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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 673 Collections and/or Records:

Robert O. Brown drawings

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2878
Abstract

Beginning in 1949, Robert O. Brown began collecting information on early Portland neighborhoods and their architecture, and made detailed drawings of Portland buildings and residences. The collection consists of photocopies of his drawings and of rough maps of some areas of the city.

Dates: circa 1949-1978

Joseph Buchtel papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1046
Abstract

Materials related to Joseph Buchtel, a Portland photographer and inventor. Collection includes receipts, 1859-1864; photocopy newspaper clippings; U.S. patents for Joseph Buchtel, Henry Stutsman and Eugene D. White for miscellaneous inventions, 1896-1899; printed ephemera; and diary extracts.

Dates: 1859-1925

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 Administrative, fundraising, and property records of the Burnside Community Council. The organization, which was founded in 1972 and dissolved in 1990, provided services to unhoused and low-income people in Portland, Oregon, including the operation of the Baloney Joe's shelter. In addition to records, the collection includes photographs related to the organization's services and activities; issues of publications including BCC Pipeline, Hobo News, and These Homeless Times; and records of...
Dates: 1969-1992; Majority of material found within 1972-1990

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