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Portland Women's Union records, 1887-1970
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Portland Women's Union
- Title
- Portland Women's Union records
- Dates
- 1887-1970 (inclusive)18871970
- Quantity
- 4 cubic feet, (3 record cartons and 2 document cases)
- Collection Number
- Mss 1443
- Summary
- Collection includes articles of incorporation, constitution and by-laws, reports, minutes, and other materials regarding the Portland's Women's Union. The organization was founded in 1887 and operated in the Martha Washington Hotel to provide respectable housing for single working women.
- 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
The Portland Women's Union was founded in 1887 and operated in the Martha Washington Hotel to provide respectable housing for single working women.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Includes material previously designated Mss 1443-1.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection includes articles of incorporation, 1887; constitution and by-laws, 1887, 1932 and 1954; annual reports, 1888-1928 and 1953-1970; president's annual reports, 1892-1924; minutes, 7 volumes, 1891-1953; committee reports, 1887-1955; Martha Washington Hotel brochures and building reports, 1893-1926; union financial reports, 1889-1949; receipt books, 3 volumes, 1915-1927; Women's Exchange reports; notes on the history of the Portland Women's Union; and scrapbooks, 2 volumes, 1904-1965.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Portland Women's Union records, Mss 1443, 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
- Charities--Oregon--Portland
- Women--Services for--Oregon--Portland
Corporate Names
- Martha Washington Hotel (Portland, Or.)
- Portland Women's Union
Form or Genre Terms
- administrative records
- financial records
- printed ephemera
- reports
- scrapbooks
