Politics and Politicians
Found in 166 Collections and/or Records:
Meeting of the Republican State Central Committee
Pen and ink sketch by A. R. Slaymaker, Oregon Journal artist, depicting scenes of the July 1930 Republican State Central Committee meeting. The sketch was published on the front page of the Oregon Journal newspaper on July 27, 1930, under the headline "Impressions of Republican Nominating Convention — By Slaymaker."
Julius Meier photograph album
One album with black and white photographs of Julius Meier with Grace Meier, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, and others. Julius L. Meier (1874-1937) was a businessman in Portland, Oregon, and served one term as governor of Oregon, 1931-1935.
Julius Meier speech written for Oregon Diamond Jubilee
Autographed copy of speech written by Oregon Governor Julius Meier for the Oregon Diamond Jubilee in 1934. It's probable that Meier never gave the speech, as he was forced to cancel the appearance where he was scheduled to deliver it.
Interview with Thomas H. Mercer
Interview with Oregon Republican Thomas H. Mercer circa 1976, the year Mercer ran unsuccessfully for the Oregon House of Representatives. Also on the audiocassettes with the Mercer interview are a question-and-answer session with Mercer; a speech by an unidentified man; and a panel discussion by Oregon legislators.
Frank J. Miller papers
Frank J. Miller was a state senator from Albany in the Oregon Legislature, commissioner of the Railroad Commission of Oregon, and chairman of the Public Service Commission of Oregon, 1916-1917. Collection includes membership cards, tickets, ID cards, and other ephemera, 1904-1917; correspondence and documents, 1904-1913, regarding Masonic activities; newspaper clippings, circa 1900-1914, regarding his nomination as railroad commissioner and his Masonic activities.
John H. Mitchell speeches and correspondence
Speeches and three items of correspondence of U.S. Senator John H. Mitchell (1935-1905). Mitchell was a U.S. senator for Oregon who servered at various points from the 1870s to the 1900s. In 1905, he was convicted of having accepted bribes, and he died while awaiting an appeal for his conviction.
Al Monner news negatives
Moody family papers
Oral history interview with Howard Morgan
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.
Caricature of Wayne Morse
Pen and ink caricature of Wayne Morse by Dan Mindolovich.