Civic Activism
Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:
Genny Nelson papers
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.
Overlook Woman's Improvement Club records
Prineville Temperance Union records
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 papers
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
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.
Stella Maris House collection
Andrew M. Wiehl scrapbook
Scrapbook, primarily of newspaper clippings, compiled by Andrew M. Wiehl (1904-1981), including his newspaper columns, articles about him and his family, and ephemera. Wiehl was a German American who ran an electronics store in Portland, Oregon, was president of the West Slope Boosters Club, and author of "Creative Visualization: How to Unlock the Secret Powers of Mind and Body for Full Self-Realization and Happiness."