Politics and Politicians
Found in 166 Collections and/or Records:
Nan Wood Honeyman papers
The collection consists of scrapbooks, personal and political correspondence, clippings, invitations and announcements, pamphlets, and ephemera of Nan Wood Honeyman, the first woman from Oregon to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives (Democrat, 1937-1938).
Mr. Herbert Clark Hoover of Oakland, California 1896
Typescript document with biographical data of Herbert Hoover's earlier years in Iowa, in Oregon, and in Oakland, California. Also included is a photograph of Hoover's house in Oakland at the time he first registered to vote in 1896.
Oral history interview with Frank Ivancie
Oral history interview with Frank Ivancie conducted by Clark Hansen on April 17 and April 18, 2001, as part of the Ira and Lauretta Keller Oral History Series. Ivancie discusses serving as a Portland city commissioner from 1966 to 1980 and as Portland mayor from 1980 to 1985, as well as his involvement with the Portland Development Commission.
Lee Johnson papers
Unprocessed papers of Lee Johnson, dating from 1955 to 1978. Johnson represented Multnomah County in the Oregon House of Representatives, was Oregon Attorney General, and was a judge on the Multnomah County Circuit Court.
Oliver Jory letters
Letters from Oliver Jory to his first wife, Ella Jory, during their engagement and in the early years of their marriage. Subjects include the fruit-drying business, crops, the economy, politics, the temperance movement, and personal matters.
George William Joseph papers
Collection includes correspondence, transcripts of court hearings, speeches and radio addresses, political notes, campaign materials and scrapbooks relating to political matters. George W. Joseph was a Republican senator who died while running for governor in 1930.
Joseph R. Gerber Company scrapbook on Thomas Dewey's 1948 presidential primary campaign in Oregon
Scrapbook of materials relating to Thomas E. Dewey's 1948 presidential primary campaign in Oregon compiled by the Joseph R. Gerber Company. The Gerber Company was an advertising agency in Portland, Oregon, that handled advertising for Dewey's campaign. Dewey won the Oregon primary and eventually became the Republican nominee, but lost the general election.
H. R. Kauffman papers
Papers of H. R. Kauffman, including ones relating to his medical career, his military service in World War I and later, and his career as an Oregon state senator. Kauffman was a medical doctor who lived in Toledo, Oregon, and who served as state senator from 1941 to 1943.
William Dean Kendall papers
Oral history interview with J. Keith Kennedy
Oral history interview with J. Keith Kennedy conducted by Jim Strassmaier on June 8, 1988, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Kennedy was staff director for the Senate Appropriations Committee.