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Politics and Politicians

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 166 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Dorothy H. Thornton

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Identifier: SR1076
Abstract

Oral history interview with Dorothy H. Thornton conducted by Nancy Hawver from September 10 to December 13, 1991. Thornton talks about the Tillamook Creamery Association, about the legal and political career of Robert Y. Thornton, and about her career as a painter.

Dates: 1991 September 10-December 13

Samuel R. Thurston and Elizabeth Thurston papers

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Identifier: Mss 379
Abstract Papers of Samuel R. Thurston (1816-1851) and his wife, Elizabeth Thurston (1816-1890, later Elizabeth Odell), and a property deed relating to their children, George Henry Thurston (1846-1927) and Elizabeth Blandina Thurston (1849-1904, later Elizabeth Blandina Stowell). Papers include correspondence, Samuel R. Thurston's diary, and speeches by Samuel R. Thurston. Thurston was a delegate from the Oregon Territory to U.S. Congress, and helped pass the Oregon Donation Land Law in 1850; he died...
Dates: 1838-1887; Majority of material found within 1849-1851

Samuel R. Thurston letters to Wesley Shannon

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Identifier: Mss 161
Abstract Letters from Samuel R. Thurston (1816-1851) to Wesley Shannon (1820-1890) concerning the Oregon Donation Land Law and political happenings both in Washington, D.C. and the Oregon Territory, and a letter from Shannon to E. L. Bristow about the construction of Elijah Bristow's house in 1846 in Lane County, Oregon. Samuel R. Thurston was a delegate from the Oregon Territory to the U.S. Congress from 1849 to 1851, and helped pass the Oregon Donation Land Law. Wesley Shannon came to Oregon in...
Dates: 1850 February 3-1851 February 27; 1884 April 4

Oral history interview with Mary V. Tobkin

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Identifier: SR 9661
Abstract

Oral history interview with Mary V. Tobkin conducted by Linda S. Dodds on February 6, 1981. Tobkin discusses her work as administrative secretary to Portland Mayor Terry Schrunk from 1957 to 1972.

Dates: 1981 February 6

Harold J. Turner papers

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Identifier: Coll 918
Abstract

Papers of Harold J. Turner (1893-1964), primarily relating to his role as railroad lobbyist and manager of the Oregon Railroad Association. Turner worked for the railroad industry, and from 1934 to 1961 was manager of the Oregon Railroad Association.

Dates: 1939-circa 1958

Extracts from U.S. Senate speeches regarding a Chinese exclusion bill

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Identifier: Coll 921
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1882

Tony Van Vliet papers

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Identifier: Mss1815
Abstract Antone "Tony" Van Vliet became a member of the Oregon State University faculty in 1955, the director of University Placement, and an associate professor. He represented District 35 in the Oregon House as a Republican in legislative sessions from 1975 to 1993. Papers include reports, minutes, agendas and memoranda relating to various Oregon state legislative committees; correspondence regarding prospective bills, funding issues and educational programs; and budget proposals for public...
Dates: 1975-1987

Robert Washburn papers

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Identifier: Mss1657
Abstract

Robert Charles Washburn (died 1938) was a journalist and Washington politician, later a resident of Portland, Oregon. Collection includes political and personal correspondence; speeches and poetry; and family memorabilia and clippings.

Dates: 1884-1944

William W. Washburn letters

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Identifier: Mss1478
Abstract

Typescript letters to William W. Washburn from Edith Green, January 18, 1971, Wendell Wyatt, February 19, 1971, and photocopy typescript letter from Wayne Morse, September 30, 1973, concerning Democratic Party politics, the FDA and the drug dimethyl sulfoxide.

Dates: 1971-1973

Harold F. Wendel papers

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Identifier: Coll 196
Abstract

Papers of a businessman and civic leader of Portland, Oregon, who headed the Lipman Wolfe department store from 1927 until his death in 1967. Materials include correspondence; files on the Oregon State Sanitary Authority, a pollution control agency; files on the University of Oregon; and biographical materials.

Dates: 1927-1967