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Charles Wolverton papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1661

Scope and Contents

Collection includes correspondence, 1894-1926, regarding state and national politics, Charles Wolverton's judicial career, personal and business matters with John H. Mitchell, Reuben P. Boise, and Benjamin F. Mulkey; speeches regarding initiative and referendum; ephemera.

Dates

  • 1894-1926

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

Charles Wolverton was a lawyer in Albany, Oregon, and a justice on the Oregon Supreme Court from 1894-1905. He served as chief justice from 1898-1900 and again in 1904-1905. He was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon by Theodore Roosevelt in 1905 and served until his death in 1926.

Extent

1 Cubic Feet (1 record carton)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Charles Wolverton was a lawyer in Albany, Oregon, a justice on the Oregon Supreme Court, and a judge on U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Collection includes correspondence, 1894-1926, regarding state and national politics, Wolverton's judicial career, personal and business matters with John H. Mitchell, Reuben P. Boise, and Benjamin F. Mulkey; speeches regarding initiative and referendum; and ephemera.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift in part of Mrs. Malcom L. Jones, 1975.

Related Materials

Charles E. Wolverton family photographs collection, Org. Lot 501, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Title
Guide to the Charles Wolverton 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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