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Multnomah County Archives: We preserve and make accessible the archival public records created by Multnomah County, documenting our community’s past and present for future generations.

Items of interest

Local Public Safety Coordinating Council

The Multnomah County Local Public Safety Coordinating Council (LPSCC) was established by Senate Bill 1145 (1995) to coordinate local criminal justice policy among affected criminal justice entities.

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“Multy”, 1964

Multy served for a short time as Multnomah County mascot in the mid to late 1960s. He was created in 1964 to represent Multnomah County in the "Know Your Multnomah County Government" handbook. He appears in the 1965 version of the handbook and the last installation that was published later that same decade.

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Elections

These records fall into three major categories: records related to the management of elections, records documenting the outcome of elections, and voter registration records. The earliest records are election abstracts, which date from 1878. Some earlier election materials are also located in the Board of County Commissioners journals. There are also cancelled voter registration cards dating from 1908. This series contains the first voter registrations for female voters in 1912 and 1913. There are also precinct maps for elections which begin as complete sets in the 1950 elections.

Multnomah County Poor Farm admissions register

Records relating to the administration of the Multnomah County Poor Farm. The Poor Farm was originally located in the West Hills of Portland but was relocated to Troutdale, Oregon in 1911. In the late 1950s, the farming operation was discontinued and the facility operated as a nursing home under the name Edgefield Manor. 1868-1911: Hillside Farm, West Hills. 1911-1947: Multnomah County Poor Farm. 1947-late 1950s: Multnomah County Home and Farm. Late 1950s-1964: Edgefield Manor

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Record of Coroner’s Investigations, 1894-1923

Records include name of deceased, age, sex, nativity, residence, date and place of death, date of inquest, case of death, verdict of jury, disposition of body, valuables found on body, and additional remarks if provided.

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