Today at 2PM the Regional Arts and Culture Council will present its annual “State of the Arts” report at City Hall. The presentation describes the importance of arts and culture funding and how it has benefited the City. Support and show solidarity for the arts community, today at City Hall, 1221 SW 4th.
And while we’re talking about armageddon and cultural funding, this is the last week of work for the staff of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library. There will be a gathering in support for the staff and library, tomorrow, Friday, March 13, 4:00-5:30 in the park block opposite the Library (1200 S.W. Park Ave).
They’re setting up an ol’ fashioned soapbox in which they’ve invited historians, archivists, librarians, library lovers, activists and other supporters of the OHS to give testimonials about the library’s importance. A who’s who of the intellectual left is on the list of presenters including Martha Gies, Michael Munk, Harry Stein and Sandy Polishuk. About the collection:
Researchers, writers, filmmakers, and a wide range of professionals from all over the world use the holdings of the library. Its unique and soon-to-be-inaccessible materials include over 2.5 million historical photographs, more than 32,000 books, 25,000 maps, 12,000 linear feet of manuscripts, 3,000 serials titles, 16,000 reels of newspaper microfilm, 8.5 million feet of film and videotape, and 10,000 oral history tapes. Without access to these materials, not just the history of Oregon, but also the history of the United States cannot be properly told or analyzed.
For more info contact Janice Dilg at the Northwest History Network, 503-735-5911; dilg@teleport.com.
