1st Annual Dayton Heritage Tour, 1974 Oct. 6

The Oregon Historic District is a celebration of the history of Dayton through the evidence of its architectural heritage. Organized in 1973, the Oregon Historic District Society is dedicated to preserving that heritage. This collection contains an array of items, including administrative paperwork, newspaper articles, pamphlets, and digital photos of homes to display the historic architecture, event flyers for home and garden tours, and two large scrapbooks containing newspaper articles. The administrative paperwork contains information pertaining to a wide assortment of topics from society meeting minutes to liquor license requests and parking permit issues. The newspaper articles cover a wide variety of subjects, all of which are centered on the Oregon Historic District. This collection is organized into five series.

Series I, Administration, contains the administrative records for the society. These include membership lists, newsletters, parking permits, liquor licenses, businesses, churches and community events. Of note are the legal issues for the district on parking permits and liquor licenses. Of special interest is the history of this specific section of Dayton.

Series II, General Information, contains newspaper articles and scrapbooks about historic building perseveration and newspaper clippings on the Oregon Historic District. The newspaper clippings date from to 1966 to 2007. Anyone researching battles between residents and bars will find this series helpful.

Series III, Tours, contains souvenir booklets of home tours. Every year, since the beginning of the society in 1973, tours of homes and gardens within the district have taken place. Of note are the specialty Christmas Candlelight and Garden excursions.

Series IV, Audio-Visual, houses the audio-visual materials for the collection. There are slides taken of the houses at different time periods. The slides were professionally digitized at a high resolution. The scans are available on the e-Archives. Of note, are the few slides of the floods in the 1800s and of the 1913 flood. Also in the collection is the DVD, Oregon Stories.

Series V, General Dayton History, contains a few items on general Dayton history including pamphlets, newspaper articles, and some administrative paperwork. Newspaper articles pertaining to the 1913 flood and Dayton's rich aviation heritage are among the most prominent items within this series.