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Francis Galloway papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2582

Scope and Contents

Papers of Francis Galloway include correspondence, reports, memoranda and legal documents relating to the boundaries of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, self-government on the reservation, and federal Indian policy; correspondence relating to his political and business activities, 1920-1940, to an application for appointment as U. S. attorney for Oregon, 1932-1933, and to his work for the Warm Springs Indians, 1930-1939; and legal documents from cases concerning the Yakima and Warm Springs Indians, 1915-1939. Also included are miscellaneous personal documents, 1900-1928.

Dates

  • 1900-1940

Creator

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

Francis Galloway was born in McMinnville in 1885. He graduated from University of Oregon in 1907. He was admitted to the bar in 1911, and and in 1913, he moved to The Dalles, where he practiced law and was active in Democratic politics.

Extent

.45 Cubic Feet (1 document case)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Francis Galloway was born in McMinnville in 1885. He graduated from University of Oregon in 1907. He was admitted to the bar in 1911, and and in 1913, he moved to The Dalles, where he practiced law and was active in Democratic politics. Papers include correspondence, reports, memoranda and legal documents relating to the boundaries of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, self-government on the reservation, and federal Indian policy; correspondence relating to his political and business activities, 1920-1940, to an application for appointment as U. S. attorney for Oregon, 1932-1933, and to his work for the Warm Springs Indians, 1930-1939; and legal documents from cases concerning the Yakima and Warm Springs Indians, 1915-1939.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Sam Galloway, December 1983, and purchased, August 1988.

General

Contains material previously designated Mss 2582-1.

Title
Guide to the Francis Galloway papers
Status
Completed
Date
Finding aid is written in English.
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository

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