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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1731 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Vera Katz

 Collection
Identifier: SR9044
Abstract

Oral history interview with Vera Katz conducted by Linda S. Dodds from April 28 to May 19, 1982. From 1973 to 1990, Katz served in the Oregon House of Representatives, and she became the first woman speaker of the house in 1985. She then served as Portland mayor from 1993 to 2005.

Dates: 1982 April 28-May 19

Ham Kautzman papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2566
Abstract Ham Kautzman was editor and publisher of various small newspapers in Oregon, including the Columbia-Herald (St. Helens), Herald (Houlton), Pacific-Herald (Waldport) and Tualatin Valley News (Sherwood). Papers include correspondence and other documents, 1920-1922, regarding Kautzman's newspaper business and his dispute with Columbia County District Attorney Glen R. Metsker, involving statements made by Kautzman in the Herald during a recall effort against Metsker, and Kautzman's subsequent...
Dates: circa 1870-1922

Bue Jack Kee photograph albums

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1065
Abstract

Digital copies of two photograph albums created by Bue Jack Kee, a Chinese American resident of Aurora, Oregon. Includes images of family, friends, local scenes, agriculture, schools, and travel throughout Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.

Dates: 1917-1928

Paul Keller collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5301
Abstract

The Paul Keller collection includes 11 of the 22 "Old Oregon Vignettes" lithographs produced by Meier and Frank in 1959 after originals drawn by Keller in the 1930s; an ink and crayon sketch of the Patton house in Portland, Oregon; a pen and ink sketch of Portland Mayor Robert Earl Riley; and pen and ink sketches for use in the publication Stars of Oregon, 1943, primarily depicting ships.

Dates: circa 1935-1959

Kelly family memorabilia and genealogical records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 900
Abstract

Memorabilia, genealogical materials, and photographs of the Kelly family and related families. The brothers Clinton Kelly (1808-1875), Thomas Kelly (1829-1903), Albert Kelly (1814-1873), and Gilmer Kelly (1820-1890) were early emigrants to Oregon, and all took land donation claims on or near land that would become part of Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1874-1991

Oral history interview with Lee Kelly

 Collection
Identifier: SR1047
Dates: 1987 August 18

William Dean Kendall papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2875
Abstract William Dean Kendall (born 1914) worked for Pacific Telephone, was president of American Bank Building and ran for Portland city commissioner in 1974. He was a prolific writer of letters, most in protest of the rapid growth of government. Collection includes correspondence with Oregon senators and representatives, U.S. presidents, city and county officials, editors of the Oregonian newspaper, and various organizations and companies, primarily regarding taxes, inflation, and government size...
Dates: 1904-1990

Oral history interview with J. Keith Kennedy

 Collection
Identifier: SR1339
Abstract

Oral history interview with J. Keith Kennedy conducted by Jim Strassmaier on June 8, 1988, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Kennedy was staff director for the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Dates: 1988 June 8

Laurette Kenney collection on the amphibious vehicle Laurette

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2487
Abstract

Collection consists of Laurette Kenney's typescript reminiscences of meeting Myron E. Howe, the inventor of an amphibious vehicle, and the naming of the second model Laurette. Also included are clippings, photos, brochures, and other ephemera about the Laurette and the Lottafun Amusement Company.

Dates: 1931-1978

John Kerry 2004 campaign materials

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 282
Abstract

Materials related to John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign that were created or collected by Mark Kronquist. Collection includes nine photographs by Kronquist of John Kerry campaigning in Portland, Oregon; a press schedule, August 12-16, 2004, for Kerry'svisit to Oregon; and a compilation of news clippings and media reports of Kerry's "Believe in America" tour.

Dates: 2004