Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, association records, personal business records, and personal records.
Correspondence is divided into incoming (1,074 letters, 1918-1966) and outgoing (671 letters, 1918-1964). Both sections are arranged chronologically. Major correspondents include J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company, Oregon Farm Bureau Federation, and Pacific Wool Growers, among others. The correspondence relates to the problems of wheat, cattle, and sheep ranching, and Staggs' relations with state and Federal committees and agencies related to agricultural affairs, such as the Agricultural Research Foundation, Farm Credit Administration, and U. S. Department of the Interior.
Manuscripts include speeches and editorials written by Staggs as well as carbons of manuscripts by others.
Association records are arranged alphabetically by organization name. Records include minutes, reports, and information sheets. The organizations are: Agricultural Research Foundation, American Society of Range Management, Baker County Chamber of Commerce, Basche-Duncan Ditch Company, Oregon State Public Welfare Commission, U. S. Department of Agriculture, and Water Users of Lower Powder.
Personal business records include ledgers, financial statements (including taxes), and legal documents.
Personal records consist of Staggs's diaries (1946-1947, 1950-1955, and 1957-1966) and travel journals. A travel journal from 1949 describes Staggs's trip to Miami, Florida, and Cuba. There is also a folder of memorabilia.
Dates
- Creation: 1918-1966
Creator
- Baker County Chamber of Commerce (Organization)
- United States. Department of Agriculture (Organization)
- American Society of Range Management (Organization)
- Oregon. State Public Welfare Commission (Organization)
- Pacific Wool Growers (Organization)
- Basche-Duncan Ditch Company (Organization)
- Oregon Farm Bureau Federation (Organization)
- J.I. Case Threshing Machine Company (Organization)
- Staggs, Ira, 1888-1973 (Person)
- Water Users of Lower Powder (Organization)
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
Ira Dwight Staggs (1888-1973) farmed and raised livestock near Baker City, Oregon.
Extent
2 linear feet (2 containers) : 1 record storage box, 1 manuscript box
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Ira D. Staggs (1888-1973) farmed and raised livestock near Baker City, Oregon. The collection consists of correspondence and documentation primarily concerned with Staggs' life as a rancher.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into the following series: Correspondence, Manuscripts, Association Records, Personal Business Records, and Personal Records.
Other Finding Aids
Paper finding aid with additional information is available in Special Collections & University Archives.
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
Subject
- United States. Department of Agriculture (Organization)
- Baker County Chamber of Commerce (Organization)
- Water Users of Lower Powder (Organization)
- American Society of Range Management (Organization)
- United States. Farm Credit Administration (Organization)
- United States. Department of the Interior (Organization)
- Basche-Duncan Ditch Company (Organization)
- Agricultural Research Foundation (Or.) (Organization)
- Pacific Wool Growers (Organization)
- Staggs, Ira, 1888-1973 (Person)
- Staggs, Ira, 1888-1973 (Person)
- Staggs, Ira, 1888-1973 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Ira Staggs Papers
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Austin Munsell and Kira B. Homo.
- Date
- 2013
- 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
