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Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Isaac Shamsud-Din is an artist and activist from Portland. He was involved with many different projects, foremost in this collection being his work on the Albina Mural Project. Shamsud-Din was also heavily involved with the Black United Front, a pro-black movement that was evolving in Portland in the late 1970s and early 80s. He was a spokesperson for the movement and was recognized by local news outlets as one of Portland’s most influential black individuals of the time. Shamsud-Din was...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Along with individual artists, Eyerly was well connected with the many organizations that were both composed and in support of artists throughout the Northwest. Eyerly was committed not only to artists on a personal level but also to connecting artists with the resources that they needed to be effective in realizing their goals. Eyerly was involved with organizations of all scales from large groups devoted to the arts, such as the National Endowment for the Arts, to smaller,...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Jack Eyerly collection encompasses seven decades of notes, correspondence, artists’ papers, gallery showcards, posters, artworks, sketchbooks, and other assorted pieces of historical material exchanged between Eyerly and artists from across the Northwest and beyond. With more than 200 artists represented in the collection, there is a clear sense that Eyerly crafted this archive over his lifetime with the goal of establishing a definitive catalogue of Northwest artists that touches upon...