Politics and Politicians
Found in 176 Collections and/or Records:
Samuel R. Thurston and Elizabeth Thurston papers
Samuel R. Thurston letters to Wesley Shannon
Oral history interview with Mary V. Tobkin
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.
Clifford W. Trow papers
Papers of Clifford W. Trow (1929-2023), an Oregon state senator and a professor at Oregon State University. The papers relate to Trow's career as a state senator, and include correspondence and records relating to education legislation.
Harold J. Turner papers
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.
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for 10 years, passed as the Chinese Exclusion Act later that year, was renewed in 1892, made permanent in 1902, and repealed in 1943.
Tony Van Vliet papers
Robert Washburn papers
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.
William W. Washburn letters
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.
Harold F. Wendel papers
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.