Morse, Wayne L. (Wayne Lyman), 1900-1974
Biography
Wayne Lyman Morse was born in Verona, Wisconsin, in 1900. He attended the University of Wisconsin, where he got a bachelor of arts degree in speech and economics in 1923 and his master of arts degree in speech in 1924. He and Mildred "Midge" Downie were married that same year. He then taught speech at the University of Minnesota while studying law. After earning a law degree in 1928, he taught law at the University of Oregon Law School, beginning in 1929. He was named dean of the university in 1931. He was later tapped by Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration for a number of jobs, including as a board member for the National War Labor Board. He entered politics in 1944 when he ran for the United States Senate, serving from 1945 to 1968. He was a fierce opponent of the Vietnam War, casting one of only two votes against the 1964 Tonkin Gulf resolution. He died in 1974.
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Orlando Hollis
Oral history interview with Orlando Hollis conducted by Jim Strassmaier from January 27 to July 21, 1989, as part of the United States District Court of Oregon Oral History Project. Hollis was dean of the University of Oregon Law School and an attorney in Eugene, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Hall Stoner Lusk
Oral history interview with Hall Stoner Lusk conducted by Linda S. Dodds from December 18, 1981, to January 20, 1982. Lusk was an attorney and an Oregon Supreme Court justice.
Jack Lynch papers
Jack Lynch (1896-1973) served as an Oregon state senator from 1943 to 1952. Collection includes correspondence, 1940-1973, regarding advice on campaign strategies to Douglas McKay and Bob Packwood; political speeches; legislative records regarding chiropractors, health professions, and small businesses; newspaper clippings and other papers regarding the "Fugitive Fathers Bill" and a bill prohibiting the sale of firecrackers, both of which were introduced by Lynch.
Interview with Wayne Morse and campaign workers
Interview with Wayne Morse conducted as part of his 1968 re-election campaign. Morse was a U.S. Senator from Oregon.
Caricature of Wayne Morse
Pen and ink caricature of Wayne Morse by Dan Mindolovich.
Oral history interview with Wayne Morse
Oral history interview with U.S. Senator Wayne Morse conducted by William Plymat in 1967. The interview was originally distributed on a disposable plastic 33.3 rpm disc, as a thank-you for a donation to the World Peace Broadcasting Foundation of "a dollar or more."
Oral history interview with Bob Packwood
Oral history interview with Bob Packwood conducted by Clark Hansen from January 26, 1996, to August 20, 2003, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Packwood was a U.S. senator from Oregon from 1969 to 1995. Packwood resigned from his seat after the Senate Ethics Committee recommended his expulsion following an investigation of allegations that he committed sexual misconduct.
Oral history interview with Betty Roberts
Oral history interview with Judge Betty Roberts conducted by Clark Hansen as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Roberts was an Oregon Court of Appeals judge and state Supreme Court justice.
Gerald H. Robinson collection on Wayne Morse's political career
Papers and election data relating to the political campaigns of U.S. Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon, particularly his 1968 run for re-election and the subsequent recount. The materials were compiled, and some created, by Gerald H. Robinson, an attorney and photographer from Portland, Oregon. Robinson worked for Morse as an advisor and attorney.
Arthur Robert Smith papers
Papers relating to journalist Robert Arthur Smith's research and writing on Senator Wayne Morse. Includes copies of Morse's correspondence; Smith's correspondence and notes concerning Morse; materials relating to Morningside Hospital in Portland, Oregon; the Alaska Mental Health Bill of 1954; and typescript of Smith's 1962 book "The Tiger in the Senate."
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