John Daniel Stevens letters

Collection

Identifier: Mss 1187

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection consists primarily of manuscript and typescript correspondence, circa 1895-1930. Correspondents include the Order of the Knights of Labor; Addison Bennett; Jonathan Bourne, Jr.; George C. Brownell; George E. Chamberlain; Abigail Scott Duniway; Jack London; Charles L. McNary; Edwin V. O'Hara; C. E. S. Wood; James Withycombe; Jacob Calvin Cooper; Clarence Darrow; Rabbi Stephen S. Wise; and others concerned with progressive and socialist movements. Topics discussed in these letters include: politics, women's suffrage, Shakespeare clubs; etc. Also included in the collection is a small quantity of printed ephemera, and a photocopy newspaper clipping of an obituary for John Daniel Stevens in the Sellwood Bee, dated Friday, June 17, 1932.

Dates

Creation: circa 1895-1932

Creator

Stevens, John Daniel, 1847-1932 (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

John Daniel Stevens (1847-1932) was a civic and political leader, socialist organizer, and lecturer in Portland, Oregon.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box and 1 shared reel microfilm)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

John Daniel Stevens (1847-1932) was a civic and political leader, socialist organizer, and lecturer in Portland, Oregon. Collection consists primarily of manuscript and typescript correspondence, circa 1895-1930. Some of the correspondents include George C. Brownell; George E. Chamberlain; Abigail Scott Duniway; Jack London; Charles L. McNary; Edwin V. O'Hara; C. E. S. Wood; James Withycombe; Jacob Calvin Cooper; Clarence Darrow; Rabbi Stephen S. Wise; and others concerned with progressive and socialist movements. Also included is a small quantity of printed ephemera, and a photocopy newspaper clipping of an obituary for Stevens.