Waverley Country Club records

Collection

Identifier: Mss2811

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection includes manuscript for C. Edwin Francis' book "Waverley Country Club, 1896-1987" and correspondence of C. E. Francis. Also included are a history of club golf courses and golf championships, 1888-1974; information on individual golfers, including "Sissy" Green, Marian McDougall, Oscar F. Willing, Rudie Wilhelm, Peter Kerr, and Thomas Kerr; and scrapbooks, 1915-1976, with yearbooks, programs, and clippings.

Dates

1896-1987

Creator

Waverley Country Club (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. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library prior to any reproduction use. 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

"Organized 1896, Incorporated 1906 as Waverly Golf Club, Supplementary incorporation and name changed, March 1912."

Extent

6.19 Cubic Feet (1 record carton, 2 document cases and 12 flat boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Related Materials

The Waverley Country Club photograph collection, Org. Lot 585, and audio recordings of C. Edwin Francis's interviews with Waverley Country Club golf caddies, SR 89, are also held at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.