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printed ephemera

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 203 Collections and/or Records:

Gantenbein family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2705
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence, memorabilia, and an account book later used as a picture scrapbook. Correspondence includes letters, most in German with translations, between John E. Gantenbein and Mary Stier, and between Gantenbein and family, friends, and colleagues. Also included is correspondence between J. Edward Gantenbein and Helen Louise Pittock concerning personal matters.

Dates: 1853-1943

Isabella Gauld papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2729
Abstract Isabella Gauld (1886-1975) was the chair of canteen services in Portland during World War II. She received the King's Medal for her leadership of the Portland Chapter of the Bundles for Britain campaign. Papers include letters, 1941-1946, regarding her work with the Multnomah County Red Cross Canteen Corps in Portland; letters and documents, 1946, regarding her award of the King's Medal, including her acceptance speech and a certificate; and miscellaneous ephemera related to the canteen...
Dates: 1941-1946

Frederick L. Gifford papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2218
Abstract

Fred L. Gifford (1878-1945) was the leader ("Grand Dragon") for the Oregon Ku Klux Klan between 1921 and 1924, when the "invisible empire" was influential in virtually every part of the state. Collection consists of Ku Klux Klan membership cards, driver's licenses, and other ID cards, 1920-1933; newspaper clippings, 1945, regarding Gifford's death; and a manuscript letter to his wife, 1924.

Dates: 1920-1945

Wells Smith Gilbert papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1423
Abstract

Collection includes miscellaneous records and documents regarding Wells Smith Gilbert and his involvement in various associations. Gilbert (1870-1965) was president of the Olean Lumber Company and manager of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company's Oregon properties.

Dates: 1897-1965

Frank S. Godfrey family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2855
Abstract

Frank S. Godfrey was a businessman in Seaside, Oregon, and a soldier in the Spanish-American War, master sergeant of Company B, 2nd Oregon Infantry. Collection includes correspondence of Birdie Ann Godfrey, 1957; ribbons and other ephemera from United States War Veterans reunions, 1898-1955; register of veterans, 1951; and Dorothy Godfrey Otto's reminiscences, 1967.

Dates: 1848-1967

Walter Gordon papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2699
Abstract

Walter Gordon (born 1907) studied architecture at Princeton, Yale, and the University of Paris. He was a design consultant for the Portland Development Commission from 1962-1972. Collection includes design reviews for individual projects, correspondence, memos, drafts, and ephemera relating to Gordon's work with the commission.

Dates: 1962-1972

Frederick Greenwood papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2461
Abstract

Papers of a banker of Portland, Oregon, who headed the local branch of the Bank of California. Includes general and family correspondence; correspondence and other materials on local organizations; speeches; and scrapbooks.

Dates: 1923-1962

Gregory family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2666
Abstract Materials by and relating to members of the Gregory family, including correspondence between Henry Gregory and William M. Gregory, and from their father, Caspar Gregory; business papers regarding dealings in California; a scrapbook of Lenore Gregory; a diary of Lair Hill Gregory, and letters to his wife, Kate Gregory. Also included are miscellaneous family papers, memorabilia, and genealogical materials. William M. Gregory was a prominent attorney in Portland, Oregon, and his son, Lair Hill...
Dates: 1864-1973

Stafford Hansell papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1848
Abstract Marion Stafford Hansell was born just outside Athena, Oregon, in 1913. He grew up on a farm in Umatilla County, Oregon, and later ran a hog farm with his brother, Bill Hansell. He represented Umatilla County in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1957 to 1974 and was an early advocate for the decriminalization of marijuana. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, campaign materials, speeches, notes, press releases, and scrapbooks regarding agriculture, farming, Eastern Oregon,...
Dates: circa 1933-1986

George A. Harding family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2000
Abstract Collection includes correspondence, documents, business records, genealogy, ephemera, diaries, and account books of members of the George A. Harding family; blueprints and notebooks of George Lee Harding, circa 1919-1945, regarding his work on the Smith Cove Pier B in Seattle, Washington, the Port of Tacoma, etc. Also included are an architectural drawing of the Harding Building on Main Street in Oregon City and a plat map of Palmer's Addition in Boring, Oregon; scrapbook; and photocopy...
Dates: circa 1895-1945