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Papers and family photographs of Lucia S. Fear (1862-1957). Fear was born in 1862 in Kansas, and worked as a lawyer there in the early 1880s. She and her family later moved to Portland, Oregon, where she participated in the Mazamas climb of Mt. Hood in 1894 and was a member of the Portland Woman's Club.

Abstract Records of the Portland Woman's Club, an organization based in Portland, Oregon, that advocated for women's education and for civic improvements such as funding for a public library. The club was founded in 1895, and at its peak had more than 500 members. The collection includes administrative records such as minutes, correspondence, reports, and financial records; materials relating to the club's history; and memorabilia such as photographs and scrapbooks. The collection also includes...