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Helmuth Rilling (1933-)
In 1970, Helmuth Rilling was one of the founders of the Oregon Bach Festival. His tenure as artistic director, conductor, and teacher at the …
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Henk Pander (1937-2023)
The Dutch artist Henk Pander arrived in Portland in 1965 and, except for brief periods, lived there for the rest of his life, creating works …
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Henrietta Henderson Failing (1868-1953)
Henrietta Henderson Failing (1868-1953) was a pioneering leader of the Portland Art Association, the parent organization of the Portland Art Museum and the Museum …
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Henry Davidson Sheldon (1874-1948)
Henry Davidson Sheldon, professor of education and history and dean of the School of Education at the University of Oregon, was a leader in the …
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Henry E. Dosch to Bertha Burger, 1905
In the initial letter written to which this is a response, Bertha Burger of Denver, Colorado, seeks a job at the 1905 Lewis and Clark …
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Henry Failing (1834-1898)
Prominent early Portland businessman and politician Henry Failing was born in New York City on January 17, 1834, to parents Josiah and Henrietta Failing. Attending …
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Henry Haefner (1884-1980)
Henry Haefner was an early forester and oral historian in the Siskiyou National Forest. A 1908 graduate of Iowa State University, he began work …
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Henry Hagg Lake
Henry Hagg Lake is a manmade reservoir located in Scoggins Valley, just a few miles southwest of the City of Forest Grove. Owned by …
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Henry Hamilton Hicklin (1825–1873)
White supremacy dominated opposition to slavery in mid-nineteenth-century Oregon and shaped the conservatism of its Civil War-era Republican Party. But when the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act …
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Henry J. Kaiser (1882-1967)
This photograph shows Henry J. Kaiser (back seat left) with Governor Charles Sprague (back seat right) and President Franklin D. Roosevelt (front seat right) during …
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