Audio recording of Gearhart Heritage Committee meeting
Scope and Contents
Audio recording of a Gearhart Heritage Committee meeting held on July 20, 1978, at the Gearhart City Hall in Gearhart, Oregon. Most of the speakers are identified by first name only, and the person who recorded the meeting is unidentified. Chef and author James Beard and Bill Byrd were invited as guest speakers. The spelling of Byrd’s surname is inferred based on the audio recording.
During the meeting, the members of the Gearhart Heritage Committee share their memories of early 20th-century Gearhart. Beard recounts his childhood memories of summers he spent in Gearhart. Byrd discusses work by the city of Gearhart to create a comprehensive plan for its future growth, as required by the state of Oregon.
Dates
- Creation: 1978 July 20
Creator
- Gearhart Heritage Committee (Gearhart, Or.) (Organization)
- Beard, James, 1903-1985 (Speaker, Person)
- Byrd, Bill (Speaker, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Historical note
The Gearhart Heritage Committee was formed by the Gearhart City Council in early 1978 to help the city meet historic preservation requirements of Oregon's land-use planning law. Tasks for the committee included compiling a history of Gearhart; identifying sites of importance to Native peoples; and taking an inventory of sites of potential historic significance to the community. The committee's early officers included Edna Ellen Bell, Bunny Doar, Buel Ward, and Doris Ferguson.
Sources: "Heritage panel forms," Seaside Signal, February 2, 1978, Section 2, Page 6; "Heritage committee plots history plans," by Doris Ferguson, Seaside Signal, March 30, 1978, Section 1, Page 6; "Beard to speak in Gearhart," Seaside Signal, July 6, 1978, Section 2, Page 1.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (56 min., 14 sec.))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Recording of a meeting of the Gearhart Heritage Committee, held on July 20, 1978. Guest speakers James Beard and Bill Byrd discuss the history and future of Gearhart, Oregon.
Existence and Location of Copies
General
An incomplete transcript (25 pages) is available for in-person use at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Subject
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the audio recording of a Gearhart Heritage Committee meeting
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Stroman
- Date
- 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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