Lang Syne Society of Portland, Oregon, register book

Collection

Identifier: Coll 1088

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a register book recording the charter members of a fraternal organization, the Lang Syne Society of Portland, Oregon. Each page includes the name of the member, the registration date, the member's birthplace, the date they first came to Portland, the name and location of what business they owned before 1891, and their signature and home address. Each page also has a section labeled "Remarks"; this section was often later used to record the member's death date.

Dates

Creation: 1914-1945
Creation: Majority of material found within 1914 February

Creator

"Lang Syne" Society of Portland, Oregon (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 Lang Syne Society of Portland, Oregon, is a fraternal organization that was founded in January 1914 by Frank Dayton (1851-1922). Dayton wanted to cement friendships between Portland businessmen. The society had 162 charter members, and its fist annual dinner was held on February 20, 1914, at the Multnomah Hotel. The society's first president was Joseph Kaye Gill (1841-1931), and Dayton was the first secretary-treasurer.

Source: "Lang Syne Society of Portland: A Centennial History: 1914-2014," by the Lang Syne Society of Portland, 1914; vital records via Ancestry.com.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Register book for the charter members of the Lang Syne Society of Portland, Oregon, a fraternal organization for Portland businesspeople that was founded in 1914. The register includes names, occupational history, and other biographical information about the society's charter members.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Lisa Gill Paterson, January 1996 (Lib. Acc. 22564).

Related Materials

The bulk of the Lang Syne Society of Portland, Oregon, records at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library are designated Mss 2160. Other materials at the library relating to the society include "Lang Syne Society of Portland: A Centennial History: 1914-2014" (call number PAM 367 L269L); "An Abbreviated History of the Lang Syne Society of Portland, Oregon," by Frederick H. Torp (call number PAM 367 T686); and the vertical file Societies - Lang Syne Society.