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Lola Greene Baldwin collection, 1827-1995
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Baldwin, Lola Greene
- Title
- Lola Greene Baldwin collection
- Dates
- 1827-1995 (inclusive)18271995
- Quantity
- 0.56 cubic feet, (2 document cases)
- Collection Number
- Coll 388
- Summary
- Papers, photographs, and scrapbooks of Lola Greene Baldwin, Portland, Oregon's first policewoman, compiled by Marian E. Hays.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Lola Greene Baldwin moved to Portland, Oregon, with her husband, LeGrand Baldwin, in 1904, and quickly found unpaid work organizing Portland's Juvenile Court and with the YWCA Travelers' Aid program during the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition. She used her experience and connections to deftly create an unprecedented full-time paid position with the Portland Police Department as supervisor of the Women's Protective Division from 1908 until her retirement in 1922. As the nation's first policewoman, she contributed in numerous ways to efforts to improve social and moral conditions for women and girls. Baldwin drew from years of volunteer investigative experience with charitable organizations on the East Coast and her earlier career as a teacher. During World War I, Lola Baldwin supervised the West Coast (Section 7) of the War Department Commission on Training Camp Activities, Section on Women and Girls, reporting on social conditions and vice control near military camps. In her retirement, Baldwin remained an ardent advocate for women.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Papers of Lola Greene Baldwin, Portland, Oregon's first policewoman, compiled by Marian E. Hays. Collection includes biographical materials; family papers; clippings; photographs; correspondence; and reports, including War Department reports (1915-1918) for the West Coast (Section 7) of the Commission on Training Camp Activities, Section on Women and Girls. Also included are a letter by Azalia E. Peet smuggled out of wartime Japan in 1939; materials relating to the Albertina Kerr Center; and two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings (1905-1962).
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Lola Greene Baldwin collection, Coll 388, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Policewomen--Oregon--Portland
- Vice control--Oregon--Portland--History
- Women--Oregon--Portland--History
- World War, 1914-1918--United States
Personal Names
- Baldwin, Lola Greene
Corporate Names
- Albertina Kerr Centers
- Portland (Or.). Bureau of Police
Geographical Names
- Portland (Or.)--History
- West (U.S.)--Social conditions
Form or Genre Terms
- correspondence
- photographs
- reports
- scrapbooks
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Hays, Marian E. (compiler)