Dorchester Conference 40th Anniversary Poster, 2004

The Dorchester Conference records include material from the first conference in 1965 to the 49th Dorchester Conference in 2014. Among the records are a scrapbook of the first Dorchester Conference; photographs; Oregon newspaper articles highlighting the conference; typed and handwritten letters from invitees who declined, showed enthusiasm for the conference, or expressed criticism; and a binder with newspaper clippings from 1967. Other materials include administrative records, guest lists, correspondences over the details of the Dorchester Conference, resolutions proposed and adopted, and a tent show script and musical score from 1967 and 1969. The bulk of material is Dorchester Conference packets from 1989 to 2014, which feature brochures; programs; advertisements; flyers and promotional material; and memorabilia like pens, ribbons, and a 40th anniversary poster.