wsu_crbehp_wsuvp0265 wsuvp0265 crbehp wsu yes African American police matron, March 1955 African Americans--Oregon--Portland Policewomen--Oregon--Portland African American police--Oregon--Portland Jails--Oregon--Portland Portland (Or.). Bureau of Police Avery, Geraldine Geraldine Avery, police matron, at the Portland city jail. Avery was the first African American ever appointed to the position. She was appointed on November 26, 1954. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. [Spokane, Wash.] : Washington State University Washington State University at Vancouver. Information Services Oregon Historical Society Photographs http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/wsuvan1,569 Original images were scanned as 300 dpi TIFF files on a Microtek 9600XL scanner. 72 dpi JPEG files were then added to the CONTENT database at the WSU Libraries. File 113-A From the Columbia River Basin Ethnic History project (Washington State University) 1955 Portland (Or.) Multnomah County (Or.) Oregon Historical Society, Photographic Services 1200 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97205; PHOTOORDERS@OHS.ORG; phone number 503-306-5250; FAX 503-492-6001. 20100708 135657