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Cox Cable of Portland, Inc. records, 1973-1980
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Cox Cable of Portland, Inc.
- Title
- Cox Cable of Portland, Inc. records
- Dates
- 1973-1980 (inclusive)19731980
- Quantity
- 1 cubic feet, (1 record carton)
- Collection Number
- Mss 2682
- Summary
- Collection consists of materials relating to the city of Portland, Oregon's decision to award a cable communications franchise, and to Cox Cable of Portland's pursuit of the franchise. Among the materials are reports; a draft of the city's request for proposals; evaluation and analysis of companies seeking the franchise; information about Cox Cable of Portland; correspondence of board member Elizabeth Crownhart Vaughan; and Cox Cable's application for the franchise.
- 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
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Cox Cable of Portland, Inc., a subsidiary of Cox Cable Communications, Inc. was formed in 1978 in response to the city of Portland, Oregon's decision to award a cable communications franchise. Cox Cable competed for this franchise with several other cable companies.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection consists of materials relating to the city of Portland, Oregon's decision to award a cable communications franchise, and to Cox Cable of Portland's pursuit of the franchise. Materials include a 1973 report, "Cable Communications for the City of Portland," on the feasibility of establishing a cable communications system for Portland and Multnomah County, and a copy of a 1974 Portland ordinance authorizing the city to pursue applications for a cable franchise, with a proposal outlining the terms of the franchise. Other city materials consist of documents relating to regulation of the new cable system, a 1979 draft of the city's request for proposals, and evaluation and analysis of competitors for the franchise. Materials specific to Cox Cable include information about the company, correspondence of Cox Cable board member Elizabeth Crownhart Vaughan, a document outlining a marketing strategy for the company during the proposal process, and Cox Cable's 1980 application for the franchise. The collection also includes clippings and copies of news articles; publications and proposals by Cox Cable and its competitors; and a 1978 report on the use of cable television for instructional programming in Spokane, Washington, public schools.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Cox Cable of Portland, Inc. records, Mss 2682, 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
- Cable television--Oregon--Portland
Corporate Names
- Cox Cable of Portland, Inc.--Records and correspondence
Form or Genre Terms
- correspondence
- proposals
- reports