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• 1. [Article] United States Regional History as an Instructional Field: The Practice of College and University History Departments

  In one sense, American history is "a sequential process of regional development marked by a persistent tension between regional cultures and economic interests and integrative national institutions and ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: United States Regional History as an Instructional Field: The Practice of College and University History Departments Author: Abbott, Carl Year: 1990 In one sense, American history is "a sequential process of regional development marked by a persistent tension between regional cultures and economic interests and integrative national institutions and values." Since the 1890's, regional history has been an active enterprise supported by academic instruction, leading university presses, specialized journals, and professional organizations. A survey of college and university departments of history yielded data to analyze the present ambiguous position of regional history within the evolving discipline of American historical studies. Title: United States Regional History as an Instructional Field: The Practice of College and University History Departments Author: Abbott, Carl Year: 1990 In one sense, American history is "a sequential process of regional development marked by a persistent tension between regional cultures and economic interests and integrative national institutions and values." Since the 1890's, regional history has been an active enterprise supported by academic instruction, leading university presses, specialized journals, and professional organizations. A survey of college and university departments of history yielded data to analyze the present ambiguous position of regional history within the evolving discipline of American historical studies. Close

• 2. [Article] Urban History for Planners

  This article analyzes the conceptual and historiographic differences between the closely related fields of urban history and planning history. It reviews the origins of urban history as a distinct field ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Urban History for Planners Author: Abbott, Carl Year: 2006 This article analyzes the conceptual and historiographic differences between the closely related fields of urban history and planning history. It reviews the origins of urban history as a distinct field and argues that work in urban history falls into three broad categories dealing with civic life, individual and group relations, and the physical evolution of urban places. It identifies topics that are particularly fruitful and generate new scholarship, and suggests ways in which each of these realms of urban history raises questions of relevance to urban planning and urban policy. Title: Urban History for Planners Author: Abbott, Carl Year: 2006 This article analyzes the conceptual and historiographic differences between the closely related fields of urban history and planning history. It reviews the origins of urban history as a distinct field and argues that work in urban history falls into three broad categories dealing with civic life, individual and group relations, and the physical evolution of urban places. It identifies topics that are particularly fruitful and generate new scholarship, and suggests ways in which each of these realms of urban history raises questions of relevance to urban planning and urban policy. Close

• 3. [Article] Thinking About Cities: The Central Tradition in U.S. Urban History

  Urban history in United States in the last 150 years has been concerned with two central questions. Historians of three generations focused on the process of urbanization and the problem of civic order ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Thinking About Cities: The Central Tradition in U.S. Urban History Author: Abbott, Carl Year: 1996 Urban history in United States in the last 150 years has been concerned with two central questions. Historians of three generations focused on the process of urbanization and the problem of civic order in the cities. The historians of recent times emphasize on community formation as the determinant of economic growth and its general effect. Earlier scholars discussed the creation of communities and institutions and the correlation between urban and national development. Thus, interaction between city and citizen is a viable theme of urban history. Title: Thinking About Cities: The Central Tradition in U.S. Urban History Author: Abbott, Carl Year: 1996 Urban history in United States in the last 150 years has been concerned with two central questions. Historians of three generations focused on the process of urbanization and the problem of civic order in the cities. The historians of recent times emphasize on community formation as the determinant of economic growth and its general effect. Earlier scholars discussed the creation of communities and institutions and the correlation between urban and national development. Thus, interaction between city and citizen is a viable theme of urban history. Close

• 4. [Article] The Portland Planning Commission: An Historical Overview

  This booklet gives an historical overview of the City of Portland's Planning Commission. It was designed to present summary information and a complete list of Commissioners and staff of the City's Bureau ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: The Portland Planning Commission: An Historical Overview Author: Campos, Laura, Portland (Or.). Bureau of Planning Year: 1979 This booklet gives an historical overview of the City of Portland's Planning Commission. It was designed to present summary information and a complete list of Commissioners and staff of the City's Bureau of Planning. Title: The Portland Planning Commission: An Historical Overview Author: Campos, Laura, Portland (Or.). Bureau of Planning Year: 1979 This booklet gives an historical overview of the City of Portland's Planning Commission. It was designed to present summary information and a complete list of Commissioners and staff of the City's Bureau of Planning. Close

• 5. [Article] History and Background of the Debate Over Rajneeshpuram

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: History and Background of the Debate Over Rajneeshpuram Author: City Club of Portland (Portland, Or.) Year: 1984 Title: History and Background of the Debate Over Rajneeshpuram Author: City Club of Portland (Portland, Or.) Year: 1984 Close

• 6. [Article] A History of Metro

  This document traces the evolution of Metro both as an idea and as an organization that serves an increasing range of public needs within the Portland metropolitan area. Several themes stand out as we ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: A History of Metro Author: Abbott, Carl, Abbott, Margery Post Year: 1991 This document traces the evolution of Metro both as an idea and as an organization that serves an increasing range of public needs within the Portland metropolitan area. Several themes stand out as we look back at Metro's development and "family history." Title: A History of Metro Author: Abbott, Carl, Abbott, Margery Post Year: 1991 This document traces the evolution of Metro both as an idea and as an organization that serves an increasing range of public needs within the Portland metropolitan area. Several themes stand out as we look back at Metro's development and "family history." Close

• 7. [Article] Historical Development of the Metropolitan Service District

  This brief history traces the evolution of Metro both as an idea and as an organization that serves an increasing range of public needs within the Portland metropolitan area. Several themes stand out as ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Historical Development of the Metropolitan Service District Author: Abbott, Carl, Abbott, Margery Post Year: 1991 This brief history traces the evolution of Metro both as an idea and as an organization that serves an increasing range of public needs within the Portland metropolitan area. Several themes stand out as we look back at Metro's development and "family history." Title: Historical Development of the Metropolitan Service District Author: Abbott, Carl, Abbott, Margery Post Year: 1991 This brief history traces the evolution of Metro both as an idea and as an organization that serves an increasing range of public needs within the Portland metropolitan area. Several themes stand out as we look back at Metro's development and "family history." Close

• 8. [Article] Regional City and Network City: Portland and Seattle in the Twentieth Century

  Although Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, have comparable early histories, similar economic bases, and parallel demographic profiles, their responses to the rise of a global economy in the 20th ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Regional City and Network City: Portland and Seattle in the Twentieth Century Author: Abbott, Carl Year: 1992 Although Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, have comparable early histories, similar economic bases, and parallel demographic profiles, their responses to the rise of a global economy in the 20th century differ. Both were regional capitals in the first half of the century. Since then, however, Portland has kept its traditional role and has gained ground as a regional capital, while Seattle has become a network city transferring goods, services, and ideas reaching beyond the Pacific Northwest. [Western History Association best article award for 1993] Title: Regional City and Network City: Portland and Seattle in the Twentieth Century Author: Abbott, Carl Year: 1992 Although Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, have comparable early histories, similar economic bases, and parallel demographic profiles, their responses to the rise of a global economy in the 20th century differ. Both were regional capitals in the first half of the century. Since then, however, Portland has kept its traditional role and has gained ground as a regional capital, while Seattle has become a network city transferring goods, services, and ideas reaching beyond the Pacific Northwest. [Western History Association best article award for 1993] Close

• 9. [Article] The Landscape: Goose Hollow

  Michael Burnham looks at the rich history of Goose Hollow.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: The Landscape: Goose Hollow Author: Burnham, Michael Year: 2012 Michael Burnham looks at the rich history of Goose Hollow. Title: The Landscape: Goose Hollow Author: Burnham, Michael Year: 2012 Michael Burnham looks at the rich history of Goose Hollow. Close

• 10. [Article] Guild's Lake Courts : an impermanent housing project

  Guild's Lake Courts was built as temporary worker housing for the steel and shipyard industries during World War II. The massive housing development in Northwest Portland consisted of 2,432 units of housing, ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Guild's Lake Courts : an impermanent housing project Author: March, Tanya Lyn Year: 2010 Guild's Lake Courts was built as temporary worker housing for the steel and shipyard industries during World War II. The massive housing development in Northwest Portland consisted of 2,432 units of housing, five community buildings, five childcare centers, a grade school and a fire station. Guild's Lake Courts was the eighth largest housing project built at that time in the United States. The peak population in January 1945 was approximately 10,000 individuals. Archival research, face-to-face oral histories, and resident reunions were used to explore the social, architectural and political history of Guild's Lake Courts. The lens for understanding how the community operated is dominantly for the social history that of a childhood homefront experience. Four wartime themes emerged in this study: 1) that Portland's focus on prejudice dimmed during the war years, 2) that the community was a confluence of humanity, 3) that the design of the site and the housing was shaped by a convergence of New Deal innovations in design construction technologies and electrification and 4) that there was a willingness to sacrifice creature comforts during the war years. Guild's Lake Courts as a residential community under went three rapid evolutions prior to its demolition in 1951, a wartime housing operation 1942-1945, affordable housing 1945-1948, and a haven for Vanport Refugees June 1948-1950. Guild's Lake Courts history has been overlooked but it offers insights into the possible fate of the residents of Vanport City had the community not been flooded in 1948. The story of Guild's Lake Courts is a counterpoint story to Vanport City the largest of the three defense housing projects in Oregon that admitted African-Americans during the war years. Title: Guild's Lake Courts : an impermanent housing project Author: March, Tanya Lyn Year: 2010 Guild's Lake Courts was built as temporary worker housing for the steel and shipyard industries during World War II. The massive housing development in Northwest Portland consisted of 2,432 units of housing, five community buildings, five childcare centers, a grade school and a fire station. Guild's Lake Courts was the eighth largest housing project built at that time in the United States. The peak population in January 1945 was approximately 10,000 individuals. Archival research, face-to-face oral histories, and resident reunions were used to explore the social, architectural and political history of Guild's Lake Courts. The lens for understanding how the community operated is dominantly for the social history that of a childhood homefront experience. Four wartime themes emerged in this study: 1) that Portland's focus on prejudice dimmed during the war years, 2) that the community was a confluence of humanity, 3) that the design of the site and the housing was shaped by a convergence of New Deal innovations in design construction technologies and electrification and 4) that there was a willingness to sacrifice creature comforts during the war years. Guild's Lake Courts as a residential community under went three rapid evolutions prior to its demolition in 1951, a wartime housing operation 1942-1945, affordable housing 1945-1948, and a haven for Vanport Refugees June 1948-1950. Guild's Lake Courts history has been overlooked but it offers insights into the possible fate of the residents of Vanport City had the community not been flooded in 1948. The story of Guild's Lake Courts is a counterpoint story to Vanport City the largest of the three defense housing projects in Oregon that admitted African-Americans during the war years. Close