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Journalism

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:

Portland Reporter records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2459
Abstract

The Portland Reporter was a newspaper published from 1960-1964 by unions on strike against the Oregon Journal and the Oregonian, the two primary newspapers in Portland, Oregon. Records include advertising statistics, annual reports, cash books, correspondence, reports, and stock accounts. Also included are correspondence and tax reports, 1965-1966, of the West Shore Publishing Co.

Dates: 1961-1966

Oral history interview with Gerry Pratt

 Collection
Identifier: SR9
Abstract

Oral history interview with Gerry Pratt conducted by Charles Digregorio on January 29, 1979. Pratt was a journalist for the Oregonian newspaper in Portland and president of the Fred Meyer Savings and Loan Association.

Dates: 1979 January 29

Margaret Rush papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2870
Abstract

Margaret Rush was a photographer and correspondent for the Oregon Journal newspaper who covered Bonneville Dam construction for three years. Collection includes manuscript of "So I Went By Bus" by Rush and press releases about the progress of dam construction.

Dates: 1937-1939

Elizabeth Salway Ryan collection on Inese Ramis and A. R. Van Twiller

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2644
Abstract

Collection includes notes, correspondence and drafts of biographical articles for the Oregonian newspaper on Inese Ramis, a Russian immigrant from a displaced persons camp in Germany, and A. R. Van Twiller, a deliveryman for Meier and Frank Company in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1949

Laurence Gordon Smyth correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2709
Abstract

Laurence Gordon Smyth (1902-1960) was a reporter and political editor for the Oregon Journal for 38 years. He also served as assistant for public information to Douglas McKay during McKay's tenure as Secretary of the Interior. Correspondence is primarily to Smyth's wife, Marie Mongrain Smyth, regarding his activities while traveling on Oregon Journal business, working for McKay in Washington, D.C., and personal matters.

Dates: 1931-1963

Oral history interview with Charles A. Sprague

 Collection
Identifier: SR155
Abstract

Oral history interview with Charles A. Sprague conducted by Robert Bruce on July 18, 1962, for the Living History Series, broadcast on radio. Sprague was editor and publisher of the Oregon Statesman newspaper and served as governor of Oregon from 1939 to 1943.

Dates: 1962 July 18

D. H. Stearns letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1098
Abstract

Manuscript letter from D. H. Stearns, publisher of the Daily Bee, Portland, Oregon, to his mother, February 6, 1882, regarding his newspaper career and dairy farms and products in Oregon.

Dates: 1882 February 6

Tom Stimmel scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2818
Abstract

Thomas S. Stimmel was a staff writer and Oregon Legislature correspondent for the Oregon Journal newspaper. Collection includes scrapbooks with calendars of notes on legislative proceedings and clippings of Stimmel's articles reporting on the legislative sessions of 1973, 1975, 1977, and 1981.

Dates: 1973-1981

James S. Tyler reminiscences

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2634
Abstract

James S. Tyler (1865-1941) was a reporter and editor for various newspapers on the west coast, including the Oregon Journal in Portland. Collection consists of typescript reminiscences regarding his career.

Dates: 1929

Robert Washburn papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1657
Abstract

Robert Charles Washburn (died 1938) was a journalist and Washington politician, later a resident of Portland, Oregon. Collection includes political and personal correspondence; speeches and poetry; and family memorabilia and clippings.

Dates: 1884-1944