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Sports and Recreation

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 63 Collections and/or Records:

Multnomah Athletic Club records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1611
Abstract

Collection includes scrapbooks and miscellaneous volumes of clippings, ephemera, and historical records of the Multnomah Athletic Club and Pacific Northwest athletic activities, 1895-1962.

Dates: 1895-1962

Poster for first football game at Multnomah Field Civic Stadium

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 967
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1926

Oral history interview with Donald G. Onthank

 Collection
Identifier: SR 73
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1977 October 29-November 12

Donald Onthank papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2805
Abstract Donald Onthank (1892-1981) was a mountaineer and was active in the Mazamas. He made numerous ascents of Mt. Hood and was the first endowed life member in the American Alpine Club. Collection includes correspondence from Onthank during his time as librarian of the Mazamas, regarding books and periodicals on mountaineering; biographical information on Mazama members; bibliographies on mountaineering and the holdings of the Mazamas library; list of negative numbers of Onthank's photographs; and...
Dates: 1897-1980

Oregon hiking trails photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 889
Abstract

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.

Dates: circa 1935

Panorama photograph of a parade in downtown Portland, Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1072
Abstract

Photograph depicting the intersection of SW Broadway and Taylor Street in Portland, with a drill team called the Royal Oaks, from Oakland, California, possibly in a July 4 parade.

Dates: circa 1912

John M. Purdum speech

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2632
Abstract

Typescript speech, 5 pages, regarding a trip to Mt. Hood made on July 21, 1913.

Dates: circa 1913-1938

Raleigh Hills Golf Course plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3064
Abstract

Collection includes 1 plan on 1 sheet of the Raleigh Hills Golf Course for the Portland Golf Club in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: circa 1914-1916

Oral history interview with Mayo Rae Roy

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9355
Abstract

Oral history interview with Mayo Rae Roy conducted by Linda S. Dodds on September 10, 1981. Roy was a table tennis player.

Dates: 1981 September 10

Brud Shamrock papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2341
Abstract

Collection consists of a manuscript letter of introduction for Brud Shamrock, 1914; a typescript agreement between Shamrock and Kid Jesse, 1914, for a boxing match in Yreka, California; and tickets to boxing matches, 1912-1914.

Dates: 1912-1914