. Pierce on the opening of the Burnside Bridge in Portland, Oregon. The Burnside Bridge opened in May 1926, replacing an older bridge of the same name from the 1890s, and was still operational in 2022.

Dates: 1926 May

Alice Johnson Booth collection on fashion

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2841
Abstract

Collection includes manuscript letter, 1989, describing the first showing of paintings from the Chrysler collection at the Portland Art Museum, as well as fashion and the "World's Largest Fashion Show" by Aaron Frank and Tommy Luke at the Stadium; an invitation to the showing of the Chrysler paintings, 1956; and photocopy newspaper clippings, circa 1937, regarding Alice Johnson and Alta Corbett.

Dates: 1937-1989

Oral history interview with Tim Bracy

 Collection
Identifier: SR2815
Abstract

Oral history interview with Tim Bracy conducted by Judy Hartman on January 14, 1988, as a part of the Portland General Electric Centennial Oral History Series. Bracy was security supervisor at the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant and was manager of Health and Safety Services for Portland General Electric.

Dates: 1988 January 14

Paul E. Bragdon papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2916
Abstract

Paul Bragdon was the president of Reed College in Portland from 1971 to 1988. Collection includes correspondence; administrative records; and admissions records, development correspondence and proposals, committee correspondence and meeting notes, faculty files, trustee files, provost files, student services documents, issues and activities, etc., regarding Reed College. Also included are miscellaneous papers of Nancy Bragdon.

Dates: 1971-1990

Richard D. Brainard slide collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1076
Abstract

Approximately 450 color slides depicting scenes in downtown Portland, Oregon, and elsewhere in Oregon.

Dates: 1969-1995

Breese Aircraft Corporation records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2647
Abstract

Breese Aircraft Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer and builder of the trans-Pacific monoplane, the Aloha. Collection includes promotional literature and stockholder newsletters regarding company operations.

Dates: 1929-1932

Oral history interview with Nan M. Brewster

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9568
Abstract

Oral history interview with Nan M. Brewster conducted by Charles Digregorio on June 25, 1976. Brewster discusses the Gill and Montgomery family histories, and the history of the J.K. Gill Company in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1976 June 25