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State Historic Preservation Office Transfers Collection, 1980-2010

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Oregon. State Historic Preservation Office
Title
State Historic Preservation Office Transfers Collection
Dates
1980-2010 (inclusive)
Quantity
10.44 cubic feet, (3738 photographic prints, 33 color slides, 357 negatives, and 23 photo disks (CD) in 29 boxes)
Collection Number
Org. Lot 684
Summary
Photo prints and accompanying documentation detailing various Oregon sites investigated by the State Historic Preservation Office of the Parks and Recreation Department, the Oregon Department of Transportation, and related reports. The Oregon Historical Society serves as one of two state repositories for these materials, most of which are part of the Historic American Building Survey (HABS) and the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), a program of the National Parks Service.
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
The collection is in English.
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Historical Note

The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) commenced in 1933 as a federal jobs program to document old buildings. It became a permanent program in 1934, administered by the National Parks Service. A parallel program, the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), came into being in 1969, to document engineering and industrial sites. The HABS and HAER reports in this collection were gathered by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, and deposited at the Oregon Historical Society, the University of Oregon, and the Library of Congress, beginning prior to 1990. Related reports, including mitigation reports prior to demolition or replacement of structures, are also filed with this collection.

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Content Description

The collection consists of written historical descriptions, reports, photographic images, and reproductions of architectural and engineering drawings relating to historic buildings and engineering and industrial sites, mostly within the state of Oregon, with a few from neighboring states or states with related sites. Most of the images are black and white photo prints and negatives, although there are also color prints, slides, negatives, and digital images on photo compact disks. James B. Norman photographed many of these sites. Surveyed sites include residential and commercial buildings, dams, and bridges, including bridges spanning the Willamette River in Portland, rural historic covered bridges, the Willamette Falls Locks, the Historic Columbia River Highway, Red's Horse Ranch, and Shriners Hospital for Children in Portland.

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Use of the Collection

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 of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Preferred Citation

State Historic Preservation Office Transfers Collection, Org. Lot 684, Oregon Historical Society Research Library, Portland

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in the following series:

  • Series A: Historic American Building Survey
  • Series B: Historic American Engineering Record
  • Series C: Surveys without HABS or HAER numbers

Location of Originals

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Custodial History

The bulk of the collection was deposited by the State Historic Preservation Office.

Related Materials

Related materials are found in Org. Lot 121, Album 665, and Photo file 507.

Acquisition Information

Multiple library accessions; Photograph accession 000D078

Future Additions

Additional materials will be added as received.

Processing Note

This collection includes materials formerly designated Organized Lot 146.

Related Materials

The following material is related to this collection and is stored in other repositories:

Historic American Building Survey/Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER) Collections, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. The Library of Congress maintains a HABS/HAER website with many of these images on view.

The Historic American Building Survey, PH314, The Historic American Engineering Record, PH315, University of Oregon Knight Library, Special Collections

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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

  • Architecture--Designs and plans
  • Architecture--Oregon--Photographs
  • Bridges--Oregon--Photographs
  • Covered bridges--Oregon--Photographs
  • Dams--Oregon--Photographs
  • Historic buildings-- Oregon--Photographs
  • Historic preservation
  • Historic sites--Oregon--Photographs

Corporate Names

  • Oregon. State Historic Preservation Office.
  • Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record.
  • Library of Congress.
  • United States. National Park Service.

Geographical Names

  • Columbia River Highway (Or.)--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Digital images.
  • Documents.
  • Negatives.
  • Photographic prints.
  • Slides.

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Norman, James B., 1952-, photographer

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Finding aid prepared by Shawna Gandy
2010-2011

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