Sports and Recreation
Found in 78 Collections and/or Records:
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.
Panorama photograph of a parade in downtown Portland, Oregon
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.
John M. Purdum speech
Typescript speech, 5 pages, regarding a trip to Mt. Hood made on July 21, 1913.
Raleigh Hills Golf Course plans
Collection includes 1 plan on 1 sheet of the Raleigh Hills Golf Course for the Portland Golf Club in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Mayo Rae Roy
Oral history interview with Mayo Rae Roy conducted by Linda S. Dodds on September 10, 1981. Roy was a table tennis player.
Brud Shamrock papers
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.
Oral history interview with Harold W. Shangle
Oral history interview with Harold W. Shangle, conducted by Patrick Harris on February 22, 1980. Shangle discusses learning to fly airplanes and working as an airplane mechanic at the Swan Island Airport in Portland from 1928 to 1933.