Underground Press

How Portland’s independent publications of the 70s & 80s gave voice to the counterculture

An event exploring the design, people, technologies and cultural forces that powered Portland's counterculture with hands-on access to the work.

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1970 PSU Student Strike

PSU has a long history of protest, strikes and acts of civil disobedience. This “PSU Strike Book” conveys the events of the May 11, 1970.

NAACP

Since 1914, the Portland Branch of the NAACP seeks to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights of all...

Portland Art Director's Club

The Portland Art Director's Club was developed in the 1950s out of the yearning of professionals to give some legitimacy to graphic design.

This project was founded by Melissa Delzio, rooted in the work of Tim Leigh and supported by Portland State University and PNCA students.