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Elementary and Secondary Education

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 65 Collections and/or Records:

The perils of pluralism: Oregon's compulsory public school bill of 1922

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1547
Abstract

Photocopy typescript of "The Perils of Pluralism: Oregon's Compulsory Public School Bill of 1922," 1968, regarding the activities of the Ku Klux Klan in support of the bill.

Dates: 1968

Rev. Paul E. Waldschmidt papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2689
Abstract

Reverend Paul E. Waldschmidt of the C.S.C. (Congregation of the Holy Cross) was president of the University of Portland, 1962-1977. Collection includes correspondence and program materials, 1966, regarding a Jewish-Catholic conference held at the University of Portland; minutes, correspondence, memoranda, and reports of the Portland School District's Committee on Race and Education, 1963-1964; sermon texts and notes.

Dates: circa 1955-1966

Drawings and writings by Wilkes School pupils

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 925
Abstract

Bound volume of crayon drawings, poems, and other writings by pupils who attended Wilkes School in the early 1930s. Wilkes School is an elementary school located in Multnomah County, Oregon, on land that was part of northeastern Portland as of 2022.

Dates: circa 1930-1934

Thomas Alexander Wood recollections

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 37
Abstract

Collection consists of typescript and manuscript correspondence and reminiscences recorded by T. A. Wood from approximately 1890-1902. Topics include his experiences as a Methodist minister, chaplain for the Union Army during the Civil War, his involvement in conflicts with Native peoples, and the integration of Black students into Portland public schools.

Dates: 1890-1902

Faye Margaret Young diploma

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1622
Abstract

Diploma issued to Faye Margaret Young from U. S. Grant High School in Portland, Oregon, January 25, 1929, certifying completion of "the College Preparatory Course of Study."

Dates: 1929 January 25