Politics and Politicians
Found in 171 Collections and/or Records:
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for 10 years, passed as the Chinese Exclusion Act later that year, was renewed in 1892, made permanent in 1902, and repealed in 1943.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.
Oswald West papers
Papers of Oswald West include a small amount of correspondence and other papers from his term as Oregon governor, 1911-1915, and materials relating to his research and writing of political and historical articles, 1942-1960. Included is correspondence with prominent Oregonians and other political figures, such as James A. Farley, Wayne Morse, and Richard L. Neuberger.
John Whiteaker collection
Materials relating to John Whiteaker, first governor of the state of Oregon. Collection includes a handwritten autobiography; Whiteaker family bible, with genealogical information; 1950s correspondence to Whiteaker's descendants regarding the autobiography; and a photograph of Whiteaker at the time of his governorship, as well as two portraits of him in later life.
Oral history interview with Vince Whiting
Oral history interview with Vince Whiting conducted by Kim L. Andrews from July 1 to December 2, 2019. Whiting speaks about his wife, Pat Whiting, who was the first Filipina to be elected to the Oregon State Legislature.
William O. Douglas for President Committee records
Collection includes correspondence to and from chairman Reuben Lenske, as well as statements, press releases, radio program notes, receipts, scrapbooks, and pamphlets.
Wendell Wyatt papers
Papers, including correspondence, guest books, and photographs, relating to the life and political career of Oregon politician Wendell Wyatt (1917-2009). Wyatt was a U.S. Representative from 1965 to 1975.