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William C. Drake collection of Portland Beavers memorabilia, 1947-1969
Overview of the Collection
- Compiler
- Drake, William C. (William Charles), 1915-2000
- Title
- William C. Drake collection of Portland Beavers memorabilia
- Dates
- 1947-1969 (inclusive)19471969
- Quantity
- 0.2 cubic feet, (1 folder in shared box; 1 oversize folder (16x20) in shared flat box)
- Collection Number
- Coll 958
- Summary
- Memorabilia of Portland, Oregon, baseball team the Portland Beavers, collected by William C. Drake (1915-2000), namely team photographs and issues of the publication "Rollie Truitt's Scrapbook." Drake was a technician for Pacific Northwest Bell and later operated the pro shop at the Willamette Racquet Club in Clackamas, Oregon; he also worked as an announcer for sports events in the Portland area.
- 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 NoteReturn to Top
William Charles Drake was born in 1915 in Kansas City, Missouri, and came to Portland, Oregon, in the 1920s. He worked as a technician for Pacific Northwest Bell until retiring in 1975. He also worked as an announcer for local sporting events. He later operated the pro shop at the Willamette Racquet Club in Clackamas, Oregon. He married Clara Goetten in 1939; the couple had two children. Drake died in 2000.
Sources: Obituary in the Oregonian, May 6, 2000; information provided by Drake's son, William C. Drake, Jr.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of team photographs and commemorative publications relating to the Portland Beavers, a baseball team in Portland, Oregon, all of which were collected by William C. Drake. The team photographs span from 1947 to 1969. The publications are the 1949 through 1956 issues of "Rollie Truitt's Scrapbook," an annual record book about the Beavers compiled by Arthur Roland "Rollie" Truitt, who was an announcer for Beavers games; some of these include inscriptions from Truitt to Drake.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
William C. Drake collection of Portland Beavers memorabilia, Coll 958, 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 InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Gift of William C. Drake, Jr., April 2023 (RL2023-020).
Related Materials
Additional materials relating to the Portland Beavers at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library include: the Royce Lint collection, Coll 615; Spencer M. Ehrman sports memorabilia, Coll 779; the Manners and Customs collection, Mss 1522; the vertical file Sports - Baseball - Portland Beavers; a film of the 1925 Beavers' opening day, MI 01433; and an oral history with Scotty Cohen, SR 9423, which is available online in OHS Digital Collections at https://digitalcollections.ohs.org/sr-9423-oral-history-interview-with-scotty-cohen.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Baseball teams--Oregon--Portland
Corporate Names
- Portland Beavers (Baseball team)
Form or Genre Terms
- photographs
- publications (documents)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Truitt, Rollie (Arthur Roland), 1901-1971 (publisher)
