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Legislators -- Oregon -- Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Henry Waldo Coe correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 112
Abstract

Henry Waldo Coe (1857-1927) was a Portland, Oregon, physician, patron of the arts, and member of the Progressive Party. The collection consists mainly of correspondence including letters from Theodore Roosevelt and the Roosevelt family (1907-1918), and correspondence, clippings and photographs concerning statues of Roosevelt, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Jeanne D'Arc commissioned by Coe.

Dates: 1907-1928

Matthew Paul Deady letter to Melvin C. George

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1884 Apr 11] 1: [Barcode: i50104317]
Identifier: CA 1884 Apr 11
Abstract

Matthew Paul Deady (1824-1893) was a lawyer, politician, and judge in the Oregon Territory, who became Oregon's first U.S. District Court judge in 1859, a position he retained until his death. The collection contains a letter dated April 11, 1884, from Deady, of Portland, Oregon to Melvin C. George, of Washington, D.C. regarding the judicial salary bill.

Dates: 1884 April 11

Joseph N. Dolph letter to J. D. Lee

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1884 May 1] 1: [Barcode: i50109546]
Identifier: CA 1884 May 1
Abstract

Joseph N. Dolph (1835-1897) served in the Oregon State Senate and was also elected to the U.S. Senate as a Republican, serving from 1883 to 1895. The collection contains a letter dated May 1, 1884 from Dolph to J. D. Lee of Dallas, Oregon concerning Oregon politics.

Dates: 1884 May 1

George Washington Dunn legislative correspondence

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 030
Abstract

George Washington Dunn (1864-1961) served as a Republican in the Oregon legislator, first in the House and then from 1923-1942, in the Senate. The collection contains correspondence from constituents and other interested parties. concerns requests from and advice of constituents, and political negotiations.

Dates: 1923-1939

Binger Hermann letter

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1886 Jan 29] 1: [Barcode: i49075093]
Identifier: CA 1886 Jan 29
Abstract

Binger Hermann (1843-1926) was a Roseburg attorney and politician who represented Oregon in the U.S. House of Representatives for sixteen years and served as commissioner of the General Land Office (GLO) under presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. Collection contains one letter dated January 29, 1886.

Dates: 1886 January 29

Binger Hermann letter

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1925 Feb 2] 1: [Barcode: i4907510x]
Identifier: CA 1925 Feb 2
Abstract

Binger Hermann (1843-1926) was a Roseburg attorney and politician who represented Oregon in the U.S. House of Representatives for sixteen years and served as commissioner of the General Land Office (GLO) under presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. The collection contains one letter dated February 2, 1925.

Dates: 1925 February 2

Binger Hermann letters

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1891 Nov 4] 1: [Barcode: i49075111]
Identifier: CA 1891 Nov 4
Abstract

Binger Hermann (1843-1926) was a Roseburg attorney and politician who represented Oregon in the U.S. House of Representatives for sixteen years and served as commissioner of the General Land Office (GLO) under presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. The collection contains two letters written in 1891.

Dates: 1891 November 4

Binger Hermann papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 045
Abstract

Binger Hermann (1843-1926) was a Roseburg attorney and politician who represented Oregon in the U.S. House of Representatives for sixteen years, and served as commissioner of the General Land Office (GLO) under presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. The collection (1888-1920) contains Hermann's personal and professional papers.

Dates: 1873-1920

W. Al Jones letters received

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: i50021928]
Identifier: A 140
Abstract

W. Al Jones ( -1918?) was a native Oregonian of Marion County, was a Catholic, a stock farm owner, and served in the Oregon state house as a senator representing Marion and Wallowa counties. The collection (1918) contains incoming correspondence regarding his political campaign, including letters regarding anti-catholic bias.

Dates: 1918

Jesse Looney letter to John C. Bond

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1843 Oct 27] 1: [Barcode: i49071063]
Identifier: CA 1843 Oct 27
Abstract

Jesse Looney (1800-1869) was a pioneer farmer and early Oregon legislator. The collection consists of a typed transcript of a letter from Looney to his brother-in-law, John C. Bond.

Dates: 1843 October 27

Hannah Martin legislative correspondence

 Collection — Box 1 : [Barcode: 35025041749603]
Identifier: Ax 671
Abstract

Hannah Martin (1894 - ) was an attorney and the first woman elected (in 1933 and in 1935) to the Oregon House of Representatives. The collection (1933-1935) contains legislative correspondence from constituents and other concerned parties, and replies from Martin.

Dates: 1933-1935

A. C. Smith letter to James Slater

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1872 Feb 16b] 1: [Barcode: i50035514]
Identifier: CA 1872 Feb 16b
Abstract

A. C. Smith (1831-1911) was a pioneer resident of the Grande Ronde Valley in Oregon. The collection consists of a photostat copy of a letter from Smith to James Slater, and an advertisement for the Union, Oregon newspaper, Mountain Sentinel.

Dates: 1872 February 16

Virgil Bain Staples legislative correspondence

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 276
Abstract

Virgil Bain Staples worked as a ranch hand in eastern Oregon, became a businessman in Ontario, Oregon, and served in the Oregon Legislature as representative from the 31st District, Malheur County, 1933-1945. The collection contains legislative correspondence regarding requests and advice from constituents and lobbyists, 1933-1937.

Dates: 1933-1937

Jacob Wagner legislative correspondence

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35025042868147]
Identifier: A 182
Abstract

Jacob H. (Jack) Wagner (1895-1964) , originally from Russia, was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1937 and also ran as a Democratic in the primary for U.S. Representative from Oregon 3rd District in May 1938. The collection (1936-1939) contains legislative correspondence, including letters from constituents.

Dates: 1936-1939

John Knox Weatherford Jr. papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 062
Abstract

John (or James) Knox Weatherford, Jr. (1901-1995) (who was known colloquially as Jim) served in the Oregon legislature as a representative from Linn County, 1930-1935 (Democrat), and as district attorney of Linn County, 1935-1937. The collection contains correspondence from constituents, correspondence while serving in the Oregon legislature and District Attorney, personal letters, and other political correspondence.

Dates: 1928-1937