Collections | Multnomah County

Mel Gordon records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: multco51

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...

Found in: Multnomah County Archives

Metropolitan Human Rights Commission records

Collection

Identifier: multco70

Found in: Multnomah County Archives

Planning and research records

Collection

Identifier: multco73

Found in: Multnomah County Archives

Public Affairs records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: Multco57

Abstract This collection of records contains information about the Multnomah County Public Affairs Office, in a number of formats. The first series of records are department presentations and videos that are meant to convey county events to the general public. The second series of records show photograph and video news coverage of county bridges. The third series contains photographs of county conferences and community outreach, as well as internal events taking place within the department. The...

Found in: Multnomah County Archives