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 Subject
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Found in 164 Collections and/or Records:

Ira C. Keller collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2730
Abstract Ira C. Keller (1899-1978) was a business and civic leader of Portland, Oregon. He chaired the Portland Development Commission (1958-1972), was president of the Oregon Graduate Center for Study and Research (1972-1978), and founded the Western Kraft Corporation (1954-1972). Collection includes a scrapbook detailing projects of the Portland Development Commission, including the Portland Center, Lovejoy Fountain, Forecourt Fountain, Albina Neighborhood Improvement Program, and proposed Emanuel...
Dates: 1953-1986
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

William Dean Kendall papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2875
Abstract William Dean Kendall (born 1914) worked for Pacific Telephone, was president of American Bank Building and ran for Portland city commissioner in 1974. He was a prolific writer of letters, most in protest of the rapid growth of government. Collection includes correspondence with Oregon senators and representatives, U.S. presidents, city and county officials, editors of the Oregonian newspaper, and various organizations and companies, primarily regarding taxes, inflation, and government size...
Dates: 1904-1990
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Arthur R. Kirkham papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1440
Abstract

Arthur R. Kirkham (1897-1981) was a longtime radio newscaster for KOIN in Portland, Oregon. Collection includes scrapbooks, correspondence and miscellaneous personal papers regarding Kirkham's experiences in World War I and his radio career.

Dates: circa 1917-1981
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Klassen family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 808
Abstract

World War II correspondence of Albert and Delma Jean Klassen, scrapbook about Klassen family history, and photographs of the Grace Peck House.

Dates: circa 1901-2002
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Knott family scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2780
Abstract

Collection consists of a scrapbook containing genealogical information and newspaper clippings regarding the Knott family, their businesses, and other prominent Portland citizens. Andrew J. Knott (1834-1900) and Levi Knott (1832-1887) came to Oregon in 1850 and 1851. They ran the Stark Street ferry starting in 1861, and Andrew J. Knott represented Multnomah County in the state Legislature.

Dates: circa 1865-1970
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

James Laidlaw scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2396
Abstract James Laidlaw (1847-1913) was born in Scotland. Laidlaw arrived in America in 1871 and in 1873 was appointed to the British Consulate for the district of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska. Scrapbook, 1867-1946, contains biographical sketches, newspaper clippings, etc., regarding the Laidlaw family in England and Scotland; Laidlaw's career as consul; his involvement in the movement to end shanghaiing; and his dispute with Gideon Joubert, a former officer in the Boer army and...
Dates: 1867-1946
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Sidney Lezak papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 903
Abstract

Scrapbook and loose papers and photographs relating to Sidney Lezak's career. Lezak (1924-2006) served as U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon from 1961 to 1982.

Dates: circa 1960-1990
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Lindsley Foote Hall papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1653
Abstract

Materials relating to the life and career of Egyptologist Lindsley Foote Hall.

Dates: 1840-1969
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Ernest Boyd MacNaughton papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1363
Abstract

Ernest Boyd MacNaughton (1880-1960) served as president of Portland's First National Bank, president of the Oregonian Publishing Company, and president of Reed College. Papers include incorporation documents of Manhattan Company, 1925-1931, and scrapbooks, 1911-1918, regarding MacNaughton's career.

Dates: 1911-1931
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Thomas R. Mahoney papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2522
Abstract

Thomas R. Mahoney (1896-1978) was an attorney and legislator, serving as an Oregon state senator from 1939-1952, 1961-1969, and 1971-1974. Papers consist of correspondence, 1952-1974, including a letter from Dwight D. Eisenhower and a letter from Washington Representative Margaret Hurley; newspaper clippings and ephemera; and scrapbooks regarding his political career.

Dates: 1943-1975
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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