Sports and Recreation
Found in 70 Collections and/or Records:
Dorothea Lensch papers
Papers of Dorothea Lensch (1907-2000), including correspondence, clippings, and awards. Lensch was the first director of recreation in the Bureau of Parks and Public Recreation of Portland, Oregon, serving in that position from 1936 to 1972.
Lesowske family collection of Portland Timbers memorabilia
Memorabilia relating to the Portland, Oregon, soccer team the Portland Timbers, collected by the Lesowske family. Materials include season programs, a history of the team, a newspaper section about the team's Major League Soccer championship win, and ephemera. As of 2021, the Lesowske family had been attending Portland Timbers games for over 15 seasons.
Oral history interview with Chris Mazzuca
Oral history interview with Chris Mazzuca conducted by Sarah Tolle and Andrew Clark on February 10, 2011, for the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest (GLAPN). Mazzuca, who was a professional softball player, discusses her experiences in the sport in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Oral history interview with Kenny Moore
Oral history interview with Kenny Moore conducted by Linda S. Dodds on July 9, 1982. Moore discusses his participation in track and field sports in Eugene, Oregon, and his experiences as a member of the U.S. Olympic team in 1968 and 1972.
Multnomah Athletic Club records
Collection includes scrapbooks and miscellaneous volumes of clippings, ephemera, and historical records of the Multnomah Athletic Club and Pacific Northwest athletic activities, 1895-1962.
Poster for first football game at Multnomah Field Civic Stadium
Poster advertising an October 9, 1926 football game between the University of Oregon and the University of Washington at the Multnomah Field Civic Stadium (later Providence Park) in Portland, Oregon. The game, which the University of Washington won, was the first game played in the recently-constructed stadium, and was preceded by a dedication ceremony.
Slides and audio recordings of Kitty O'Neil breaking land-speed record
Collection consists of color slides and audio recordings documenting Kitty O'Neil's successful attempt to break the women's land-speed record on December 6, 1976, in the Alvord Desert, Oregon. O'Neil (1946-2018) was a Hollywood stuntwoman who raced vehicles and held 22 speed records. Deaf from infancy, she advocated for equal opportunity for women and Deaf people.
Oral history interview with Donald G. Onthank
Oral history interview with Donald G. Onthank conducted by Dorothy C. Rich and Dick F. LaPore on October 29 and November 12, 1977. Onthank discusses his mountaineering experiences in the Cascade mountains of Oregon and Washington, in the Columbia River Gorge, and on Mount Shasta in California in the early 20th century.
Donald Onthank papers
Oregon hiking trails photograph album
Album containing 24 black and white photographs by an unidentified photographer of scenes on a hiking trail or trails. The photographs all depict forest scenes and vegetation, and two show unidentified people. One or more of the photographs may have been taken at MacCleay Park in northwest Portland, Oregon.