Politics and Politicians
Found in 171 Collections and/or Records:
Bill Bradbury memorabilia
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.
Donna Brown paper about Wendell Wyatt and related correspondence and clipping
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.
Joseph Henry Brown papers
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).
Asahel Bush letters
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.
Oral history interview with Maribel Cadmus
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.
John F. Calbreath papers
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.
Kessler Cannon papers
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.
Joseph K. Carson portrait and gubernatorial campaign poster
Poster for Joseph K. Carson's unsuccessful 1954 gubernatorial campaign, and portait photograph of Carson by Gladys Gilbert Studio from about the same time.
Jane Cease papers
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."
George E. Chamberlain papers
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.