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Col. Henry E. Dosch:
A Selection of His Archives
Location, time
- John Wilson Special Collections
- Central Library
- 801 S.W. 10th Avenue
- Portland, OR
- March 2–April 30
- Tuesday: 2:30–5:30 p.m.
- Wednesday: 3:30–7 p.m.
- Friday: 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
- Saturday: 2:30–6 p.m.
About the exhibit
Col. Henry E. Dosch (1841–1925) was an integral member of early Oregon history. His efforts to promote the state through the venue of turn-of-the-century World’s Fairs helped forge connections for Oregon culture and industry, and his leadership as director of exhibits at both the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition (Portland, 1905) and Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (Seattle, 1909), and in work at other fairs in Osaka (Japan), Omaha (NE), Buffalo (NY), Charleston (SC) and elsewhere, allowed him to foster important international relations between Japan and the United States.
Multnomah County Library would like to extend its gratitude and appreciation to James Driscoll and family for their gift of the Dosch family materials to the John Wilson Special Collections which allows the community to gain a deeper appreciation of our local history and which aids scholars in writing the full story of Portland’s past. This exhibition was organized and installed by students of the Portland State University Capstone Course, "The Henry E. Dosch Family Collection," taught by instructor Jeffer Daykin. Additional materials are on concurrent exhibition in the lobby of Central Library.
For more information contact John Wilson Special Collections Librarian Jim Carmin at 503.988.6287.