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Politics and Politicians

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Robert Duncan papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1853
Abstract

Robert Duncan represented Jackson County in the Oregon House of Representatives and served in the U. S. Congress. Papers include programs, ephemera, campaign materials, correspondence, and diaries.

Dates: circa 1950-1981

Oral history interview with Richard E. Groener

 Collection
Identifier: SR1103
Abstract

Oral history interview with Richard E. Groener conducted by Richard McConnell from September 13, 1988, to March 25, 1989. Groener served in the Oregon House and Senate as a Democrat for much of the period from 1955 to 1982.

Dates: 1988 September 13-1989 March 25

Ted Hallock papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2509
Abstract

Unprocessed collection consisting of miscellaneous papers belonging to and regarding Ted Hallock, who worked in journalism, operated an advertising agency, served as a state senator representing Multnomah County, and served on the Northwest Power Planning Council. Materials relate to his career in politics, the Oregon Centennial Commission, and other topics.

Dates: circa 1950-circa 1990

Nan Wood Honeyman papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 193
Abstract

The collection consists of scrapbooks, personal and political correspondence, clippings, invitations and announcements, pamphlets, and ephemera of Nan Wood Honeyman, the first woman from Oregon to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives (Democrat, 1937-1938).

Dates: 1901-1962; Majority of material found within 1935-1962

Lorna Marple collection on the Democratic Party of Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 6042
Abstract

Unprocessed collection of materials relating to the Democratic Party of Oregon, the Clackamas County Democratic Party, the League of Women Voters, and the NAACP.

Dates: circa 1950-1991

Oral history interview with Howard Morgan

 Collection
Identifier: SR1136
Abstract

Oral history interview with Howard Morgan conducted by Clark Hansen from August 25 to October 7, 1992, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Morgan represented Clackamas and Multnomah counties in the Oregon House of Representatives in 1949; was chair of the Democratic Party of Oregon in 1955; was Oregon Public Utility Commissioner from 1957 to 1959; and was a member of the Federal Power Commission in 1961.

Dates: 1992 August 25-October 7

Robert Nash papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2806
Abstract

Robert Nash was active in various liberal and radical groups in Portland dealing with housing, crime prevention, and socialism. Collection includes programs, ephemera, minutes, and other papers relating to Alcoholics Anonymous, the Central Area Crime Prevention Committee, the Democratic Party, the Downtown Community Association, the Portland Tenants Union, the Rainbow Coalition, I.W.W., and the Socialist Party.

Dates: 1962-1988

Oral history interview with Maurine B. Neuberger

 Collection
Identifier: SR1141
Abstract

Oral history interview with Maurine B. Neuberger conducted by Clark Hansen from August 26 to December 12, 1991, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Neuberger served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1951 to 1955 and in the U.S. Senate from 1960 to 1964.

Dates: 1991 August 26-December 12

Jack O'Donnell papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2751
Abstract

Jack O'Donnell was Multnomah County auditor throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Collection includes a scrapbook, 1950-1972; correspondence from Edith Green and John F. Kennedy; invitations, 1961; Multnomah County Democratic Directory, 1966-1967; and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1950-1972

Grace Olivier Peck papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2503
Abstract Collection consists of materials relating to Grace Olivier Peck (1898-1979), her political career, and other activities, as well as some papers relating to other members of her family. Peck served in the Oregon House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1949 and again from 1957 through 1976. Materials relating to Peck include correspondence; minutes, letters, and other papers of organizations with which she was involved; and scrapbooks concerning her legislative career. The collection also...
Dates: 1914-1977