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The Archives and Records Management Division operates the City of Portland Archives and Records Center, making city administrative and historical records accessible to the public and City employees for research and inspection in accordance with Oregon's public records laws. The division sets record retention and preservation policies and guidelines, administers the City's electronic records management system, serves as the City expert on records issues, and provides services to help City employees manage their electronic and physical records.

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Did you know you can research @TheSkannerNews newspapers back to 1975 @OrHist? #history #BlackHistory https://t.co/MwT4LGR3zY 3 days ago
Have you seen this exhibit yet? Parting Shots: Minor White’s Images of Portland, 1938 – 1942 @VisitAHC https://t.co/MWMRydUfT1 6 days ago
1/2 Check out the new exhibits @ORJewishMuseum including Discrimination & Resistance, An Oregon Primer https://t.co/xhIEnWK6Fi 1 week ago
2/2 The exhibit used materials from our collections including the poster below from Portland Town Council in 1979… https://t.co/jHdDX0LLtt 1 week ago
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Men working on improvements to the bridge on SE Nehalem Street near SE 21st Avenue, 1940. View this image in Efiles by clicking here. https… 1 hour ago SE Nehalem Street, 1940 Men working on improvements to the bridge on SE Nehalem Street near SE 21st Avenue, 1940. View this image in Efiles by clicking here.
Aerial of the Columbia Sewage Treatment Plant, 1954. View this image in Efiles by clicking here. 3 days ago Columbia Sewage Treatment Plant, 1954 Aerial of the Columbia Sewage Treatment Plant, 1954. View this image in Efiles by clicking here.
Parking Patrol employees outside of City Hall, 1962. View this image in Efiles by clicking here. 4 days ago Parking Patrol, 1962 Parking Patrol employees outside of City Hall, 1962. View this image in Efiles by clicking here.
Looking north up the Willamette River near the Morrison Bridge, 1915. View this image in Efiles by clicking here. 5 days ago Willamette River, 1915 Looking north up the Willamette River near the Morrison Bridge, 1915. View this image in Efiles by clicking here.
People wading through the waters of the Vanport flood, 1948. View this image in Efiles by clicking here. 6 days ago Vanport Flood, 1948 People wading through the waters of the Vanport flood, 1948. View this image in Efiles by clicking here.

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