Collection is open for research.
Papers, gift of Richard B. Keller II, July 1991; scrapbook, gift of Mrs. Ira C. Keller, March 1979.
Ira C. Keller (1899-1978) was a business and civic leader of Portland, Oregon. He chaired the Portland Development Commission (1958-1972), was president of the Oregon Graduate Center for Study and Research (1972-1978), and founded the Western Kraft Corporation (1954-1972).
Ira C. Keller collection, Mss 2730, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Collection includes scrapbook, 1 volume, 1962-1972, detailing projects of the Portland Development Commission, including the Portland Center, Lovejoy Fountain, Forecourt Fountain, Albina Neighborhood Improvement Program, and proposed Emanuel Hospital expansion; papers relating to the rededication of Forecourt Fountain as the Ira C. Keller Fountain, 1978; miscellaneous papers relating to the Portland Development Commission, 1952-1972; papers relating to the Oregon Graduate Research Center, 1978-1986; and miscellaneous, 1972-1978.
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