Letterhead used by Clackamas County Jersey Cattle Club.
0.25 cubic foot;
1 scrapbook & 1 file folder
This scrapbook documents the activities and accomplishments of the Clackamas County Jersey Cattle Club in 1945. The scrapbook contains photographs of club activities, members and 4-H youth who raised Jersey cattle; monthly meeting announcements; newspaper and magazine clippings; ads pertaining to the farms of club members; summaries of club activities for 1944 and 1945; and original drawings and narratives of Clackamas County homes and farms of club members, schools, and businesses. The scrapbook, compiled by club secretary Vesta Mark, won the club the national 1946 Achievement Cup sponsored by The Jersey Bulletin (magazine of the American Jersey Cattle Club). The collection also includes a 1947 Oregon City Banner-Courier newspaper clipping about the award.
The Clackamas County Jersey Cattle Club was organized on January 17, 1920, by Clackamas County Extension agent R.G. Scott. The purpose of the club was to promote improvement in the Jersey cattle breed though show ring exhibits, by production testing and classification. The club worked closely with the 4-H clubs and Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapters in the county. The club's officers in 1945 were George J. Horning, Jr., president; C.E. Eastman, vice-president; and Vesta Mark, secretary. The club won the national achievement award in 1920, 1942 and 1946.
The 4-H Photograph Collection (P 146) includes photographs of the Clackamas County Jersey Cattle Club, of other county Jersey cattle clubs in Oregon, and 4-H activities in Clackamas County. Other photograph collections containing photographs of Jersey cattle and Jersey cattle clubs include the Extension Service Photographic Collection (P 62), the Gifford Photographic Collection (P 218), and the College of Agricultural Sciences Photographic Collection (P 36).
SR 6/1/3/c [16x20 oversize box]