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Civic Activism

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Genny Nelson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 906
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1952-2020; Majority of material found within 1972-2020

Overlook Woman's Improvement Club records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 6010
Abstract The Overlook Woman's Improvement Club was founded in 1913. It worked for the improvement of the Overlook District in Portland, Oregon, and cooperated in civic and philanthropic movements until 1964, when it was dissolved. Records include committee reports, the club's constitution and bylaws, agendas, correspondence, minutes, and resolutions. Materials also include yearbooks, directories and documentation of other women's clubs, and information relating to the club's involvement in and...
Dates: 1905-1964

Prineville Temperance Union records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1104
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1884

Eric L. Robinson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1467
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1961-1974

Oral history interview with Libby Solomon

 Collection
Identifier: SR1231
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1989 October 25-November 22

Stella Maris House collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1585
Abstract The collection consists of printed material, correspondence, and administrative, financial, and legal records created and collected by the Stella Maris House, a Portland, Oregon-based social justice group, during the course of its work. The collection demonstrates the local evolution of issues key to the history of the United States during the 1960s. Over a third of the collection is dedicated to Oregon's migrant labor rights movement; it also features materials documenting the area's civil...
Dates: 1940-1973; Majority of material found within 1960-1972

Andrew M. Wiehl scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 935
Abstract

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."

Dates: 1932-1962