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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 652 Collections and/or Records:

Building Syndicate Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2774
Abstract

Collection includes minute books, 4 volumes.

Dates: 1927-1984

John Bullivant building plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3027
Abstract

Collection includes 11 elevations and plans on 5 sheets of a building for John Bullivant at SW 13th Ave. and SW Jefferson St. in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1904-1905

David E. Burgess papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1061
Abstract

Papers of David E. Burgess (1920-2006), a Black Oregonian who lived in Portland and Salem. The papers reflect Burgess' work for the Concentrated Employment Program in the late 1960s, and his subsequent work on alcohol and drug treatment. The collection also includes an explanatory note by Burgess' wife, Mona Carolyn "'lyn" Horine-Burgess, explaining the use of an anti-Black slur in 1970s reports as a reclaimed term.

Dates: 1968-1982; circa 2024

Burns & Co. account book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 912
Abstract

Bound manuscript daily account book for Burns & Co., a wholesale grocer in Portland, Oregon, operated by David C. Burns.

Dates: 1895

Burnside Community Council records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 6038
Abstract

Unprocessed collection consisting of miscellaneous records of the Burnside Community Council, which provided services to unhoused and low-income people in Portland, Oregon, and operated a shelter called Baloney Joe's. The collection also includes photographs related to the organization's services and activities, and issues of publications including Hobo News, Pipeline, and These Homeless Times.

Dates: circa 1975-2000

J. Elliott Busey collection on Marjorie Smith

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2777
Abstract

Marjorie Smith (born 1921) married Oliver Kermit Smith on August 22, 1952, and was later tried and acquitted as an accomplice to his murder. Collection consists of materials regarding Marjorie Smith's trial, collected and maintained by her attorney, J. Elliott Busey. Materials include a scrapbook, correspondence, witness statements, and estate papers.

Dates: 1954-1957

Oral history interview with Margaret M. Cabell

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9390
Abstract

Oral history interview with Margaret M. Cabell conducted by Marian W. Kolisch on March 4, 1976. Cabell discusses her involvement with the Portland Garden Club, the Pittock Mansion, and the Portland Japanese Garden.

Dates: 1976 March 4

Oral history interview with Margaret M. Cabell

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9608
Abstract

Oral history interview with Margaret M. Cabell conducted by Gail H. Evans on May 4, 1978, as part of the Portland Neighborhood History Project. Cabell discusses her life in the King's Hill area of the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, in the early and mid-20th century.

Dates: 1978 May 4

Cake, Jareguy & Tooze letter to Equitable Savings & Loan

 Collection
Identifier: Coll786
Abstract

Three-page letter from law firm of Cake, Jareguy & Tooze to Equitable Savings and Loan Association, dated March 23, 1942, advising against providing loans or relief to either persons currently in military service or anyone who is a potential draftee, citing the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act of 1940.

Dates: 1942 March 23

Mary Evelene Calbreath papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1429
Abstract

Mary Evelene Calbreath (1895-1972) was a music teacher and composer in Portland, Oregon. Collection includes correspondence, musical programs, articles, genealogy, ephemera, daybook, landscape album, diaries, and score.

Dates: 1864-1962