Bertha Slater Smith song lyrics and sheet music, circa 1910-1920
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Overview of the Collection
- Composer
- Smith, Bertha Slater
- Title
- Bertha Slater Smith song lyrics and sheet music
- Dates
- circa 1910-1920 (inclusive)19101920
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (1 oversize folder (12x15) in shared flat box)
- Collection Number
- Coll 970
- Summary
- Sheet music and lyrics for a song by Bertha Slater Smith (1875-1936) of Portland, Oregon, "My Old Home in Oregon," and lyrics for Smith's song "Land of Mine." Smith was president of the Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers, and coined the Portland Rose Festival slogan, "For You a Rose in Portland Grows."
- 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
Biographical Note
Bertha Slater Smith was born in 1875 in La Grande, Oregon, and attended the University of Oregon in Eugene. She later lived in Portland, Oregon, where she was a high school teacher. In 1916, she submitted a proposed slogan for the Portland Rose Festival, "For You a Rose in Portland Grows," which the festival's board of governors unanimously chose out of 12,000 slogans submitted from across the United States.
Smith was also president of the Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers. Her husband was Elmer E. Smith (1870-1942). Bertha Slater Smith died in 1936.
Sources: Articles in the Oregonian, 1916-1966; obituary in the Oregon Journal, November 4, 1936; vital records on Ancestry.com.
Content Description
The collection consists of two undated songs handwritten by Bertha Slater Smith, "My Old Home in Oregon" and "Land of Mine." For "My Old Home in Oregon" there are both lyrics and sheet music; for "Land of Mine," only the lyrics are present.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Bertha Slater Smith song lyrics and sheet music, Coll 970, 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
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Subject Terms
- Music--Oregon
- Songs, English--Oregon
- Women composers--Oregon--Portland
Form or Genre Terms
- sheet music
- songs (musical compositions)
