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printed ephemera

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 202 Collections and/or Records:

Irving Sklare collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 229
Abstract

Materials relating to Irving Sklare, who ran the Remick Song Shop in Portland, Oregon. Included are correspondence with New York music publisher Jerome H. Remick; correspondence from the mid-1950s regarding the copyright of the song "Oregon my Oregon"; photographs of the Remick Song Shop; and music-related clippings and ephemera.

Dates: circa 1923-1990

Smith family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2530
Abstract Basil Burton Smith, Percy Barrett Smith, and Dexter R. Smith were inventors, designers, and owners of the Pacific School of Engineering, Smith Aeroplane Co., Rankin School of Flying, and Smith Auto Electric Elevator Co. of Portland, Oregon. Collection includes articles of incorporation, correspondence, course outlines, and other documents for the Pacific School of Engineering, 1930; stock offers and lesson materials for the Rankin School of Flying, 1927-1928; articles of incorporation and...
Dates: 1863-1939

Frank J. Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1431
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence, ephemera, miscellaneous materials and articles on maritime history including steamboating.

Dates: circa 1905-1950

Genevieve Thompson Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1537
Abstract

Papers of Genevieve Thompson Smith (1883-1974), an author, playwright, and attorney of Portland, Oregon. Collection includes correspondence, manuscripts for stories and plays, a scrapbook, ephemera, and other materials.

Dates: 1892-1957

Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2261
Abstract

Records include correspondence, constitution and bylaws, financial records, membership programs, and memorabilia, 1945-1978.

Dates: 1945-1978

Standard Insurance Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2455
Abstract

Standard Insurance Company records, 1865-1946, include salary records, a cash book, stock portfolio records, agent accounts, and trial balance books. Also included are brochures, calendars, and abstract of title for a parcel of land in Southwest Portland. Standard Insurance was originally founded in Portland as the Oregon Life Insurance Company by a German immigrant, Leo Samuel (1847-1916), in 1906.

Dates: 1865-1946

State Capitol Reconstruction Commission records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2849
Abstract

The Capitol Reconstruction Commission was established in 1935 for the purpose of planning the construction of a new Capitol building in Salem, Oregon, to replace the one that burned in 1935. Collection includes records of the commission, including minutes, lists of architects, programs, and other documents.

Dates: 1935-1937

John Daniel Stevens letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1187
Abstract John Daniel Stevens (1847-1932) was a civic and political leader, socialist organizer, and lecturer in Portland, Oregon. Collection consists primarily of manuscript and typescript correspondence, circa 1895-1930. Some of the correspondents include George C. Brownell; George E. Chamberlain; Abigail Scott Duniway; Jack London; Charles L. McNary; Edwin V. O'Hara; C. E. S. Wood; James Withycombe; Jacob Calvin Cooper; Clarence Darrow; Rabbi Stephen S. Wise; and others concerned with progressive...
Dates: circa 1895-1932

Gideon Stolz papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1589
Abstract

Collection includes certificate of Honorable Discharge from the Ohio National Guard, May 1866; certificate of enrollment in Grand Army of the Republic, Post No. 10, Salem, Oregon, January 1936; invitation to the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, June 1938.

Dates: 1866-1938

Straub family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2750
Abstract

Papers of the Straub family, who lived in Portland, Baker, and Hood River, Oregon. Collection includes an account book, also used as a scrapbook, with obituaries and genealogical information; stock certificates; communion and naturalization certificates; and bills. Much of this collection is in German, with some translations.

Dates: 1878-1947