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Historical publications and posters collected by writer and researcher Thomas A. Emmens (1942-2005), including posters for Oregon Pioneer Association events, an issue of the Congressional Record including a speech about the Oregon Trail, an 1846 memorial to the U.S. Congress, and two issues of the Oregon Semi-Monthly Argus.

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Newspaper clippings, newsletters, correspondence and other documents relating to the destruction of parts of the Goose Hollow neighborhood, between SW 14th and 17th Avenues and SW Market and Clay Avenues, to make room for a 16-story student housing building for Portland State University.

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Memorabilia of Larry E. Hattan (né Horsey, 1943-2022) relating to his career as an emergency medical technician for the Buck Ambulance Service in Portland, Oregon, including certificates, letters of appreciation, and photographs. Hattan was one of the first emergency medical technicians in Oregon, and in 1972 was one of four technicians who resuscitated Portland Mayor Terry Schrunk following a heart attack.

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Catalogs, souvenir book, and newsletter materials from Jantzen, Inc. (also known as Jantzen Knitting Mills), as well as photographs relating to company picnics and reunions. Jantzen was founded as the Portland Knitting Company in 1910 in Portland, Oregon, and changed its name to Jantzen Knitting Mills in 1918. The firm became a nationally known swimwear manufacturer in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1954, it changed its name to Jantzen, Inc.

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A minute book for the Laurelhurst Club of Portland, Oregon, and a bound volume and loose individual issues of the club's semi-monthly newsletter, Laurelhurst Club Life. The Laurelhurst Club was formed in late 1912, and opened a clubhouse on SE Ankeny Street in 1914. Membership declined later in the 20th century, and the club eventually became defunct. As of 2024, the clubhouse was owned by the Laurelhurst Neighborhood Association.

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The papers of Oregon author Dorothy Lawson McCall (1888-1982) include typescript drafts for the books "Khaki Pants and a Tall Silk Hat" and "Prineville" and newspaper clippings about her bid for governor of Oregon.

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The Metropolitan Plant Closure Organizing Committee was founded in 1981 to protect working people and their communities against plant closures. Records include newsletters, by-laws, minutes, agendas, surveys, and reports.

Abstract Newsletters, brochures, clippings, and volunteer badge relating to Cascade AIDS Project and to AIDS education, collected by Gay Monteverde. Cascade AIDS Project is an organization based in Portland, Oregon, that provides advocacy and services for people living with AIDS in Oregon and southwest Washington, and educates the public about AIDS and AIDS prevention. Gay Monteverde volunteered at Cascade AIDS Project for six months before being hired in 1989. As an employee of Cascade AIDS Project,...

Abstract Harry M. Niles (1888-1946) was Portland police chief, member of the the police department, and president of the Pacific Coast International Association of Law Enforcement Officials. Collection includes biographical material, correspondence, and documents relating to the Portland Police Department, 1931-1946, and the Pacific Coast International Association of Law Enforcement Officials, 1941-1943; copies of "Footprinters," newsletter of the International Footprinters Association; copies of...

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Records of the statewide Oregon Music Teachers Association from its founding in 1915 to the early 21st century, including records of the association's Russian Connection cultural exchange program, newsletters, some district chapter records, several scrapbooks, and memorabilia.