Charles Wolverton papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss 1661

Staff Only

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

Creation: 1894-1926

Creator

Wolverton, Charles Edwin, 1851-1926 (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

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

Additional Description

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.