"Say We Are Here" Exhibit

Say We Are Here: Digital Exhibit - The digital version of the Rutherford Family Collection exhibit, presented by Portland State University history students Marti Clemmons, Meg Langford, Jeanne Roedel, and Tasha Triplett; Professor Patricia A. Schechter; and PSU Library Special Collections

Collection Description

From September 26, 2012, to January 31, 2013, PSU Library’s Special Collections presented the exhibit, “‘Say We Are Here’: Culture, Community and Activism Across Four Generations of Black Oregonians,” featuring original materials from the Verdell A. Burdine and Otto G. Rutherford Family Collection.

The digital version of the “Say We Are Here” exhibit reflects the arrangement of the collection materials into the themes of “Family, Migration and Home,” “Building Community,” “Culture and the Community,” and “Activism.” The selected items represent just a fraction of the astonishing breadth of photographs, historical documents, and ephemera in the collection.

The videos presented here document speakers from the November 8, 2012 celebration event for the Rutherford Family Collection and the exhibit, as well as a group interview with students who worked with the collection materials in preparation of the exhibit in 2012.

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1, Rutherford Family Collection Celebration: Charlotte Rutherford

Charlotte Rutherford

Speakers at the reception including Charlotte Rutherford, daughter of Verdell and Otto, and donor of the collection; Dr. Darrell Millner, Professor of Black Studies at Portland State; John Henley, collection appraiser; Dr. Patricia Schechter, Professor of History at Portland State, and Cris Paschild, Head of Special Collections and University Archivist with the Portland State Library.
2, Rutherford Family Collection Celebration: Dr. Darrell Millner

Darrell Millner

Speakers at the reception including Charlotte Rutherford, daughter of Verdell and Otto, and donor of the collection; Dr. Darrell Millner, Professor of Black Studies at Portland State; John Henley, collection appraiser; Dr. Patricia Schechter, Professor of History at Portland State, and Cris Paschild, Head of Special Collections and University Archivist with the Portland State Library.
3, Rutherford Family Collection Celebration: John Henley

John Henley

Speakers at the reception including Charlotte Rutherford, daughter of Verdell and Otto, and donor of the collection; Dr. Darrell Millner, Professor of Black Studies at Portland State; John Henley, collection appraiser; Dr. Patricia Schechter, Professor of History at Portland State, and Cris Paschild, Head of Special Collections and University Archivist with the Portland State Library.
4, Rutherford Family Collection Celebration: Dr. Patricia Schechter

Patricia Schechter

Speakers at the reception including Charlotte Rutherford, daughter of Verdell and Otto, and donor of the collection; Dr. Darrell Millner, Professor of Black Studies at Portland State; John Henley, collection appraiser; Dr. Patricia Schechter, Professor of History at Portland State, and Cris Paschild, Head of Special Collections and University Archivist with the Portland State Library.
5, Rutherford Family Collection Celebration: Dr. Schechter's public history students

Marti Clemmons, Meg Langford, Jeanne Roedel, Tasha Triplett, and Marc Carpenter

In early 2012, 13 Portland State public history students, under the direction of Dr. Patricia Schechter, spent their term working with the Verdell A. Burdine and Otto G. Rutherford Family Collection in Special Collections at the Portland State University Library. In this video, 5 students who have continued to work with the collection beyond the initial tern share their impressions of this experience. Featuring Marti Clemmons, Meg Langford, Jeanne Roedel, Tasha Triplett, and Marc Carpenter.

Speakers at the reception including Charlotte Rutherford, daughter of Verdell and Otto, and donor of the collection; Dr. Darrell Millner, Professor of Black Studies at Portland State; John Henley, collection appraiser; Dr. Patricia Schechter, Professor of History at Portland State, and Cris Paschild, Head of Special Collections and University Archivist with the Portland State Library.
6, Rutherford Family Collection Celebration: Cris Paschild

Cris Paschild

Speakers at the reception including Charlotte Rutherford, daughter of Verdell and Otto, and donor of the collection; Dr. Darrell Millner, Professor of Black Studies at Portland State; John Henley, collection appraiser; Dr. Patricia Schechter, Professor of History at Portland State, and Cris Paschild, Head of Special Collections and University Archivist with the Portland State Library.
Rutherford Family Collection Celebration: Exhibit Catalogue

Charlotte Rutherford, Marti Clemmons, Meg Langford, Jeanne Roedel, Tasha Triplett, Marc Carpenter, and Patricia Schechter

This is the catalogue for the exhibit, "Say We Are Here: Culture, Community and Activism across Four Generations of Black Oregonians."
Rutherford Family Collection Celebration: Poster

Thomas Cober

This is the poster advertising the exhibit, "Say We Are Here: Culture, Community and Activism across Four Generations of Black Oregonians."