speeches (documents)
Found in 67 Collections and/or Records:
J. Quinn Thornton papers
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for 10 years, passed as the Chinese Exclusion Act later that year, was renewed in 1892, made permanent in 1902, and repealed in 1943.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.
Ada Bering Wien papers
Collection includes letters from Ada Bering Wien of Fairbanks, Alaska, to Mrs. Graves, 1953-1959; photographs of Wien giving a talk at the Museum of History and Industry, Alaska, 1954; and a typescript speech; 1969, regarding early aviation and gold mining in Alaska.
A. King Wilson papers
Alexander King Wilson (1864-1918) was born in Maryland and educated at Pennington Seminary, Phillips Academy, and the University of Oregon. He practiced law in Portland, and served as mayor of Lake Oswego. Collection includes manuscript issues of "Alpha Omega Gazette," 1882, a student literary society paper edited by Wilson; and speeches, 1882-1910, on moral and historical subjects.
Charles Wolverton papers
Charles Wolverton was a lawyer in Albany, Oregon, a justice on the Oregon Supreme Court, and a judge on U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Collection includes correspondence, 1894-1926, regarding state and national politics, Wolverton's judicial career, personal and business matters with John H. Mitchell, Reuben P. Boise, and Benjamin F. Mulkey; speeches regarding initiative and referendum; and ephemera.