Collection on the Goose Hollow, Portland, highrise controversy, 1971-1976

Overview of the Collection

Title
Collection on the Goose Hollow, Portland, highrise controversy
Dates
1971-1976 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.1 cubic feet, (1 folderĀ in shared box)
Collection Number
Mss 1291
Summary
Newspaper clippings, newsletters, correspondence and other documents relating to the destruction of parts of the Goose Hollow neighborhood, between SW 14th and 17th Avenues and SW Market and Clay Avenues, to make room for a 16-story student housing building for Portland State University.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, newsletters, correspondence, and other documents relating to the destruction of parts of the Goose Hollow neighborhood, between SW 14th and 17th Avenues and SW Market and Clay Avenues, to make room for a 16-story student housing building for Portland State University. Much of the opposition to this project came from the Goose Hollow Foothills League, a neighborhood association. Correspondents include Arthur C. Spencer III, Samuel H. Swaim, and Wendell Wyatt.

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Preferred Citation

Collection on the Goose Hollow, Portland, highrise controversy, Mss 1291, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

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Acquisition Information

Lib. Acc. 11201.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Cities and towns--Oregon--Portland--Growth
  • Student housing--Oregon--Portland

Personal Names

  • Spencer, Arthur Champlin, 1938-
  • Swaim, Samuel H.
  • Wyatt, Wendell William, 1917-2009

Corporate Names

  • Goose Hollow Foothills League (Portland, Or.)
  • Portland State University

Geographical Names

  • Goose Hollow (Portland, Or.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • clippings (information artifacts)
  • correspondence
  • newsletters