Laws and Legislation
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
Steven R. Schell papers
Documents relating to cases that Portland lawyer Steven R. Schell worked on in the areas of environmental law, land use, energy, real estate, and construction in Oregon.
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.
Slavery in the United States
Manuscript essay making a constitutional argument in favor of slavery, circa 1857-1861.
Oral history interview with Vera M. Springer
Oral history interview with Vera M. Springer conducted by Mary Mead in seven sessions, from August 9 to September 20, 1990, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Springer discusses her work for U.S. Senators Dick Neuberger and Maurine Neuberger from 1954 to 1966.
Extracts from U.S. Senate speeches regarding a Chinese exclusion bill
Printed extracts of speeches regarding an 1882 bill to prohibit Chinese immigration to the United States for 20 years, as well as vote tallies and U.S. President Chester A. Arthur's veto message. The bill referred to in this item failed to override presidential veto, but a modified version, which barred Chinese laborers from entering the United States for 10 years, passed as the Chinese Exclusion Act later that year, was renewed in 1892, made permanent in 1902, and repealed in 1943.
Stephen L. Wasby papers
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.