Young Men's Christian Association of Portland, Oregon records
Scope and Contents
Young Men's Christian Association of Portland records include promotional material, correspondence, camp maps, building plans, counselors' material, scrapbooks and memorabilia primarily regarding Camp Meecham and Camp Collins.
Dates
- 1914-1980
Creator
- YMCA of the Columbia-Willamette (Portland, Or.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing 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 history
Camp Meecham (established 1908) and Camp Collins, summer youth camps on Spirit Lake in Washington, were supported by the YMCA. Both were destroyed in the eruption of Mt. St. Helens on May 18, 1980.
Extent
1.5 Cubic Feet (2 document cases and 1 custom box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records consist of promotional material, correspondence, camp maps, building plans, counselors' material, scrapbooks and memorabilia primarily regarding Camp Meecham and Camp Collins, which were summer youth camps on Spirit Lake in Washington. Both were destroyed in the eruption of Mt. St. Helens on May 18, 1980.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of YMCA of Columbia-Willamette, April 1981 (Lib. Acc. 15481).
Creator
- YMCA of the Columbia-Willamette (Portland, Or.) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Young Men's Christian Association of Portland, Oregon records
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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Portland OR 97205 United States
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