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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | In 1922, the West Coast Lumberman's Association sued the Abilene and Southern Railway Co. regarding "unjust and unreasonable" lumber rates. The collection (1922-1924) contains testimonies, briefs, exhibits, lumber company statistics and research, and correspondence used in the case. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Papers of a journalist, editor, and publisher of the Seattle Union Record, a trade union daily. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | Robert Sharp Bean (1854-1931) served in the Oregon Circuit Court from 1882-1890, in the Oregon Supreme Court from 1890-1909, and in U.S. District Court from 1909-1931.The papers consist of correspondence, letters relating to cases before the court, legal files and case files. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | Lake Bechtell (1886 -1977) was a lawyer who became City Attorney of Prineville, then was elected to the City Council in 1921, to the office of Mayor in 1925, and served as District Attorney for Crook County, 1928 to 1953. The collection contains legal files regarding livestock companies, grazing and irrigation districts, mining claims, and railroads, 1918-1963. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Papers of a Seattle broadcasting executive and civic leader |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Papers of a Washington State attorney, businessman, civic leader, and public official. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | James Thornton Chinnock (1882 - ) was an attorney in Grants Pass, Oregon. The collection (1920-1928) contains case files relating to water rights cases in Josephine County, Oregon. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Records of an environmental organization founded to oppose the establishment of oil ports and off-loading facilities on Puget Sound in Washington State. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Papers of a fisheries biologist, author and editor, federal official, and University of Washington professor. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | Henry Minor Esterly (1873-1944) was a lawyer who came to Oregon in 1904, and was noted for his defense of civil liberties. The collection contains legal files regarding free speech cases in Portland, Oregon in 1921, correspondence, speeches, genealogy information of the Esterly and Minor families, and legal files of Matthew Minor, Jr. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | John Finerty (1885-1967) was an attorney who worked for railroad companies before becoming involved with civil rights cases. The collection consists of case files, general files and personal records. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Organizational records documenting the regional conservation activities the Northwest Office of the Friends of the Earth. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | Helen Frye was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon in 1930. She earned her B.A. in English in 1953, her M.A. in Education in 1961, and her J.D. in 1966, all from the University of Oregon. After earning her M.A. she taught high school English; after earning her law degree she joined her husband, William Frye, in private legal practice. After five years in private practice, Frye became a judge for Oregon Circuit Court's second district (Lane County). In 1980, Frye was appointed by President Carter as the first female judge for the U.S. District Court of Oregon. After 15 years as U.S. District Court judge, Frye began working part-time as a senior judge in 1995. She retired years later. Frye died on April 21, 2011 and is survived by her four children, five grandchildren and one great grandchild. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | Patrick Joseph Gallagher (1884- ) practiced law in Ontario and Portland, Oregon. The collection contains case files, and political and personal correspondence. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | Cecil C. Hallin was an attorney and county prosecutor in Washington State from 1926-1959. This collection consists of his alphabetical case files created between 1928 and 1938. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | Henry M. Hanzen (1879-1967) was a newspaper reporter, attorney, and Oregon political manager. The collection (1917-1960) contains a manuscript chronicling the political history of Oregon from 1900-1960, titled "Power," campaign files of Oregon politicians, Oregon State Budget Director correspondence, Press Publishing Co., and Willamette Publishing Co. files, personal correspondence, legal files and scrapbooks. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | William Bliss Harris (1900-1981) was, variously, a financial analyst, author and small business owner. The William B. Harris Papers include materials covering Harris' time at Time/Fortune magazines as well as White Flower Farm/Gardening material. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | Phil Metschan, Sr. (1840-1920) was born in Hesse-Cassel, Germany and travelled to the United States and settled in Canyon City, Oregon where he ran a store, became Oregon state treasurer, and established a hotel in Portland, Oregon. The collection contains correspondence, diaries, financial and legal records, pioneer family files, photographs and memorabilia. |
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| Repository: | University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center |
| Summary: | The Midwest Oil Corporation was an oil company that contributed to the development of the Salt Creek Oil Field in Wyoming. The collection contains records of the predecessor companies that merged over the years to create the Midwest Oil Corporation. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Administrative papers of a Seattle company involved primarily in acquiring, processing, marketing and trading of seafood |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | Collection comprises records created by the Rajneesh Legal Services Corporation, the legal arm of the Rajneeshee collective in the City of Rajneeshpuram in Oregon. Records include correspondence, subject files, case files, legal and financial records, press coverage, audio-visual materials, and miscellany. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Correspondence, financial records, client files, contracts, membership records, legal documents, and other records of Save All Ethiopian Jews, a human rights organization in Western Washington that worked covertly to expedite the immigration of Jews from Ethiopia to Israel |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Historical information, correspondence, minutes, agendas, reports, production books, scripts, legal documents, clippings, news releases, programs, reviews, brochures, publications, playbills, newsletters, posters, scrapbooks, ephemera, photographs, sound recordings, and video recordings of the Seattle Repertory Theatre, a professional theatre in Seattle, Washington |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Records of the University of Washington Trademarks and Licensing Office, which administers the university's licensing program to control the commercial use of the university's name and registered trademark. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | The law firm of Weatherford and Wyatt, located in the upper Willamette Valley, was counsel for the Southern Pacific Railroad, Thomas Kay Woolen Mills, and many valley towns and corporations. The collection includes correspondence, case files, transcripts, ledgers, journals, minute and account books. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | William Allen Wiest (1885-1960) was an attorney in Independence, Oregon. The collection contains case files and Oregon State Bar grievance committee documents. |
