Waverley Country Club centennial time capsule records

Collection

Identifier: Coll 946

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of records relating to a time capsule that the Waverley Country Club of Portland, Oregon, buried on April 26, 1997. Records include a list of items placed in the capsule; a set of guidelines for artifact and document preservation; an event program for the capsule's burial; the text of prayers by Episcopal Rector Emeritus Tom Cummins and of remarks by Waverley Country Club President Douglas R. Grim; and the Centennial Time Capsule Committee's final report, written by co-chair Ashton Marcus.

Dates

Creation: 1997 April-May

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. 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.

Historical Note

On April 26, 1997, the Waverley Country Club of Portland, Oregon, buried a time capsule. This event was meant to conclude the club's "Centennial year," a series of events that began in 1996 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the club's founding. The time capsule contained artifacts, including golf clubs and golf paraphernalia; club records; newspaper clippings and issues; and ephemera.

Sources: Collection materials; letter from Ashton Marcus to Oregon Historical Society Manuscripts Librarian/Archivist Kris White, May 7, 1997.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Records relating to a time capsule made by members of the Waverley Country Club of Portland, Oregon, including a report, remarks, event program, and list of the capsule's contents. The capsule was buried on April 26, 1997, as the final of a year-long series of events celebrating the club's 100th anniversary.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Waverley Country Club, care of Ashton Marcus, May 1997 (Lib. Acc. 23131).

Related Materials

Other materials at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library relating to the Waverley Country Club include Waverley Country Club records, Mss 2811; the vertical file Clubs - Waverley Country Club; and Conversations with Waverley Country Club golf caddies, SR 89, which is available online in OHS Digital Collections at https://digitalcollections.ohs.org/sr-89-conversations-with-waverley-country-club-golf-caddies.