Oregon Roadside Council records, 1941-1982.

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Oregon Roadside Council records, 1941-1982.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/65175378

The collection contains correspondence, agendas, minutes, and other items pertaining to the Council's ongoing fight to maintain scenic roadside beauty. Emphasis is on the Council's efforts to secure legislation reducing and banning billboard advertising. Also contains correspondence and documents concerning Larch Mountain Corridor. Correspondents include Thronton T. Munger, Miner T. Patton, John Yeon, and the Bridal Veil Lumber Company. Materials formerly designated as Mss 2254-1 are included.

.25 cubic feet (1 document case)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Patton, Miner T.

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Yeon, John

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John Yeon (1910-1994) worked for the firm of A.E. Doyle & Associates and is credited, along with Pietro Belluschi, with the development of the Northwest Regional Style of architecture. He designed the Wentz Studio in Neahkahnie, Oregon. His other notable buildings include the Watzek House in Southwest Portland (1937), Shaw House, and Swan House. Yeon was a dedicated conservationist who donated land to the state parks system. His work was honored in an exhibit by the Portland Art Museum in 19...

Charlton, David B., 1904-

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David B. Charlton was born on January 26, 1904 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Shortly after graduating from the University of British Columbia in 1925 with a degree in chemistry, Charlton began his career in the Portland Bureau of Health as a laboratory technician. Upon receiving his doctorate from Iowa State University in 1933, he returned to Portland and soon founded Charlton Laboratories. His first important contract was a comprehensive survey of pollution in the Willamette River, covering t...

Bridal Veil Lumbering Company.

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Munger, Thornton T. (Thornton Taft), 1883-

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Thornton Taft Munger was born in North Adams, Minnesota, in 1883. He attended Hillhouse High School and Hotchkiss School in Connecticut, before attending Yale University (Class of 1905). Munger was a forester in Portland, Oregon, with the U.S. Forest Service and in 1924 became director of the Pacific Northwest Forest Experiment Station. From the description of Thornton Taft Munger papers, 1893-1972 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702168585 Thornton T...

Oregon Roadside Council

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The Oregon Roadside Council was dedicated to conserving and enhancing the native beauty of Oregon's roadsides, primarily through the control of billboard advertising. From the description of Oregon Roadside Council records, 1941-1982. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 65175378 The Oregon Roadside Council (ORC) is “… an organization dedicated to the preservation of Natural Scenic Beauty along Oregon’s highways and beautification wh...