Civic Activism

Oral history interview with Dick K. Harmon conducted by Kay Reid in two sessions, on December 15 and December 22, 1998, as part of the Legacy of Hope: Catholics and Social Justice Project. Harmon discusses his involvement with the Portland Organizing Project, a church-based group in Portland, Oregon, advocating for social and economic justice.

Papers of Bob Kouns and Dee Dee Kouns, primarily relating to their organization Crime Victims United and their activism in the anti-crime movement. Bob Kouns and Dee Dee Kouns were Portland, Oregon, residents who, following the murder of their daughter, became active in lobbying for crime victims' rights and mandatory sentencing laws during the 1980s and 1990s.

Records of Lesbians in Coalition Against Racism and Anti-Semitism, including research materials, handouts, and workshop documents.

Papers of Genevieve "Genny" Nelson (1952-2020), including records relating to Sisters of the Road Café. Nelson was a co-founder of Sisters of the Road Café, and an advocate for people experiencing homelessness.

Collection consists primarily of photographs taken from 1970-2002 by Donna Pollach, a photographer based in Portland, Oregon. The majority of the collection features portraits and community scenes that document people and activities in Portland's lesbian community, and the women's rights movement in the city. Other subjects include protest marches, performing arts, and animals at the Washington Park Zoo.

Bound manuscript minute book, May 1884, with constitution and list of members, including Eunice Luckey, who was the wife of James Luckey and taught at the Warm Springs Reservation.

Eric L. Robinson was a Methodist minister active in anti-war and other social movements. Collection includes correspondence, 1964-1974; and information sheets, reports, minutes, newsletters, statements and resolutions of groups such as Clergy and Laity Concerned about Vietnam (CALCAV), Greater Portland Area Council of Churches, Portland United Nations Association and World Without War Council.

Oral history interview with Libby Solomon conducted by Jim Strassmaier from October 25 to November 22, 1989, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Solomon was a civil rights activist and a writer.