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Papers of a journalist who worked in Oregon and Washington state and specialized in environmental reporting. The collection includes personal information, early student essays, travel essays, poetry, articles published in newspapers and magazines, and material for three books. Included are background sources and notes to support articles and books.

Abstract Ham Kautzman was editor and publisher of various small newspapers in Oregon, including the Columbia-Herald (St. Helens), Herald (Houlton), Pacific-Herald (Waldport) and Tualatin Valley News (Sherwood). Papers include correspondence and other documents, 1920-1922, regarding Kautzman's newspaper business and his dispute with Columbia County District Attorney Glen R. Metsker, involving statements made by Kautzman in the Herald during a recall effort against Metsker, and Kautzman's subsequent...

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Papers, primarily correspondence, of Ben Hur Lampman (1886-1954), a reporter and editor for the Oregonian newspaper in Portland, and Oregon's poet laureate from 1951 until his death. The collection also contains a small quantity of biographical material, ephemera, and writings.

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James S. Tyler (1865-1941) was a reporter and editor for various newspapers on the west coast, including the Oregon Journal in Portland. Collection consists of typescript reminiscences regarding his career.