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Arthur Robert Smith papers, 1931-1966
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Smith, Arthur Robert, 1925-
- Title
- Arthur Robert Smith papers
- Dates
- 1931-1966 (inclusive)19311966
- Quantity
- .9 cubic feet (2 document cases, 1 reel microfilm)
- Collection Number
- Mss 1074
- Summary
- Papers relating to journalist Robert Arthur Smith's research and writing on Senator Wayne Morse. Includes copies of Morse's correspondence; Smith's correspondence and notes concerning Morse; materials relating to Morningside Hospital in Portland, Oregon; the Alaska Mental Health Bill of 1954; and typescript of Smith's book The tiger in the Senate (1962).
- 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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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Arthur Robert Smith was an Oregon journalist and author whose book on Senator Wayne Morse, The tiger in the Senate, was published in 1962. In the mid-1950s Smith wrote a number of investigative articles for the News-Miner of Fairbanks, Alaska, regarding the Morningside Hospital in Portland, Or. The hospital had housed mental health patients from Alaska, and its administration came under the scrutiny of the U.S. Senate as it debated a bill to fund mental health services in that state (then a U.S. Territory). The move for funding was championed by Oregon Senator Richard Neuberger, then in his first year in Congress.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection includes copies of correspondence to and from Senator Wayne Morse, and correspondence and notes of Arthur Smith regarding Morse. The microfilm contains copies of Morse's correspondence with President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Also included in the collection are materials concerning the investigation of the Morningside Hospital in Portland, Or., and the related U.S. Senate effort to fund a mental hospital in Alaska in the mid-1950s. A typescript of Smith's book on Morse, titled The tiger in the Senate (1962) is also included.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library before any publication use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Preferred Citation
Arthur Robert Smith papers, Mss1074, Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in three series:
- Series A: Wayne Morse research materials and correspondence, 1931-1966
- Series B: Morningside Hospital materials, 1954-1956
- Series C: Typescript of The tiger in the Senate, circa 1961
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series A: Wayne Morse research materials and correspondence, 1931-1966Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Correspondence with Arthur
Smith |
1953-1968 |
| 1/2 | Correspondence between Arthur
Smith and Wayne Morse |
1955-1960 |
| 1/3 | Correspondence of Wayne Morse
(carbon copies and photocopies)
Includes correspondence with President Harry S. Truman.
|
1948-1969 |
| 1/4 | General
correspondence |
1931-1966 |
| 1/5 | Memoranda |
1942-1964 |
| Microfilm Reel | ||
Correspondence between
President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Wayne Morse |
1933-1944 |
Series B: Morningside Hospital materials, 1954-1956Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/6 | Articles of incorporation of
Morningside Hospital (typescript copies) |
1955 |
| 1/7 | Audit of hospital by the
General Accounting Office, and related materials |
1954-1956 |
| 1/8 | Public opposition to Alaska
mental health bill (typed summaries) |
1956 |
| 1/9 | Letters to and from Arthur
Smith regarding articles on hospital |
1955-1956 |
| 1/10 | News clippings |
1954-1956 |
| 1/11 | Notes on
hostpital |
undated |
| 1/12 | Senator Richard Neuberger's
press releases, reports, letters and recommendations |
1954-1956 |
Series C: Typescript of The tiger in the Senate, circa 1961Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/13 | Pages 1-109 |
circa 1961 |
| 2/1 | Pages 110-232 |
circa 1961 |
| 2/2 | Pages 233-435 |
circa 1961 |
| 2/3 | Pages 436-end, and related
materials |
circa 1961 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Mental health--Alaska--History.
- Mental health--Oregon--History.
- Mental health-- United States--Law and legislation.
- Psychiatric hospitals--Oregon--Portland--History.
Personal Names
- Morse, Wayne L. (Wayne Lyman), 1900-1974--Correspondence. (creator)
- Neuberger, Richard L. (Richard Lewis), 1912-1960.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945--Correspondence.
- Smith, Arthur Robert, 1925- . (creator)
Corporate Names
- Morningside Hospital (Portland, Or.)
Geographical Names
- Alaska--Politics and government--1867-1959.
- Oregon--Politics and government--1951- .
- Portland (Or.)--History.
Titles within the Collection
- The tiger in the senate : the biography of Wayne Morse.
