Abraham Walter Lafferty papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss2252

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Abraham Walter Lafferty papers include letters to E. B. MacNaughton, January 1949, urging Reed College to purchase Calvert Mansion in Riverdale, Maryland, with historical references to Jonathan Bourne and Edward D. Baker; and miscellaneous documents, 1961-1963, regarding his problems with the I.R.S. and Oregon & California Railroad land claims. Also included is correspondence between Norman Wiener and Dr. Thomas R. Montgomery, 1991, regarding Lafferty's I.R.S. and Oregon & California Railroad troubles retrospectively.

Dates

Creation: 1949-1991

Creator

Lafferty, A. W. (Abraham Walter), 1875-1964 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Biographical note

Abraham Walter Lafferty was a congressman from Oregon. He was born in Missouri on June 10, 1875. He moved to Portland, Oregon, in 1905. He practiced law in Portland and was elected as a Republican to the sixty-second and sixty-third Congresses (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1915). He moved to New York City in 1919 and continued the practice of law there until 1933. He returned to Portland and later unsuccessfully ran for political office several times.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (2 folders in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Abraham Walter Lafferty (1875-1964) practiced law in Portland and was elected as a Republican to the sixty-second and sixty-third Congresses (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1915). He moved to New York City in 1919 and continued the practice of law there until 1933. He returned to Portland and later unsuccessfully ran for political office several times. Papers include letters to E. B. MacNaughton, January 1949, urging Reed College to purchase Calvert Mansion in Riverdale, Maryland; and miscellaneous documents, 1961-1963, regarding his problems with the I.R.S. and Oregon & California Railroad land claims. Also included is correspondence between Norman Wiener and Dr. Thomas R. Montgomery, 1991, regarding Lafferty's I.R.S. and Oregon & California Railroad troubles retrospectively.