Oregon Historical Society
The Oregon Historical Society ( OHS ) is an organization that has existed since 1898 and deals with the history of the so-called Oregon Country, not only with the State of Oregon. For this purpose, it maintains the Oregon History Center to the Oregon Historical Society Museum belongs in Portland.
History
The Company was incorporated on 17 December 1898 in Portland, in the State Library Building. First president of the 370 -member company was Harvey W. Scott ( 1838-1910 ). Within a few years, she managed to create a museum in the Portland City Hall, as well as a regional research library. 1900, the first issue of the Oregon Historical Quarterly. 1917 moved the company into the Public Auditorium, today's Keller Auditorium to. It was not until 1966, she moved to the present address on the corner of SW Jefferson and Park in Downtown Portland.
Dr. George L. Vogt is a director since November 2006, the eighth Executive. In July 2007, the Oregon Historical Society received a two year grant of $ 2.8 million from the state., With which the company was able to cover about 30 % of their costs.
Museum, archive and library run 3 km footage, more than 2.5 million photos (one of the largest collections of the U.S. ), 85,000 artifacts, 30,000 books, 25,000 maps, 16,000 microfilm rolls with 2,100 interviews of a total duration of 8,400 hours. In addition, some 4 kilometers of shelving historical sources.
The Oregon Historical Quarterly published since 1900. Since 1929, the Oregon Historical Society Press has published more than 150 monographs, but it was discontinued in 2009.
The educational program will include the website, programs for elementary and ethnology, art and traditions as well as training and workshops for teachers.
2008 announced the OHS and the historical department of the Portland State University to provide an Oregon Encyclopedia on the Internet. Since 2009, the magazine Historian appear only online. Likewise, online exhibitions are offered, how about the nine recognized Indian tribes in Oregon, the railroads and parts of the photo collection.