Oregon State Horticultural Society Records (RG 151)

1890-1964 (inclusive) 1890-1944 (bulk)
1.5 cubic feet and 1 microfilm reel

Scope and Content

These records were generated and assembled by the Oregon State Horticultural Society and document the origins and development of the organization.

The records are organized into 4 series: I. Meeting Minutes and Proceedings; II. Financial Records; III. Correspondence; and IV. Printed Materials.

The Meeting Minutes and Proceedings include minutes journals in original form and on microfilm. In addition to meeting minutes, the journals include memberships lists, by-laws, and articles of incorporation. The Fiscal Records (Series II) document the finances of the Society. The General Correspondence for 1917-1924 consists of letters written or received by C.D. Minton, the Society's Secretary-Treasurer for that time period. Series III also includes correspondence received by filbert and walnut specialist A.A. Quarnberg of Vancouver, Washington, from 1909 to 1931.

The Printed Materials include meeting programs for 1893-1964 and Oregon State Board of Horticulture biennial reports for selected years, begininng with 1891, which include proceedings of the annual Horticultural Society meetings.

Historical Note

The Oregon State Horticultural Society was formed in 1885 and incorporated in 1909 as an educational organization working for the advancement of horticulture. The staff of the Horticulture Department at OSU were closely associated with the society from its beginnings. The society's secretary was traditionally the extension horticulturalist.

Related Materials

Photographs assembled by the Society are available in the Oregon State Horticultural Society Photographs (P 54). Other related materials are available in the Horticulture Department Records (RG 187) and Photographs (P 90).

Container Note

These records are housed in 1 cubic foot box and 1 12x17 oversize box and on 1 microfilm reel.

Inventory

I. Meeting Minutes and Proceedings, 1890-1943

(box 1 and reel 1)

• Minutes Journals:
  • Vol. I 1890-1908 (also includes membership lists, 1892-1894, and committees, 1893)
  • Vol. II 1909-1914, 1917 (also includes by-laws and articles of incorporation, 1909-1912)
  • Vol. III 1929 annual meeting proceedings

( box 2 )

• Meeting Minutes, 1932-1943

II. Fiscal Records, 1909-1944

(box 1 and reel 1)

• Fiscal Account Journal containing three sections:
• Cash Book, July 1909-March 1924
• State Appropriations, February 1909-December 1914
• Journal, July 1909-December 1914

( box 2 )

• Bills and Receipts, 1916-1923
• Cash Account Journal, 1932-1944
• Financial Reports, 1917-1918
• Loans and Mortgages, 1909-1917

III. Correspondence, 1909-1944

• General Correspondence
  • 1917-1924 [3 folders]
  • 1943-1944 and undated
  • Quarnberg, A. A., 1909-1931

IV. Printed Materials, 1891-1964

• Meeting Programs, 1893-1964
• Oregon State Board of Horticulture Biennial Reports containing proceedings of Horticultural Society meetings, 1891, 1893, 1907, 1923
• List of Committee Members, undated

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