Collection is open for research.
Gift of Helen Jackson under the name Mrs. Glenn L. Jackson, December 1980 (Lib. Acc. 15356).
Glenn Jackson (1902-1980) was the chairman of the Oregon Transportation Commission for 19 years, and he supervised development of the interstate highway system in Oregon. Jackson was a newspaper owner and chairman of Pacific Power & Light Co., now PacifiCorp. He was on the board of the National Alliance of Businessmen during the Nixon administration.
Glenn L. Jackson papers, Mss 2626, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Collection includes correspondence, awards, citations, memorabilia, and scrapbook regarding Glenn Jackson's military service, the solicitation of the 1968 Summer Olympics, the United States Chamber of Commerce, the St. Vincent's Medical Foundation, the Oregon Highway Commission, the Oregon Economic Development Commission, Pacific Power and Light Co., and other activities, 1944-1980.
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