Francis Galloway papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss2582

Staff Only

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

Creation: 1900-1940

Creator

Galloway, Francis V. (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

Extent

.45 Cubic Feet (1 document case)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

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.