Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence from constituents, correspondence while serving in the Oregon legislature and District Attorney, personal letters, and other political correspondence.
The first section of professional correspondence is organized by date, 1928-1937.
Personal correspondence is organized alphabetically from the 1930s.
Political correspondence includes letters exchanged with Governor Charles H. Martin, Representative Walter M. Pierce, and other state Democrats.
The collection contains about 3,000 letters.
Dates
- 1928-1937
Creator
- Weatherford, J. K., Jr., 1901-1995 (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
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.
Extent
4 linear feet (7 containers) : 7 clamshell boxes
Language of Materials
English
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.
Arrangement
Material within this collection is minimally arranged. Any arrangement is either derived from the records' creators or custodians or from staff at the time of initial processing. It may be necessary to look in multiple places for the same types of materials.
Processing Information
Collection processed by staff.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal organization and rehousing.
Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents.
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Democratic Party (Or.)
- Lawyers -- Oregon -- Linn County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Legislators -- Oregon -- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Martin, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1863-1946
- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon -- Politics and government -- 1859-1950 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pierce, Walter Marcus, 1861-1954
- Politicians -- Oregon -- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Weatherford, J. K., Jr., 1901-1995
- Title
- Guide to the John Knox Weatherford Jr. Papers
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Tanya Parlet.
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
