Isaac E. Staples scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: Mss1342

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of a scrapbook, 1 volume, circa 1914-1940, with clippings, correspondence and ephemera regarding Isaac Staples' career as an Oregon state senator and businessman.

Dates

Creation: circa 1914-1940

Creator

Staples, Isaac E., 1859-1949 (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

Isaac (Ike) Staples (1859-1942) arrived in Portland, Oregon, in 1900 from Stillwater, Minnesota. He was the owner of a jewelry store on SW First Avenue near Morrison and also owned a bank at Reedsport, Oregon. He was active in the Republican Party and served 23 consecutive years in the Oregon State Senate. He worked to expand the International Livestock Association, taught classes for immigrants seeking naturalization, and was the president of the Minnesota Society in Portland.

Extent

.59 Cubic Feet (1 flat box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection consists of a scrapbook, circa 1914-1940, with clippings, correspondence and ephemera regarding Isaac Staples' career as an Oregon state senator and businessman.