Portland, Oregon, Council of P.E.O. Sisterhood tea and luncheon event records, 1969-1979
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- P.E.O. Sisterhood. Portland Council (Or.)
- Title
- Portland, Oregon, Council of P.E.O. Sisterhood tea and luncheon event records
- Dates
- 1969-1979 (inclusive)19691979
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (2 folders in shared box)
- Collection Number
- Coll 1114
- Summary
- Reports, correspondence, ephemera, and clippings relating to Education Day teas and a Founders' Luncheon that were organized by the Portland, Oregon, Council of the Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) Sisterhood in the late 1960s and the 1970s. The records for the 1977 Education Day Tea include correspondence with that year's guest speaker, former U.S. Representative Edith Green (1910-1987). P.E.O. Sisterhood is a non-profit organization that supports women's education; its first Oregon chapter was formed in Portland in 1905.
- 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
Historical Note
Philanthropic Educational Organization Sisterhood (usually abbreviated as P.E.O. Sisterhood) is a nonprofit women's organization that supports women's education. It was founded in 1869 at Iowa Wesleyan University in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. The first Oregon chapter of the organization was formed in Portland in August 1905.
Sources: "About" and "History" pages on the P.E.O. website (accessed December 2025), https://www.peointernational.org/about-peo/ and https://www.peointernational.org/about-peo/history/; "Will Organize Oregon Chapter," Oregonian, August 12, 1905, page 8.
Content Description
The collection consists of records and ephemera for Education Day teas from 1969 to 1979 and the 1970 Founders' Day Luncheon organized by the Portland, Oregon, Council of the Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) Sisterhood. Records consist of reports for each event, generally followed by examples of invitations for the event; newspaper clippings about the event; and correspondence, receipts, or other materials relating to the event. The front page of most reports lists the names and chapter affiliations of the planning committee members. The report for the 1977 Education Day Tea includes a typed letter from Margaret Sell to that year's guest speaker, former U.S. Representative Edith Green, and a handwritten reply from Green.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Portland, Oregon, Council of P.E.O. Sisterhood tea and luncheon event records, Coll 1114, 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 Information
Acquisition Information
Gift of Chapter AV of P.E.O., May 2025 (RL2025-046).
Processing Note
Collection was processed in December 2025 by Jeffrey Hayes. During processing, reports were removed from plastic covers and bindings and placed in folded sheets of acid-free paper for preservation purposes.
Related Materials
Other materials at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library relating to the P.E.O. Sisterhood in Oregon include a vertical file, Societies - Oregon P.E.O. Sisterhood, and a book, "Yesterdays - Today - Tomorrows: A Brief History of P.E.O. in Oregon," by Lloyd JoAnn King (call number 305.4 K53y).
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Women--Education--Oregon--Portland
- Women--Oregon--Portland--Societies and clubs--20th century
Personal Names
- Green, Edith, 1910-1987--Correspondence
Corporate Names
- P.E.O. Sisterhood. Portland Council (Or.)--Records and correspondence
Form or Genre Terms
- clippings (information artifacts)
- correspondence
- ephemera (general object genre)
- reports
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Green, Edith, 1910-1987 (correspondent)
