Scope and Contents
The papers include correspondence relating to McCamant’s support of Coolidge and opposition to Johnson. There are five Coolidge letters, 1920 and 1923, and a collection of McCamant’s speeches. Also included are the diaries of Lt. Thomas McCamant, Co. G, 125th Regt., Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1862-1863, and a memoir by him written in 1903, Personal Recollections of the Maryland Campaign of 1862.
Dates
- 1867-1944
Creator
- McCamant, Wallace, 1867-1944 (Person)
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Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Wallace McCamant was born in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, educated at Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, read law with a Lancaster firm, and was admitted to the bar in 1890. He came to Oregon in 1890, commenced law practice, was appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court in 1916, resigned in 1918, and resumed private law practice. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1920, and nominated Calvin Coolidge for the vice-presidency. In 1925, Coolidge nominated him to the Circuit Court of Appeals, a nomination that failed confirmation because of opposition by Senator Hiram Johnson.
Extent
1 linear feet (2 containers)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Wallace McCamant came to Oregon in 1890 and practiced law. Later, he was appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court in 1916, but resigned in 1918, and resumed private law practice. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1920, and nominated Calvin Coolidge for the vice-presidency. In 1925, Coolidge nominated him to the Circuit Court of Appeals, a nomination that failed confirmation because of opposition by Senator Hiram Johnson. The collection includes correspondence relating to McCamant’s support of Coolidge and opposition to Johnson, as well as papers regarding his service in the Civil War.
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- Addresses Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing
- Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Diaries Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Lawyers -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Maryland Campaign, 1862 -- Personal narratives Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- McCamant, Thomas
- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Politics and Politicians Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- Diaries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Speeches, addresses, etc., American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Wallace McCamant Papers
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Vida Germano
- Date
- 2004
- 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 encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
