Jesse A. Currey papers [manuscript], 1909-1952.

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Jesse A. Currey papers [manuscript], 1909-1952.

Collection includes: Scrapbooks, 4 vols., containing newspaper clippings relating to the Portland Rose Society, Rose Test Gardens, the Portland Rose Festival, of Currey's "In My Garden" column and others relating to his business and volunteer activities; Correspondence with Fred Edmunds regarding the American Rose Society and the Rose Test Gardens.

.39 cubic feet (1 flat box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8096618

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Portland Rose Festival.

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Portland Rose Society (Portland, Or.)

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Edmunds, Frederick T.

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Currey, Jesse A., 1873-1927.

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Jesse Albert Currey (1873-1927) was sales manager for the Portland district of Trussed Concrete Steel Co. From the guide to the Jesse A. Currey papers, 1909-1952, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) Jesse Albert Currey (1873-1927) was sales manager for the Portland district of Trussed Concrete Steel Co. He also wrote a column about gardening and founded the International Rose Test Garden in Portland, Oregon. From the description ...