George William Joseph papers
Scope and Contents
Collection includes correspondence, transcripts of court hearings, speeches and radio addresses, political notes, campaign materials and scrapbooks relating to political matters. The papers chiefly cover the 1928-1930 period during which George W. Joseph fought the local proposed electric power company merger, opposed Judge John L. Rand's candidacy for Oregon Supreme Court justice, had lawyer Thomas Mannix disbarred, and was himself disbarred. Correspondence mainly relates to his candidacy for Oregon governor. Materials also include some correspondence of George W. Joseph, Jr. regarding Julius L. Meier's candidacy after his father's death.
Dates
- Creation: 1895-1934
Creator
- Joseph, George W., 1872-1930 (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
George W. Joseph was a Republican senator who died while running for governor in 1930. Joseph ran on a platform committed to state rather than private development of hydroelectric power on the Columbia River.
Extent
4 Cubic Feet (2 record cartons and 4 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection includes correspondence, transcripts of court hearings, speeches and radio addresses, political notes, campaign materials and scrapbooks relating to political matters. George W. Joseph was a Republican senator who died while running for governor in 1930.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of George W. Joseph, Jr., 1952.
Subject
- Joseph, George W., 1872-1930 (Person)
- Joseph, George W., Jr. (Person)
- Mannix, Thomas (Person)
- Meier, Julius L., 1874-1937 (Person)
- Rand, John Langdon, 1861-1942 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the George William Joseph papers
- 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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