Friends of Henry and Ramona records, 1991-1997
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Friends of Henry and Ramona (Portland, Or.)
- Title
- Friends of Henry and Ramona records
- Dates
- 1991-1997 (inclusive)19911997
- Quantity
- 1.25 cubic feet, (1 record carton; 1 oversize folder (12x15) in shared flat box)
- Collection Number
- Coll 1005
- Summary
- Records of Friends of Henry and Ramona, an organization in Portland, Oregon, including administrative records, photographs, clippings, and newsletters. Friends of Henry and Ramona raised funds for a sculpture garden in honor of children's author Beverly Cleary (1916-2021), which was dedicated in 1995 in Portland's Grant Park.
- 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
Friends of Henry and Ramona was an organization established in 1991 in Portland, Oregon. Its purpose was to raise funds to install public artwork honoring children's author Beverly Cleary (1916-2021), who had grown up in Northeast Portland. The Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden, featuring work by sculptor Lee Hunt, was dedicated in Portland's Grant Park on October 13, 1995; Cleary spoke at the dedication.
Sources: "Ramona Quimby Clearly Cleary," Oregonian, October 8, 1995; "Portland Memorializes Favorite Little Girl," Oregonian, October 14, 1995.
Content Description
The collection consists of the records of Friends of Henry and Ramona, a group that raised funds to establish the Beverly Clearly Sculpture Garden in Grant Park, Portland, Oregon. Materials include administrative and financial records, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, newsletters, ephemera, and a poster for the Portland Civic Theatre production of "Beverly Cleary's Ramona Quimby." In addition, the collection includes several folders of records and memorabilia gathered by group members Rebecca Macy, Chris Poole-Jones, and Jan Wheeland; and materials relating to author Beverly Cleary and sculptor Lee Hunt.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Friends of Henry and Ramona records, Coll 1005, 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
Arrangement
The original order of the materials at the time of donation to the Oregon Historical Society Research Library was retained.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Friends of Henry and Ramona, September 1998 (Lib. Acc. 23662).
Processing Note
The collection was partially processed prior to 2024, probably circa 1999. Additional processing was done by Jeffrey A. Hayes in 2024. Most folder titles are derived from those used on the original file folders.
Separated Materials
Ink stamp for mailing address of Friends of Henry and Ramona was separated to Museum Collections, Oregon Historical Society.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Parks--Oregon--Portland
- Sculpture gardens--Oregon--Portland
- Women authors, American
Personal Names
- Cleary, Beverly
Corporate Names
- Friends of Henry and Ramona (Portland, Or.)--Records and correspondence
Form or Genre Terms
- administrative records
- clippings (information artifacts)
- ephemera (general object genre)
- photographs
