History of the Gresham Chamber of Commerce
by Walrad, Burton 2/17/1955
Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
Consists of 2 items: 1) A 1955 letter from 8th grade teachers - Greta Brumage, Jeanne Doty, William Jackson - asking for assistance with the 8th grade end of year presentation on the history of Gresham. 2) A reply from Burton Walrad, typed on Walrad Insurance Agency letterhead, describing the organization of Gresham's Chamber of Commerce, its purpose, and preceding similar organizations.
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- Description
- Consists of 2 items: 1) A 1955 letter from 8th grade teachers - Greta Brumage, Jeanne Doty, William Jackson - asking for assistance with the 8th grade end of year presentation on the history of Gresham. 2) A reply from Burton Walrad, typed on Walrad Insurance Agency letterhead, describing the organization of Gresham's Chamber of Commerce, its purpose, and preceding similar organizations.
- Provenance
- Believed to be from a 1986 donation by Burton and LaVerne Walrad. Burton Walrad was an early Gresham resident, owner of the Gresham Transfer Company and Walrad Insurance Agency, and a founding member and first president of the Gresham Chamber of Commerce. The teachers taught at East Gresham Grade School (now East Gresham Elementary School), which had classes through 8th grade at the time. Jeanne Doty would go on to become the principal of Dexter McCarty Middle School in Gresham.
- Date
- 2/17/1955
- Creator
- Walrad, Burton
- Subject
- Correspondence
- Teachers
- Chambers of commerce
- History
- Gresham Grade School District
- Gresham School District
- East Gresham School
- Location
- Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/
- Identifier
- ghs19860130002
- Contributor
- Gresham Historical Society
- Extent
- Correspondence
- Type
- Text
