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World War, 1939-1945 -- Oregon -- Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

The effects of World War II on Portland, Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2402
Abstract

Typescript term paper, 16 pages, 1970, regarding Robert Moses and the effects of World War II on Portland, Oregon. With bibliography.

Dates: 1970

Oral history interview with Charles B. Maxey

 Collection
Identifier: SR4001
Abstract

Oral history interview with Charles B. Maxey conducted by Jim Strassmaier from February 25 to November 18, 1994. Maxey was a barber in North Portland, Oregon, and was active in the Oregon Republican Party.

Dates: 1994 February 25-November 18

Joseph Meyers Willamette Iron and Steel Company collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 610
Abstract

Photographs and ephemera relating to the Willamette Iron and Steel Company. The materials were collected by Joseph Meyers (1910-1997), a marine engineer who worked for the company.

Dates: 1942-1969

Portland Air Base souvenir book

 Collection
Identifier: Coll849
Abstract

Souvenir photograph book of the Portland Air Base. The book was mailed by Private John Adams to Dora Barnes in May 1944. The air base was established in 1941; it would later become the Portland Air National Guard Base.

Dates: 1942

Franklin D. Roosevelt letter to Albert Bauer

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 957
Abstract

Letter from U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) to Albert Bauer (1900-1993) about the importance of manufacturing amphibious combat transports. Bauer was the general manager of the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, which built ships and other watercraft for the U.S. armed forces during World War II.

Dates: 1944 August 17