Transportation
Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Mel Schoppert
Oral history interview with Mel Schoppert, conducted by Jim Strassmaier in six sessions from October 16 to December 11, 2001, as part of the Oregon Labor Oral History Program. Schoppert discusses his work as business representative of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757 in Portland, Oregon, from 1962 to 1972, and as vice president of ATU International beginning in 1972.
James Shand collection on Oregon transportation
Collection includes correspondence on traffic and highway development in the Portland, Oregon, area, a booklet on development plans for the Portland area, and additional materials and maps related to highway plans.
Louis D. Simpson collection
Color photograph, 1995, of Dave Kaslow and Louis D. Simpson in "Old Scout," the 1904 Oldsmobile that made history as the first car to travel North America from east to west during a 1905 automobile race. Also included is a 1995 newsletter with background information about the photograph.
Herschel H. Stuart papers
Herschel H. Stuart worked as the traffic manager for the Woodbury and Wheeler Company, Portland, Oregon. Collection includes correspondence regarding his activities in various associations and personal interests, including the Portland Industrial Traffic Club and the Portland Transportation Club. Also included is an automobile insurance policy, 1928.
Reminiscences about Union Station in Portland, Oregon
Short reminiscences about Union Station, the train station in Portland, Oregon, as well as some attached clippings and brochures. The reminiscences were solicited by the Metropolitan Group in 1996 for display during the station's centennial celebration.
Oral history interview with Gene Watson
Oral history interview with Gene Watson, conducted by Jim Strassmaier in two sessions, on December 18, 2001, and January 2, 2002, as part of the Oregon Labor Oral History Program. Watson discusses his involvement with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757 and his work at the Oregon Bureau of Labor.