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speeches (documents)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 63 Collections and/or Records:

John Fiske papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2211
Abstract

Typescript draft speech delivered at the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the Columbia River, May 11, 1892, with corrections.

Dates: 1892 May 11
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / John Fiske papers

Nellie Fox papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2768
Abstract

Nellie Fox was an Oregon labor leader, a Democrat, and political director of the Oregon AFL-CIO. Collection includes correspondence, 1965-1986; minutes, 1967-1975; AFL-CIO reports, pamphlets, programs, constitution, by-laws, and convention material; campaign material for Labor Commissioner, 1978; speeches; and documents relating to women's rights and labor rights.

Dates: 1940-1987
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Nellie Fox papers

M. C. George papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 680
Abstract

Correspondence, clippings, and ephemera of and relating to M. C. George (1849-1933). George came to Oregon in 1851, worked as a lawyer and a judge, and served in the Oregon Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.

Dates: 1860; 1882-1933
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / M. C. George papers

Stafford Hansell papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1848
Abstract Marion Stafford Hansell was born just outside Athena, Oregon, in 1913. He grew up on a farm in Umatilla County, Oregon, and later ran a hog farm with his brother, Bill Hansell. He represented Umatilla County in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1957 to 1974 and was an early advocate for the decriminalization of marijuana. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, campaign materials, speeches, notes, press releases, and scrapbooks regarding agriculture, farming, Eastern Oregon,...
Dates: circa 1933-1986
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Stafford Hansell papers

Vernon V. Harpham papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2228
Abstract

Vernon Harpham was supervisor of the Deschutes National Forest (1915-1916) and of the Umpqua National Forest (1930-1945). Collection consists of typescript carbon copy correspondence, 1932, regarding personnel changes in the Umpqua National Forest; typescript carbon copy radio address transcripts, 1944-1945, regarding forest fires, grazing on national forests, and Umpqua forest activities; and a program for Harpham's retirement party, 1946.

Dates: 1932-1946
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Vernon V. Harpham papers

Hideo Hashimoto papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2986
Abstract Hideo Hashimoto (born 1911) was a Methodist minister and peace activist. During World War II, he was incarcerated by the U.S. government at the Jerome Relocation Center in Denson, Arkansas. After the war, he became a professor of religious studies at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Collection includes correspondence, lectures, speeches, information leaflets, newsletters, articles and testimonies, primarily regarding Hashimoto's work for peace and human rights. Also included are...
Dates: 1939-1994
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Hideo Hashimoto papers

The historical significance of Walla Walla Valley

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1041
Abstract

Typescript copy of "The Historical Significance of Walla Walla Valley," an address by Dr. Stephen Beasley Linnard Penrose, March 27, 1929. Penrose (1864-1947) was president of Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington.

Dates: 1929 March 27
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / The historical significance of Walla Walla Valley

Rufus Cecil Holman papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1396
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence and speeches by Rufus Cecil Holman, a Portland businessman who served as Oregon state treasurer and as a U.S. senator. Correspondence regards national politics relating to World War II, and the resources of the Pacific Northwest; correspondents include Philip H. Parrish, Harold L. Ickes, George C. Marshall, and Donald M. Nelson. Also included are certificates and photographs.

Dates: 1929-1944
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Rufus Cecil Holman papers

D. J. Holmes address to the Oregon pioneers at their annual reunion held in Dallas, Polk County, Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2236
Abstract

Address, made June 22, 1901, regarding the hardships pioneers faced before the advent of the railroad.

Dates: 1901 June 22
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / D. J. Holmes address to the Oregon pioneers at their annual reunion held in Dallas, Polk County, Oregon

Merriman Holtz papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2741
Abstract

Merriman Holtz (1901-1958) was born in Portland, Oregon. He founded Film Adettes in 1931 and served as a consultant on the distribution of movies promoting war bond sales during World War II. Collection includes memoranda, film synopses, correspondence, speeches, and ephemera regarding the work of 16mm film distributors and exhibitors in promoting bond sales during the sixth and seventh War Loan drives.

Dates: 1944-1946
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library / Merriman Holtz papers

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