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Oregon -- Politics and government

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:

Multnomah County Democratic Central Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1844
Abstract

Records date from 1960 to 1985 and include correspondence, administrative documents, financial records, campaign materials, and pamphlets.

Dates: 1960-1985

Steve Neal collection on Oregon politicians

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1807
Abstract

Unprocessed papers collected by Steve Neal regarding Oregon politicians, especially Charles L. McNary, circa 1965-1989.

Dates: circa 1965-1989

Oregon voter digest records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1790
Abstract

Unprocessed collection of records of the publication Oregon Voter Digest, consisting primarily of clippings and research materials on Oregon politicians.

Dates: circa 1934-1981

Walter Marcus Pierce papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2558
Abstract

Collection related to Walter M. Pierce, an educator, rancher, and politician who served as Oregon governor and in the U.S. House of Representatives. Materials include correspondence, primarily with family members and with J. A. Churchill, superintendent of public instruction, as well as minutes of the State Textbook Commission's meetings. Also included are Dictaphone belts made by Pierce's biographer, Arthur H. Bone, regarding Bone's research about Pierce and other topics.

Dates: 1916-circa 1965

Alfred Powers papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2907
Abstract

Collection of historical materials relating to Oregon and Pacific Northwest history, including business records, scrapbooks, catalogs, and ephemera.

Dates: 1834-1963

Republican Party State Central Committee of Oregon records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1845
Abstract

Republican Party State Central Committee of Oregon records include correspondence, administrative documents, press releases, financial records, legislation, campaign materials, and pamphlets.

Dates: 1945-1983

Max Rijken papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1838
Abstract

Max Rijken, a Democrat, represented Newport in the Oregon State Legislature, 1975-1987. This unprocessed collection consists primarily of state legislative bills and related papers, as well as government and serial publications. Materials also include correspondence.

Dates: circa 1975-1986

Albert S. Roberts diaries

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1828
Abstract

Albert S. Roberts (1862-1933) was born in White Salmon, Washington, and his family moved to The Dalles in 1865. He was a wheat grower and sheep rancher and represented Wasco County as a Republican in the Oregon State Legislature. Topics in his diaries include his college days at the University of Oregon, farm life, his marriage to Rose Freeman, work in the state Legislature, and miscellaneous personal and family activities.

Dates: 1885-1933

Thomas Gough Ryan papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1599
Abstract

Collection includes legal documents and correspondence regarding immigrants (including Chinese), labor, politics, transportation, Portland bridges, lumbering, Thomas Ryan Gough's activities during World War II, and various misdemeanor and felony cases.

Dates: circa 1915-1933

James Harvey Slater papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2347
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1851-1977