Abstract Papers of Charles S. Crookham (1923-2004) of Portland, Oregon, who worked for the law firm Vergeer & Samuels before he was appointed as a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge in 1962, a role he held until 1988. Many of the papers in this collection relate to legal matters concerning the Klamath Tribes. These materials include records from litigation between the Klamath Tribes, the United States National Bank of Oregon, and the U.S. government; records that pertain to Vergeer &...

Abstract Papers of Portland, Oregon, contractor Max W. Lorenz (1884-1952), a German-American immigrant who ran the Lorenz Brothers Construction Company with his brother Walter Lorenz, and who supervised the construction of Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood. Materials in the collection mostly relate to the Lorenz Brothers Construction Company. Items include a date book, a book of estimates, specifications for an office building, correspondence, and a Lincoln High School handbook that belonged to Lorenz's...

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Elmo Smith (1909-1968) established the Eastern Oregon Observer newspaper and served in the Oregon Legislature and as governor. Papers date from 1932 to 1956 and include diplomas, business cards, an appointment book, and a letter from C. T. Caulfield, commander of the U.S. Navy Training Center.