African Americans
Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:
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.
Laura Jenkins Landers and Susie Jenkins Stokes papers
Papers relating to Laura Jenkins Landers (1908-2009) and Susie Jenkins Stokes (1915-2003) and their families. The sisters were born in Sicily Island, Louisiana, and were among the Black workers who moved to the Portland, Oregon, area in the 1940s. They worked in the shipyards during World War II, and as domestic workers after the war.
Les Femmes photographic collection
The Links, Inc. photographic collection
Small collection consisting of photographs, most in color, that were used on an informational panel about the Portland chapter of The Links, Inc., a women's service organization devoted to the African American community. The photographs depict members and activities of the group. The collection also includes a photograph of the original panel.
Lorna Marple photographic collection
Small collection of black and white photographs relating to the Portland, Oregon, branch of the NAACP. Identified individuals include Mayfield Webb, Juretta Webb, Otto Rutherford, Charlotte Rutherford, Marie Smith, Lorna Marple, Sylvia Thompson, Mary Kay Rowland, Bill McClendon, Ulysses Plummer, and Arie Randall.
Oral history interview with Gladys Sims McCoy
Oral history interview with Gladys Sims McCoy conducted by Linda S. Dodds from February 20 to June 22, 1981. McCoy was a Multnomah County commissioner.
Milwaukie Pastry Kitchen photographs and news clippings
Collection consists of photographs and newspaper clippings relating to the Milwaukie Pastry Kitchen, which was owned by Hurtis Hadley and Dorothy Hadley between 1977 and 1985. The Pastry Kitchen was the first Black-owned bakery in the state of Oregon.