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Waverley Country Club records, 1896-1987
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Waverley Country Club (Portland, Or.)
- Title
- Waverley Country Club records
- Dates
- 1896-1987 (inclusive)18961987
- Quantity
- 6.19 cubic feet, (1 record carton, 2 document cases and 12 flat boxes)
- Collection Number
- Mss 2811
- Summary
- Collection includes manuscript for C. Edwin Francis' book "Waverley Country Club, 1896-1987" and correspondence of C. E. Francis. Also included are a history of club golf courses and golf championships; information on individual golfers; and scrapbooks with yearbooks, programs, and clippings.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
"Organized 1896, Incorporated 1906 as Waverly Golf Club, Supplementary incorporation and name changed, March 1912."
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection includes manuscript for C. Edwin Francis' book "Waverley Country Club, 1896-1987" and correspondence of C. E. Francis. Also included are a history of club golf courses and golf championships, 1888-1974; information on individual golfers, including "Sissy" Green, Marian McDougall, Oscar F. Willing, Rudie Wilhelm, Peter Kerr, and Thomas Kerr; and scrapbooks, 1915-1976, with yearbooks, programs, and clippings.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Waverley Country Club records, Mss 2811, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library prior to any reproduction use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections, In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Related Materials
The Waverley Country Club photograph collection, Org. Lot 585, and audio recordings of C. Edwin Francis's interviews with Waverley Country Club golf caddies, SR 89, are also held at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Bibliography
Francis, C. Edwin. Waverley Country Club, 1896-1987. [Portland, Or.: C.E. Francis, 1988].
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Country clubs--Oregon--Portland
- Golf--Oregon--Portland
- Golfers--Oregon--Portland
Corporate Names
- Waverley Country Club (Portland, Or.)--Records and correspondence
Geographical Names
- Portland (Or.)--Social life and customs
Form or Genre Terms
- correspondence
- manuscripts for publication
- scrapbooks
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Francis, C. Edwin
