OHS Digital Collections

SR 4143
Series

Part of Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest Oral Histories

Norm Costa has lived in the Portland metro area since 1958. He transitioned from an engineering career to running his own beauty salon in Lake Oswego for several years during the 1960's. More recently, Costa has worked for decades as a gay ri...

Costa, Norm

Holly Mulcahey Oral History

SR 4147
Series

Part of Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest Oral Histories

History of "It's My Pleasure", a bookstore and lending library for women, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people. She discusses how the place evolved from it's original incarnation in the early 1990s to what was at the time...

Mulcahey, Holly

Ann Mussey Oral History

SR 4148
Series

Part of Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest Oral Histories

Ann Mussey talks about moving to Portland, Oregon in 1971 and living in a lesbian collective in Southeast Portland, called Red Emma. She also discusses the lesbian community in the Portland area, including other collectives, businesses and women&#...

Mussey, Ann

Frodo Okulam Oral History

SR 4149
Series

Part of Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest Oral Histories

Frodo talks about her life as a lesbian, in the late 1960s onward. She discusses her gender identity as a child, dealing with her sexuality as a teen, how she got her name and what the Lord of the Rings meant to her, starting the Portland Chapter ...

Okulam, Frodo

Susie Shepherd Oral History

SR 4150
Series

Part of Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest Oral Histories

Susie talks about coming out as a lesbian in the early 1970s, lobbying the Oregon State Legislature on gay rights with the Portland Town Council, gay rights nationally, alcoholism and Alcoholics Anonymous, and the Leather community.

Shepherd, Susie

Mss 114

Mss 114-0
Series
1848-1869

Part of Joel Palmer Papers, 1783-1982

Consists of correspondence (1848-1869) concerning the conduct of Indian affairs in Oregon, enlistment of a state militia, and efforts to establish a Union League Council. Correspondents include Benjamin Alvord, Jesse Applegate, Benjamin Bonneville...

Palmer, Joel, 1810-1881

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