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 Subject
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Found in 116 Collections and/or Records:

Dorothy McCullough Lee collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2772
Abstract

Dorothy McCullough Lee was a lawyer, a state legislator, and the first woman mayor of Portland, Oregon. Collection includes biographical sketches; photocopy of Lee's last will and testament, 1972; inventory of Lee's papers at the Schlesinger Library of the Harvard Radcliffe Institute; and ephemera.

Dates: circa 1972-1987
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Lone Pine Farm photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 199
Abstract

Album containing primarily engravings and photographs clipped from newspapers and other publications, and a small number of photographic prints. The clippings are of notable people, most of them women, particularly wives of United States politicians and presidents, and royalty and nobility of various nations. The photographs, most on pages labeled "Lone Pine Farm," depict a house and grounds, as well as unidentified people.

Dates: circa 1900
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Lord & Schryver Conservancy collection on landscapes at Gaiety Hollow and Deepwood Estate

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 300
Abstract The collection consists of two reports and supporting materials, produced in 2012, that relate to landscape design and rehabilitation at Gaiety Hollow and the Deepwood Estate in Salem, Oregon. Both sites are associated with Salem landscape architects Elizabeth Lord (1887-1976) and Edith Schryver (1901-1984). The reports are titled "Gaiety Hollow Cultural Landscape Report" and Historic Deepwood Estate: Preservation Project." Lord and Schryver founded the first landscape architecture firm in...
Dates: 2012
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Materials relating to the exhibit "Matri/Archs: pioneering women architects of Oregon"

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 290
Abstract Materials compiled by the Women in Architecture Committee of the Portland, Oregon, chapter of the American Institute of Architects for a 1992 exhibit titled "Matri/Archs: Pioneering Women Architects of Oregon." The exhibit documented the lives and careers of thirteen architects. Materials in the collection include introductory text for the exhibit, biographical and career information about the featured architects, transcripts of oral history interviews, and copies of two university theses on...
Dates: 1975-2012
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Dorothy Lawson McCall papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1393
Abstract

The papers of Oregon author Dorothy Lawson McCall (1888-1982) include typescript drafts for the books "Khaki Pants and a Tall Silk Hat" and "Prineville" and newspaper clippings about her bid for governor of Oregon.

Dates: 1963-1970
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Mae Sutherland McCann collection of Lida M. O'Bryon family photographs and memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: Coll878
Abstract

Photographs, newspaper clippings, election cards, and biographical and genealogical information relating to Lida M. O'Bryon (1876-1966) and her family, gathered by Mae Sutherland McCann (1886-1983). Lida M. O'Bryon was one of the first women lawyers to practice in Portland, Oregon, and served as a deputy district attorney. McCann was a friend of O'Bryon's.

Dates: circa 1870-1970
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Margaret McLeod papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2960
Abstract The Margaret McLeod papers consist of correspondence, brochures, photographs, certificates, reports, newspaper clippings, and ephemera created and collected by McLeod during her service with the American National Red Cross. During World War II, McLeod worked in the European Theater with the group's Club Service, a program that provided soldiers with food, recreation, and entertainment. McLeod's collection provides a vivid portrait of life for Club Service workers, documenting not only the...
Dates: 1942-1946
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Hazel Mills papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2984
Abstract Hazel Mills worked at the library of the University of Washington, the Oregon State Library and the Washington State Library. She authored and co-authored several books on Pacific Northwest history and was working on a biography of Frances Fuller Victor when she became incapacitated by illness. A nearly complete draft of her book on Victor makes up a significant portion of the collection. Other materials include diaries and appointment books; personal correspondence and greeting cards;...
Dates: circa 1950-1989
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1106
Abstract Records of NARAL (National Abortion Rights Action League) Pro-Choice Oregon, an organization that advocated for women's reproductive rights. The collection includes administrative records, correspondence, and programs and other materials relating to fundraising galas and auctions. The organization was founded in 1977 as Oregon Affiliate, National Abortion Rights Action League. It disaffiliated from the national NARAL organization in 2021, rebranding as Pro-Choice Oregon, and dissolved in...
Dates: 1977-2022
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Native Daughters of Oregon records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 772
Abstract

Records include manuscript letters to the Native Daughters of Oregon Elizabeth Thurston Odell Cabin No. 8, 5 pages, 1901; a manuscript journal of Elizabeth Thurston Odell Cabin No. 8; printed ephemera; and receipts.

Dates: 1899-1901
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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