Oregon
Historical Society
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205-2483
503-222-1741
E-mail: orhist@ohs.org
http://www.ohs.org/homepage.html
Series
Title:
Mss 1327, 1327-1, 1327-2
Works
Progress Administration Records, 1935-1940
Volume: 3 cubic feet, 6
reels of microfilm
Description:
These records contain a portion of the work done by
the WPA in the state of Oregon pertaining to Oregon history.
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The bulk of box 1 contains the Federal Writers Project papers,
comprised of books, pamphlets, directories, diaries, guides, and
newsletters on various topics of Oregon history.
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Box 2 contains various bibliographical and historical writings
concerned with individuals and educational facilities from around the
state.
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Box 3 is largely
composed of newspaper indexing reports of the Oregon Newspapers.
Also included in box 3 are Mss 1327-1 and 1327-2.
1327-1 us radio scripts from “Oregon Oddities” and 1327-2
contains Time reports from Multnomah County.
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On the microfilm there are five reels of geographic name-place
flashcards, created by WPA workers to verify the names of various places
around the state for map makers.
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The sixth reel contains Paul Bunyon
folklore dealing with Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.
This collection of records will be of use to those interested
specifically in the WPA and the work it did in Oregon.
Also of interest would be the histories of the various educational
facilities such as Willamette University, Linfield College, St. Mary’s
Academy, and Monmouth Christian College (now called Western Oregon State
College). The pioneer
diaries, though not a particularly large part of the collection, would
also be of help to the student of pioneer history.
