wsu_crbehp_wsuvt0787-wsuvt0796 wsuvt0787-wsuvt0796 crbehp wsu yes Discrimination complaint filed with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor of the State of Oregon (Finding of Facts), April 29, 1960 African Americans--Oregon--Portland African Americans--Civil rights--Oregon--Portland Civil rights--Oregon--Portland Discrimination in housing--Oregon--Portland Petitions--Oregon--Portland Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries The discrimination complaint petitioned by Mark A. Smith, Administrator of the Civil Rights Division of the Oregon Bureau of Labor, is against several Oregon corporations including Curt-Craft, Brice Mortgage, Home Master Sales, Roach Homes, and Retirement Incorporated. An African American couple, Mrs. Pathina Wiley and Mr. Rowan M. Wiley, filed the complaint on charges of housing discrimination. Each real estate company refused to sell plots of land to the complainants. The legal brief finds that some of the corporations listed in the petition are guilty of refusing to sell property to the African American couple. 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 Vancouver Information Services Oregon Historical Society Legal documents http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/wsuvan1,1014 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. Stella Maris House Collection From the Columbia River Basin Ethnic History project (Washington State University) 1960 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 140518