Abstract Pamphlets and brochures that were produced or distributed by Portland Disaster Relief and Civil Defense, and were mailed out in October 1960. Portland, Oregon's Disaster Relief and Civil Defense bureau was established in 1950 to help Portlanders prepare for possible nuclear attack. It successfully staged an evacuation of downtown Portland in 1955, and built an underground shelter complex in 1956. However, in the early 1960s, voters rejected levy measures to continue funding the program, and...

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Records of an iron manufacturing company of Portland, Oregon, that produced mostly sawmill and transmission machinery. Includes financial records, letter books, time books, correspondence, patent materials, and pamphlets and brochures. Most records date from the 1880s to the early 1920s.

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Materials assembled by the Oregon Historical Society relating to printing and publishing in Oregon. Most of the collection is composed of short articles, essays, and ephemera.

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The Tuesday Afternoon Club was a gardening club in Portland, Oregon. It was dissolved in 1963. Collection includes constitution; pamphlets; membership lists; papers regarding club activities; papers regarding the Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs, the General Federation of Women's Clubs, and the Portland Federation of Women's Organizations; a guest book; and minute books.

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Collection includes "Vanport City Rules and Regulations," 1943, with map of Vanport and index; photocopy of "Vanport City Flood 1948," an American Red Cross report; "Vanport: Emergency Relief Operations," a Salvation Army publication; and four watercolors depicting life in Vanport, 1942-1946.

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Collection includes correspondence, speeches, reports, and pamphlets regarding Leona Weatherford's involvement in the conservation movement and women's clubs in Oregon. Weatherford was president of the Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs and chair of the Conservation of Natural Resources Department of the General Federation of Women's Clubs.