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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 673 Collections and/or Records:

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

Oral history interview with William L. Brewster, Jr.

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9545
Abstract

Oral history interview with William L. Brewster, Jr. conducted by Charles Digregorio on June 17, 1976. Brewster discusses his father, William Lewis Brewster, and famous men in Portland history.

Dates: 1976 June 17

Brig Sequin passenger lists

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 760
Abstract

Originals, photostatic reproductions, and photocopies of two manuscript passenger lists for voyages of the brig Sequin, commanded by Captain Z. C. Norton, to Portland, Oregon (then the Oregon Territory). Norton (1808-1879) built the Sequin in 1847, and made trips to ports in the Caribbean and South America before sailing for San Francisco, California. Norton carried freight and passengers on several trips between San Francisco and Portland from 1849 to 1850.

Dates: 1849-1850

Broadway-Portland Theater Company photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 732
Abstract

Twenty-one black and white photographs that include portraits of dancers, actors, and performers; the marquee at the Orpheum Theater; and movie posters at the Broadway Theater in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: circa 1920-1929

Brooklyn Parent Teacher Association records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2719
Abstract

The Brooklyn Parent Teacher Association was founded in 1903 as the Brooklyn Mother's Club and sought to promote the welfare of children and youth in the school and in the community. Collection includes minutes, treasurer's reports, newsletters, correspondence, membership directories, publicity materials, historian's reports (1951-1981, incomplete), memorabilia from local, state and national PTA meetings, and a scrapbook.

Dates: 1903-1981

Herman Brookman architectural plans for Portland residence and later alterations

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 3177
Abstract

Collection consists of 12 blueprint sheets of plans by Herman S. Brookman, an architect in Portland, Oregon. The plans, dated 1925, 1948, and 1952, are for a residence on NW Cumberland Road in Portland, and for additions and alterations to the house. The plans were drawn for Dr. Thomas M. Joyce, Dr. and Mrs. Richard F. Berg, and Mr. and Mrs. Melvyn C. Friendly.

Dates: 1925-1952

Clara W. Brown account books

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1319
Abstract

Manuscript account books, probably Portland, Oregon, 1907-1923.

Dates: 1907-1923

John W. Brown papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2717
Abstract

Collection includes citizenship papers and estate papers for John W. Brown's father, Thomas Brown; and a manuscript diary regarding masonry work done on the Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, Oregon, and other buildings.

Dates: 1860-1910

John W. Brown residence plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3109
Abstract

Collection includes 3 blueprint plans on 1 sheet of a house for John W. Brown at 509 Davis St. (now NW 14th Ave. and NW Davis St.) in Portland, Oregon, by architect Alexander M. Milwain.

Dates: 1892