Scope and Contents note
The papers include correspondence, publications of the Oregon Commonwealth Federation (1937-1938), records and minutes of Oregon Farmers Union Cooperative Association (1935-1954), Oregon State Farmers Union annual meeting minutes (1948-1956), minutes and correspondence of Oregon State Farmers Union, and Farmer-Labor Relations Committee (Marion County) from 1938. There are various publications of, and correspondence with, the national and state Socialist Party, and a scattered file of the Oregon Socialist Searchlight (Salem, Oregon), 1950-1951.
Dates
- Creation: 1915-1966
Creator
- Barnett, Wendell, 1903-1967 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
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 note
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 note
Wendell Barnett was born in Oregon City, Oregon, attended grade school, worked as a farmer, construction jobs, in a paper mill and pursued public office. In 1926 he was a farmer in Marion County, Oregon and was active in the Farmers Union and was one of the founders of the Oregon Commonwealth Federation, and aspired to political office as a Socialist, Democrat, and Independent.
Extent
2 linear feet (2 containers) : 1 record storage box, 1 legal size manuscript box
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Wendell Barnett was born in Oregon City, Oregon, attended grade school, worked as a farmer, construction jobs, in a paper mill and pursued public office. The papers include correspondence, publications of the Oregon Commonwealth Federation (1937-1938), records and minutes of Oregon Farmers Union Cooperative Association (1935-1954), Oregon State Farmers Union annual meeting minutes (1948-1956), minutes and correspondence of Oregon State Farmers Union, and Farmer-Labor Relations Committee (Marion County) from 1938.
Arrangement
Arranged in original order with slight reorganization due to legal size of documents.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by widow, Alice L. Barnett, December 1967.
Processing Information note
Processed by Danica Alexander in January 2019.
Genre / Form
- Title
- Guide to the Wendell Barnett papers
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team. Updated by Danica Alexander in January 2019.
- Date
- c2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
