Frederick Steiwer (1883-1939) became a lawyer who served as Oregon district attorney 1912-1916, was elected to the State Senate, served in WWI, and was elected to the U.S. Senate (1926-1938). The collection contains political campaign records, army records, correspondence and clippings, 1911-1933.
Ax 080
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.
Ax 030
Guide to the George Washington Dunn Legislative Correspondence
Thomas Allen McBride (1847-1930) became an attorney, served in the Oregon House of Representatives, as a District Attorney, as a Clatsop County Circuit Court judge, and from 1909 till 1930, served as an Oregon Supreme Court Justice. The collection contains correspondence, speeches, publications, certificates, clippings, and photographs.
A 291
Originally from Maine, A. P. Dennison (1824-1896) held numerous minor political offices in the Oregon Territory, including Adjutant General. The papers consist of receipts, letters of appointment, reports, and a bound scrapbook.
A 177
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.
Ax 563
According to the University of Oregon Constitution, “sole faculty governance authority at the University of Oregon resides in the Statutory Faculty,” and the “Statutory Faculty exercises its governance authority through the Faculty Assembly,” which “delegates its governance authority to the University Senate.” The collection includes records of the Faculty Assembly, the Senate, and the Faculty-Student Council and material includes minutes, correspondence, reports, plans, task force, caucus, and committee documents, audio recordings of meetings, and a gavel, 1933-2012.
UA 062
Guide to the University of Oregon Faculty Assembly and University Senate Records
The Office of Public and Government Affairs (PGA) promotes the University of Oregon throughout the community, state, local and federal governments. The collection contains Upward Bound and Vista files, office files, memoranda, reports and program information.
UA 104
The University of Oregon Administrative Manual was the main governing document for the administration of the University. The collection contains previous versions of Administrative Manuals, working documents, and research files used to update the Administrative Manual between the years 1960 and 1970.
UA 017
During the 1990s, a group of activists formed a political action committee called Basic Rights Oregon (BRO) to fight against legislative measures in Oregon aimed at limiting gay and lesbian civil rights. The collection contains records from several state and local community organizations and is composed primarily of general administrative, campaign, and financial records, correspondence, newsletters and pamphlets, volunteer lists, audio and video tapes and reels, and artifacts.
Coll 356
Right to Pride is a political action committee and a non-profit organization “dedicated to ensuring full human and civil rights for lesbian, gay and bisexual Oregonians.” The collection contains minutes and correspondence, fundraising and other financial records and reports, artifacts such as posters and buttons, candidate information, membership and supporter lists, and videos of events including Lucille Hart dinners and government sessions.
Coll 354
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