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Archival Collection

The Oswego Heritage Council has a collection of over 30,000 items that have been preserved and are stored in the Barrett Family Archive Research Center at the Oswego Heritage House. We work with the Lake Oswego Public Library (LOPL) to help with scanning, digitization and metadata entry so that everything in our collection will be keyword searchable on the LOPL website. Every item in the collection is given an accession catalog number. The catalog assignment number provides information on the ownership, date of cataloging, accession number, object description number, and the specific specimen number in the collection.


For those that wish to donate items to the Oswego Heritage Council, please call (503) 635-6373 or email director@oswegoheritage.org. Dr. Browne will assess your items and either facilitate donation to our collection or advise you on best practices for archiving your historical documents.

For those that are researching a particular subject and would like to access our collection, please view the research guides below. You may also visit our Ask an Archivist page! Dr. Browne can help with research on any Oswego subject or connect you with those who can find out more. You can also visit our Resources page for additional help.

Family collections

These collections follow families relevant to Lake Oswego history and include various effects, including letters, photographs, diaries, personal items, and more. Click the collection name to discover its finding aid, a document which gives a brief overview into the collection. Our finding aids also include a link to the full index of items within the collection and, when applicable, links to any digitized part of the collection.

MUSEUM COLLECTIONS

These collections follow organizations or miscellaneous themes relevant to Lake Oswego history and include various documents or physical items. Click the collection name to discover its finding aid, a document which gives a brief overview into the collection. Our finding aids also include a link to the full index of items within the collection and, when applicable, links to any digitized part of the collection.

Oswego Heritage House and Museum
398 10th St.
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
(503) 635-6373

Hours of Operation:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free entrance

The Oswego Heritage Council is a  501 (c)(3)
EIN # 93-0983947

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