By Alecia Giombolini :: On March 21, 1910, a violent riot took place in the heart of St. Johns, during which two hundred local residents, including prominent members of the community, attacked the town’s East-Indian population. By the end of the day, the majority of the town’s East Indian population were forcibly placed on trainsContinue Reading The 1910 St. Johns Riot
By Madelyn Miller :: The “neverbuilt” is a term describing building and design projects that were never realized, or were realized but in a compromised state. My first exposure to the study of the unrealized came when I started working at the Portland State Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Archive (AECA) in June 2016, whileContinue Reading Neverbuilt Portland State | Imagining the past futures of Oregon’s largest university
No, sir, I will not yield! Hosted by: Joe Uris Produced by: KBOO Program: The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show Air date: Tue, 03/14/2017 8:00am to 9:00am Professor David A. Horowitz on KBOO Joe welcomes Portland State University History Professor David A. Horowitz to KBOO to put this whole thing in perspective. WhereContinue Reading No, sir, I will not yield! | Professor David A. Horowitz on KBOO
By Jeffrey Stone :: This week marks the birthday of one of Portland’s most notorious gangsters: James Butler “Big Jim” Elkins. Born in Texas on March 13, 1901, Jim Elkins spent the first 30 years of his life as a bootlegger and drug smuggler. In the late 1930s he moved to Oregon. FromContinue Reading “Big Jim” Elkins | Gangsters, Unions and Pinball
In this episode, two lovely and lively women share their experience as new museum professionals at the Clackamas County Historical Society’s Museum of the Oregon Territory. Corinne Rupp graduated with her Bachelor’s in History from PSU in 2016 and is the Director of Programs. Maddie Mott will graduate in June and is the Development Coordinator.Continue Reading Corinne Rupp & Maddie Mott | History Students & Museum Professionals
Eventually, the Sky Will Fall: The Crisis of Sustainability in the Digital Humanities Lecture by Andrew Johnstone, King’s College, London WHEN: Friday, April 14, 2017 | 1pm WHERE: Portland State University Millar Library | RM 160 The growing pains for digital history have recently become impossible to ignore. As the threats of technological obsolescence and media saturation grow largerContinue Reading LECTURE | Eventually, the Sky Will Fall: The Crisis of Sustainability in the Digital Humanities
By Taylor Bailey :: On March 11, 1967, the California condor was placed on the Endangered Species List. The largest flying land bird in the North America was determined to be “threatened with extinction” in the first report of its kind compiled in accordance with the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966. At the time,Continue Reading Returning the California Condor to the Pacific Northwest
XRAY In The Morning | Tuesday — February 28th, 2017 Chia Yin Hsu, Associate Professor of History at PSU and Leah Goldman, Assistant Professor of Humanities at Reed College discuss the nature of Russian Hacks, the 2017 Presidential Election, and Russian influence in politics on XRAY In The Morning with host Jefferson Smith. Interview segment is below, orContinue Reading Professor Chia Yin Hsu on XRAY In The Morning | Presidential Election and Russian Hacks
By Jazmine Kelley :: On February 29, 1940 the doors of segregated Hollywood were kicked open for a night as Hattie McDaniel accepted an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. This was an historical landmark because it preceded the Civil Rights movement and sparked heated debate over what roles an African American should play in Hollywood.Continue Reading And the Academy Award Goes To . . . Hattie McDaniel
By Tanya Monthey :: An Oregon businessman made it to the United States Supreme Court in 1908 challenging the state’s maximum hour law for women. This case came before the Court at a time when progressive legislation was repeatedly struck down, in alignment with their economic ideology of laissez-faire capitalism. The Lochner Era, is named forContinue Reading “An object of public interest” | Women, Labor, and Muller v. Oregon