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Vanport (Or.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Ida Mae Shepherd

 Collection
Identifier: SR 1305
Abstract

Oral history interview with Ida Mae Shepherd conducted by Greta Smith Wisnewski from August 14 to October 26, 2020. Shepherd discusses her life in the Albina area of Portland, Oregon, particularly the Eliot neighborhood, as well as her involvement with Albina Fair Share.

Dates: 2020 August 14-October 26

Vanport collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1413
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1942-1948

Materials relating to Vanport, Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 314
Abstract

Collection includes an autograph book with several pages of handwritten names and hometowns of seventh- and eighth-grade students at Vanport School, 1945; five photocopied photographs of students, staff, and school grounds at Vanport School, 1944-1945; and one photocopied journal article titled "The Vanport Flood: Clark v. United States."

Dates: 1944-1999; Majority of material found within 1944-1945