Abstract Publications and other materials relating to women and feminism compiled by Julia M. Allen, including newsletters of A Woman's Place, a feminist bookstore in Portland, Oregon; issues of the women's art and literature magazine Calyx; and flyers and posters for events. Allen was a graduate student and then professor at Portland State University in the 1970s and 1980s, and helped to establish the Women's Studies Certificate Program there. Students in the program organized or participated in...

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Memorabilia of Portland, Oregon, baseball team the Portland Beavers, collected by William C. Drake (1915-2000), namely team photographs and issues of the publication "Rollie Truitt's Scrapbook." Drake was a technician for Pacific Northwest Bell and later operated the pro shop at the Willamette Racquet Club in Clackamas, Oregon; he also worked as an announcer for sports events in the Portland area.

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Photographs, publications, and ephemera relating to Charles P. Harman, Jr. (1908-1986) and Harlay Harman (1948-2001). Charles P. Harman, Jr. was an engineer who worked for the Kaiser Company at the Swan Island shipyard and the Detroit Dam; Harlay Harman was his nephew.

Abstract Oliver Greeley Hughson, a retired building materials salesman, developed a successful program to teach young men construction skills. His Boy Builders clubs and "Minimalic Construction" method became a model for schools and colleges throughout the United States and British Columbia. The bulk of Hughson’s papers chronicle the development of this training program from its inception in 1933 until his death in 1959. His personal papers include correspondence, his 1882 diary, day books, and...

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Papers of Ray Lung, who managed the Klamath Indian Management Trust for United States National Bank of Portland from 1959 to 1975.

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This collection, created by the Oregon Historical Society, contains ephemera relating to the wine and spirits industry in Oregon. Included are clippings, brochures, newsletters, newspapers, magazines, wine labels, business cards, posters, programs, bulletins, and monographs, relating to wines, their production and marketing, relevant issues, and affiliated industries. Most of the materials date from 1972-2002.

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Papers of Portland, Oregon gardener William ("Robbie") Robinson, including materials relating to the Neal family, the Japanese Garden of Portland, the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, and nursery catalogs.

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Papers of the Saylor family of Portland, Oregon, including materials relating specifically to Edgar A. Saylor and Charles A. Saylor. Edgar A. Saylor worked as a cigar-maker in Portland, Oregon; Charles A. Saylor served in the Oregon National Guard, and subsequently in the 162nd Infantry during World War II.

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Clippings, publications, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera relating to the shipbuilding career of Hermina "Billie" H. Strmiska (1908-1993) during World War II. Strmiska worked as a welder in Portland, Oregon, and participated in women's welding contests, including a national championship held in Pascagoula, Mississippi, which she lost to Vera Anderson.

Abstract The Yasui Brothers business records document the Yasui family’s business, personal, and community-related activities in Hood River, Oregon, from the start of the 20th century until World War II. The collection is composed primarily of correspondence, business operation records, and financial files from the Yasui Bros. Co. general stores that Masuo Yasui and his brother Renichi Fujimoto operated from 1908 to 1942, as well as their orchards and farms in the Hood River Valley, and the various...