Nettie Rankin Bolland papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss 2584

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection includes correspondence, 1933-1952; reports, 1933-1942; programs and newspaper clippings, circa 1932-1952; pamphlets and memorabilia, 1907-1949; etc., regarding Nettie Rankin Bolland's involvement with the Portland Federation of Women's Organizations, Republican Party affairs, the temperance movement, and her unsuccessful campaign for the Oregon House of Representatives in 1952.

Dates

1907-1952

Creator

Bolland, Nettie Rankin (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

.23 Cubic Feet (1 document case)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Nettie Rankin Bolland was a graduate of the University of Oregon Law School, a teacher at High School of Commerce (later Cleveland High School) in Portland, Oregon, and president of the Portland High School Teachers Association, the Portland Federation of Women's Organizations, the Republican Women's Club, and the Queen's Bench. Collection includes correspondence, reports, programs, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and memorabilia regarding Bolland's involvement with the Portland Federation of Women's Organizations, Republican Party affairs, the temperance movement, and her unsuccessful campaign for the Oregon House of Representatives in 1952.