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Politics and Politicians

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 171 Collections and/or Records:

Ken Stoller photographic collection on Donald E. Clark

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 838
Abstract

Collection consists of 19 black and white photographs of Multnomah County Commissioner Donald E. Clark, taken by Ken Stoller over the course of one day in 1975, with an accompanying document by Stoller.

Dates: 1975
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Letters to Hal Stoltz from Mark Hatfield and Wendell Wyatt

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Identifier: Coll 1055
Abstract Letters from U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield (1922-2011) and U.S. Representative Wendell Wyatt (1917-2009) to Hal Stoltz of Portland, Oregon, regarding the possible impeachment of U.S. President Richard Nixon for his actions in the Watergate scandal. In October 1973, Nixon's attempt to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox led to the resignation of Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus before Solicitor General Robert Bork carried out Cox's dismissal....
Dates: 1973 November 16
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Oral history interview with Helen W. Stone

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Identifier: SR 9508
Abstract

Oral history interview with Helen W. Stone conducted by Deborah M. Frosaker on October 26, 1978. Stone discusses the legal and political career of her father, Oswald West, who served as governor of Oregon.

Dates: 1978 October 26
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

William Swindells invitation to reception for General U. S. Grant

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Identifier: Mss2409
Abstract

Printed invitation to Reverend William Swindells to a reception for General Ulysses Simpson Grant at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 20, 1879.

Dates: 1879
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Littleton Dennis Teackle letters

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Identifier: Mss 670
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence, 1823-1834, to Littleton Dennis Teackle from John Adams, Henry Clay, Thomas Jefferson, Richard Mentor Johnson, Edward Livingston, James Madison, and Roger Brooke Taney. Teackle (1777-1848) was a Maryland businessman and member of the Maryland House of Delegates.

Dates: 1823-1834
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Oral history interview with Mary V. Tobkin

 Collection
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
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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