Exhibits

An astronomical observatory on the roof of the Ondine? An elementary school on campus? A student-run television studio? These are just a few of the Portland State projects that campus planners and architects envisioned, designed, and drew… but never built. The “never-built environment” is a term for architectural design and urban planning projects that were either … Continue reading the article: Never Built: The Past Future of Portland State →

Portland State University, founded as Vanport College in 1946, celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2016. This fall, University Archives presents the ultimate Portland State flashback: the complete collection of Viking yearbooks, from 1946 until 1995, can now be read online, searched, and downloaded from the PSU Library! Leaf through the digital yearbooks online, and visit PSU Archives’ Viking collection exhibit in … Continue reading the article: Viking Yearbooks Digital Collection and Library Exhibit →

The Fall term is underway! Have you had a chance to visit the PSU and City of Portland Archives’ exhibits for a closer look at an important moment in the history of the city and the university? “The Portland State Strike of 1970” exhibits tell the history of Vietnam War protests that took place in the … Continue reading the article: Fall Term Exhibits: The PSU Strike of 1970 from both sides of the barricades →

The Library’s fall term exhibit is part of two unique exhibits on display at Portland State University Library and the City of Portland Archives and Records Center. The exhibits are a collaboration between PSU Library University Archives and Special Collections, the City of Portland Archives, and students in the Spring 2015 Honors College seminar, “Activism … Continue reading the article: Between the Park Blocks and City Hall: The Portland State Strike of 1970 →