Category Archives: OMA

Urban League Reception for the New CEO and Albina Area, Portland Exhibit

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Natalia Fernandez

Michael Alexander, Urban League CEO and President On November 29, the Urban League of Portland hosted a reception for its new CEO and President Michael Alexander and the OMA attended to show its support! About Michael Alexander: “Prior to assuming the … Continue reading →

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St. Philip the Deacon Oral History Interviews

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Natalia Fernandez

  Rev. Alcena Boozer and Carl Deiz Oral History Interviews: Earlier this year, we conducted oral history interviews with Rev. Alcena Boozer and Carl Deiz of the St. Philip the Deacon Church and those interviews are now available online! Rev. … Continue reading →

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Sundown Towns in Oregon Display, Fall 2012

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Natalia Fernandez

Sundown Towns in Oregon Display, 2012 This Fall term Professor Jean Moule taught her course TCE 408H “Sundown Towns in Oregon” and she invited the OMA to be a part of the classroom experience! Natalia, OMA Archivist, and Tiah, SCARC’s … Continue reading →

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OMA Oral History Collection

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Natalia Fernandez

  The OMA now has a finding aid for its Oral History collection which includes brief biographies of the interviewees and descriptions of the content of each interview! OMA Oral History Collection – OH 18  Interviewees Include: Alcena Boozer Carl … Continue reading →

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OMA Exhibit!

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Natalia Fernandez

  OMA Exhibit As part of the Special Collections and Archives Research Center‘s new Signature Areas Exhibit, the OMA is featuring numerous manuscript, photo, and oral history collections available to researchers! Exhibit Photos and Information Oregon’s African American and Latino/a … Continue reading →

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The OMA in the OLAQ

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Natalia Fernandez

OLAQ Fall 2012 One of the OMA collections is featured in this Fall’s Oregon Library Association Quarterly (pages 21-27)! It’s the Braceros in Oregon Photograph Collection and in the article we discuss the history of the collection, access to the photos, and a brief … Continue reading →

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The OMA and CL@SE

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Natalia Fernandez

CL@SE Inaugural Week Poster This past week was the inaugural week of OSU’s Center for Latino/a Studies and Engagement (CL@SE) and the OMA was excited to be a part of the festivities. CL@SE’s mission is to promote engaged research and outreach … Continue reading →

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The OMA in the OHQ and at the Archives Crawl!

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Natalia Fernandez

The OMA in the OHQ This year in honor of the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in Oregon, the Oregon Historical Quarterly published a special issue regarding Women and Citizenship in Oregon. The OMA is included in this fantastic issue with the … Continue reading →

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The Urban League of Portland’s 2012 Equal Opportunity Day Awards Dinner

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Natalia Fernandez

Hello, Hannah Mahoney here. The summer is officially over and I am back working in the archives. This year I will be keeping you up to date on the latest and greatest things happening here at the OMA, so bookmark … Continue reading →

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Oregon Latino/a Heritage Conference

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Natalia Fernandez

On Saturday September 22, the OMA was thrilled to attend the Hispanic Heritage and Activism in Oregon conference at Pacific University in Forest Grove, a one day gathering of academics, students, and community members organized by the Centro Cultural de Washington … Continue reading →

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