Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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Oregon State University
University Archives
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Phone: 541-737-2165
Email: archives@oregonstate.edu
Web: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives
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Collection Number:
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RG
151
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Creator:
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Oregon
State Horticultural Society
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Title:
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Oregon State Horticultural Society
Records
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Dates:
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1890-1964 (inclusive)
1890-1944 (bulk)
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Quantity:
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1.5 cubic feet
1 microfilm reel
These records are housed in 1 cubic foot box
and 1 12x17 oversize box and on 1 microfilm reel.
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Languages:
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Materials in English.
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Summary:
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These records were generated and assembled
by the Oregon State Horticultural Society and document the origins and
development of the organization.
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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.
Content Description
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.
Arrangement
The records are organized into 4 series: I. Meeting Minutes and
Proceedings; II. Financial Records; III. Correspondence; and IV. Printed
Materials.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation Oregon State Horticultural Society Records (RG 151), Oregon State
University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Subjects
| Bailey, C. H. |
| Bouquet,
A. G. B. (Arthur George Bristow), b. 1885. |
| Lake, E.
R. (Edward Ralph), b. 1860. |
| Olcott,
Ben W. (Ben Wilson), 1872-1952. |
| Park, Charles A. |
| Paulus, Robert C. |
| Quarnberg,
A. A. (Andrew Anderson), b. 1849 |
| Worsley, Ben S. |
| Fruit-culture--Oregon. |
| Hazelnut industry-- Oregon.
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| Horticulture--Oregon.
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| Horticulture--Washington
(State) |
| Horticulturists--Oregon. |
| Horticulturists--Washington
(State) |
| Walnut
industry--Oregon. |
| Walnut industry--Washington
(State) |
| Other Creators : |
| Minton, C.
D. |
| Oregon.
Board of Horticulture. |
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series I:
Meeting Minutes and
Proceedings, 1890-1943
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Container(s)
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Description
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Minutes Journals, 1890-1929
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Volume I, 1890-1908
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Includes membership lists, 1892-1894, and committees,
1893.
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Volume II, 1909-1914, 1917
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Includes by-laws and articles of incorporation,
1909-1912.
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Volume III, 1929
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Annual meeting proceedings.
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Meeting Minutes, 1932-1943
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Series II:
Fiscal Records, 1909-1944
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Container(s)
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Description
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Fiscal Account Journal
containing three sections, 1909-1924
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Cash Book, July 1909-March 1924
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State
Appropriations, February 1909-December 1914
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Journal, July 1909-December 1914
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Bills and
Receipts, 1916-1923
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Cash Account
Journal, 1932-1944
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Financial Reports, 1917-1918
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Loans and
Mortgages, 1909-1917
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Series III:
Correspondence, 1909-1944
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Container(s)
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Description
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General
Correspondence
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1917-1924
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3 folders
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1943-1944 and undated
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Quarnberg, A.A., 1909-1931
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Series IV:
Printed Materials, 1891-1964
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Container(s)
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Description
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Meeting Programs, 1893-1964
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Oregon State Board of
Horticulture Biennal Reports, 1891, 1893, 1907, 1923
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Contains proceedings of Horticultural Society meetings
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List of Committee
Members, undated
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