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Oregon Archives Month Celebration on Oct. 3

Join Portland State University Library Special Collections and University Archives and ten other local archives at the City of Portland Archives and Records Center for an Oregon Archives Month Celebration. History: Feed Your Head Saturday, October 3, 2015 11:00 am – 3:00 pm City of Portland Archives & Records Center PSU Academic & Student Recreation Center (ASRC) … Continue reading the article: Oregon Archives Month Celebration on Oct. 3

Rutherford Family Home Listed in National Register

The Northeast Portland family home of Otto and Verdell Burdine Rutherford was recently added to the National Register of Historic Places. According to Oregon Heritage, “the house is believed to be the first historic property in Oregon listed in the National Register primarily for its association with the Civil Rights era.” Portland State University Library Special … Continue reading the article: Rutherford Family Home Listed in National Register

University Charges New Task Force on Copyright

Task Force on Copyright Charge August 17, 2015 Charge:  The Copyright Task Force is expected to address issues associated with the area of copyright ownership that arise within the PSU University community. The task force will identify existing resources, policies, and practices within the University, consider areas of risk within the community, and make recommendations … Continue reading the article: University Charges New Task Force on Copyright

Special Collections Mini-Exhibit: Wear your politics!

Colorful, humorous, emphatic, sassy, serious, right to the point: a slogan on a pin sometimes sums it up perfectly. Oregon politician Gretchen Kafoury saved thousands of political and campaign buttons during her two decades in public office, her work with the National Organization for Women and the Oregon Women’s Political Caucus, her career as an educator, … Continue reading the article: Special Collections Mini-Exhibit: Wear your politics!

Listen to Julian Bond at Portland State in 1970

Julian Bond, a writer, professor, politician, social activist, and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement, died on August 15, at age 75. In 1970, while serving as an elected member of the Georgia House of Representatives, Bond traveled to Portland and spoke at Portland State on the topic of “Racial Equality in the United … Continue reading the article: Listen to Julian Bond at Portland State in 1970