correspondence

Correspondence, bonds, deeds, insurance policies, bills, receipts, and other records of the Free and Accepted Masons of Oregon, Warren Lodge No. 10, Jacksonville.

Papers of Stephen L. Wasby (1937-2021), a political science professor. The papers relate to Wasby's research on Judge Alfred T. Goodwin of Oregon, including correspondence with Goodwin; on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; and on obscenity laws in Oregon in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Robert Charles Washburn (died 1938) was a journalist and Washington politician, later a resident of Portland, Oregon. Collection includes political and personal correspondence; speeches and poetry; and family memorabilia and clippings.

Typescript letters to William W. Washburn from Edith Green, January 18, 1971, Wendell Wyatt, February 19, 1971, and photocopy typescript letter from Wayne Morse, September 30, 1973, concerning Democratic Party politics, the FDA and the drug dimethyl sulfoxide.

Manuscript letter to Henry E. Reed from Elizabeth LeBreton Waters, regarding George W. LeBreton, who was her great uncle.

Frank E. Watkins (1877-1940) was a Portland, Oregon, real estate broker and director of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club. He also served on the Portland City Council. Papers include correspondence, 1910-1922, primarily regarding his participation in various clubs and societies around Portland; scrapbooks, 1903-1916, containing award certificates, photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera relating to dogs, dog shows, and the Portland Kennel Club.

Manuscript letter from Ambers Elwyn Watson to Myrl Davis, May 7, 1919, regarding his experiences in World War I. Myrl Davis and Ambers Elwyn Watson later married.

Collection includes manuscript for C. Edwin Francis' book "Waverley Country Club, 1896-1987" and correspondence of C. E. Francis. Also included are a history of club golf courses and golf championships; information on individual golfers; and scrapbooks with yearbooks, programs, and clippings.

James Knox Weatherford (1850-1935) was an attorney and politician in Albany, Oregon, where he opened a law office in the mid-1870s. Papers include correspondence, transcripts and dispositions of cases of his partnerships; personal and office papers; and accounts.

Collection includes correspondence, speeches, reports, and pamphlets regarding Leona Weatherford's involvement in the conservation movement and women's clubs in Oregon. Weatherford was president of the Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs and chair of the Conservation of Natural Resources Department of the General Federation of Women's Clubs.