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The German Aid Society was established in 1871 to provide assistance to German immigrants and their descendants through cultural, educational, and social service activities. Records include correspondence in German and English regarding various issues of the society; building specifications; and financial records and membership rosters.

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Papers and memorabilia of the Hirsch family and related families, including scrapbooks and photographs. Max S. Hirsch (1871-1959) was a Jewish German immigrant to the United States. He founded the Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing Company in Portland, Oregon. His son Harold S. Hirsch (1907-1990) founded the White Stag brand of skiwear, and renamed the Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing Company as White Stag Manufacturing Company.

Abstract Heinrich Rüppel was a German immigrant to Portland, Oregon, a foreman at the Oregon Furniture Manufacturing Company, a member of the Portland Social Turn Verein, and a jewelry craftsman. Papers include manuscript correspondence with friends and relatives in Germany, in German, 1879-1901, with typescript translations. Also included are photocopy and original newspaper clippings in German and English, speeches, and ephemera relating to the Portland Social Turn Verein, circa 1880, most with...

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Papers of and relating to a German-American military architect who traveled overland to Oregon in 1852 and later designed Fort Dalles and other military installations. Collection includes correspondence, a letterpress copybook, pension application materials, and a book of sketches made during the overland journey. Some materials are in German.

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In 1918, while the United States was involved in World War I, the U.S. government required German-born residents and women married to German-born men to register as "enemy aliens." Registrants were restricted in their rights and movements until December 1918, after the war had ended. This collection consists of registration forms for German-born Americans living in Oregon, for women in Oregon who were married to German-born men, and related documents.