Jesse A. Currey papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss2803

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection includes scrapbooks, 4 volumes, containing newspaper clippings relating to the Portland Rose Society, Rose Test Garden, and the Portland Rose Festival, as well as clippings of Jesse A. Currey's "In My Garden" column and others relating to his business and volunteer activities. Also included is correspondence with Fred Edmunds regarding the American Rose Society and the Rose Test Garden.

Dates

Creation: 1909-1952

Creator

Currey, Jesse A., 1873-1927 (Person)

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.

Biographical note

Extent

.39 Cubic Feet (1 oversize flat box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Jesse Albert Currey (1873-1927) was sales manager for the Portland district of Trussed Concrete Steel Co. He also wrote a column about gardening and founded the International Rose Test Garden in Portland, Oregon. Collection includes scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings relating to the Portland Rose Society, Rose Test Garden, and the Portland Rose Festival, as well as clippings of Currey's "In My Garden" column and others relating to his business and volunteer activities. Also included is correspondence with Fred Edmunds regarding the American Rose Society and the Rose Test Garden.