Mel Gordon records
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the service of Mel Gordon as Multnomah County Commissioner from 1962 through 1978. The records consist primarily of correspondence, reports and studies, and reference material documenting actions taken by Gordon or subjects in which he was interested. Some of the more prominent subjects include the development of light rail, the Mt. Hood Freeway, the county’s development of an Aging Services program, proposed consolidations of the county and the City of Portland, the development of the department system under Home Rule, and cable television.
Dates
- 1962 - 1978
- Other: Date acquired: 01/10/2005
Creator
- Gordon, Mel (Person)
- Multnomah County (Or.). Board of County Commissioners. District 4 (Organization)
Extent
18.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
The records are arranged in three records series. 1. Project Records 2. Subject Files 3. Scrapbooks
Source of Acquisition
This collection was created from four former accessions: 1978-008-01, 1979-056-01, 1980-031-03, and 1980-061-03
- Author
- Terry Baxter
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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Repository Details
Part of the Multnomah County Archives Repository
