Scope and Contents
Collection includes documents related to the proposal to create Nesmith County in Oregon dated to 1911.
Dates
- 1911
Creator
- Nesmith, James Willis, 1820-1885 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
James Willis Nesmith was the second US Senator elected from Oregon, serving 1861 -1867. He was also elected to the US Congress in 1873 and served until 1875. He served both houses of the legislature as a Democrat. A bill to create Nesmith County, also known as Measure 9, was on the November 8, 1910 ballot in Oregon as an initiated state statute, where it was defeated. The measure would have created the County of Nesmith out of the northern part of Douglas County and the southern part of Lane County.
Extent
0.1 linear feet (1 container) : 1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
James Willis Nesmith was a US Senator and a US Representative for Oregon between 1861-1875. This collection consists of documents concerning the proposal to create Nesmith County in Oregon, 1911
Processing Information
Collection is processed.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Counties Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon -- Administrative and political divisions Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Oregon -- Politics and government Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Politics and Politicians Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Proposals Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Guide to the Proposals of Nesmith County, Oregon
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Tanya Parlet
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
