Portland
Found in 673 Collections and/or Records:
Robert O. Brown drawings
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.
Joseph Buchtel papers
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.
Building Syndicate Company records
Collection includes minute books, 4 volumes.
John Bullivant building plans
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.
David E. Burgess papers
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.
Burns & Co. account book
Bound manuscript daily account book for Burns & Co., a wholesale grocer in Portland, Oregon, operated by David C. Burns.
Burnside Community Council records
J. Elliott Busey collection on Marjorie Smith
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.
Oral history interview with Margaret M. Cabell
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.
Oral history interview with Margaret M. Cabell
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.