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printed ephemera

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 203 Collections and/or Records:

Leona Weatherford papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2674
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence, speeches, reports, and pamphlets regarding Leona Weatherford's involvement in the conservation movement and women's clubs in Oregon. Weatherford was president of the Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs and chair of the Conservation of Natural Resources Department of the General Federation of Women's Clubs.

Dates: circa 1949-1968

George Weatherly collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 6004
Abstract

Collection includes newspaper clippings and miscellaneous ephemera regarding the business interests of George Warren Weatherly, including the Oriental Theater, the Weatherly Building, Weatherly Farms, and the Weatherly Creamery Company. George Warren Weatherly was a successful ice cream maker and built the Weatherly Building at East Grand and Morrison streets in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1905-1972

Harold A. Webber papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2529
Abstract

Harold A. Webber (1895-1949) was a Portland, Oregon, musician and children's orchestra leader. Collection is partially processed and includes correspondence, 1895-1934; newspaper clippings, 1909-1932; musical programs, songbooks, musical arrangements, ledgers, scrapbook, scores, and baton.

Dates: 1895-1949

Honor Marks Whitlock papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2388
Abstract

Papers include a ticket from London to the Oregon Territory, November 2, 1842; manuscript reminiscences of Honor Marks Whitlock's journey to Oregon from London by boat, circa 1850; and a manuscript letter from Ann Smith, Sandford, England, October 27, 1848, regarding family matters.

Dates: circa 1842-1850

Mary Willett papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 366
Abstract Mary Willett served as senior teacher for the five-year-old day group at the Swan Island Kaiser Child Service Center in Portland, Oregon, beginning in January 1944. The Kaiser centers served children ages eighteen months to six years, many of whom were children of women working in the shipyard building tankers for use in World War II. The collection consists of brochures and other publications, news clippings, correspondence, teaching materials, and photographs of students, as well as...
Dates: 1943-1993; Majority of material found within 1943-1945

William O. Douglas for President Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 865
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence to and from chairman Reuben Lenske, as well as statements, press releases, radio program notes, receipts, scrapbooks, and pamphlets.

Dates: 1952

Charles Wolverton papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1661
Abstract

Charles Wolverton was a lawyer in Albany, Oregon, a justice on the Oregon Supreme Court, and a judge on U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Collection includes correspondence, 1894-1926, regarding state and national politics, Wolverton's judicial career, personal and business matters with John H. Mitchell, Reuben P. Boise, and Benjamin F. Mulkey; speeches regarding initiative and referendum; and ephemera.

Dates: 1894-1926

Women collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1534
Abstract

Collection assembled by the Oregon Historical Society relating to women in Oregon. Included are postcards with pro- and anti-suffrage images; correspondence; a scrapbook of the League of Women Voters; papers of various women's political groups; and newspaper clippings.

Dates: circa 1899-1950

Women in Communications, Inc., Portland chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1751
Abstract

The Portland chapter of Women in Communications, Inc. was chartered June 24, 1947, as the Portland Professional Chapter of Theta Sigma Phi, a society for women in journalism and communications, and later became the Portland Professional Chapter of Women in Communications, Inc. Records include correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, newsletters, miscellaneous administrative records, brochures, financial documents, newsletters, budgets, and surveys.

Dates: circa 1947-1987

Women's Overseas Service League records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2950
Abstract

The Women's Overseas Service League was a national organization founded in 1921; the Portland chapter was formed in 1923. Collection includes scrapbooks; membership lists; newspaper clippings; officer lists; certificates; organizational histories; programs; minutes; correspondence; obituaries; and financial records.

Dates: 1922-1991