posters

Posters, ephemera, and a photography book relating to art exhibitions and galleries. The materials were compiled by Irish Setter, a typesetting business in Portland, Oregon. The bulk of the collection consists of posters for exhibitions in the late 1970s and 1980s at Blue Sky Gallery and Blackfish Gallery in Portland.

Undated poster advertising a talk by Senator Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968) in the Britt Ballroom (possibly referring to a space at Southern Oregon College in Ashland, Oregon).

Poster advertising performances by Timothy Leary (1920-1996) as a "stand-up philosopher" at the Earth Tavern in Portland, Oregon, in 1980. Leary was a psychologist and an advocate for the use of psychedelic drugs. The Earth Tavern was located on NW 21st Avenue in Portland and operated from 1973 to 1982.

Poster for the re-election campaign of Oregon Governor Charles H. Martin (1863-1946). After serving in the U.S. Army, Martin was elected as a representative in the U.S. Congress in 1930 and 1932, and was elected governor of Oregon in 1934. He was defeated in the primary for the 1938 Democratic gubernatorial election and retired from politics after the end of his term.

Poster advertising an October 9, 1926 football game between the University of Oregon and the University of Washington at the Multnomah Field Civic Stadium (later Providence Park) in Portland, Oregon. The game, which the University of Washington won, was the first game played in the recently-constructed stadium, and was preceded by a dedication ceremony.

Records and memorabilia of Oregon Ballet Theatre, a ballet company based in Portland, Oregon. Materials include administrative records, financial records, playbills, and posters. Oregon Ballet Theatre was formed in 1989 through the merger of Pacific Ballet Theatre and Ballet Oregon.

Poster showing the members of the Oregon Senate in 2001, with autographs from each senator.

This collection, created by the Oregon Historical Society, contains ephemera relating to the wine and spirits industry in Oregon. Included are clippings, brochures, newsletters, newspapers, magazines, wine labels, business cards, posters, programs, bulletins, and monographs, relating to wines, their production and marketing, relevant issues, and affiliated industries. Most of the materials date from 1972-2002.

Advertisement for Willamette Week column "Pillars of Portland," and two copies of a poster for the pilot episode of a television series based on the column. "Pillars of Portland" was a weekly column by Larry Colton that satirized stereotypes of neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon. The television pilot for a proposed weekly series aired on KOIN 6 in December 1983, but the series was never made.