▁ ▁The ▁organization ▁was ▁granted ▁non - pro fit ▁status ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁commission ' s ▁first ▁project ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁project ▁raised ▁money ▁for ▁a ▁statue ▁dedicated ▁to ▁poet ▁and ▁journalist , ▁John ▁Re ed , ▁to ▁be ▁ere cted ▁in ▁Port land . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁three ▁volunte ers ▁from ▁the ▁commission ▁went ▁to ▁Paris ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁grave ▁of ▁former ▁Port land ▁resident ▁Louise ▁Bry ant , ▁which ▁they ▁discovered ▁was ▁cr umb ling , ▁und ated , ▁and ▁scheduled ▁for ▁removal . ▁Through ▁the ▁commission ' s ▁efforts ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁don ations , ▁including ▁some ▁from ▁relatives ▁of ▁Bry ant ▁and ▁her ▁last ▁husband , ▁ ▁William ▁Christian ▁Bull itt , ▁Jr ., ▁the ▁grave ▁was ▁restored . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁projects ▁the ▁group ▁has ▁helped ▁spons or ▁is ▁The ▁Oregon ▁Encyclopedia . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Oregon ▁Books ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁O CH C ▁compiled ▁" The ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Oregon ▁Books ", ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁books ▁published ▁between ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁that ▁exempl ify ▁Oregon ' s ▁literary ▁her itage . ▁ ▁The ▁list ▁was ▁created ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁cent enn ial ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁Oregon ▁State ▁Library . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 1 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Oregon ▁Category : O regon