Scope and Contents
Collection contains manuscripts of radio talks, correspondence, certificates of nomination to the Socialist Party, scrapbook, Socialist Party Convention journals, Socialist Party National Committee motions, socialist pamphlets, Labor and Socialist Service Press, National Executive Committee memoranda and Executive Secretary letters.
Manuscripts of radio talks have minimal edits and are dated from 1931-1934. Listener letters are also included.
The scrapbook includes newspaper clippings relating to the Socialist Party in Oregon from 1912-1916.
The National Executive Committee Memoranda and Executive Secretary Letters are believed to be mass mailings to members of the Socialist Party sent by Secretary Clarence Senior.
There are also many Socialist Party pamphlets published from the national level and at the state level (Oregon, Washington, and Idaho).
Dates
- 1912-1936
Creator
- Streiff, Albert, 1894-1968 (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
Albert Streiff (1894-1968) was a member of the Socialist Party from Portland, Oregon. He known for running in the Oregon gubernatorial election in 1930 and losing to Independent candidate Julius Meier.
Extent
3 linear feet (2 containers) : 2 record storage boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Albert Streiff (1894-1968) was a member of the Socialist Party who ran for Oregon governor in 1930. Collection contains manuscripts of radio talks, correspondence, certificates of nomination to the Socialist Party, a scrapbook, Socialist Party Convention journals, Socialist Party National Committee motions, socialist pamphlets, Labor and Socialist Service Press, National Executive Committee memoranda and Executive Secretary letters.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into the following series: Manuscripts of Radio Talks, Correspondence, Certificates of Nomination to the Socialist Part, Scrapbook, Socialist Party Convention Journals, Socialist Party National Committee Motion, Socialist Pamphlets, Labor and Socialist Service Press, National Executive Committee Memoranda and Executive Secretary Letters.
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 may have received a basic level of processing including some organization and rehousing. The initial accession(s) were processed and arranged as a whole and are reflected in the series arrangement. Subsequent accession(s) for the collection have not been merged or organized as a whole. Each subsequent accession is described separately.
Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents. Folder titles are based on those created by the creators or previous custodians. Titles have not all been verified against the contents of the folders. In some cases, staff supplied folder titles during initial processing.
- Clippings Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Memorandums Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon -- Politics and government -- 1859-1950 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pamphlets Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Political candidates -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Radio scripts Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Socialist Party of Oregon
- Socialists -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Streiff, Albert, 1894-1968
- Streiff, Albert, 1894-1968
- Title
- Guide to the Albert Streiff Papers
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Jenn Newby
- 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
