Maurice Edgar Crumpacker papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss 2490

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains materials relating to the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen, including correspondence and notices (1917-1920); membership lists (1918); convention minutes (1918); rules (1918); and a scrapbook (1918-1922). Also included is the August 1918 issue of the Monthly Bulletin of the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen (Volume 1, No. 6); the September 10, 1918, issue of Lumber World Review (Volume XXXV, No. 5); and a June 1, 1918, booklet titled "Camp Sanitation Survey (With Recommendations)" written for the lumber industry of the Pacific Northwest by the Headquarters of the Spruce Production Division, Loyal Legion Loggers and Lumbermen. Also included is a roster from the Portland chapter of the American Legion, 1920.

Dates

1917-1922

Creator

Crumpacker, Maurice Edgar, 1886-1927 (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

Maurice Edward Crumpacker (1886-1927) was an attorney in Portland, Oregon, from 1912-1924. He co-authored the Oregon Bonus Law. During World War I, he served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and oversaw the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen, a company union established during World War I "as a means of harmonizing employers and employees in attaining efficient lumber production and combating the spread of IWW [Industrial Workers of the World] doctrines." He represented Oregon as a Republican member of the U.S. Congress from 1925 to 1927.

Extent

0.25 Cubic Feet (1 slim legal document case, 1 oversize flat box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Papers of Maurice E. Crumpacker (1886-1927), primarily relating to the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen, which Crumpacker oversaw while serving as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War I. Crumpacker was an attorney in Portland, Oregon, and later was a U.S. congressman.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of J. C. Crumpacker, December 1976 (Lib. Acc. 13939).

Related Materials

The Oregon Historical Society Research library also holds the book "Maurice E. Crumpacker: memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States in memory of Maurice E. Crumpacker, late a representative from Oregon" (Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1929), call number 92 C888u.

Processing Information

Collection guide was revised in October 2023 to expand and clarify biographical information about Crumpacker, correct collection extent, and to conform to current standard.