Timeline – OREGON TENNIS HISTORY

1990

Oregon Tennis Historical Committee formed by the Irvington Club board. The charter members are: Steve Hall (chairperson), Sam Lee, Emery Neale, and Mabel Balkovich

1991

Purchased a fire proof vault to store irreplaceable material
Labeled and filed the initial set of tennis material that was collected. This included many irreplaceable USTA/PNW documents donated by Sam Lee
Installed an initial set of historical pictures in the Irvington Club lounge area
Bound the collection of old tennis magazines donated by Wes Hartman

1992

Defined what constitutes historical significance
Prepared an index of the tennis material collected
Prepared lists of tennis events (high school state champions, Portland city champions, etc.)
Developed profiles of prominent tennis players and tennis contributors
Developed profiles of historic tennis organizations in the Pacific Northwest
Obtained a proposal from the I.C. board to construct a historical library at the Irvington Club to display the historical material

1993

Mailed the tennis index to 50 old time tennis players and solicited tennis material from them
A work and storage area was established in the upstairs area of the Irvington Club to perform tennis research (closet, desk, desk chair, desk lamp, office supplies)

1994

1995

Jim Flynn became a member of the committee
Moderated and supplied material for the Oral Tennis History Event conducted at the Irvington Club

1996

Colleen Scissors became a member of the committee representing the I.C. board
Obtained copies of early Irvington Club legal documents
Developed policies and procedures concerning the use of the material
Documented events and loaned material to the I.C. 100th anniversary book committee

1997

Prepared the 1998 tennis calendar and distributed copies to appropriate groups and individuals
Provided material to the USTA/PNW to help publicize the 100th anniversary of the Oregon State tournament

1998

Received a plaque from the Oregonian commemorating the I.C. 100th anniversary. The plaque was framed and hung on the wall of the club along with an article from the Oregonian describing the event
Edited the book on the Irvington Club (The Club That Roared) for correctness
Reconstructed and provided to the club managerthe list of I.C. honorary members

1999

Obtained a collection of old time tennis garments from the Jantzen Corporation. We made arrangements for a 2nd set to be sent to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport Rhode Island. In addition, received pictures of models wearing the garments. The pictures were framed, labeled and hung on the wall of the I.C. lounge area
Prepared a new I.C. honorary member plaque and updated the I.C. Presidents Award plaque

2000

Packaged the following information into a manual for easy reference: reports and lists of tennis organizations, tournaments, tournament results and player profiles
Nominated the following Irvington Club members who were ultimately selected as charter members of the USTA/PNW Hall of Fame: Walter Goss, Emery Neale, and Sam Lee

2001

2002

2003

2004

Implemented the Oregon Tennis History website
Prepared the following scrapbooks: Oregon State Tournament, Pacific Coast Indoor Tournament, Irvington Club, History of Tennis in Oregon

2005 – present

Continued to collect,label and inventory tennis material
Performed tennis research and consulting
Maintained the lists of tournament winners
Provided improved visibility to tennis material (website, scrapbooks, reports, articles, etc
Hung tennis pictures in the upstairs area of the Irvington club
Created the portable tennis historical display which is in the upstairs area of the Irvington club
Continued to nominate prominent players and tennis contributors for awards