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Creitz family collection, 1823-2007
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Creitz family
- Title
- Creitz family collection
- Dates
- 1823-2007 (inclusive)18232007
- Quantity
- 4 cubic feet, (3 document cases, 2 flat boxes)
- Collection Number
- Coll 54
- Summary
- Papers of the Creitz family of Portland, Oregon, including manuscripts, genealogical papers, and ephemera. Included are materials relating to the muscial activities of Louis Creitz and his son Albert, both concert violinists; the activities of Albert's wife Lenore Tamiesie Creitz, who was elected as Rose Festival Queen in Portland in 1929; and genealogical materials relating to the Creitz, Huber, Tamiesie, and Reiling families.
- 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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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Captain William F. Creitz was born October 5, 1829 in Jacksonville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, the son of Henry Creitz and Elizabeth Follweiler Creitz. William served in the Civil War as a Captain in the Fifth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. He married Melissa Jane Watters in 1864, and their son Louis Albert Creitz was born December 25, 1866. In 1875 the family moved to Portland, Oregon. Louis Albert Creitz became a concert violinist, and at age 21 he traveled to Leipzig, Germany, where he studied at the Royal Conservatory for five years. He married Anna Huber in 1897 and had four children: Albert F., Russell, William, and Helen. Albert began studying the violin at age six and became the youngest member of the Portland Symphony Orchestra in 1915. He attended the Institute of Musical Art from 1918 to 1920 in New York City (later the Julliard School) and he performed and taught violin at different venues around Portland. On October 31, 1930, he married Lenore Tamiesie, daughter of Dr. George W. Tamiesie and Theresa Reiling Tamiesie of Portland. In 1929 Lenore Tamiesie had been employed at the office of the Northwestern Electric Company when she was elected Queen of the Portland Rose Festival, and she was the last Queen to serve prior to a change that required Queens to be selected only from local high schools. Albert's sister, Helen Creitz, also became a professional violinist. She served as the head of the violin department at Pacific University.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection includes photographs, manuscripts, genealogical papers, scrapbooks, and ephemera. Extensive genealogical files, assembled by Norman A. and Marjorie Creitz, trace the history of the Creitz, Reiling, Tamiesie, and Huber families, and include copies of photographs, documents, clippings, and other reference sources. A large group of materials documents the musical career of violinist Albert Creitz, including photographs and news clippings. Notable among the matirials relating to Lenore Tamiesie Creitz is an extensive scrapbook documenting her election and service as Queen of the Portland Rose Festival, including photographs, ephemera, programs, and clippings. Also in the collection is a second scrapbook of Lenore Creitz containing photographs and greeting cards from her later years.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of 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 use of reproductions. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright holders.
Preferred Citation
Creitz family collection, Coll 54, Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in the following series:
- Series A: Genealogical materials, circa 1823-2005
- Series B: General family photographs and documents, circa 1884-2007
- Series C: Albert Creitz materials, circa 1907-2001
- Series D: Lenore Tamiesie Creitz materials, circa 1908-2001
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Series A: Genealogical materials, circa 1829-2005Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Creitz family, 1710-2003 |
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Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | Table of contents, preface, aknowledgements,
background |
1999-2003 |
1/2 | Pedigree and descendents charts |
1999-2003 |
1/3 | Genealogies and family histories |
2001-2002 |
1/4-6 | Family of William F. Creitz |
circa 1829-2003 |
1/7 | Lewis F. Creitz |
circa 1823-2003 |
1/8 | Melissa W. Creitz |
circa 1847-2003 |
1/9 | Albert Huber |
circa 1920-2003 |
1/10 | Louis A. Creitz Family |
circa 1866-2003 |
1/11 | Frederic W. Creitz |
circa 1905-2003 |
1/12 | Albert F. Creitz |
1924-2003 |
1/13 | Russell Creitz |
2002 |
1/14 | William B. Creitz |
circa 1902-2002 |
1/15 | Helen Creitz |
1926-2002 |
1/16 | Creitz family potluck |
circa 2000 |
4/1 | Originals of family news clippings (mostly
Albert F. Creitz) |
circa 1925-1976 |
Tamiesie and Reiling families, 1770-2005 |
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Box/Folder | ||
1/17 | Background, acknowledgements, and pedigree
charts |
2003-2005 |
1/18 | Settlement of Verboort |
undated |
1/19 | Tamiesie family, general |
1974-2004 |
1/20 | Jean Baptiste Tamiesie |
circa 1900-2004 |
1/21 | Dr. James Phillippe Tamiesie |
circa 1899-2004 |
1/22 | Katherine G. Tamiesie |
circa 1904-2004 |
2/1 | Dr. George W. Tamiesie |
circa 1894-2004 |
2/2 | Sylvester Tamiesie |
circa 1916-2002 |
2/3 | Lenore Tamiesie |
circa 1911-2001 |
2/4 | Leslie and Lester Tamiesie |
circa 1919-2002 |
2/5 | Reiling family |
circa 1895-2005 |
2/6 | Arthur L. Reiling |
circa 1920-2005 |
2/7 | Martin Reiling |
circa 1930-2002 |
Series B: General family photographs and documents, circa 1884-2007Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
2/8 | Anne Creitz |
circa 1892; 1944 |
2/9 | Helen Creitz |
1921-1938; undated |
2/10 | Lewis Creitz |
circa 1884-1950 |
2/11 | Russell Creitz--photo only |
undated |
2/12 | William Creitz |
1928-1968 |
2/13 | Albert Huber |
1923-1932; undated |
2/14 | Creitz family, general
Includes photograph of the corner of SW First Avenue and
Sherman Street, circa 1900.
|
circa 1900-1996; undated |
2/15 | "A narrative about two houses on W.
Monroe" |
2007 |
Series C: Albert Creitz materials, circa 1907-2001Return to Top
Includes photographs, documents, concert programs, and clippings.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
3/1 | circa 1907-1915; undated | |
3/2 | 1916-1921; undated | |
3/3 | 1921-1925; undated | |
3/4 | 1926-1931; undated | |
3/5 | 1931-1936; undated | |
3/6 | 1937-2001; undated | |
5/1 | Oversize documents and photographs, including
concert poster |
circa 1924-1938; undated |
Series D: Lenore Tamiesie Creitz materials, circa 1908-2001Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
3/7 | Photographs |
1908-1929 |
4/2 | Scrapbook with Christmas cards |
1916-2001 |
5/2 | Rose Festival Queen scrapbook |
1928-1929 |
5/3 | Loose pages from above scrapbook |
1928-1929 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Music--Oregon--Portland
- Musicians--Oregon--Portland
- Portland Rose Festival
- Portland Rose Festival--Courts--1929
- Portland Rose Festival--Courts--1929--Photographs
- Violinists--Oregon--Portland
Personal Names
- Creitz, Albert
- Creitz, Louis Albert
- Creitz, William F.
Corporate Names
- Rose Festival Association (Portland, Or.)
Family Names
- Creitz family (creator)
Geographical Names
- Portland (Or.)--History
Form or Genre Terms
- Clippings
- Genealogies
- Photographs
- Printed ephemera
- Scrapbooks
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Creitz, Helen (creator)
- Creitz, Lenor Tamiesie (creator)
- Creitz, Norman
Family Names
- Huber family (creator)
- Reiling family (creator)
- Tamiesie family (creator)