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Joseph K. Carson portrait and gubernatorial campaign poster

 Collection
Identifier: Coll820

Content Description

The collection consists of a poster used for Joseph K. Carson's unsuccessful 1954 run for Oregon governor, and a large portrait photograph of Carson by Gladys Gilbert Studio, taken around the same time.

Dates

  • Creation: 1954

Creator

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

Joseph Kirtley Carson, Jr. was born in McKinney, Kentucky in 1891, and moved with his family to Hood River, Oregon, in 1903. Carson moved to Portland, Oregon in 1914. He studied at the University of Oregon School of Law, and in World War I served as an artilleryman. He entered politics as a Democrat in the 1920s, and was elected mayor of Portland in 1932, an office he held until 1940. In 1954, he ran as the Democratic candidate for governor of Oregon, but lost to Republican Paul L. Patterson. He died in December 1956.

Extent

0.18 Cubic Feet (1 map folder)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Poster for Joseph K. Carson's unsuccessful 1954 gubernatorial campaign, and portait photograph of Carson by Gladys Gilbert Studio from about the same time.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Sally Densmore, April 2019 (RL2019-075).

Title
Guide to the Joseph K. Carson portrait and gubernatorial campaign poster
Status
Under Revision
Author
Jeffrey A. Hayes
Date
2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
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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