ORU_Ax008.xml Guide to the Robert Sharp Bean papers 1909-1931 Bean (Robert Sharp) papers Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Tanya Parlet. Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2012
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-06-08. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
1299 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1299 spcarref@uoregon.edu http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll
Robert Sharp Bean papers Bean, Robert S. (Robert Sharp), 1854-1931 Ax 008 15 linear feet 10 containers 10 record storage boxes 1909-1931 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. English . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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 United States. District Court (Oregon) Courts--Oregon Judges--Oregon--Correspondence Judges--Oregon Civil Procedure and Courts Correspondence Case files Legal files

Robert Sharp Bean (1854-1931) was born in 1854 to Obadiah Roberts and Julia Sharp Bean, and raised ten miles north of Eugene. He became a respected judge known for his impartiality. Bean served in circuit court from 1882-1890, in the Oregon Supreme Court from 1890-1909, and in U.S. District Court from 1909-1931.

A graduate of the University of Oregon in 1878, Bean became a UO regent in 1882, and received a law degree in 1895. In 1880 he married Ida Elizabeth Condon, daughter of Dr. Thomas Condon, the famous Oregon geologist. The couple had five sons, three of whom survived the judge.

In 1926, Bean became director of the Oregon Historical Society in Portland. During his life he served a total of 49 years on the bench and 21 years as a regent of the University of Oregon, and upon his death in 1931, was the University's oldest alumnus.

The papers consist of correspondence, letters relating to cases before the court, legal files and case files.

Correspondence is organized chronologically, and includes about 8,000 letters from 1909-1931.

Case and legal files are organized alphabetically by name or title.

Guide to the Robert Sharp Bean papers

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