Portland Beautification Association records

Collection

Identifier: Mss 2568

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Records of the Portland Beautification Association date primarily from the 1970s and 1980s and include meeting minutes; general correspondence; lists of members; brochures and publicity materials; clippings; and files on various civic beautification projects, including Pioneer Courthouse Square. Many of the materials were collected by board member Chandler Fairbank.

Dates

1951-1986

Creator

Portland Beautification Association (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

The Portland Beautification Association was formed in 1960 at the suggestion of the Visitor Services Committee of the Portland, Oregon, Chamber of Commerce. In May of that year, Portland Mayor Terry Schrunk called a meeting of civic organizations and those concerned with developing a long-range plan for civic beautification. The mission of the organization was "to encourage all interested organizations in the area to undertake and coordinate such projects that will contribute to the general beauty of the area and to propose certain imporant undertakings to the Association; and to lend support to individual organizations in their efforts to advance the beauty of the community." The organization coordinated activities such as tree planting, design of signs and street furniture, waterfront beautification, preservation of the Pittock Mansion, and presentation of awards. The association was involved in many Portland projects, including the development of the downtown transit mall and the construction of Pioneer Courthouse Square.

Extent

3.5 Cubic Feet (4 document cases)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Records of a civic beautification association of Portland, Oregon, including meeting minutes, correspondence, brochures, award information, and files on various local projects.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in three series: Series 1. Historical background and Board of Directors materials; Series 2. General correspondence; Series 3. General files.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gifts of the Portland Beautification Association, care of Chandler D. Fairbank, September 1979 (Lib. Acc. 14917); care of Anne Boutwell, July 1986 (Lib. Acc 17780); and care of Chandler D. Fairbank, July 1989 (Lib. Acc. 19477).

Processing Information

Includes materials formerly designated Mss 2568-1 and Mss 2568-2. The collection was reprocessed in November 2008, and all accessions were combined into a single sequence.