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ephemera (general object genre)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:

Susan Stelljes collection of Portland, Oregon, theater memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1047
Abstract

Materials relating to theaters in Portland, Oregon, collected by Susan Stelljes, including programs and posters. The bulk of the collection's materials concern the Portland Civic Theatre Guild, a volunteer fundraising group to which Stelljes belonged. The Portland Civic Theatre Guild was founded in 1958 to support the Portland Civic Theatre; it later awarded fellowships for theater artists' professional development. The guild dissolved in 2023.

Dates: 1956-2007

Swedish Roots in Oregon collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 980
Abstract

Materials relating to Scandinavian Americans, and particularly Swedish Americans in Oregon, collected by Ross Fogelquist, founder of the research organization Swedish Roots in Oregon. These materials include records and memorabilia of and relating to Scandinavian American organizations and cultural events, papers of individuals and families from Scandinavian backgrounds, and historical data.

Dates: circa 1875-2022; Majority of material found within circa 1890-2022

Scrapbook about 1937 Fleet Week in Portland, Oregon, presented to Vice Admiral W. T. Tarrant

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1044
Abstract Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, a souvenir program, invitations, and other ephemera about the 1937 Fleet Week in Portland, Oregon. The scrapbook was presented to Vice Admiral W. T. Tarrant (1878-1972) by C. T. Haas (1888-1975), chair of the Fleet Week Committee. The scrapbook also includes multiple handwritten inscriptions from Haas to Tarrant. Tarrant commanded the scouting force aboard the U.S.S. Indianapolis during that year's Fleet Week in Portland, which lasted from July 16 to July...
Dates: 1937 July

Terwilliger Tillers scrapbook and scrapbook pages

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 989
Abstract

Bound scrapbook and loose scrapbook pages with clippings, documents, photographs, badges, and ribbons relating to the Terwilliger Tillers. The Terwilliger Tillers was a women's gardening club based in southern Portland, Oregon, that was active from the 1950s to the 1970s.

Dates: 1953-1972