Women dressmakers -- Oregon -- Portland
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Dorothy B. Leach
Collection
Identifier: SR 9463
Abstract
Oral history interview with Dorothy B. Leach conducted by Roberta Watts on February 23, 1978. Leach discusses her life in London, England, and in Portland, Oregon, in the 20th century.
Dates:
1978 February 23
May E. Shogren and Anne H. Shogren papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 2701
Abstract
Two ledgers for M & A Shogren, a dressmaking business in Portland, Oregon, and personal papers of May E. Shogren (1861-1928), who operated the business with her younger sister, Anne H. Shogren (1868-1934). The personal papers consist of a microfilm copy of a diary kept by May Shogren and an exercise notebook containing essays about literature. The Shogren sisters operated their business from the 1890s through the 1910s, specializing in high-fashion custom dresses.
Dates:
1899; 1914-1920