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City and Town Life

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Catherine R. Sabin

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9498
Abstract

Oral history interview with Catherine R. Sabin conducted by Charles Digregorio on June 15, 1976. Sabin discusses her family background and early life in Portland, Oregon, in the 20th century.

Dates: 1976 June 15
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Milton Smith Wirt papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 851
Abstract

Papers of a lawyer and civic leader of Portland, Oregon. Includes extensive correspondence relating to land claims, real estate controversies, and tax delinquencies, as well as correspondence and financial documents relating to the Library Association of Portland, the Multnomah Law Library, the Portland Free Kindergarten Association, the Oregon Historical Society, and other organizations and business concerns. Also includes ephemera and personal financial documents.

Dates: 1861-1923; Majority of material found within 1890-1920
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Three Lynx records and memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1089
Abstract Records and memorabilia of the town Three Lynx (also called Three Lynx Village), a small company town in Clackamas County, Oregon. Materials include photographs, slides, historical research and documentation, correspondence, clippings, event programs, and recordings of oral histories with former residents. Three Lynx was established in the 1920s and 1930s by Portland Railway Light and Power (later PEPCO, now Portland General Electric) to support operation of the Oak Grove Powerhouse. The...
Dates: 1930-2023
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Oral history interview with Thelma O. Williams

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9515
Abstract

Oral history interview with Thelma O. Williams conducted by Linda S. Dodds on May 5, 1982. Williams discusses her early life in Des Moines, Iowa, and Portland, Oregon, and talks about being the Portland Rose Festival queen in 1914.

Dates: 1982 May 5
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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