Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Central Southeast Preservation Project records
Central Southeast Preservation Project (Portland, Or.)
Coll 1035
6.2 cubic feet
5 record cartons; 1 letter document case; 1 oversize folder (12x15) in shared flat box
1888-1989
1986-1989
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.
English
Collection is open for research.
Gift of Karen Perl Fox, August 2023 (RL2023-045).
Collection is arranged in two series:
- Series 1: Administrative records
- Series 2: Property survey and nomination records
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.
Researcher access to negatives in the collection is limited for preservation purposes. Contact library staff for assistance.
Central Southeast Preservation Project records, Coll 1035, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
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.
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."
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.
Central Southeast Preservation Project (Portland, Or.)--Records and correspondence
Neighborhoods--Oregon--Portland
Historic buildings--Oregon--Portland
Historic preservation--Oregon--Portland
Portland
Land Use
negatives (photographs)
color slides
architectural surveys
administrative records
Administrative records
Series 1
circa 1900-1989
1986-1989
Design, development, and planning records
1986-1988
1
1-2
Correspondence and mailings
1986-1989
1
3-8
Draft of letter to Portland Planning Commission
1988 November 8
Oversize 1
Meeting minutes, agendas, and notes, and attached documents
1988
1
9-10
Contracts and agreements
1986-1988
1
11-13
Financial records, including billing, timesheets, and loans
1986-1988
1
14-30
Grant records
1986-1987
1
31-34
Property owner approvals for city landmark applications
1988
1
35
Mailings and returned contracts for city landmark applications
1989
1
36
Portland Historic Landmark application records
1986-1989
1
37-38
Property owner contact information and related records
1988
1
39
Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association records relating to land use and historic preservation
1986-1987
1
40
Records relating to Eastbank Freeway Options Study
1988
1
41
Records relating to tours of East Portland
circa 1988
1
42
Logo designs
undated
1
43
Mailing lists
1986
1
44
Materials relating to oral history project
circa 1988
1
45
Records and photocopied images relating to exhibition of historic photographs of Southeast Portland
circa 1900-1987
1
46
Records relating to presentations about project
1988
2
1-2
Project status records and contact information
1986-1987
2
3
Publicity file
1987-1988
2
4-5
Public relations records
1986-1988
2
6
Rehab Oregon Right workshop records and related records
1987-1988
2
7
Materials relating to seminars and lectures about Laurelhurst
1986
2
8
Schedule and task records
1988
2
9
Telephone numbers
circa 1988
2
10
Letter about Uplift Land Use Committee
1987
2
11
Records concerning volunteer workers
circa 1987
2
12
Personal Services Agreement form (blank)
circa 1987
2
13
Unsorted records
circa 1988
2
14
Property survey and nomination records
Series 2
1888-1989
1987-1989
Context: Property types
circa 1900-1988
2
15
Context: Physical description of study area
circa 1988
2
16
Preliminary historic data and site visits
circa 1988
2
17
Interior descriptions from site visits
1988
2
18
Field guide packet
1987-1989
2
19
Nomination evaluation sheets
1988 March-August
2
20-21
Incomplete evaluation sheets
circa 1988
2
22
Title search forms
circa 1987-1988
2
23
City landmark application forms (originals)
circa 1988
2
24-25
City landmark application forms (copies reflecting changes)
1989
2
26-27
Entries for Oregon Cultural Resource Inventory, Hosford-Abernethy and Buckman neighborhoods
1988 May-October
2
28
Entries for Oregon Cultural Resource Inventory, Sunnyside neighborhood
1988 May-October
2
29
Oregon Cultural Resource Inventory index
1988
2
30
Oregon Cultural Resource Inventory, Central Southeast Portland, Volume 1
1988
2
31-32
Oregon Cultural Resource Inventory, Central Southeast Portland, Volumes 2-3
1988
3
1-3
Contextual outline for National Register of Historic Places multiple-property nomination
circa 1988
3
4
Multiple property nomination forms, guidelines, and examples
1985-1987
3
5
National Register of Historic Places nomination forms (originals)
1988
3
6-7
Changes to National Register of Historic Places nominations
1989 January
3
8
National Register of Historic Places nomination forms, final versions
1989
3
9-10
Materials for final report for National Register of Historic Places multiple property nomination
1988
3
11
Report for National Register of Historic Places multiple property nomination, "Portland's Eastside Historic and Architectural Resources, 1850-1938" (original)
1988
3
12
Report for National Register of Historic Places multiple property nomination, "Portland's Eastside Historic and Architectural Resources, 1850-1938" (copies)
1988
3
13
Final list and final approvals for nominations
1989
3
14
Photographs: Prints and contact sheets of East Portland Library, 1110 SE Alder
1988
6
2
Photographs: Negatives of East Portland Library, 1110 SE Alder
1988
6
3
Keys to addresses in negative and slide sets
circa 1988
6
1
Photographs of properties (contact sheets)
circa 1988
6
4-9
Photographs of properties (negatives)
circa 1988
6
10-17
Key to slides
1988 June
3
15
Slides of residences
1988
3
16-18
Slides of public and social buildings
1988
3
19
Slides of commercial buildings
1988
3
20
Uncategorized slides
1988
3
21
Photographs of buildings and accompanying information (photocopies)
1988
3
22
Historic Resource Inventory photographs (photocopies)
1987
4
1
Descriptions of individual properties, named streets
circa 1988
4
2-32
Descriptions of individual properties, numbered streets
circa 1988
4
33-44
Documentation for East Portland Library
1917-1987
4
45-46
Documentation for Lone Fir Cemetery
1953-1975
4
47
Documentation for individual properties, named streets A-S
circa 1900-1988
1987-1988
4
48-201
Documentation for individual properties, named streets T-Y
circa 1900-1988
1987-1988
5
1-50
Documentation for individual properties, numbered streets
1893-1988
1987-1988
5
51-103
Index cards with information about properties
circa 1988
5
104
Legal information about properties, including assessments
1988
5
105
Maps (mostly photocopies)
undated
5
106-108
Plan sketches
circa 1988
5
109
Site plans
undated
5
110
Records about missing images and information in survey
1988
5
111
Property tax statistics and analysis
1988
5
112-113
Miscellaneous material on individual properties
circa 1900-1988
1988
5
114
Miscellaneous articles
1888-1988
5
115-116
Unsorted research documentation
circa 1900-1988
1988
5
117
Worksheets for properties removed from consideration for nomination
circa 1987-1988
5
118
Lists, indices, and computer database records
1988-1989
5
119-128
Computer database records
circa 1988-1989
Oversize 1