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Scrapbook on politics in Portland, Oregon, 1915-1969
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Scrapbook on politics in Portland, Oregon
- Dates
- 1915-1969 (inclusive)19151969
1915-1917 (bulk)19151917 - Quantity
- 0.69 cubic feet, (1 flat box (19x25))
- Collection Number
- Coll 853
- Summary
- Scrapbook of newspaper clippings that cover political issues in Portland, Oregon, from 1915 to 1917, including the 1917 mayoral election, as well as City Commissioner George L. Baker (1868-1941) and Mayor Harry Russell Albee (1867-1950). Albee was mayor of Portland from 1913 to 1917. Baker won the 1917 mayoral election, and remained in office until 1933.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
George Luis Baker was born in 1868 in The Dalles, Oregon, but spent most of his adult life in Portland. As a young man he worked in theater, and he ran the Baker Theatre in Portland. He intermittently served on the Portland City Council from 1898 to 1913, and from 1915 to 1917, he was Portland's commissioner of public affairs. Baker was elected mayor of Portland in 1917, an office he held for 16 years before retiring in 1933. He died in May 1941.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Harry Russell Albee was born in Rockford, Illinois, in 1867, and came to Portland, Oregon, in 1895. He served as mayor of Portland from 1913 to 1917, and was the first person to hold that office under the commission form of city government. In 1914, Albee and two city commissioners were the subject of a failed recall campaign. Albee died on December 31, 1950.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings relating to city politics in Portland, Oregon between 1915 and 1917. Many of the clippings are about or refer to City Commissioner George L. Baker or Portland Mayor Harry Russell Albee. The mayoral election of June 4, 1917, which Baker won, is also the topic of many clippings. The front page of the scrapbook reads, "Baker File / Remove no clippings." The scrapbook also contains the Portland Woman's Club 1969 Christmas letter, written by President Marjorie L. Lindvall; the letter's relationship to the rest of the scrapbook is unknown.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Scrapbook on politics in Portland, Oregon, Coll 853, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Elections--Oregon--Portland
- Politicians--Oregon--Portland
Personal Names
- Albee, Harry Russell, 1867-1950
- Baker, George L. (George Luis), 1868-1941
Geographical Names
- Portland (Or.)--Politics and government
Form or Genre Terms
- clippings (information artifacts)
- scrapbooks
