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Creitz family collection, 1823-2007

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Creitz family
Title
Creitz family collection
Dates
1823-2007 (inclusive)
Quantity
4 cubic feet, (3 document cases, 2 flat boxes)
Collection Number
Coll 54
Summary
Papers of the Creitz family of Portland, Oregon, including manuscripts, genealogical papers, and ephemera. Included are materials relating to the muscial activities of Louis Creitz and his son Albert, both concert violinists; the activities of Albert's wife Lenore Tamiesie Creitz, who was elected as Rose Festival Queen in Portland in 1929; and genealogical materials relating to the Creitz, Huber, Tamiesie, and Reiling families.
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

The collection is open to the public.

Languages
English.
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Biographical Note

Captain William F. Creitz was born October 5, 1829 in Jacksonville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, the son of Henry Creitz and Elizabeth Follweiler Creitz. William served in the Civil War as a Captain in the Fifth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. He married Melissa Jane Watters in 1864, and their son Louis Albert Creitz was born December 25, 1866. In 1875 the family moved to Portland, Oregon. Louis Albert Creitz became a concert violinist, and at age 21 he traveled to Leipzig, Germany, where he studied at the Royal Conservatory for five years. He married Anna Huber in 1897 and had four children: Albert F., Russell, William, and Helen. Albert began studying the violin at age six and became the youngest member of the Portland Symphony Orchestra in 1915. He attended the Institute of Musical Art from 1918 to 1920 in New York City (later the Julliard School) and he performed and taught violin at different venues around Portland. On October 31, 1930, he married Lenore Tamiesie, daughter of Dr. George W. Tamiesie and Theresa Reiling Tamiesie of Portland. In 1929 Lenore Tamiesie had been employed at the office of the Northwestern Electric Company when she was elected Queen of the Portland Rose Festival, and she was the last Queen to serve prior to a change that required Queens to be selected only from local high schools. Albert's sister, Helen Creitz, also became a professional violinist. She served as the head of the violin department at Pacific University.

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Content Description

The collection includes photographs, manuscripts, genealogical papers, scrapbooks, and ephemera. Extensive genealogical files, assembled by Norman A. and Marjorie Creitz, trace the history of the Creitz, Reiling, Tamiesie, and Huber families, and include copies of photographs, documents, clippings, and other reference sources. A large group of materials documents the musical career of violinist Albert Creitz, including photographs and news clippings. Notable among the matirials relating to Lenore Tamiesie Creitz is an extensive scrapbook documenting her election and service as Queen of the Portland Rose Festival, including photographs, ephemera, programs, and clippings. Also in the collection is a second scrapbook of Lenore Creitz containing photographs and greeting cards from her later years.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library prior to any use of reproductions. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright holders.

Preferred Citation

Creitz family collection, Coll 54, Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in the following series:

  • Series A: Genealogical materials, circa 1823-2005
  • Series B: General family photographs and documents, circa 1884-2007
  • Series C: Albert Creitz materials, circa 1907-2001
  • Series D: Lenore Tamiesie Creitz materials, circa 1908-2001

Custodial History

The materials were assembled by Norman Creitz, son of Albert and Lenore Creitz.

Acquisition Information

Library Accessions 25681, 25869.

Processing Note

Photographs and other materials were removed from non-archival ring binders for preservation.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Music--Oregon--Portland
  • Musicians--Oregon--Portland
  • Portland Rose Festival
  • Portland Rose Festival--Courts--1929
  • Portland Rose Festival--Courts--1929--Photographs
  • Violinists--Oregon--Portland

Personal Names

  • Creitz, Albert
  • Creitz, Louis Albert
  • Creitz, William F.

Corporate Names

  • Rose Festival Association (Portland, Or.)

Family Names

  • Creitz family (creator)

Geographical Names

  • Portland (Or.)--History

Form or Genre Terms

  • Clippings
  • Genealogies
  • Photographs
  • Printed ephemera
  • Scrapbooks

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Creitz, Helen (creator)
    • Creitz, Lenor Tamiesie (creator)
    • Creitz, Norman

    Family Names

    • Huber family (creator)
    • Reiling family (creator)
    • Tamiesie family (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Todd Sulloway and Geoffrey B. Wexler
2007

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