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Gisele Currier collection of Portland Timbers memorabilia, 1971-2011

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Currier, Gisele, 1955-2011
Title
Gisele Currier collection of Portland Timbers memorabilia
Dates
1971-2011 (inclusive)
Quantity
3.5 cubic feet, (5 legal document cases; 1 letter document case; 1 slim letter document case; 1 flat box (19x25))
Collection Number
Coll 579
Summary
Papers, photographs, publications, and ephemera relating to Gisele Currier, professional soccer and particularly the soccer team Portland Timbers, and the fan organization Timbers Army. Currier (1955-2011) was an avid fan of the Portland Timbers, and played a major role in the growth of the Timbers Army.
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

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Gisele Currier (1951-2011) became a fan of the Portland Timbers soccer team in its original mid-1970s heyday, and her passion for the team endured for the rest of her life. In the 2000s, Currier was instrumental in the growth of Timbers fan club known as the "Timbers Army"; she also sold thousands of the Timbers Army's iconic "No Pity" scarves. Both Gisele Currier and her sister Paula were fixtures at Timbers games. After Paula's death in 2003, her seat at the Timbers' home stadium remained empty as a gesture of respect. Gisele Currier died suddenly in her Portland, Oregon home on April 23, 2011.

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Content Description

The collection consists of papers, photographs, and ephemera relating to professional soccer, particularly the Portland Timbers team. The materials were created or collected by Gisele Currier. Soccer magazines, newsletters regarding the Timbers, advertisements and flyers for Timbers games and events, and clippings about the Timbers or the fan group "Timbers Army" constitute the bulk of the collection's written materials. Additional written materials include records relating to scarf orders which Currier processed, and printouts of e-mails and message board posts. The collection's photographs depict Timbers players, soccer games, and events, including Timbers Army gatherings.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Gisele Currier collection of Portland Timbers memorabilia, Coll 579, 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.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in 5 series: Series 1. Gisele Currier and Timbers Army papers; Series 2. Portland Timbers materials; Series 3. Other soccer teams and events; Series 4. Soccer-related published materials; Series 5. Photographs.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Charles Currier, July 2011 (Lib. Acc. 28974).

Processing Note

Collection was titled "Portland Timbers collection" prior to 2020.

Separated Materials

Artifacts were separated to Museum Collections, Oregon Historical Society.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Finding aid prepared by Jeffrey A. Hayes
2018

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