speeches (documents)
Found in 63 Collections and/or Records:
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.
Speech to the Pacific Northwest History Conference
Typescript photocopy of a speech given by Ernest E. Baker to the Pacific Northwest History Conference, Portland, Oregon, May 3, 1974, on the history of the International Longshoremen's Association and the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union.
Stella Maris House collection
Donald J. Sterling collection on the Velde Committee
Frank A. Stewart papers
Photocopies of original documents, consisting of love poems, political essays and speeches written by Frank A. Stewart; certificates; compositions by others; and records of the Ellensburg Mite Society. Stewart (born 1843) emigrated to Oregon with his family in 1854. He became a farmer and served in the state Legislature.
Robert W. Straub speech
Typescript speech, July 4, 1975, delivered by Oregon Governor Robert W. Straub at a picnic at the Oregon Historical Society's Bybee Howell House, about the history of the house and the American Revolution.
Thomas Nelson Strong papers
Collection consists of addresses to civic groups, 1888-1911, including the Central Municipal League, Associated Charities, the Civic Federation Committee, the Committee of One Hundred, and the Taxpayers League. Also included are letters to editors, 1888-1911.
Samuel R. Thurston and Elizabeth Thurston papers
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for 10 years, passed as the Chinese Exclusion Act later that year, was renewed in 1892, made permanent in 1902, and repealed in 1943.
Leona Weatherford papers
Collection includes correspondence, speeches, reports, and pamphlets regarding Leona Weatherford's involvement in the conservation movement and women's clubs in Oregon. Weatherford was president of the Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs and chair of the Conservation of Natural Resources Department of the General Federation of Women's Clubs.