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Portland Women's Research Club records, 1916-1966
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Portland Women's Research Club
- Title
- Portland Women's Research Club records
- Dates
- 1916-1966 (inclusive)19161966
- Quantity
- 2 cubic feet, (2 Paige cartons)
- Collection Number
- Mss 1642
- Summary
- The Portland Women's Research Club was an organization devoted to "study of national, state and municipal government, economics, current topics and parliamentary law." Records include minutes of the Executive Board, minutes of program and business meetings, membership records, financial records, scrapbooks, membership booklets, and a history of the club.
- 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
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection includes minutes of the Executive Board, 5 volumes, 1916-1936 and 1939-1950; minutes of program and business meetings, 7 volumes, 1916-1944 and 1950-1956; membership records, 3 volumes, 1916-1944; financial records, 8 volumes, 1928-1942 and 1944-1951; scrapbooks, 1953-1966; membership booklets, with constitution and by-laws, 1920-1966; history of the club, "A Backward Glance - Fifty Years," 1966.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Portland Women's Research Club was an organization devoted to "study of national, state and municipal government, economics, current topics and parliamentary law." It donated land and money to the Children's Farm Home in Corvallis, the Pilot Education Program for the School for Mentally and Physically Handicapped Children in Portland, the Oregon Historical Society and the University of Oregon.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Portland Women's Research Club records, Mss 1642, 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
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Charities--Oregon--Portland
- Women--Oregon--Portland--Societies and clubs
Corporate Names
- Portland Women's Research Club
Geographical Names
- Portland (Or.)--Politics and government
Form or Genre Terms
- administrative records
- financial records
- printed ephemera
- scrapbooks
