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Central Southeast Preservation Project records, 1888-1989
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Central Southeast Preservation Project (Portland, Or.)
- Title
- Central Southeast Preservation Project records
- Dates
- 1888-1989 (inclusive)18881989
1986-1989 (bulk)19861989 - Quantity
- 6.2 cubic feet, (5 record cartons; 1 letter document case; 1 oversize folder (12x15) in shared flat box)
- Collection Number
- Coll 1035
- Summary
- Records of the Central Southeast Preservation Project (CSEPP), an organization that nominated multiple properties in Southeast Portland, Oregon, for historic landmark status in the late 1980s. The collection includes administrative records, National Register of Historic Places nomination forms, color slides and black and white negatives of buildings, and survey and research documentation.
- 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 Central Southeast Preservation Project was an organization that sought historic landmark status for multiple properties in Southeast Portland, Oregon, in the late 1980s. Directed by Karen Zisman (later Karen Perl Fox), the project was sponsored by the Hawthorne Boulevard Business Association, and received a $36,500 grant from the State Historic Preservation Office and the National Park Service. Project employees and volunteers surveyed and inventoried sites, and produced research, photographs, and written descriptions to document Southeast Portland's history. In 1988, the project nominated 44 properties for the National Register of Historic Places. Nominated properties included historic houses, theaters, fire stations, and commercial buildings located in a 600-block area that included the Buckman, Sunnyside, and Hosford-Abernethy neighborhoods.
In 1989, the Central Eastside Industrial Council and the Hawthorne Boulevard Business Association proposed a 39-block National Historic District in Southeast Portland. In 1990, the Portland City Council approved a smaller, 20-block historic district.
Sources: Articles in the Oregonian: "Project developed to preserve Southeast," August 5, 1987; "Landmark status sought for Hawthorne area," October 3, 1988; "Historic designation sought for district," March 21, 1989; "City Council approves Eastside historic district," August 23, 1990.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of the records of the Central Southeast Preservation Project, an organization that surveyed and sought landmark status for historic properties in Southeast Portland, Oregon, in the late 1980s. Administrative records include correspondence and mailings, financial records, grants, contracts and agreements, and records of a photograph exhibit the project produced. A substantial amount of the collection consists of description and documentation for individual properties. This includes evaluation sheets; nomination forms for city landmark status and for the National Register of Historic Places; a report submitted to the National Register of Historic Places; photographs in the form of color slides, black and white negatives, and black and white contact sheets; photocopies of newspaper articles, records, and book passages relating to property history; and a three-volume inventory of properties, titled "Oregon Cultural Resource Inventory, Central Southeast Portland."
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Central Southeast Preservation Project records, Coll 1035, 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
Arrangement
Collection is arranged in two series:
- Series 1: Administrative records
- Series 2: Property survey and nomination records
Acquisition Information
Gift of Karen Perl Fox, August 2023 (RL2023-045).
Preservation Note
Researcher access to negatives in the collection is limited for preservation purposes. Contact library staff for assistance.
Processing Note
During processing, materials that had originally been kept in binders were removed from the binders for preservation purposes. Most original file folders were retained. The titles given in the collection guide for these folders were derived from the original folder labels and from folder contents. In cases where the original label was unclear, a new title was devised by the processing archivists and written on the folder.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Administrative records, circa 1900-1989, (bulk 1986-1989) Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1-2 | Design, development, and planning records |
1986-1988 |
| 1 | 3-8 | Correspondence and mailings |
1986-1989 |
| Folder | |||
| Oversize 1 | Draft of letter to Portland Planning Commission |
1988 November 8 | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 9-10 | Meeting minutes, agendas, and notes, and attached documents |
1988 |
| 1 | 11-13 | Contracts and agreements |
1986-1988 |
| 1 | 14-30 | Financial records, including billing, timesheets, and loans |
1986-1988 |
| 1 | 31-34 | Grant records |
1986-1987 |
| 1 | 35 | Property owner approvals for city landmark applications |
1988 |
| 1 | 36 | Mailings and returned contracts for city landmark applications |
1989 |
| 1 | 37-38 | Portland Historic Landmark application records |
1986-1989 |
| 1 | 39 | Property owner contact information and related records |
1988 |
| 1 | 40 | Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association records relating to land use and historic preservation |
1986-1987 |
| 1 | 41 | Records relating to Eastbank Freeway Options Study |
1988 |
| 1 | 42 | Records relating to tours of East Portland |
circa 1988 |
| 1 | 43 | Logo designs |
undated |
| 1 | 44 | Mailing lists |
1986 |
| 1 | 45 | Materials relating to oral history project |
circa 1988 |
| 1 | 46 | Records and photocopied images relating to exhibition of historic photographs of Southeast Portland |
circa 1900-1987 |
| 2 | 1-2 | Records relating to presentations about project |
1988 |
| 2 | 3 | Project status records and contact information |
1986-1987 |
| 2 | 4-5 | Publicity file |
1987-1988 |
| 2 | 6 | Public relations records |
1986-1988 |
| 2 | 7 | Rehab Oregon Right workshop records and related records |
1987-1988 |
| 2 | 8 | Materials relating to seminars and lectures about Laurelhurst |
1986 |
| 2 | 9 | Schedule and task records |
1988 |
| 2 | 10 | Telephone numbers |
circa 1988 |
| 2 | 11 | Letter about Uplift Land Use Committee |
1987 |
| 2 | 12 | Records concerning volunteer workers |
circa 1987 |
| 2 | 13 | Personal Services Agreement form (blank) |
circa 1987 |
| 2 | 14 | Unsorted records |
circa 1988 |
Series 2: Property survey and nomination records, 1888-1989, (bulk 1987-1989) Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 15 | Context: Property types |
circa 1900-1988 |
| 2 | 16 | Context: Physical description of study area |
circa 1988 |
| 2 | 17 | Preliminary historic data and site visits |
circa 1988 |
| 2 | 18 | Interior descriptions from site visits |
1988 |
| 2 | 19 | Field guide packet |
1987-1989 |
| 2 | 20-21 | Nomination evaluation sheets |
1988 March-August |
| 2 | 22 | Incomplete evaluation sheets |
circa 1988 |
| 2 | 23 | Title search forms |
circa 1987-1988 |
| 2 | 24-25 | City landmark application forms (originals) |
circa 1988 |
| 2 | 26-27 | City landmark application forms (copies reflecting changes) |
1989 |
| 2 | 28 | Entries for Oregon Cultural Resource Inventory, Hosford-Abernethy and Buckman neighborhoods |
1988 May-October |
| 2 | 29 | Entries for Oregon Cultural Resource Inventory, Sunnyside neighborhood |
1988 May-October |
| 2 | 30 | Oregon Cultural Resource Inventory index |
1988 |
| 2 | 31-32 | Oregon Cultural Resource Inventory, Central Southeast Portland, Volume 1 |
1988 |
| 3 | 1-3 | Oregon Cultural Resource Inventory, Central Southeast Portland, Volumes 2-3 |
1988 |
| 3 | 4 | Contextual outline for National Register of Historic Places multiple-property nomination |
circa 1988 |
| 3 | 5 | Multiple property nomination forms, guidelines, and examples |
1985-1987 |
| 3 | 6-7 | National Register of Historic Places nomination forms (originals) |
1988 |
| 3 | 8 | Changes to National Register of Historic Places nominations |
1989 January |
| 3 | 9-10 | National Register of Historic Places nomination forms, final versions |
1989 |
| 3 | 11 | Materials for final report for National Register of Historic Places multiple property nomination |
1988 |
| 3 | 12 | Report for National Register of Historic Places multiple property nomination, "Portland's Eastside Historic and Architectural Resources, 1850-1938" (original) |
1988 |
| 3 | 13 | Report for National Register of Historic Places multiple property nomination, "Portland's Eastside Historic and Architectural Resources, 1850-1938" (copies) |
1988 |
| 3 | 14 | Final list and final approvals for nominations |
1989 |
| 6 | 2 | Photographs: Prints and contact sheets of East Portland Library, 1110 SE Alder |
1988 |
| 6 | 3 | Photographs: Negatives of East Portland Library, 1110 SE Alder |
1988 |
| 6 | 1 | Keys to addresses in negative and slide sets |
circa 1988 |
| 6 | 4-9 | Photographs of properties (contact sheets) |
circa 1988 |
| 6 | 10-17 | Photographs of properties (negatives) |
circa 1988 |
| 3 | 15 | Key to slides |
1988 June |
| 3 | 16-18 | Slides of residences |
1988 |
| 3 | 19 | Slides of public and social buildings |
1988 |
| 3 | 20 | Slides of commercial buildings |
1988 |
| 3 | 21 | Uncategorized slides |
1988 |
| 3 | 22 | Photographs of buildings and accompanying information (photocopies) |
1988 |
| 4 | 1 | Historic Resource Inventory photographs (photocopies) |
1987 |
| 4 | 2-32 | Descriptions of individual properties, named streets |
circa 1988 |
| 4 | 33-44 | Descriptions of individual properties, numbered streets |
circa 1988 |
| 4 | 45-46 | Documentation for East Portland Library |
1917-1987 |
| 4 | 47 | Documentation for Lone Fir Cemetery |
1953-1975 |
| 4 | 48-201 | Documentation for individual properties, named streets A-S |
circa 1900-1988; 1987-1988 |
| 5 | 1-50 | Documentation for individual properties, named streets T-Y |
circa 1900-1988; 1987-1988 |
| 5 | 51-103 | Documentation for individual properties, numbered streets |
1893-1988; 1987-1988 |
| 5 | 104 | Index cards with information about properties |
circa 1988 |
| 5 | 105 | Legal information about properties, including assessments |
1988 |
| 5 | 106-108 | Maps (mostly photocopies) |
undated |
| 5 | 109 | Plan sketches |
circa 1988 |
| 5 | 110 | Site plans |
undated |
| 5 | 111 | Records about missing images and information in survey |
1988 |
| 5 | 112-113 | Property tax statistics and analysis |
1988 |
| 5 | 114 | Miscellaneous material on individual properties |
circa 1900-1988; 1988 |
| 5 | 115-116 | Miscellaneous articles |
1888-1988 |
| 5 | 117 | Unsorted research documentation |
circa 1900-1988; 1988 |
| 5 | 118 | Worksheets for properties removed from consideration for nomination |
circa 1987-1988 |
| 5 | 119-128 | Lists, indices, and computer database records |
1988-1989 |
| Folder | |||
| Oversize 1 | Computer database records |
circa 1988-1989 | |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Historic buildings--Oregon--Portland
- Historic preservation--Oregon--Portland
- Neighborhoods--Oregon--Portland
Corporate Names
- Central Southeast Preservation Project (Portland, Or.)--Records and correspondence
Form or Genre Terms
- administrative records
- architectural surveys
- color slides
- negatives (photographs)
