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Politics and Politicians

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 171 Collections and/or Records:

Bill Bradbury memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 984
Abstract

Memorabilia of Bill Bradbury (1949-2023), including materials relating to his childhood; materials relating to his career in television during the 1970s; photographs of him as an Oregon legislator; and posters, newsletters, leaflets, and itineraries relating to his political campaigns. Bradbury was an Oregon state representative and state senator from 1981 to 1995, and Oregon secretary of state from 1999 to 2009. He was known for his activism on environmental issues.

Dates: circa 1955-2023

Donna Brown paper about Wendell Wyatt and related correspondence and clipping

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1033
Abstract

College paper that Donna Brown (née Kemp) wrote about U.S. Representative Wendell Wyatt (1917-2009), two letters from Wyatt, and a clipping about Wyatt that was sent to Brown. Brown wrote the paper while on the Washington Semester Program as a student at Willamette University. Wendell Wyatt was a Republican U.S. Representative for Oregon from 1965 to 1975.

Dates: 1965-1966

Joseph Henry Brown papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1002
Abstract

Papers of an emigrant to Oregon, and later historian, including an account of his overland journey to Oregon in 1847, correspondence, notes, scrapbooks, records of Oregon Farmers' Union conventions, and notes and drafts for his book, "Political History of Oregon" (1892).

Dates: 1842-1924

Asahel Bush letters

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Identifier: Mss 581
Abstract

Correspondence of Asahel Bush (1824-1913), primarily typescript or microfilm copies of letters sent to him. Bush was an early emigrant to Oregon, editor of the Oregon Statesman from 1851 to 1863, and a significant figure in 1850s Oregon Democratic Party politics.

Dates: 1837-1938; Majority of material found within circa 1850-1910

Oral history interview with Maribel Cadmus

 Collection
Identifier: SR1100
Abstract

Oral history interview conducted by Vinita Howard from April 9 to May 7, 1992, with Maribel Cadmus as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Cadmus was Oregon Senate secretary from 1957-1987.

Dates: 1992 April 9-May 7

John F. Calbreath papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1027
Abstract

Papers of John Franklin Calbreath, an Oregon physician and state senator, including family letters of Sidney and Mianda Smith, John U. Smith, and Irene Smith Calbreath; political letters from John H. Mitchell and George W. McBride; a copy of an 1839 overland journal of Sidney Smith; accounts and notebooks of John Franklin Calbreath; and biographical and genealogical materials.

Dates: 1839-1931

Kessler Cannon papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1851
Abstract

Kessler Cannon was an Oregon politician who served as assistant to Governor Tom McCall, among many other positions. This unprocessed collection consists of miscellaneous papers concerning Cannon's career in politics and environmental issues.

Dates: 1933-1989; Majority of material found within 1971-1989

Joseph K. Carson portrait and gubernatorial campaign poster

 Collection
Identifier: Coll820
Abstract

Poster for Joseph K. Carson's unsuccessful 1954 gubernatorial campaign, and portait photograph of Carson by Gladys Gilbert Studio from about the same time.

Dates: 1954

Jane Cease papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1846
Abstract

Jane Cease was a Democratic politician who represented Multnomah County in the Oregon Legislature. Papers include include House and Senate bills; testimony and correspondence relating to bills; sponsored Senate bill "Seat Belt Use law."

Dates: 1981-1987

George E. Chamberlain papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1049
Abstract

Papers of George E. Chamberlain (1854-1928), who was attorney general for and then governor of Oregon, and then a U.S. senator for Oregon. The collection consists primarily of correspondence written during Chamberlain's time as governor.

Dates: 1904-1920; Majority of material found within 1904-1908