Mary Drain Albro Collection

Mary Drain Albro Collection, 1942-2010

Overview of the Collection

Title: Mary Drain Albro Collection
Dates: 1942-2010 (inclusive)
19422010
Quantity: 0.75 cubic feet, (3 boxes)
Collection Number: MS.8
Summary: The collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs pertaining to Mary Drain Albro, founder of the Pioneer Rose Association, and the Old Memorial Rose Dedication at Pacific University.
Repository: Pacific University, Archives
Pacific University Archives
2043 College Way
Forest Grove, OR
97116
Telephone: 5033521400
archives@pacificu.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Sponsored by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Mary Drain Albro (1876-1962) was a founding member of the Pioneer Rose Association, established in 1936 to locate and preserve the roses brought to Oregon by the pioneers. In 1942 the Association dedicated a Pioneer Rose Garden on the campus of Pacific University, in memory of Tabitha Brown.

Albro was born and raised in Drain, Oregon, and attended nursing school in San Francisco. After a 40 year career as a nurse, she became involved with a variety of historical organizations, including Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers and the Pioneer Rose Association.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection consists of correspondence; typescripts of several publications by Mary Drain Albro, including The Pioneer Rose Trail and Eternal Light: A Legend of the First White Mother of Old Oregon, Marcissa [sic] Prentiss Whitman and The Pioneer Rose Trail; biographical information; programs for the Old Memorial Rose Dedication at Pacific University; newspaper clippings pertaining to the Pioneer Rose Association of Oregon; photographs; and other materials related to roses and rose growing. In addition, there is a photocopy of the booklet, Wagon Trails Lead to Roses in December: A Pioneer History of Drain, Oregon by Jen Carlson.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[item identification], Mary Drain Albro Collection, Pacific University Archives, Forest Grove, Oregon.

Restrictions on Use

Pacific University owns the copyright to some, but not all, of the materials housed in its archives. Copyright for materials authored or otherwise produced as official business of Pacific University is retained by Pacific University and requires its permission for publication. Copyright status for other collection materials varies. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

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