ORU_Bx038.xml Guide to the Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association Records 1952-1958 Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association records Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Tanya Parlet. Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2012
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-12-22. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
1299 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1299 spcarref@uoregon.edu http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll
Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association records Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association Bx 038 4.5 linear feet 3 containers 3 record storage boxes 1952-1958 The Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association (ORECA) was formed in 1942. The collection contains articles of association, membership information, committee minutes and reports, financial records, correspondence and memoranda, contracts, and publications, 1952-1958; the Association destroyed its earlier records. English . 1 2 3

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 Electric utilities--Oregon Rural electrification--Oregon Electric cooperatives--Oregon Public utilities Financial records Correspondence

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The Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association (ORECA) was formed in 1942. Individuals representing five member cooperatives signed ORECA's Articles of Incorporation. ORECA Founders were: V.A. Parker (Blachly-Lane Electric), James E. Paddock (Lane Electric), Ivan C. Laird (Coos-Curry Electric), George W. Hendrix (Benton-Lincoln Electric), and J.B. Rader (Douglas Electric).

Source: Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association website: http://www.oreca.org/about-us/objectives_and_purpose/

The collection contains articles of association, membership information, committee minutes and reports, financial records, correspondence and memoranda, contracts, and publications, 1952-1958; the Association destroyed its earlier records.

Articles of association include by-laws, incorporation records, and correspondence.

Committee materials include meeting minutes, treasurer's reports, resolutions, agendas, tax committee and legislative committee records.

Financial records include bills, claims, statements and checks.

Publication records include Northwest Ruralite, correspondence, contracts, and memoranda.

 Guide to the Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association Records

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