Women
Found in 113 Collections and/or Records:
Alene Phillips scrapbooks
Alene Phillips served as the personal secretary for three Oregon governors and for Douglas McKay during his term as Secretary of the Interior. She was also a news correspondent for Salem's Capital Journal. Scrapbooks in this collection regard her personal and professional life in Oregon and Washington, D.C., including copies of her news columns and memorabilia from European and Hawaiian trips.
Elinor Pillsbury papers
Papers of Elinor Pillsbury (1898-1987), a poet and journalist in Oregon, include poetry, articles, short stories, correspondence, diaries, and account books. Also included are writings by Eva B. Pillsbury.
Portland International Women's Day records
Records of Portland International Women's Day, including programs, flyers, photographs, proclamations, articles of incorporation, and other materials. Portland International Women's Day was an annual event held each March beginning in 1976; the organizing committee dissolved in 2022.
Diary of a woman in Portland, Oregon
Diary of a woman who lived at 330 5th Street (probably NW 5th Ave.) in Portland, Oregon.
Portland Woman's Club records
Portland Women's Research Club records
The Portland Women's Research Club was an organization devoted to "study of national, state and municipal government, economics, current topics and parliamentary law." Records include minutes of the Executive Board, minutes of program and business meetings, membership records, financial records, scrapbooks, membership booklets, and a history of the club.
Portland Women's Union photographic collection
Collection consists of 42 color negatives of members of the Portland Women's Union; of the Martha Washington Hotel and the Alexandra Court Hotel in Portland, Oregon; and of the 100th anniversary tea. The Portland Women's Union was founded in 1887 and operated in the Martha Washington Hotel to provide safe housing for single working women.
Portland Women's Union records
Collection includes articles of incorporation, constitution and by-laws, reports, minutes, and other materials regarding the Portland's Women's Union. The organization was founded in 1887 and operated in the Martha Washington Hotel to provide respectable housing for single working women.
Valentine Prichard papers
Papers of the director of the People's Institute of Portland, Oregon, a non-sectarian service organization for women and children. The collection contains organizational records, subject files, a small amount of correspondence, and papers written by Valentine Prichard.
Professional Woman's League records
Records and memorabilia of the Professional Woman's League from its founding in 1912 to 1994. The league was a social organization based in Portland, Oregon.