Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, speeches, legal papers, Public Service Commission papers, State Corporation Commission papers, and Travel Expense Claims of the Attorney General's Office.
The correspondence is divided between letters received and letters sent. Received correspondence is alphabetically organized by senders name or title. Outgoing correspondence is organized by date, 1890-1949.
Major correspondents are: Timothy W. Davenport, Francis J. Heney, Harry Lane, Margaret Mitchell, Thomas B. Neuhausen, William S. U'Ren, John B. Waldo, John C. Young.
Also included are speeches and notes, legal papers and documents from state commissions.
Dates
- 1890-1948
Creator
- McMahan, Leonard H., 1866-1957 (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
Leonard H. McMahan (1866-1957) was a newspaper editor and lawyer. He founded and edited the Woodburn, Oregon, Independent, 1888-1892. He was active in the Populist, Free Silver and Progressive Parties in Oregon.
Extent
2 linear feet (3 containers) : 1 record storage box, 2 clamshell boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Leonard H. McMahan (1866-1957) was a newspaper founder and editor, lawyer, and was active in Oregon political parties. The collection contains correspondence, speeches, legal papers, Public Service Commission papers, State Corporation Commission papers, and Travel Expense Claims of the Attorney General's Office.
Other Finding Aids
Paper finding aid with additional information is available in Special Collections & University Archives.
Processing Information
Collection processed by staff, 1995.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- American newspapers -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Civil service -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Davenport, T. W. (Timothy Woodbridge)
- Heney, Francis J. (Francis Joseph), 1859-1937
- Judges -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lane, Harry, 1855-1917
- Lawyers -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- McMahan, Leonard H., 1866-1957
- Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949
- Newspaper editors -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon -- Politics and government -- 1859-1950 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Political campaigns -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Politics and Politicians Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Publishers and publishing -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Referendum -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- U'Ren, William Simon, 1859-1949
- Waldo, John B. (John Breckenridge), 1844-1907
- Woodburn (Or.) -- Biography Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Young, John C. (John Carlton), 1886-1980
- Title
- Guide to the Leonard H. McMahan Papers
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, 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.
- 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
