clippings (information artifacts)
Found in 146 Collections and/or Records:
César E. Chávez Boulevard Committee records
Records of the César E. Chávez Boulevard Committee, and press coverage of their activities, primarily from newspapers. The committee campaigned from 2007 to 2009 to name a street in Portland, Oregon, after Latino labor activist César E. Chávez (1927-1993). After a series of contentious hearings and adoption of a resolution to clarify the process of renaming strees, the Portland City Council voted to rename 39th Avenue as César E. Chávez Boulevard in July 2009.
Gisele Currier collection of Portland Timbers memorabilia
Papers, photographs, publications, and ephemera relating to Gisele Currier, professional soccer and particularly the soccer team Portland Timbers, and the fan organization Timbers Army. Currier (1955-2011) was an avid fan of the Portland Timbers, and played a major role in the growth of the Timbers Army.
Bill Curtin papers
Photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera relating to Father Bill Curtin's time as priest for Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in the Albina neighborhood of Portland, Oregon during the late 20th century.
John Day collection
Collection consists of a negative copy of John Day's petition for land on the Missouri River, 1798; a typescript copy of Day's will, circa 1820; documents concerning the controversy surrounding who John Day really was, 1953-1958; photocopy newspaper clipping regarding Day's life, 1960.
John S. Day papers
Papers and photographs relating to the life and activities of John S. Day. Materials include correspondence, newspaper issues and clippings, and real estate documents. Day was a rancher and big game hunter who lived in the Medford, Oregon, area. In the 1950s and 1960s, he was active in mountaineering and competitive skiing.
Mercedes Deiz collection
Papers and photographs relating to the life and career of Mercedes Deiz (1917-2005), who became the first woman of color to be a judge in Oregon when she was appointed to a seat on the district court, and was also the first Black circuit court judge in the state. The collection also includes correspondence, photographs, and other materials relating to members of Deiz's family.
Berta Delman memorabilia
Memorabilia of Berta Delman (1933-2006), including newsletters, brochures, programs, clippings, and ephemera. Much of the material concerns North and Northeast Portland, Oregon, including the advocacy work of Black residents. The collection also contains stationery and photographs of the Knight Shoe Company, which Delman's father owned. Delman was a public administrator and civic planner.
Denney family papers
Property records, photographs, newspaper clippings, and genealogical materials relating to the family of Thomas H. and Berrilla King Denney. The Denneys came to Oregon in 1849, and settled on land that would later become part of Beaverton, Oregon, where Thomas Denney operated a sawmill.
John Francis DeSassise papers
Collection includes scrapbooks; Astoria High School diploma, 1940; and newspaper clippings and research notes regarding steamboats, the Columbia River Bar Pilots Association, steamboat captains, and maritime laws.
William Dills papers
William Dills (1878-1932) was a popular stage actor in Portland, Oregon, and a member of the Baker Theatre Stock Company. Papers include an advertisement for the Baker Theatre company, with head shots of members including Dills, 1911; a manuscript fan letter, 1927; photos of Louise Dills, his wife, 1914, taken in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, and of her mother's house in Multnomah, Oregon, undated; photocopy newspaper clipping, circa 1927, about Dills' acting career.