Dorothy McCullough Lee collection
Scope and Contents
Collection includes biographical sketches; photocopy of Dorothy McCullough Lee's last will and testament, 1972; inventory of Lee's papers at the Schlesinger Library of the Harvard Radcliffe Institute; and ephemera.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1972-1987
Creator
- Lee, Dorothy McCullough, 1901-1981 (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
Dorothy McCullough Lee was Portland, Oregon's first woman mayor. Before entering politics, Lee was a respected lawyer. She served in the Oregon State Legislature in the 1930s. While in Salem, she had supported increased state funding for schools and for retirement pensions. In August 1943, she was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Portland city council, where she also became the Commissioner of Public Utilities. In 1948, she was elected mayor of Portland. As mayor, she was known for her anti-vice campaigns and her advocacy of civil rights.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (2 folders in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Dorothy McCullough Lee was a lawyer, a state legislator, and the first woman mayor of Portland, Oregon. Collection includes biographical sketches; photocopy of Lee's last will and testament, 1972; inventory of Lee's papers at the Schlesinger Library of the Harvard Radcliffe Institute; and ephemera.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Paul C. Pitzer, December 1987.
Subject
- Lee, Dorothy McCullough, 1901-1981 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Dorothy McCullough Lee collection
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- 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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