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Politics and Politicians

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 166 Collections and/or Records:

A few hurried glances at Portland's justly celebrated city council

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Identifier: Mss 5328
Abstract

Pen and ink cartoon by Harry Daniel Murphy depicting the members of the Portland City Council, circa 1900. Councilmen include W. T. Branch, Earl C. Bronaugh, Frank B. Holbrook, William Y. Masters, Fred T. Merrill, Henry S. Rowe, and George W. Weidler.

Dates: circa 1900

Howard Fisher cartoons

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Identifier: Mss1702
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Original pen and ink editorial cartoons by Oregonian cartoonist Howard Fisher.

Dates: circa 1930-1980

Irving H. Fletcher papers

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Identifier: Coll 418
Abstract

Papers of Irving H. "Irv" Fletcher, an Oregon labor union leader who served as president of the Oregon AFL-CIO for 18 years. Included are Fletcher's personal and political correspondence, AFL-CIO convention materials and booklets, information about affiliated political and labor union leaders, materials for Fletcher's own campaign, and both personal- and AFL-CIO-related photographs.

Dates: 1949-2013

Aaron M. and Gerry Frank family papers

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Identifier: Mss 2832
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Papers of and relating to Aaron M. Frank (1891-1968), his son Gerry Frank (1923-2022), their family, and the Portland, Oregon, department store Meier & Frank. Aaron M. Frank was president of Meier & Frank from 1937 to 1964. Gerry Frank managed a Salem, Oregon, branch of Meier & Frank from 1955 to 1965, and later served as U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield's chief of staff.

Dates: 1866-1966

Gerry Frank scrapbooks and memorabilia

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Identifier: Coll 855
Abstract

Scrapbooks, photograph albums, photographs, papers, and ephemera compiled by or relating to Gerald W. "Gerry" Frank (1923-). Frank is a businessman from Oregon who worked at the department store Meier & Frank; opened a dessert shop in Salem, Oregon, named Gerry Frank's Konditerei; and was U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield's chief of staff.

Dates: circa 1880-2018

Giles French papers

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Identifier: Mss132
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Collection includes correspondence, notes, speeches, scrapbooks and reports of Giles French, a legislator and author from Sherman County, Oregon.

Dates: 1929-1974

M. C. George papers

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Identifier: Mss 680
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Correspondence, clippings, and ephemera of and relating to M. C. George (1849-1933). George came to Oregon in 1851, worked as a lawyer and a judge, and served in the Oregon Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.

Dates: 1860; 1882-1933

Edward J. Georgeff papers

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Identifier: Mss1857
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Edward J. Georgeff served as Assistant U. S. Attorney in Portland, Oregon, from 1954 to 1970. Papers consist of a typescript letter from Dwight D. Eisenhower; a Northwestern School of Law diploma; and a certificate of appointment to Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Dates: 1952-1954

Oral history interview with Marty B. Gold

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Identifier: SR1325
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Oral history interview with Marty B. Gold conducted by Clark Hansen from June 13-16, 1988, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Gold was a legal assistant to Hatfield.

Dates: 1988 June 13-16

Oral history interview with Earl R. Goodwin

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Identifier: SR 9442
Abstract

Oral history interview with Earl R. Goodwin conducted by Linda S. Dodds on July 22 and August 24, 1982. Goodwin discusses his career as a sportswriter for the Oregonian and the Oregon Journal in Portland, Oregon, and his experiences as a congressional private secretary for U.S. Representative Charles H. Martin.

Dates: 1982 July 22-August 24