African Americans
Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:
Letters from grandparents concerning the civil rights movement in the United States
Letters sent to second-grade students at Willamette Primary School in Portland, Oregon, from the students' grandparents, concerning the grandparents' experiences during the civil rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s.
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.
Dixon family photographs
Collection consists of six portraits of members of the Dixon family of Astoria, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, dated from approximately 1870 to 1945. Roscoe Dixon and his wife, Theresa Dixon, were early Black residents of Astoria. Roscoe Dixon owned Roscoe’s First Class Oyster Saloon in Astoria in the 1880s.
Robin J. Dunitz research files on Black muralists in Portland, Oregon
Research files of Robin J. Dunitz concerning Black muralists from Portland, Oregon, and their work, including photographs of murals; information about artists Henry Frison, Charlotte Lewis, Isaka Shamsud-Din, Arvie Smith, and Thelma Johnson Streat; information concerning the Albina Mural Project; and records of the traveling exhibit "Walls of Heritage, Walls of Pride." Dunitz has studied and written about murals since the 1980s.
Final report of the Black history of Portland project: an oral and pictorial essay
Mimeograph typescript report of the Black History of Portland Project, presented to the Joint Committee for the Humanities in Oregon and prepared by Jim Pettyjohn and Tom Unthank, 34 pages, 1972. The document reports on a project undertaken by a class, the Bucciarelli team, at John Adams High School, Portland, Oregon, to document the history of African-Americans in Portland.
Flowers family photographs
Collection consists of 27 original photographs and copy prints relating to the Flowers family of Portland, Oregon, dating from approximately 1860 to 1955. The Flowers family were early Black community leaders and entrepreneurs in Portland.
Freedom Bank of Finance stock certificate and comparative statements of condition
Three comparative statements of condition and one stock certificate for the Freedom Bank of Finance, a Black-owned bank in Portland, Oregon, that operated from 1969 to 2000. It changed its name to American State Bank in 1975.
Oral history interview with Dorothy J. and Hurtis M. Hadley, Sr.
Oral history interview with Dorothy J. Hadley and Hurtis M. Hadley, Sr., conducted by Sarah Harris on November 19, 2021. The Hadleys discuss owning and operating the Milwaukie Pastry Kitchen from 1977 to 1985. The Pastry Kitchen was the first Black-owned bakery in the state of Oregon.
Oral history interview with LeRoy Haynes, Jr.
Oral history interview with the Rev. Dr. LeRoy Haynes, Jr., conducted by Jan Dilg from October 8 to December 5, 2018. In the interview, Haynes discusses his civil rights activism and his work as a Methodist Episcopal pastor in Texas and in Portland, Oregon.
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity photographic collection
Small collection consisting of photographs and captions relating to the Portland Alumni Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. The photographs were used on a display board about the fraternity that was part of a 1988 exhibit at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon. The collection also includes a photograph of the original display board.