The Watts House Collections - Scrapbooks

There were thirty scrapbooks found at the Watts house. They cover a wide range of topics. Eight of them are articles written by the Roving Reporter with Social Notes published in the Columbia Herald from 1961 to 1980. Another is newspaper articles written by Karl Klooster, but there are no dates on the articles. I won’t go into detail on the other twenty-eight as they are explained some in the attached list. My favorite scrapbooks are numbers 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7. These will be further reviewed as time allows. So glad that we could get that finished.

Watts House Scrapbook Collection

1.       James Grant Watts scrapbook 1864-1954, empty.

2.       The Watts house, the Children’s museum department of the Scappoose Historical museum, a project submitted 1979-1980, Community Improvement Program, General Foundation of Women’s Clubs, Sears, Roebuck & Co., the Scappoose Women’s Club, Scappoose, Oregon, March 1, 1980, newspaper articles, pictures of basement displays and remodel, Women’s Club 1973-1974, 1978.

3.       Photograph Album of Howard and Francis Hamaker family, pictures not identified.

4.       Picture album, blue, Scappoose homes and Business, good for developing a walking tour.

5.       Rivers Bend Charter Chapter, large book, American Business Women’s Association, pictures with captions, newspaper articles, etc. ¾ pages are empty

6.       Scappoose for Business for Beauty, large book, wood cover, old Scappoose map, pictures with captions, newspaper articles.

7.       Scappoose Native American Mosaic on cover, wood cover, large book, art drawings, paintings, pictures, dance card, Scappoose Land Use Plan Map, Dairy Princess, Band, 3^rd Annual Pow Wow 1961.

8.       ABWA Membership Scrapbook 1977-1987.

9.       OFWC Scappoose Jr. Women’s Club, Oregon Federation of Women’s Clubs, Feb. 1, 1966 to Mar. 1, 1967, newspaper articles.

10.   Scappoose Women’s Club 1966-1967, organized Apr. 30, 1959, federated July 1959, incorporated June 1966, newspaper articles.

11.   Scappoose scrapbook, newspaper articles, 1958-1960.

12.   Green scrapbook, Scappoose Unit Home Extension 1957, handouts and newspaper articles.

13.   Boy Scout letters 1999.

14.   Flowered scrapbook, Girl Scout letters 1978, Scappoose Middle School 1980.

15.   Newspaper articles 1978.

16.   Photos maroon scrap book, picture of Watts people at original home identified, picture of Main Street early Scappoose, Christmas tree at the Watts house, Native American picture from OHS, many empty plastic sheets for small pictures, 5 pictures per page.

17.   Black notebook, newspaper articles 1978-1979.

18.   Book I The Bridge Tender (Oregon’s Covered Bridges), pictures and newspaper articles.

19.   Book II The Bridge Tender (Oregon’s Covered Bridges), pictures and newspaper articles.

20.   Sailing boats scrapbook, scenic brochures and pictures of Oregon, plant pictures, post cards including Caples House.

21.   Twelve New Gibson Girls Hitherto Unpublished cover with plant collection, real plants and identification.

22.   Spiral scrapbook, Karl Klooster, news articles, no dates.

23.   Large light brown scrapbook, Social Notes, Roving Reporter, Columbia Herald, 1962-1964.

24.   Large white scrapbook, Social Notes, Roving Reporter, Columbia Herald, 1965-1967.

25.   Large blue scrapbook, Social Notes, Roving Reporter, Columbia Herald, 1967-1969.

26.   Large cream colored scrapbook, Social Notes, Roving Reporter, Columbia Herald, 1970-1971.

27.   Large light brown scrapbook, Social Notes, Roving Reporter, Columbia Herald,  1971-1973.

28.   Large brown embossed scrapbook, Social Notes, Roving Reporter, Columbia Herald, 1973-1975.

29.   Large green scrapbook, Social Notes, Roving Reporter, Columbia Herald, 1976-1977.

30.   Large maroon scrapbook, Social Notes, Roving Reporter, Columbia Herald, 1978-1980.