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Pierce, Walter Marcus, 1861-1954

 Person

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Lutheran Schools Committee records

 Collection — Multiple collection box [B 138] 1: [Barcode: 35025032079044]
Identifier: B 138
Abstract

The Lutheran Schools Committee of Oregon, formed to oppose the 1922 Compulsory Education Law, which required children to attend public schools, thereby outlawing religious, military, and private education. The collection (1922) contains correspondence, flyers, pamphlets, and other ephemera.

Dates: 1922
Found in: University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives

Photographs (PH050), 1930-1954

 Series
Dates: 1930-1954
Found in: University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives / Walter M. Pierce papers

Walter M. Pierce papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 068
Abstract Collection consists of correspondence, speeches, reports, photographs and material covering U.S. and Northwest history and politics. A major portion details Pierce's involvement with New Deal programs. The papers deal with agriculture, irrigation and land reclamation, public ownership, forest management, and the development of hydroelectric power. There are substantial files on the Civilian Conservation Corps, Public Works Administration and Works Progress Administration, files on...
Dates: 1888-1969
Found in: University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives

John Knox Weatherford Jr. papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 062
Abstract

John (or James) Knox Weatherford, Jr. (1901-1995) (who was known colloquially as Jim) served in the Oregon legislature as a representative from Linn County, 1930-1935 (Democrat), and as district attorney of Linn County, 1935-1937. The collection contains correspondence from constituents, correspondence while serving in the Oregon legislature and District Attorney, personal letters, and other political correspondence.

Dates: 1928-1937
Found in: University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives

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