Collection is open for research.
Gift of Anita T. A. Lustenberger, December 1999 (Lib. Acc. 24077).
The second annual Fleet Week in Portland, Oregon, also called the Fleet Fiesta, was held from July 16, 1937 to July 29, 1937. A total of 20 U.S. naval ships docked in Portland for that period, commanded by Vice Admiral W. T. Tarrant (1878-1972) aboard the U.S.S. Indianapolis. C. T. Haas (1888-1972) was the chair of the city's Fleet Week Committee.
Sources: Article in the Oregonian, "Carson Appoints Hosts to Fleet," February 14, 1937; articles in the Oregonian, July 11-July 30, 1937; vital and family tree records via Ancestry.com.
Scrapbook about 1937 Fleet Week in Portland, Oregon, presented to Vice Admiral W. T. Tarrant, Coll 1044, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
The collection consists of a scrapbook, compiled by Fleet Week Committee Chair C. T. Haas and possibly other committee members, that documents the 1937 Fleet Week in Portland, Oregon, and was presented to Vice Admiral W. T. Tarrant on July 27, 1937. The bulk of the scrapbook's contents are newspaper clippings about the event, including an envelope of clippings that had been deemed too large to glue to the scrapbook's pages. Other materials in the scrapbook include invitations to Fleet Week events, a souvenir program, a poster, ribbons, stationery, and a statement by Missouri Governor Lloyd C. Stark complimenting the naval review and parade. There are handwritten inscriptions from Haas to Tarrant on the first page and back inside cover of the scrapbook. The inscription on the inside back cover expresses hope that Tarrant will return to Portland in the future and wishes him a happy upcoming birthday.
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