Ethnology Collection 1789-2009 1880-1950

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Ethnology Collection 1789-2009 1880-1950

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv56805

Collection created by the Oregon Historical Society containing printed ephemera related to ethnic groups of all origins, primarily in Oregon and Portland. Includes brochures, cabinet cards, correspondence, financial records, flyers, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, photographs, registration records, relocation records, reports, scrapbook, and transcriptions. Includes materials related to Japanese American relocation in World War II, and the Russian "Old Believer" community in Oregon.

3 cubic feet; 6 document cases, 2 custom boxes

eng,

ger,

wel,

chi,

rus,

jpn,

swe,

pol,

fre,

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6374362

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