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Shelters for the homeless -- Oregon -- Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Burnside Community Council records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 6038
Abstract Administrative, fundraising, and property records of the Burnside Community Council. The organization, which was founded in 1972 and dissolved in 1990, provided services to unhoused and low-income people in Portland, Oregon, including the operation of the Baloney Joe's shelter. In addition to records, the collection includes photographs related to the organization's services and activities; issues of publications including BCC Pipeline, Hobo News, and These Homeless Times; and records of...
Dates: 1969-1992; Majority of material found within 1972-1990

Oral history interview with Vern B. Ryles

 Collection
Identifier: SR 2048
Abstract

Oral history interview with Vern B. Ryles conducted by Michael O'Rourke from June 2, 1994-February 23, 1995. Ryles discusses his work to provide services to people experiencing homelessness in Portland, Oregon, during the 1980s, and about the political career of his wife, Nancy Ryles.

Dates: 1994 June 2-1995 February 23