correspondence
Found in 788 Collections and/or Records:
Mary Jane Sills papers relating to Maurine and Richard Neuberger
Materials relating to U.S. Senators for Oregon Richard L. Neuberger (1912-1960) and Maurine B. Neuberger (1906-2000) collected by Mary Jane Sills (née Christgau, 1922-2010), including correspondence from Maurine Neuberger, ephemera, a list of former staffers, and photographs. Sills worked as an aide to both senators from 1954 to 1967.
Photographs of and letter to Effie Simmons
Three portrait photographs of Effie Simmons (1874-1961), and a letter to Simmons from Myrtle A. Johnson (1875-1935). Simmons was a member of the Portland Woman's Club, a regional director for the League of Women Voters, and the first woman to represent Multnomah County in the Oregon Legislature.
David B. Simpson papers
David B. Simpson Jr. (1898-1976) was a Portland civic leader and real estate agent. He served as a captain in World War I and was active in post-war development. Collection includes naturalization papers for David B. Simpson, 1890 and 1894; obituaries for David B. Simpson, Jr., 1976; correspondence, 1950-1983; award certificate from President Gerald Ford, 1950; and biographical information about Sir James Young Simpson.
Papers of and relating to John Skaaluren
Skinner family papers
Irving Sklare collection
Materials relating to Irving Sklare, who ran the Remick Song Shop in Portland, Oregon. Included are correspondence with New York music publisher Jerome H. Remick; correspondence from the mid-1950s regarding the copyright of the song "Oregon my Oregon"; photographs of the Remick Song Shop; and music-related clippings and ephemera.
Karen Beck Skold dissertation papers and interviews
James Harvey Slater papers
James Harvey Slater was elected prosecuting attorney for the 5th Judicial District in 1866, served in the U.S. House from 1871-1873, and was a U.S. senator from Oregon from 1879-1885. Papers include correspondence; estate and family papers; reminiscences; and speeches, 1867-1885, on topics including economics, politics, tariffs, and slavery.
Alvin T. Smith papers
Papers of Alvin T. Smith (1802-1888), including his diaries, and records and correspondence relating to his tenure as postmaster at Tualatin, Oregon Territory (later Forest Grove, Oregon). Smith emigrated to the Oregon Territory in 1840 as a lay missionary, and moved to what would become Forest Grove in 1841. He served as postmaster in the 1850s, and was one of the founders of Tualatin Academy (later Pacific University).
Arthur Robert Smith papers
Papers relating to journalist Robert Arthur Smith's research and writing on Senator Wayne Morse. Includes copies of Morse's correspondence; Smith's correspondence and notes concerning Morse; materials relating to Morningside Hospital in Portland, Oregon; the Alaska Mental Health Bill of 1954; and typescript of Smith's 1962 book "The Tiger in the Senate."