OHYCOLL603 Guide to the James Redden papers circa 1932-2012 Redden (James) papers Finding aid prepared by Jeffrey A. Hayes Oregon Historical Society, Research Library ©2018 Finding aid encoded by Jeffrey A. Hayes 2018 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS 2nd edition ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). 2019 Extent note revised for accuracy. Oregon Historical Society, Research Library Coll 603 Redden, James A. James Redden papers circa 1932-2012 1957-2012 12.2 cubic feet 8 record cartons, 3 document cases, and 6 flat boxes Papers, photographs, and ephemera relating to the career of Oregon legislator and judge James Redden. Materials are in English.

James Redden was born in 1929 in Springfield, Massachusetts, the son of dentist James A. Redden, Sr. and Alma Redden. He enlisted in the Army in 1946 and served two years with the American occupation forces in Japan. After his military service, he married Joan Johnson, with whom he would have two sons, James III and Bill. Redden earned a belated high school diploma, and studied at Boston College’s School of Law, graduating in 1954.

In 1955, the family moved to Portland, Oregon, where Redden took the Oregon State Bar exam. After a few brief jobs, the Reddens moved to Medford, where Redden built a law practice and became immersed in politics. In 1962, he ran as the Democratic candidate for the 19th District in the Oregon House of Representatives, and won. He served in the Oregon House of Representatives for six years, becoming the Minority Leader in 1967. From 1969 to 1972 he was chairman of the Public Relations Board. Redden then successfully ran for Oregon State Treasurer. In 1976, he successfully ran to become Attorney General of Oregon.

Redden’s career moved from the legislative branch to the judicial branch when President Jimmy Carter nominated him to a seat on the United States District Court of Oregon in December 1979, and was confirmed February 1980. He served as chief judge from 1990 to 1995, and then assumed senior status, but continued to remain active as a judge. During the early 21st century, Redden emerged as figure in conflicts between industrial and environmental concerns regarding hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River, rejecting two plans advanced by the United States government on the grounds that they failed to adequately protect various salmon species.

In 1996, the United States Senate passed a bill introduced by Mark O. Hatfield that named the federal courthouse in Medford, Oregon after Redden.

The collection consists of papers, photographs, and ephemera relating to James Redden’s career. Materials from both his time as a legislator and a judge are present, along with personal papers and speeches. Papers from his time as a judge include correspondence he had with prison inmates. The collection houses scrapbooks that document Redden’s career as a politician. The majority of photographs in the collection relate to Redden’s political career, including images of him campaigning in the 1970s. Additional materials include ephemera from the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where Redden served as a delegate.

Materials are arranged in the following series: Series A: Personal papers Series B: Legislative career Series C: Judicial career Series D: Speeches and press releases Series E: Scrapbooks Series F: Other papers and ephemera Series G: Photographs

The collection is open to the public.

The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of 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 the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright holders.

James Redden papers, Coll 603, Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Lib. Acc. 23019, 28623, 29011.

Collection processed by Sue Armitage and Jeffrey A. Hayes

Desk sign, army award, Democratic National Convention ribbon, "Give Dick a Toss" frisbee, and political buttons are housed in the Artifacts Collections, Oregon Historical Society.

Reel tapes with advertising spots and cassettes were separated to Oral History Collection, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Oral history of James Redden is designated SR 1245, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Redden, James A.--Archives Redden, James A.--Photographs United States. District Court (Oregon) Oregon. Legislative Assembly. Democratic National Convention (1986 : Chicago, Ill.) Oregon--Legislators Oregon--Judges Politics and government--Oregon Legislators--Oregon Oregon--Judges Political campaigns--Oregon Oregon Politics and politicians Correspondence Legal correspondence Legal documents Speeches (documents) Scrapbooks Photographs Clippings (information artifacts) Ephemera Series A Personal papers 1969-2012

Consists of papers in folders labeled "Redden Personal."

See also Series F: Other papers and ephemera.

1/1 Papers and correspondence 1969 1/2 Papers and correspondence 1970 1/3 Papers and correspondence 1971 1/4 Papers and correspondence 1972 1/5 Papers and correspondence 1978 1/6 Papers and correspondence 1979 1/7 Papers and correspondence 1980 1/8 Papers and correspondence 1981 1/9 Papers and correspondence 1982 1/10 Papers and correspondence 1983 1/11 Papers and correspondence 1984 1/12 Papers and correspondence 1985 1/13 Papers and correspondence 1986 1/14 Papers and correspondence 1987 1/15 Papers and correspondence 1988 1/16 Papers and correspondence 1989 1/17 Papers and correspondence 1990 1/18 Papers and correspondence 1991 2/1 Papers and correspondence 1992 2/2 Papers and correspondence 1993 2/3 Papers and correspondence 1994 2/4 Papers and correspondence 1995 2/5 Papers and correspondence 1996 2/6 Papers and correspondence 1997 2/7-2/8 Papers and correspondence 1998 2/9 Papers and correspondence 1999 2/10 Papers and correspondence 2000 2/11-2/12 Papers and correspondence 2001 3/1 Papers and correspondence 2002 3/2 Papers and correspondence 2003 3/3 Papers and correspondence 2004 3/4 Papers and correspondence 2005 3/5 Papers and correspondence 2006 3/6 Papers and correspondence 2007-2009 Series B Legislative career 1958-1978 3/7 Campaign records 1972-1976

Had been originally housed in a black binder.

10/2 Caricatured images of Redden 1972-1978

Presumably made by political opponents.

3/8-3/9 Boardman Purchase Controversy 1975 3/10-3/11 Consumer Protection Division 1976 Subseries 1 Correspondence 3/12 Correspondence 1958 1965

Includes letter from Senator Wayne Morse.

4/1 Notes correspondence 1963-1965

Half-sheet notes that legislators used to communicate with one another. Some notes include writing by Redden explaining the context of the note.

4/2 Notes correspondence 1967 4/3 Correspondence and papers 1969, undated

Had originally been housed in same envelope as 1967 notes correspondence.

4/4 Congratulation letters 1976 November-December

Sent to Redden after he was elected Attorney General of Oregon.

4/5 Invitations, thank-yous, etc. 1963-1965

Had originally been housed in same envelope as 1963-1965 notes correspondence. Addressed to both James and Joan Redden.

4/6 Correspondence re Emergency Interim Successor appointments 1971, 1977 4/7 Correspondence re donation of Morse-Johnson photo 1975

Papers relating to an inscribed photo of Lyndon Banes Johnson to Wayne Morse, sold at a benefit auction hosted by Edith Green.

4/8-4/9 Department of Corrections 1976 Subseries 2 Directories, etc. 4/10 Multnomah County Democratic Directory 1977-1978 4/11 Oregon Voter Who's Who in the Oregon Legislature issue 1963 4/12 Oregon Voter Who's Who in the Oregon Legislature issues 1967-1973 4/13 Campaign ephemera 1972-1978 4/14 Oregon Liquor Control Commission investigation 4/15 Pictorial reports on the Oregon Legislative Assembly 1965, 1967 10/1 Political cartoons by Donald Pickens favoring Redden for Oregon governor 1973 November 4/16 Polls - Redden vs. Mark Hatfield for US Senate 1978 4/17 State of Oregon Voters' Pamphlets 1966-1974 Subseries 3 Voter attitude surveys 4/18 Oregon Secretary of State Democratic primary 1968 4/19 Oregon's 4th District 1968 4/20 Oregon Attorney General election 1976 Series C Judicial career 1971-2012 Clippings and correspondence 1978-1980

Primarily concerns the nomination and confirmation of Redden as a judge.

Subseries 1 Committees, commissions, etc. 5/1 American Bar Association Special Projects Commission 1999 5/2 Blue Ribbon Committee 1999 5/3 LRCC Judicial Feedback Task Force 1999-2001 5/4 Commission on Structural Alterantives, Federal Court of Appeals 1998-1999 Subseries 2 Correspondence 4/22 Burns, Bob 2007 4/23 Correspondence re Ann Comiskey 2008 4/24 Federal Judges Associaiton 1989 4/25 Correspondence re House Resolution 2723 2003

Includes text of House Resolution 2723, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2003.

4/26 Correspondence re Lloyd George Courthouse 2001 4/27 Correspondence re Carole Mason 2004 4/28 Parkening, Duke 1971-2010

Includes writings of Parkenings against the building of dams, which he sent to Redden.

5/5 Executive planner 1981 5/6 Famous Case Series - Idaho v. Oregon and Washington 2003 5/7 Federal Bar Association, Oregon Chapter seminar notes undated 5/8 Federal Litigation Practice seminar, Lewis & Clark Law School 2003 April 21 5/9 Investiture ceremony programs 1980 March 24 5/10 Legal Aid open houses 2004 5/11 Legisaltive hearing file 2001 5/12 U.S. v. Loudhawk et al. 1988 March 7 5/13 Papers relating to Loudhawk case 1973-2002 Subseries 3 Prisoner letters

Correspondence between Redden and prison inmates.

6/1 Prisoner letters 1998-2000 6/2 Prisoner letters 2001-2002 6/3 Prisoner letters 2003 6/4 Prisoner letters 2004-2005 6/5 Prisoner letters 2006 6/6 Prisoner letters 2007 6/7 Prisoner letters 2008-2012 5/14 Remiscences on James Burns 2002

Remiscences of Judge James Burns which Redden collected for the Oregon District Court Historical Society.

5/15 Trial Advocacy College 2002 5/16 United States District Court Historical Society article 2008 Series D Speeches and press releases 1972-2006 5/17-5/18 Speeches by Redden and others 1972-1975

Includes text of remarks by Tom McCall.

5/19 Speeches and press releases 1973 January-May 7/1 Speeches and press releases 1973 May 15 - 1973 August 29 7/2 Speeches and press releases 1973 September 4 - 1973 December 31 7/3 Speeches and press releases 1974 January-February 7/4 Speeches and press releases 1974 March-April 7/5 Speeches and press releases 1974 May-September 7/6 Speeches and press releases 1975 April-June 7/7-7/8 Speeches and press releases 1975 July - 1976 January 7/9-7/10 Speeches and press releases 1976 January-June 7/11 Speeches and press releases 1976 July-December 7/12 Speeches and press releases 1977 January-June 7/13 Speeches and press releases 1977 July-December 7/14 Speeches and press releases 1978 January-June 7/15 Speeches and press releases 1978 July-December 7/16 Speeches and press releases 1979 January-June 8/1 Speeches and press releases 1979 July-December 8/2 Speeches 1979-1983 8/3 Speeches 1983-1989 8/4 Speeches 1991-2006 8/5 Draft speeches for naturalization ceremony undated 8/6 Medford speech 2004 October 19 8/7 Speech for unidentified occasion 1998 Series E Scrapbooks 1958-1977

Scrapbooks primarily contain newspaper clippings, but also include correspondence, photographs, and ephemera.

12/1 Scrapbook 1 1962-1963

Includes Christmas cards from the John F. Kennedy family.

12/2 Scrapbook 2 1964-1965 13/1 Scrapbook 3 1965 13/2 Scrapbook 4 1966-1967 14/1 Scrapbook 5 1967, 1974-1975 14/2 Scrapbook 6 1967-1968 Box 15 Scrapbook 1958-1977

Scrapbook had not been given numerical designation.

Box 15 Scrapbook 1973-1974

Scrapbook had not been given numerical designation.

Box 16 Scrapbook 1972

Covers Redden's successful campaign for Oregon State Treasurer.

Scrapbook had not been given numerical designation.

Series F Other papers and ephemera circa 1932-2012 8/8 Biographical material

Includes some newspaper clippings and photographs.

8/9 Harry Boiven oral history 1990 July 8/10 Boston Law School reunuion 2004 8/11 Boston Red Sox trip 2004 8/12 Certificates and award 1972-1988 17/1 Certificate for Redden's appointment to Oregon Law Enforcement Council 1977 August 4 10/3 Clipping re Tom McCall inauguration 1967 January 10/4 Clippings 1981 10/5 Clippings and obituaries 1980-2008 Subseries 1 Correspondence 8/13 Boivin/Potts correspondence 1983-2012

Contains correspondence with and concerning Harry Boivin and Debbs Potts.

8/14 Cabrera, Dan 2006

Correspondence concerning the Redden family home in Springfield, Massachusetts.

10/6 "Enigma" correspondence 1989

Had originally been loose in Scrapbook 2.

10/7 Letters from John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson 1960-1962

Had originally been loose in Scrapbook 1.

8/15 Correspondence re roast 1980 8/16 Personal and legal correspondence 1990-2012 8/17 Miscellaneous correspondence 1995-2010 Subseries 2 1968 Democratic National Convention

Redden was a delegate.

17/2 Welcome packet 1968 8/18, 17/3 Ephemera 1968

Folder 8/18 includes Redden's delegate badges.

10/8 Drawings, photographs, and ephemera undated

Had originally been loose items in Scrapbook 5.

8/19 Federal and state tax rebates 1998 9/1 Ferris-Brown wedding 1999 9/2 Invitation to President Jimmy Carter's inauguration 1977 January 9/3 Kopetski wedding 1999 9/4 Lists of Oregon legislators 2008

Folder had originally been labeled "2008 Picnic."

9/5 Memorial service program for Morris K. Crothers 1983 December 9/6 Papers re memorial service for Robert Straub 2002 December 9/7 Narrative by J. R. Faust, Jr. - "Honeybucket Man: American GIs in the Land of the Tokyo Boogie Woogie" 1987 17/4 Newspaper insert for Robert F. Kennedy 1968 10/9 Oregon Capitol guide undated

Had originally been loose item in Scrapbook 4.

9/8 Oregon Food Bank banquet 2003 April 24 17/5 Political cartoon, "1967 Legislature" 1967 9/9 Political ephemera circa 1932-1990

Includes: political membership cards; Oregon Legislature card for James Redden, circa 1963; business card of James Redden when he was Attorney General; decal reading, "New Deal with F.D.R.;" matchbooks for Lyndon Banes Johnson and Thomas J. O'Connor; stickers and cards for political candidates.

17/6 Political stickers circa 1972-1974 9/10 United States District Court Historical Society Annual Picnic 2005 9/11 University of Oregon Council of 100 1999 10/10 Westside Weekender clipping re Pat Paulsen 1985 October 10/11 Willamette Week issue with underlinings by Redden 2006 January 25 9/12 Miscellaneous papers 2002 Series G Photographs 1957-circa 1990 10/12 Photographs 1957-1976 undated 10/13 Photographs 1974 August 10/13 Photographs with politicians' autographs 1974 undated 17/7 Album page of Redden at swearing-in ceremony circa 1980 10/15 Contact sheets 1972 10/16 Contact sheets 1976 10/17 Redden campaigning for State Treasurer 1972 August-September 10/18 Photographs of Redden campaigning with added humorous captions 1972 11/1 Campaign event for Governor Bob Straub 1978 11/2 Opening of Sunnyside Medical Center in Clackamas, Oregon 1975 September 8 11/3 Outdoors trip (black and white photos) circa 1974 11/4 Outdoors trip (color photos) circa 1974 17/8 Portrait of Hubert H. Humphrey circa 1968

Includes inscription addressed to Redden.

11/5 Harold and James Redden 1965

Also includes related newspaper clipping and letter.

11/6 Redden with two others at swearing in circa 1973 11/7 Redden with Tom McCall 1982 17/9 Owen Panner, James Redden, and Helen Frye 1980 March 24 11/8 Redden and others being sworn in at Oregon State Capitol circa 1977 11/9 Portrait of Redden 1979 17/10 Group portrait of judges, including Redden circa 1990 17/11 Redden and staff circa 1985 11/10 Color slides of Redden undated