Portland Rose Festival Association photographs collection

Portland Rose Festival Association photographs collection, 1904-1995

Overview of the Collection

Title: Portland Rose Festival Association photographs collection
Dates: 1904-1995 (inclusive)
19041995
Quantity: 6.32 cubic feet (5,077 photographic prints, 16 lantern slides, 257 black-and-white negatives, 16 color negatives, 427 positive color transparencies, and printed material in 14 boxes and 2 oversized boxes)
Collection Number: Org. Lot 850
Summary: Ranging in date from 1904 to 1995, the Portland Rose Festival Association Photographs Collection consists of photographic materials and a small amount of printed materials created and collected by Portland, Oregon's Rose Festival Association, a non-profit group that organizes and finances the city's annual Rose Festival. Subjects include the festival's Rose Courts, Rose Queens, parades, Waterfront Fun Center, association staff and directors, Royal Rosarians, and city and state political officials.
Repository: 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: The collection is open to the public.
Languages: English.
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Portland Rose Festival Association is a non-profit civic group that organizes the Rose Festival, held each June in Portland, Oregon. With a mission to promote Portland and the state of Oregon culturally, socially, and economically, the association hosts a multitude of events during the festival, including the Grand Floral and Starlight Parades, concerts, coronation of the Rose Queen, foot and boat races, carnival rides, fireworks displays, an arts festival, Fleet Week, and a CHAMP car race at the Portland International Speedway. The festival is attended by over 2 million people and generates approximately $80 million each year for the region's economy.

The idea for an annual festival in the city dates to 1905, when Portland's then-mayor, Harry Lane, proposed a festival of roses after the conclusion of the city's successful Lewis and Clark Exposition. The first Rose Festival and Carnival took place in 1907, and shortly after, a group of 10 businessmen started a non-profit group to help finance and organize the event. In 1932, the non-profit group achieved legal incorporation as the Portland Rose Festival Association. Since then, the association has steadily grown in size; currently, it consists of a 75-member board of directors, a small professional year-round staff, and several thousand seasonal volunteers. The association is funded by corporate sponsorships, event admission, and donations.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Ranging in date from 1904 to 1995, the Portland Rose Festival Association Photographs Collection consists of 5,077 color and black-and-white photographic prints, 257 black-and-white negatives, 16 color negatives, 16 lantern slides, 427 mounted and unmounted positive color transparencies, and a small amount of printed materials created and collected by Portland, Oregon's Rose Festival Association, a non-profit group that organizes and finances the city's annual Rose Festival. A number of well-known Portland-area photographers and photography studios are represented in the collection, including Allen J. De Lay, David Kennerly, Arthur M. Prentiss, Kiser Studios, Photo-art Commercial Studios, Walters Studio, Gladys Gilbert Studio, and Marquam Photo Studio.

The bulk of images document the festival's Rose Courts, Rose Queens, and Grand Floral Parades from the 1920s through the 1990s, but the collection additionally includes images of the Waterfront Fun Center, association staff and directors, the Royal Rosarians, Fleet Week, the children's parade, the Merrykhana Parade, and city and state political officials such as Oregon governor and Portland mayor Neil Goldschmidt and Portland mayor Vera Katz. Coverage of the festival's queens is especially extensive; queens from Carrie Chamberlain, the first Rose Queen, through the queens of the early 1990s are shown at parades, portrait sittings, coronations, and promotional events.

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 before any reproduction use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Preferred Citation

Portland Rose Festival Association Photographs Collection, Org. Lot 850, Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in the following series:

Series A: Rose Festival courts and parades, 1904-1993
Series B: Other Rose Festival activities and people, circa 1920-1993
Series C: Oversize Rose Festival photographs, circa 1925-1995
Series D: Rose Festival lantern slides and transparencies, circa 1920-1990
Series E: Background materials, circa 1940-1995

Location of Collection

Negatives and lantern slides are located at remote storage facility. Contact library staff to make an appointment to view.

Acquisition Information

Library accession nos. 16734, 22149, 22434, 22597, 22125, and 20466

Processing Note

Prior to the current processing of the archive, Org. Lots 249 and 762 were vacated to Org. Lot 850 (see collection holding record for more information). During the latest arrangement and description of the archive, the collection's basic arrangement structure by subject and chronology was maintained with minor exceptions; divisions by decade were added to the chronological files, printed materials were separated from photographic materials and placed in their own series, and miscellaneous photographic materials were interfiled in existing series.

Separated Materials

Portland Rose Festival Association Records, Mss. 1528-1, Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Related Materials

Portland Rose Festival Association Records, Mss. 1528-1, Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Rose Festival Collection, Org. Lot 431, Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series A: Rose Festival courts and parades, 1904-1993Return to Top

Arranged chronologically.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/30	Rose Carnival and Rose Fiesta, queens and court	1904-1917
	Rose Festival	1906-1929
Box/Folder
1/1, 1/24	Early era	circa 1906-1929
1/2	Queen Carrie Lee Chamberlain (Wood)	1907
1/4-1/9	Parade	1904-1913
1/10	Queen Thelma Hollingsworth	1914
1/11-1/12	Parade	1914-1915
1/13	Rose Queen	1916
1/14	Parade	1916
1/15	Queen Nina Zoe Kitts	1917
1/16	Junior parade	1917
1/17	Grand Floral Parade	1917
1/18	Grand Floral Parade	1920s
1/19	Queen Edith Dailey	1924
1/20	Grand Floral Parade	1925
1/21	Queen Dorothy Mielke	1927
1/22	Grand Floral Parade	1927
1/23	Queen Lenore Tamiesie	1929
	Rose Festival	1930-1939
Box/Folder
1/25-1/26	Rose Festival	circa 1930-1940
1/27-1/29	Grand Floral Parade	1930-1932
2/1	Queen Frances	1932
2/2	Queen Jean Stevenson	1933
2/3	Junior queen's court	1933
2/4	Grand Floral Parade	1933
2/5	Junior Rose Festival Parade	1933
2/6	Queen Beta Skinner	1934
2/7	Junior queen and king court	1934
2/8	Grand Floral Parade	1934
2/9	Junior Rose Festival Parade	1934
2/10	Queen Irene Hegeberg	1935
2/11	Grand Floral Parade	1935
2/12	Junior rose parade and court	1935
2/13	Grand Floral Parade	1936
2/14	Queen Dorothy Hardin	1937
2/15	Grand Floral Parade	1937
2/16	Queen Francis Hulse	1938
2/17	Queen Jean Hoover	1939
2/18	Grand Floral Parade	1939
	Rose Festival	1940-1949
Box/Folder
2/19	Rose Festival	circa 1940-1950
2/20	Rose queens, princesses and courts	1940-1949
2/21-22	Grand Floral Parade	1940-1950
3/1	Junior queen, king and court	1940-1950s
3/2	Queen Virginia Rothenberg	1940
3/3	Junior court	1940
3/4	Grand Floral Parade	1940
3/5	Queen Betty Jane Harding	1941
3/6	Junior rose court	1941
3/7	Queen Shirley Fowler	1942
3/8	Queen Shirley Howard	1943
3/9	Junior queen, king and court	1943
3/10	Queen Jo Anne Bush	1944
3/11	Queen Joan Williams	1945
3/12	Junior court queen and king	1945
3/13	Queen Lloyde Hough	1946
3/14	Grand Floral Parade	1946
3/15	Queen Georgene Ormston	1947
3/16	Junior king and queen courts	1947
3/17	Queen Barbara Lodge	1948
3/18	Queen Joyce Sommerlade and court	1949
3/19	Grand Floral Parade	1949
	Rose Festival	1950-1959
Box/Folder
3/20	Rose Festival	circa 1950-1960
3/21	Rose queens, princesses and courts	1950-1960
3/22	Grand Floral Parades, no specified dates	1950-1960
3/23	Junior queen and king courts	1950-1960
3/24	Queen Dorothy Anderle	1950
4/1	Grand Floral Parade	1950
4/2	Queen Gloria Krieger	1951
4/15	Ex-queen (1951) Gloria Krieger	undated
4/3	Queen Jeanne Wallace	1952
4/4	Grand Floral Parade	1952
4/5	Queen Nancie Williams	1953
4/6	Queen Jan Markstaller (Donnelly)	1954
4/7	Grand Floral Parade	1954
4/8	Queen Nancy Wyly	1955
4/9	Grand Floral Parade	1955
4/10	Queen Sharon Frey	1956
4/11	Grand Floral Parade	1956
4/12	Queen Alice Eastman	1957
4/13	Grand Floral Parade	1957
4/14	Junior rose parade	1957
4/16	Queen, Ruth Parrett and court	1958
4/17	Grand Floral Parade	1958
4/18	Queen, Mary Sue Woolfolk, and court	1959
4/19	Grand Floral Parade	1959
	Rose Festival	1960-1969
Box/Folder
4/20	Rose Festival	circa 1960-1970
4/21	Grand Floral Parade	1960-1970
4/22	Queen Jean Ann Jackson	1960
4/23	Queen Linda Fuqua and court	1961
5/1-2	Queen Cherie Lynne Viggers and court	1962
5/3	Queen Linda Jackson	1963
5/4	Queen Sharon Arneson and court	1964
5/5	Queen Sally Swift and court	1965
5/6	Junior court	1965
5/7	Queen Julie West and court	1966
5/8	Queen Ana Maria Enriquez	1967
5/9	Grand Floral Parade	1967
6/1	Queen Margaret Huelskamp and court	1968
6/2	Queen Rhonda Anderson and court	1969
	Rose Festival	1970-1979
Box/Folder
6/3	Rose Festival	circa 1970-1980
6/4	Junior queen and court	1970s
6/5	Grand Floral Parade	1970s
6/6	Queen Laurie King and court	1970
6/7	Grand Floral Parade	1970
6/8	Queen Kristi Lee and court	1971
6/9	Queen Mary Mantey	1972
6/10	Queen Anne Dufresne and court	1973
6/11	Rose Court	1973
6/12	Junior Queen Lisa Portinga and court	1973
7/1	Queen Danita Ruzic and court	1974
7/2	Junior Queen and court	1978
7/3	Milk carton boat races	1974
7/4	Queen Heather Van Wessem	1975
7/5	Junior Queen Katherine O'Connor and court	1975
7/6	Grand Floral Parade	1975
7/7	Queen Diana Fredericks and court	1976
7/8	Rose Festival court	1976
7/9	Grand Floral Parade	1976
7/10	Junior parade	1976
7/11	Milk carton boat races	1976
7/12	Starlight parade	1976
7/13	Queen Sue Higgins and court	1977
12/11	Rose Festival	1978
7/14	Queen Tina Klassy and court	1978
7/15	Rose queen and junior queen pose for Christmas cards	1978
7/16	Queen Rochelle Anderson and court	1979
7/17	Junior court	1979
7/18	Junior parade	1979
	Rose Festival	1980-1989
Box/Folder
8/1-3	Rose Festival	circa 1980-1990
8/4	Junior queens and courts	1980s
8/5	Grand Floral Parade	1980s
8/6	Queen Robin Marks and court	1980
8/7	Junior Queen Ruthie Bade and court	1980
8/8	Grand Floral Parade	1980
8/9	Queen Kim DePietro and court	1981
8/10	Junior court	1981
8/11	Junior queen and court	1982
8/12	Queen Leslie Carlson and court	1982
8/13	Queen Kira Rembold and court	1983
8/14	Junior queen Tricia Veit and court	1983
8/15	Grand Floral Parade	1983
9/1	Queen Stephanie Dir and court	1984
9/2	Junior court	1984
9/3	Queen Raina Beavers and court	1985
9/4	Junior queen Sarah Bradley and court	1985
9/5	Grand Floral Parade	1985
9/6	Queen Claudia Reimer and court	1986
9/7	Junior queen Keri Zuercher and court	1986
9/8	Grand Floral Parade	1986
9/9	Junior parade	1986
9/10	Junior court	1987
9/11	Grand Floral Parade	1987
9/12	Queen Rene Pearson and court	1987
9/13	Queen Kelly Manning	1988
9/14	Queen Deanna Connell	1989
	Rose Festival	1990-1993
Box/Folder
9/15	Junior queen and court	circa 1990-1993
9/16	Queen Erin Neill and court	1990
9/17	Junior court	1990
9/18	Queen Jennifer Deas	1991
9/19	Queen Mikylah Myers and court	1993

Series B: Other Rose Festival activities and people, circa 1920-1993Return to Top

Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
10/1	Auto racing	circa 1970-1990
10/2	Battle of the Bands	circa 1970-1980
10/5	Cart/PPG Indy Car race	circa 1980-1990
10/3	City and state political figures	circa 1980-1993
10/6	Coronation	circa 1930-1940
10/4	Dignitaries and royalty not affiliated with the Rose Festival	circa 1990-1993
12/1-8	Duplicates	1962-1991, undated
10/7-9	Festival directors	circa 1960-1990
10/10	Festival officials	circa 1920-1990
10/11	Festival Fun Center	circa 1935-1980
10/12	Float proposals	1992-1993
10/14	Golden Rose Ski Classic	circa 1960-1980
10/13	Grand Floral Parade	circa 1940-1990
10/15	Hot air balloon event	circa 1970-1980
11/1	Junior Rose Parade	circa 1950-1980
11/2	Lawn bowling event	circa 1985
11/3	Local media personality photos	circa 1990-1993
11/4	Media promotion and merchandizing	circa 1945-1985
11/5	Merrykhana Parade	circa 1970-1980
11/6	Milk carton boat races	circa 1980-1990
11/7-8	Naval fleet	circa 1930-1990
11/9	Pasadena	circa 1940-1970
11/10	Personalities	circa 1940-1985
11/12	Rose Show exhibits	circa 1940-1980
11/11	Royal Rosarians	circa 1930-1990
11/13	Sports	1970-1980
11/14	Staff	circa 1980-1990
11/15	Staff/directors	circa 1970-1990
11/16	Turkey give-away event	circa 1975
11/17	Waterfront entertainment (Fun) Center	circa 1960-1990

Series C: Oversize Rose Festival photographs, circa 1925-1995Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
15/1, 16/2	Rose Festival	circa 1980-1990
15/2	Rose Festival	circa 1925-1995
15/3	Rose Parade	circa 1964-1990
16/1	Pasadena Tournament of Roses (framed and mounted photograph)	1971
15/4	Queen and court	circa 1935-1980
15/5	Queen and court	circa 1960-1986

Series D: Rose Festival lantern slides and transparencies, circa 1920-1990Return to Top

Arranged chronologically.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
13/1	Rose Festival 13 hand colored lantern slides. Subjects include the Rose Festival Parade and rose bushes. Includes photographs taken by Arthur M. Prentiss of Portland, Or.	circa 1920-1930
13/2	Grand Floral Parade 3 lantern slides.	1925
13/3	Rose queens	1933-1939
13/4	Grand Floral Parade	circa 1940
14/1	Grand Floral Parade	1954
14/2	Grand Floral Parade	1959
13/5	Portland Rose Festival	circa 1950-1960
13/6	Portland Rose Festival	circa 1960-1970
14/3	Grand Floral Parade	1961
13/7	Boat parade	1962
14/4	Grand Floral Parade	1962
13/9	Junior parade	1962
13/10	Carnival	1962
13/11	Merrykhana parade	1962
13/12	Queen selection	1962
13/13	Rose Show and inauguration of Rosarians	1962
14/5	Grand Floral Parade and Queen	1966
13/14	Rose Festival festivities	circa 1960-1970
14/6	Rose Festival scenes	late 1960s
14/7	Rose Festival and Portland skyline	circa 1970-1980
13/15	Thelma Hollingsworth, Queen of 1914 parade	1974
14/8	Rose Court	1975
14/9	Rose Court	1976
13/16	Rose Festival	circa 1980-1990
14/10	Rose Festival Court	1986

Series E: Background materials, circa 1940-1995Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
12/9	Assorted printed materials Includes queen and court biographies, newspaper clippings, robe design, and festival press releases	circa 1940-1995
12/10	Rainmaker's certificate	1958

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Personal Names

Chamberlain, Carrie Lee--Photographs.
Goldschmidt, Neil E., 1940- --Photographs.
Katz, Vera, 1933- --Photographs.
Kennerly, David. (photographer)
Prentiss, Arthur M. (photographer)

Corporate Names

Portland Rose Festival Association--Photographs.
Portland Rose Festival--Courts--Photographs.
Portland Rose Festival--Photographs.

Form or Genre Terms

Film negatives.
Film transparencies.
Lantern slides.
Photographic prints.

Other Creators

Personal Names
- De Lay, Allen J. (photographer)
Corporate Names
- Gladys Gilbert Studio (Portland, Or.)
- Kiser Photo Co. (Portland, Or.) (photographers)
- Kiser Bros. (photographers)
- Marquam Photo Studio (Portland, Or.) (photographs)
- Photo-Art Commercial Studios (Portland, Or.) (photographers)
- Walters Studio (Portland, Or.) (photographers)

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