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Exhibit ~ Chuck Williams Photographic Collection (take #2)

It was just over 18 months ago that the OMA put the final touches on the exhibit “Legacy of an Oregonian Photographer: the Chuck Williams Photographic Collection.” We decided to leave the exhibit in place with the hope that someday … Continue reading

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Exhibit ~ Chuck Williams Photographic Collection

“Legacy of an Oregonian Photographer: the Chuck Williams Photographic Collection” highlights the work of Charles Otis “Chuck” Williams II (1943-2016), an Oregon-based professional photographer and environmental activist. He was of Cascade Chinook descent and for many years a member of … Continue reading

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“Uprooted” exhibit at the OMA!

It’s finally here! Three years ago, the Oregon Multicultural Archives (OMA) booked the traveling exhibit “Uprooted: Japanese American Farm Labor Camps during World War II” to come to OSU, and the exhibit is now here and open to the public! … Continue reading

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The OMA and OSQA in the SCARC exhibit “Catching Stories: The Oral History Tradition at OSU”

This year the OSU Special Collections and Archives Research Center curated a new exhibit featuring its oral history program – and the hundreds of interviews within its collections – and the OMA and OSQA were highlighted!         … Continue reading

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“LGBTQ+ Activism in Oregon: Then and Now” ~ an OSU Queer Archives Exhibit

Join the OSU Queer Archives in highlighting a newly acquired collection, the After 8 Records! After 8 was an organization that championed for LGBTQ+ rights in Benton County during the 1990s. The OSU Libraries and Press PROMISE Intern 2016, Cece Lantz, curated a small exhibit that features … Continue reading

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The Urban League of Portland’s 2015 Equal Opportunity Day Awards Dinner

“All we say to America is, ‘Be true to what you said on paper,’” Martin Luther King Jr. (from “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” delivered 3 April 1968, Memphis, Tennessee). This was the quotation that framed Johnathan M. Holifield’s keynote address … Continue reading

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Celebrate Black History Month 2015

Join the OMA and the Lonnie B Harris Black Cultural Center (BCC) in celebrating Black History Month (BHM) 2015! This year, the BCC has over a dozen events planned and student staff members, Osenat Quadri and Kala Hill, curated a display for the library showcasing various items. Come see the … Continue reading

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“A Community on the Move” OHS Exhibit

“A Community on the Move” Exhibit Information The Oregon Black Pioneers new exhibit “A Community on the Move” hosted by the Oregon Historical Society is now open to the public! This exhibit highlights the lives of Portland’s African Americans during … Continue reading

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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month 2014

NAL Display 2014 Join the OMA and OSU’s Native American Longhouse (NAL) Eena Haws in celebrating Native American Heritage Month 2014! This year, NAL student staff member, Tus Henry, curated a display for the library featuring the NAL’s history and services … Continue reading

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A Day of Outreach: OR Archives Crawl & OALP Concert

OR Archives Crawl & OALP Concert Flyers It was a busy day for the OMA, but the best kind of busy since there were two opportunities to talk to community members about archives! Today the OMA participated in the Oregon … Continue reading

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