Multnomah County collection [manuscript], 1848-1984.

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Multnomah County (Or.). Multnomah County collection [manuscript], 1848-1984.

Multnomah County collection [manuscript], 1848-1984.

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Records of Multnomah County, Oregon, formed in 1854, the most populous county in the state and the location of the city of Portland. The collection consists of a variety of records assembled by the Oregon Historical Society from various sources and dating primarily from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These provide a fragmentary record of the county government activities at the time and are by no means comprehensive. Most of the records relate to land tenure and taxes, including assessment rolls for 1859, 1861, and 1864; probate records from 1859-1871; marriage certificates and licenses, 1879-1963; estate papers, 1850-1896, including papers for the estate of Daniel Lownsdale, one of the original developers of the Portland townsite; voters' lists from 1948 and 1950; and various financial ledgers from the late 19th century. Also included are three volumes of criminal records from the late 1920s to the early 1940s, which contain photographs and background information on convicted individuals. Also of interest is a prisoner record, 1869-1899; a census of disabled children from 1926; items from John Dolan, County Assessor; a list of county officers for the years 1854-1938; and a copy of an 1848 poll book relating to votes on the state's constitution and on the slavery issue. Microfilmed records consist of direct and indirect deed indexes from 1850-1903. Some early records of Washington County, Oregon, are also included.

20 cubic feet (5 document cases, 4 record cartons, 1 flat box, 1 oversize folder, 9 custom boxes, 9 reels of microfilm)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library