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Governors -- Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Theodore T. Geer letter to Fred T. Merrill and Company

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1899 Feb 14] 1: [Barcode: i50035423]
Identifier: CA 1899 Feb 14
Abstract

Theodore T. Geer (1851-1924) served in the Oregon State House of Representatives, and in 1899, was elected governor of Oregon. The collection (1899) consists of one letter in which Geer describes his work, his desire to exercise, and orders a bicycle.

Dates: 1899 February 14

Theodore T. Geer receipt

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1898 Apr 28] 1: [Barcode: i50107471]
Identifier: CA 1898 Apr 28
Abstract

Theodore T. Geer (1851-1924) served in the Oregon State House of Representatives in the 1880s and as governor of Oregon, from January 9, 1899 until January 14, 1903. The collection contains a receipt regarding political offices written by Geer on April 18, 1898.

Dates: 1898 April 28

Addison Crandall Gibbs deed

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1850 Nov 18] 1: [Barcode: i49071087]
Identifier: CA 1850 Nov 18
Abstract

Addison Crandall Gibbs (1825-1886) was the Civil War governor of Oregon, a Union supporter, a lawyer, and a businessman. The collection consists of a deed ceding Gibbs' claim to a piece of land on Elk Creek.

Dates: 1850 November 18

Lafayette Grover diary

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 35025042674784]
Identifier: A 042
Abstract

Lafayette Grover served as Governor of Oregon from 1870-1877 and then resigned to become a United States Senator. His diary includes entries on his travels from Philadelphia to Portland and on his relations with figures such as Chief Justice Nelson along with his view on legislature.

Dates: 1851-1853

Robert Denison Holmes papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 048
Abstract

Robert Holmes (1909-1976) was governor of Oregon from January 14, 1957 to January 12, 1959. The collection consists of materials related to Holmes' reelection campaign, legislation, and general political correspondence.

Dates: 1957-1959

James Blakely Oregon Mounted Volunteers appointment notice

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: ALMA217434]
Identifier: CA 1856 Apr 20
Abstract

James Blakely was a member of the Oregon Mounted Volunteers. This collection contains the appointment of James Blakely to Captain on April 20, 1856 by the governor of the Oregon Territory, George Law Curry.

Dates: 1856 April 20

Maurice L. Johnson political papers

 Collection — Folder 1-2 (shares a clamshell box): [Barcode: 35025042918082]
Identifier: A 274
Abstract

Maurice L. Johnson was a real estate dealer in Klamath Falls, Oregon, and worked on Oregon Democrat political campaigns and committees. The collection (1936-1939) contains correspondence and financial records of the Klamath County Democrat committee, and also the Klamath County Re-election Club for Governor Martin.

Dates: 1936-1939

Joseph Lane papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 183
Abstract

Joseph Lane (1801-1881) was an active Oregonian politician serving as Governor and Oregon's first Senator. The Joseph Lane papers include diaries, correspondence, legal documents, newspaper clippings, a draft of Nina Lane Faubion’s biography of Lane, and photographs.

Dates: 1848-1887

Douglas McKay papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 063
Abstract Collection consists of files on various organizations in which McKay was involved or interested, such as the American Legion, the Oregon Automobile Dealers Association, and the Oregon Mounted Posse. There are political files, including material for the 1948 and 1950 campaigns for governor and a file on the Eisenhower campaign of 1952. The files of the Secretary of the Interior consist of letters, a trip file, appointment books, and miscellaneous personal correspondence. There is a complete...
Dates: 1925-1958

Albin Walter Norblad papers

 Collection — Box 1 : [Barcode: 35025041754066]
Identifier: Ax 680
Abstract

Albin Walter Norblad, Sr. (1881-1960) served as Astoria's City Attorney from 1910-1915, was elected to the state Senate elected Senate President in 1929, and served as Governor of Oregon from 1929 to 1931. The collection contains speeches, correspondence, promotional and special interest literature, historical studies, right and left wing party literature, Oregon coast highway information, printed material and mementoes, and official papers of the Governor's office.

Dates: 1929-1931

Ben Wilson Olcott papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 081
Abstract

Ben Wilson Olcott (1872-1952) became Oregon's Secretary of State, 1911-1919, and governor, 1919-1923 and as governor he opposed the anti-Catholic "School bill" of 1922. The collection consists of nine scrapbooks arranged by Olcott that contain official and personal material concerning his terms as a state official and include correspondence, press releases, speeches, newsclippings, and material relating to the Ku Klux Klan in Oregon.

Dates: 1911-1933

Sylvester Pennoyer scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: CA P834
Abstract

Sylvester Pennoyer (1831–1902) was an attorney, businessman, and politician in Oregon. Collection includes 1 scrapbook, 159 pages of letters, printed messages, speeches, and newspaper clippings relating to Sylvester Pennoyer and family.

Dates: 1852-1916

Walter M. Pierce papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 068
Abstract Collection consists of correspondence, speeches, reports, photographs and material covering U.S. and Northwest history and politics. A major portion details Pierce's involvement with New Deal programs. The papers deal with agriculture, irrigation and land reclamation, public ownership, forest management, and the development of hydroelectric power. There are substantial files on the Civilian Conservation Corps, Public Works Administration and Works Progress Administration, files on...
Dates: 1888-1969

George Stanley Turnbull papers

 Collection — Box 1 : [Barcode: 35025042917175]
Identifier: A 306
Abstract

George Stanley Turnbull (1882 - ?) researched the history of Oregon newspapers, journalism, and governors, and published at least four books on those subjects. The collection (1930-1940) contains correspondence, speeches, and his master's thesis.

Dates: 1930-1940

Oswald West papers

 Collection — Box 1 : [Barcode: 35025042001624]
Identifier: Ax 174
Abstract

Oswald West (1873-1960) was an attorney in Portland, Oregon, and served as governor of Oregon from 1911 until 1915. The collection (1910-1940) contains correspondence, campaign broadsides from 1910, a scrapbook of newspaper clippings by and about West, and photographs.

Dates: 1910-1940

John Whiteaker papers

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: i48753798]
Identifier: A 132
Abstract

John Whiteaker (1820-1902), a Democrat, was Oregon's first state governor from 1859-1862. The collection consists of personal papers and photostats of Whiteaker's journals and scrapbooks.

Dates: 1859-1885; Majority of material found within 1859-1862

George Henry Williams address

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1896 May 16] 1: [Barcode: i50109893]
Identifier: CA 1896 May 16
Abstract

George Henry Williams (1823-1910) was an Oregon politician, serving as the chief justice of the Territory of Oregon, as a Republican representing Oregon in the U.S. Senate, as Attorney General of the United States, and as Mayor of Portland. The collection contains an address by Williams delivered at the Marquam Grand Theater in Portland, Oregon on May 16, 1896.

Dates: 1896 May 16