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Arthur McArthur Research Files, 1880-2013

Overview of the Collection

Creator
McArthur, Arthur
Title
Arthur McArthur Research Files
Dates
1880-2013 (inclusive)
Quantity
2.6 cubic feet, (8 document cases)
Collection Number
Coll 376
Summary
Arthur McArthur's research files on the development of the Green Hills neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, from 1911 to 2006, and the draft of his history of the neighborhood and families residing there.
Repository
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

The collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Arthur McArthur (1923-2007) grew up in the Green Hills neighborhood in Portland in a house designed by architect Wade Pipes and built for his father, Lewis A. “Tam” McArthur, and mother, Mary Lawrence “Polly” Hewett, in 1922-1923. The family also included Arthur’s brother Lewis L. and his sisters Mary (Bennett) and Harriet (Ashbridge). Polly died in 1943; Tam moved out of the house in 1949.

Arthur received his education at the University of Oregon and worked for many years in public relations for Jantzen. He came by his knowledge and love of history naturally. His father and brother, in turn, edited the monumental compendium, Oregon Geographic Names.

Green Hills (also known as Greenhills) was platted in 1911 by R.S. Greenleaf, who surveyed Henry Hewett’s property at the suggestion of John C. Olmsted, whom Hewett had asked to develop a plan for his land. The subdivision consisted of property owned by Henry Hewett and his wife Susan, Susan’s sister Mary H. Couch, Walter J. and Mary Carolyn Wilson Burns, William A. and Mary F. Burdick, John and Sybil Bain, and the Labbe brothers, Antoine, Blaise, and John. Early houses included those occupied by the Hewetts, Bains, Isabelle and William H. Warrens, the Labbe brothers, and Keats and Terrys.

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Content Description

The collection consists of Arthur McArthur's research files on the development of the Green Hills neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, from 1911 to 2006, and includes notes, clippings, correspondence, photographs, maps, and photocopies of legal documents, as well as drafts of his history of Green Hills. The files contain information about principal landowners, including R.S. Greenleaf, Walter J. Burns, S.D. Vincent, John Bain, and Mary H. Couch, as well as subsequent developers and occupants of the subdivision. The McArthur, MacVeagh, Labbe, Rawson, Jewett, Warrens and other families are also highlighted. Materials from Virginia MacVeagh and Evelyn MacVeagh Bachman add to the neighborhood history.

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Use of the Collection

Alternative Forms Available

Electronic files for Arthur McArthur's Green Hills work files, lots files, and history masters are on CDs. Access to electronic master files is restricted.

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library prior to any use of reproductions. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright holders.

Preferred Citation

Arthur McArthur Collection, Coll 376, Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in two series:

  • Series A: General materials
  • Series B: Photographs

Acquisition Information

Lib. Acc. 27921

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Neighborhood--Oregon--Portland--History
  • Architecture, Domestic

Personal Names

  • Bain, John.
  • Burns, Walter J.
  • Couch, Mary H.
  • Greenleaf, R. S.
  • McArthur, Arthur, 1923-2007--Archives
  • Vincent, S. D.

Corporate Names

  • Olmsted Brothers
  • St. Thomas More Church (Portland, Or.)--History

Family Names

  • Hewett family
  • Jewett family
  • Labbe family
  • MacVeagh family--Photographs
  • McArthur family
  • Rawson family
  • Warrens family

Geographical Names

  • Portland (Or.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--History
  • Portland (Or.)--Neighborhood--Green Hills

Form or Genre Terms

  • Clippings
  • Legal documents
  • Letters (correspondence)
  • Photographs
  • Research notes

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Bachman, Evelyn MacVeagh (creator)
    • MacVeagh, Virginia (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Shawna Gandy
2013

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