Category Archives: OMA

The Miracle Theatre Group Archives Project ~ Let the Collection Processing Begin!

José Gonzalez, MTG Executive Director and Katrina O’Brien, MTG Archives Project Intern It’s official, the Miracle Theatre Group (MTG) archives project now has a new intern! About a month ago, the previous intern, Mike Dicianna, wrote his final blog post … Continue reading

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An Introduction to the Obo Addy Legacy Project Collection

Homowo African Arts and Cultures Promotion Card The Oregon Multicultural Archives is honored to add another Portland, OR cultural arts organization to its collections. On Friday, June 21st, Natalia Fernández and I travelled to Portland to pick up the Obo Addy Legacy … Continue reading

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The OMA at ATALM 2013

This June the OMA traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to attend and present at the 2013 International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums! The Association for Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums (ATALM) hosts an amazing conference each year that … Continue reading

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Miracle Theatre Archives ~ The Next Steps

Now that we know what is there, it is time to process the collection! Over the past months, the archives of the Miracle Theatre Group in Portland, OR have be massaged, fussed with, and inventoried. The sheer volume of materials that have … Continue reading

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OSU’s Native American Longhouse Eena Haws (Beaver House) Staff Oral History Interviews, Spring 2013

“Eena Haws” means “Beaver House” (beaver image by Haida Nation artist Clarence Mills) In a collaborative effort between the OSU Native American Longhouse Eena Haws (NAL), Natchee Barnd, an Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies and Native American Studies as part of the School … Continue reading

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Braceros Photos in a New Salem Art Exhibit

“Creating Abundance” Art Exhibition in Salem Six photos from the Braceros in Photograph Collection are featured as part of a new art exhibition in Salem!  The exhibit is Creating Abundance and “features work by Phil Decker, Judy Phipps, Deanna White, Joel Zak, … Continue reading

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Where are Those Materials? Creating a Digital Collection

A reflection of my current project: The creation of an online exhibit for the Bobbie Nunn and Robert Ford Collection I can’t say I remember a time when there was no internet. I was born right around the time that the … Continue reading

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The OMA at NWA 2013

AABC and NWA Conference 2013 The OMA was busy at this year’s AABC/NWA conference! Earlier this month the Archives Association of British Columbia (AABC) and the Northwest Archivists (NWA) held a joint conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, and the OMA … Continue reading

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“The Fall of ’41: Students of Japanese Descent at Oregon State College”

In celebration of Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Oregon Multicultural Archives presents the display “The Fall of ’41: Students of Japanese Descent at Oregon State College” Beginning with an overview of the Japanese immigration to Oregon, the display largely chronicles the campus reaction, … Continue reading

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Minorities in the Barometer, the 1960s

Microfilm Boxes Containing the 1960’s Barometer Last year the OMA began a project to search through The Daily Barometer (day-by-day) to find as many minority issues/multicultural related articles as possible, scan them, and make them available online. We started with the 1970s and just completed … Continue reading

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