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On this page we've listed Open (freely available) online resources AND OSU subscription databases. If you are not affiliated with OSU, we suggest connecting with your local public library and asking what resources (databases) are available for you to conduct research remotely. Usually public library databases can be accessed online using your library card/number.
Oregon: Library Directory
Washington State: Library Directory
"The Associated Press style is now to capitalize Black in a racial, ethnic or cultural sense, conveying an essential and shared sense of history, identity and community among people who identify as Black, including those in the African diaspora and within Africa. The lowercase black is a color, not a person." Read more...
On this site you can search and access complete content for historic Oregon newspapers that have been digitized as part of the Oregon Digital Newspaper Program (ODNP). This full-text searchable database contains almost 1,400,000 pages from Oregon newspapers dated 1846 - 2020. A complete list of newspapers titles can be found on the Title page.
The Washington Digital Newspapers program brings together over 400,000 pages from the earliest online Washington Territorial newspaper collection with titles digitized by the state library.
The History of Portland's African American Community
"This document is not intended to provide a set of conclusions about the African American experience in Portland. The intent is to educate the general public about the African American presence in Portland by highlighting significant places, events, institutions, individuals and group achievements from 1805 to 1993".
121 The Valley Library
Corvallis OR 97331–4501
Phone: 541-737-3331