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Gisele Currier collection of Portland Timbers memorabilia, 1971-2011
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Currier, Gisele, 1955-2011
- Title
- Gisele Currier collection of Portland Timbers memorabilia
- Dates
- 1971-2011 (inclusive)19712011
- Quantity
- 3.5 cubic feet, (5 legal document cases; 1 letter document case; 1 slim letter document case; 1 flat box (19x25))
- Collection Number
- Coll 579
- Summary
- Papers, photographs, publications, and ephemera relating to Gisele Currier, professional soccer and particularly the soccer team Portland Timbers, and the fan organization Timbers Army. Currier (1955-2011) was an avid fan of the Portland Timbers, and played a major role in the growth of the Timbers Army.
- 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
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Gisele Currier (1951-2011) became a fan of the Portland Timbers soccer team in its original mid-1970s heyday, and her passion for the team endured for the rest of her life. In the 2000s, Currier was instrumental in the growth of Timbers fan club known as the "Timbers Army"; she also sold thousands of the Timbers Army's iconic "No Pity" scarves. Both Gisele Currier and her sister Paula were fixtures at Timbers games. After Paula's death in 2003, her seat at the Timbers' home stadium remained empty as a gesture of respect. Gisele Currier died suddenly in her Portland, Oregon home on April 23, 2011.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of papers, photographs, and ephemera relating to professional soccer, particularly the Portland Timbers team. The materials were created or collected by Gisele Currier. Soccer magazines, newsletters regarding the Timbers, advertisements and flyers for Timbers games and events, and clippings about the Timbers or the fan group "Timbers Army" constitute the bulk of the collection's written materials. Additional written materials include records relating to scarf orders which Currier processed, and printouts of e-mails and message board posts. The collection's photographs depict Timbers players, soccer games, and events, including Timbers Army gatherings.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Gisele Currier collection of Portland Timbers memorabilia, Coll 579, 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. 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
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in 5 series: Series 1. Gisele Currier and Timbers Army papers; Series 2. Portland Timbers materials; Series 3. Other soccer teams and events; Series 4. Soccer-related published materials; Series 5. Photographs.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Gisele Currier and Timbers Army papers, 1984-2009Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Subseries 1: General materials |
1984-2009 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Message board posts and e-mails |
2003-2005 |
| 1 | 2 | Letters to Gisele Currier and Paula Currier |
1984 December 28; 1985 April 15 |
| 1 | 3 | Thank-you note to Paula Currier |
undated |
| 1 | 4 | Receipt for bouquet sent to Brian Grant |
undated |
| 1 | 5 | Timbers Army agenda and meeting minutes |
2009 April |
| 1 | 6 | Flyer for Timbers Army bus trip to Seattle |
2005 April |
| 1 | 7 | Timbers Army fight song by Scot Thompson |
2005 April |
| 1 | 8 | Small bag with Timbers Army stickers |
undated |
| 8 | 2 | Large bag adorned with Timbers Army stickers |
undated |
| 1 | 9 | Timbers Army stickers and badges |
undated |
| 5 | 3 | Non-soccer-related newspaper clippings compiled by Gisele Currier |
undated |
| 5 | 4-7 | Gisele Currier personal ephemera |
undated |
| 8 | 3 | Gisele Currier personal ephemera |
undated |
Subseries 2: Timbers scarves |
2008-2009 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 10 | Design |
undated |
| 1 | 11 | Correspondence and thank-you notes about scarf orders |
2009 |
| 1 | 12 | Invoices from Sports Scarf |
2009 |
| 1 | 13 | Example of scarf order list |
2008 |
| 1 | 14 | Loose notes on scarf orders |
undated |
| 1 | 15 | Notebook listing scarf order |
undated |
| 1 | 16 | Scarf orders |
2009 |
Series 2: Portland Timbers materials, 1975-2009Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Subseries: General materials |
1977-2005 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 17 | Advertisement for Timbers vs. Galaxy match |
2005 April |
| 1 | 18 | Advertisement for Timbers vs. Minnesota match |
2005 April 19 |
| 1 | 19 | Advertisements |
undated |
| 1 | 20 | Card for Timbers award banquet |
1979 August 9 |
| 1 | 21 | Match programs |
1981; 1989-1990 |
| 1 | 22 | Newsletter about the "Emerald Cup" match |
1981 March |
| 8 | 1 | Posters |
undated |
| 1 | 23 | Program for 1975 Timbers 20th reunion |
1995 August 11 |
| 1 | 24 | 2005 Timbers season packet |
2005 |
| 1 | 25 | Season programs |
1989-1990 |
| 1 | 26 | Season schedules |
1977; 1980; 2005 |
| 1 | 27 | "Timbers Soccer on KXL" sticker |
undated |
| 1 | 28 | Tickets |
1982; 1983 |
| 2 | 1 | Trading cards |
1982; 2005 |
Subseries: Publications about the Portland Timbers |
1975-2009 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 2 | "Ax to the Head" issues |
undated |
| 2 | 3 | Bitter End News |
2003 July |
| 2 | 4 | Calendars |
2005; 2007; 2009 |
| 2 | 5 | Magnet calendar with season schedule |
2008 |
| 2 | 6 | "Hot Soccer" issues |
1986-1987 |
| 2 | 7 | Player profile for Rob Paterson |
1990 April |
| 2 | 8 | Portland's Terrific Timbers: The Story of 1975's Great Soccer Team . . . and How It Captured the Hearts of Portland's Fans |
1975 |
| 2 | 9 | "Timber News" issues |
1977-1978 |
| 2 | 10 | "Timbers Review" issues |
2004-2005 |
| 2 | 11 | Timber Talk |
1990 |
| 2 | 12 | Timber Topics |
1980 |
| 2 | 13 | Pages from unidentified publications about the Timbers |
undated |
Series 3: Other soccer teams and events, 1977-2007Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 14 | Portland Pride bumper sticker |
undated |
| 2 | 15 | University of Portland Pilots bumper sticker |
undated |
| 2 | 16 | Portland Pride media guide |
1995 |
| 2 | 17 | Soccer guides |
1977; 1979 |
| 2 | 18 | Program for Scotland vs, Bulgaria match |
1978 February 22 |
| 2 | 19 | Roster for Simon Fraser University team |
1984 |
| 2 | 20 | Schedules for youth and amateur games |
1993-1994; undated |
| 2 | 21 | Schedules for soccer camps and clinics |
undated |
| 2 | 22 | Soccer teams' schedules and newsletters |
1978; 1983 |
| 2 | 23 | Advertisement for U.S. vs. Ukraine match |
undated |
| 2 | 24 | FIFA Women's World Cup official program |
2003 |
| 3 | 1 | JVC Guide to Euro 2004 |
2004 |
| 3 | 2 | U.S. Soccer Foundation annual report |
2007 |
| 3 | 3 | "World Cup Soccer Series" |
1982 |
Series 4: Soccer-related published materials, 1971-2007Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 4 | "Kick" issues |
1975-1976 |
| 3 | 5 | "Kick" issue for 1976 league opener, with Gisele Currier's ticket and handwritten notes |
1976 |
| 3 | 6 | Issue of "Kick" |
1977 |
| 3 | 7-8 | "Soccer Corner" issues |
1977 December; 1979 June |
| 3 | 9-10 | "Soccerwatcher" issues |
1980; 1981 |
| 3 | 11-12 | American soccer magazines, primarily "Soccer America" |
1990-2006 |
| 4 | 1 | British soccer magazine |
1971-1976 |
| 4 | 2 | Newspaper clippings |
1975 |
| 4 | 3-4 | Newspaper clippings and articles |
1976-1988 |
| 4 | 5 | Scottish newspaper issues sent to Gisele Currier by Lillian Cummings of Glasgow, Scotland |
2002 |
| 4 | 6-9 | Newspaper clippings and articles |
2004-2007 |
| 5 | 1-2 | "Willamette Week" issues |
2005 April 22-July 6 |
Series 5: Photographs, circa 1975-2011Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 6 | 1 | Player portraits |
circa 1975 |
| 6 | 2 | Practice session |
circa 1977 |
| 6 | 3 | Unidentified match between team in blue uniforms and team in red uniforms |
circa 1985 |
| 6 | 4 | Timbers match against team in red uniforms |
circa 1990 |
| 6 | 5 | Informal match between Police Activities League and ex-Timbers players |
1993 July 25 |
| 6 | 6 | Portland Pride playoffs game |
1993 September |
| 6 | 7 | Women's match |
circa 2000 |
| 6 | 8 | Match attended by Clive Charles |
undated |
| 6 | 9 | Timbers Army |
2003-2005 |
| 6 | 10 | Timbers Army gathering |
circa 2005 |
| 6 | 11 | Timbers Army |
2005 April-May |
| 6 | 12 | Timbers Army |
2006 February-March |
| 6 | 13 | Timbers Army |
2011 January-April |
| 6 | 14 | Unidentified Timbers player events |
circa 1975-1980 |
| 6 | 15 | 1982 Timbers group photographs |
1982 |
| 6 | 16 | Second annual ex-Timber reunion game banquet |
1984 |
| 6 | 17 | 1975 Timbers 20th reunion |
1995 August 11 |
| 6 | 18 | Portland Pride gathering |
undated |
| 6 | 19 | Unidentified Hilton Hotel event |
undated |
| 6 | 20 | Unidentified night gathering |
undated |
| 6 | 21 | Small sets of photographs with little or no identification |
circa 1976-2005 |
| 7 | 1 | Unidentified photographs |
undated |
| 7 | 2 | Printouts of photographs |
undated |
| 7 | 3 | Photograph cutouts |
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Soccer fans--Oregon--Portland
- Soccer teams--Oregon--Portland
- Soccer--Oregon--Portland
Personal Names
- Currier, Gisele, 1955-2011
Corporate Names
- Portland Timbers (Soccer team)
- Timbers Army (Portland, Or.)
Form or Genre Terms
- clippings (information artifacts)
- ephemera (general object genre)
- magazines (periodicals)
- photographs
