German Americans -- Oregon -- Portland

Abstract Letters from Heinrich Bauer (né Birnstiel, also known as Henry Bauer, 1860-1939) and his wife, Rosa Bauer (née Hammer, 1868-1940), to Heinrich Bauer's family in Germany, written in German, along with typescripts and translations of the letters, and an incomplete biographical sketch of Heinrich Bauer. Both Heinrich Bauer and Rosa Bauer were born in Germany; they met and married in the United States. From 1891 until their deaths, they lived in Portland, Oregon, where Heinrich Bauer owned the...

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Oral history interview with Anna J. Brown conducted by Jan Dilg from October 31, 2019, to October 8, 2020, as part of the United States District Court of Oregon Oral History Project. Brown, who served on the Multnomah County District Court, the Multnomah County Circuit Court, and the U.S. District Court of Oregon, discusses her judicial career from 1992 to the time of the interview.

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Papers and memorabilia of the Hirsch family and related families, including scrapbooks and photographs. Max S. Hirsch (1871-1959) was a Jewish German immigrant to the United States. He founded the Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing Company in Portland, Oregon. His son Harold S. Hirsch (1907-1990) founded the White Stag brand of skiwear, and renamed the Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing Company as White Stag Manufacturing Company.

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Interview with Eva Rickles conducted by Paul Fardig in 2018 for The Immigrant Story. Rickles' family fled Nazi Germany in 1937 and eventually immigrated to the United States.

Abstract Heinrich Rüppel was a German immigrant to Portland, Oregon, a foreman at the Oregon Furniture Manufacturing Company, a member of the Portland Social Turn Verein, and a jewelry craftsman. Papers include manuscript correspondence with friends and relatives in Germany, in German, 1879-1901, with typescript translations. Also included are photocopy and original newspaper clippings in German and English, speeches, and ephemera relating to the Portland Social Turn Verein, circa 1880, most with...