Politics and Politicians
Found in 166 Collections and/or Records:
Poster advertising talk by Robert F. Kennedy
Undated poster advertising a talk by Senator Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968) in the Britt Ballroom (possibly referring to a space at Southern Oregon College in Ashland, Oregon).
John Kerry 2004 campaign materials
Materials related to John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign that were created or collected by Mark Kronquist. Collection includes nine photographs by Kronquist of John Kerry campaigning in Portland, Oregon; a press schedule, August 12-16, 2004, for Kerry'svisit to Oregon; and a compilation of news clippings and media reports of Kerry's "Believe in America" tour.
Franklin F. Korell papers
Franklin F. Korell was an Oregon state representative from 1921 to 1922 and a United States congressman from 1927 to 1931. Papers include correspondence, 1931-1959, regarding editorials on the Pact of Paris; military leave of absence, 1918; speeches, 1921, regarding the Pact of Paris, postal reform, agriculture, veterans legislation and national defense; and election materials, circa 1930.
KPTV interview with Jackie Kennedy and John F. Kennedy
Interview with John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy conducted by John A. Salisbury and broadcast on the Portland, Oregon, channel KPTV in 1958.
Ku Klux Klan La Grande, Oregon Chapter records
Collection includes minutes, financial statements and other administrative documents regarding Klan activities in Oregon, including its involvement in Walter M. Pierce's successful gubernatorial campaign in 1922 and the passage of the Compulsory Education Bill of 1922.
Abraham Walter Lafferty papers
Harry Lane statement about the armed neutrality bill
Autographed statement of U.S. Senator Harry Lane (1855-1917) regarding his position on the armed neutrality bill. The statement was written in response to criticisms of his position and claims that he had supported a filibuster of the bill. Lane was mayor of Portland, Oregon, from 1905 to 1909, and was a U.S. senator for Oregon from 1913 to 1917. Lane opposed the United States' entry into World War I, and he died while in office.
Charles Lanman collection on congressional biography
Correspondence from members of the U.S. Congress to Charles Lanman, providing him with their biographical information. Correspondents include Joseph Lane, John Rogers McBride, James Willis Nesmith, Joseph Showalter Smith, Benjamin Stark, and George Henry Williams.
Dorothy McCullough Lee collection
Dorothy McCullough Lee was a lawyer, a state legislator, and the first woman mayor of Portland, Oregon. Collection includes biographical sketches; photocopy of Lee's last will and testament, 1972; inventory of Lee's papers at the Schlesinger Library of the Harvard Radcliffe Institute; and ephemera.
Irvin H. Luiten papers
Papers include documents relating to legislation; Public Affairs Bulletin, 1956-1974; and newspaper clippings regarding the Oregon Legislature. An unprocessed addition to the collection includes speeches, poems, and manuscripts by Luiten, as well as articles, clippings, correspondence, and a scrapbook. Luiten (1915-1997) did public relations work for Weyerhaeuser and then became a Weyerhaeuser lobbyist to the Oregon Legislature, serving from 1953 to 1978.