Creitz family collection, 1823-2007

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Creitz family
Title
Creitz family collection
Dates
1823-2007 (inclusive)
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
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.

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

Custodial History

The materials were assembled by Norman Creitz, son of Albert and Lenore Creitz.

Acquisition Information

Library Accessions 25681, 25869.

Processing Note

Photographs and other materials were removed from non-archival ring binders for preservation.

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
Creitz family, 1710-2003
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
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
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
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
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

  • Personal Names
    • Creitz, Helen (creator)
    • Creitz, Lenor Tamiesie (creator)
    • Creitz, Norman
    Family Names
    • Huber family (creator)
    • Reiling family (creator)
    • Tamiesie family (creator)