UNST 212 The Roaring Twenties  

Find out more about Portland in the 1920s using primary sources and more.

Assignment: "Neighborhood Worksheet"
Find what you need in this guide!

Select a community to research
Find maps & census data
Other Resources

You can do your research for this assignment at a number of locations in and around Portland State. We recommend trying at least one other library for your work -- go to one and find out what you can see! Have fun with this - if you get stuck, please ask your instructor or a librarian for assistance.

In the Portland State Library:

-- find Sanborn Maps microfilm at Circulation

-- find Census microfilm on 3rd floor

-- see city directories on Course Reserve

-- ask for help at the Reference Desk (2nd floor)

Places to use and visit besides Portland State Library:

Central Library / Multnomah County Library

Find an internet terminal to access Ancestry.com (census data), Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, and look for print Portland City Directories at 3rd floor reference. (Get a Multnomah County Library card and do much of this from home.)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Free to Multnomah County residents (present proof of residency) or $9 for students. Find out how a real archival collection works, while researching the 1920s with city directories, census on microfilm and more. (Read about how the library works before you visit. )

Portland Archives and Records Center,

Located on campus in the ASCRC, 5th floor. Find: city directories, historic resource inventories, street number change indexes, photographs, maps and more. Hours vary: check website for details.

Want some inspiration, and have fun at the same time? Check out the Oregon Archives Crawl, October 15 and 16 here at Portland State Library.

or Watch the newest Ken Burns documentary on the 1920s, Prohibition (streaming online)