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Charles Henry Carey Papers, 1896-1940

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Carey, Charles Henry
Title
Charles Henry Carey Papers
Dates
1896-1940 (inclusive)
Quantity
6 cubic feet, (6 boxes)
Collection Number
Mss 45
Summary
Papers of a Portland, Oregon, lawyer, municipal court judge, civic leader, and author of History of Oregon (1922). Includes correspondence, published materials, speech and lecture materials, files on organizations, and bail book list (1893-1894) of early Oregon settlers.
Repository
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

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.
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Biographical Note

Charles Henry Carey was a Portland lawyer and judge from 1883 to 1940. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on October 27, 1857. Carey graduated from Denison University and received a law degree from Cincinnati College in 1883. He began his career as an associate in the Thayer and Williams law firm in Portland, Oregon, from 1883 to 1885. Carey lived and practiced, briefly, in Michigan from 1887 to 1889, before returning to Portland and organizing the law firm of Williams and Carey. He served for a time as President of the Willamette Steam Mills Lumbering and Manufacturing Company while organizing another law firm: Carey, Idleman, Mays and Webster (1894-1896), later renamed Carey and Mays (1895-1907). In 1907, Carey established a law firm with James B. Kerr, which survived until 1930. He also served as a municipal court judge from 1890 to 1894.

Carey was instrumental in establishing the Multnomah Law Library (1890) and the Oregon Bar Association (1892), serving as its secretary for years and twice elected it's president (1912-1913, 1922-1923). He was vice-president of the American Bar Association from 1894 to 1914, and in 1904 was a delegate to the International Congress of Lawyers and Jurists in St. Louis, Missouri. He was instrumental in reorganization of judicial administration, procedures, and methods in Oregon.

Carey was active in other organizations, including: The League to Enforce Peace, League of Nations Association, Oregon World Court Committee, and Institute of Pacific Relations. He served as president (1927-1937) of the Oregon Historical Society and of the Lang Syne Society (1928-1929) and also as a board member for the Portland Art Association (1928-1933). In addition, he served on the boards of the Portland Arts and Crafts Society and the Portland Garden Club.

Carey authored a book and several articles on Oregon History. Included in his collection are drafts of articles, and a manuscript of his History of Oregon (1922). He also was a collector of historical maps.

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Content Description

Papers include: Correspondence (1920 -1940), published articles (1890-1930), speeches and lecture materials (1896-1930). Also included are notecards from Carey's cartographic research and a bail booklist of early Oregon settlers (1893-1894).

Correspondents include J. Neilson Barry, Ralph Budd, A. N. Bush, Frederick V. Holman, Thomas Coit Elliot, J. W. Knowles, John F. Logan, Charles H. Martin, E. B. MacNaughton, John H. Mitchell, H. W. Scott, and C.E.S. Wood.

Files included in the collection contain information on the following organizations: Oregon Bar Association, American Bar Association, Committee on Reform of Judicial Procedure, Portland Art Museum, Multnomah Law Library. Subjects include Oregon governmental and judicial systems, early Oregon settlement and frontier life, President Warren Harding's visit to Portland, and the visit of Romanian Queen Marie. The cartographic materials are primarily related to the Pacific Northwest.

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Use of the Collection

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 prior to any use of reproductions. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Preferred Citation

Charles Henry Carey Papers, Mss 45, Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Series A: Map research files

Series B: General subject files

Series C: Correspondence

Series D: Ephemera

Series E: Bail book-list of early settlers of Oregon

Series F: Typescript of History of Oregon

Acquisition Information

Gift of the Estate of Charles Henry Carey, July 1961, Accession 9515; and gift of Mrs. Eugene Rockey, 1974-1979, Accessions 13077, 13518, 14781

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Historians--Oregon--Correspondence
  • Judges--Oregon--Portland--Correspondence
  • Justice, Administration of--Oregon
  • Lawyers--Oregon--Portland--Correspondence

Personal Names

  • Barry, J. Neilson, 1870-1961--Correspondence
  • Budd, Ralph, 1879- --Correspondence
  • Bush, A. N. (Asahel Nesmith), 1858-1952--Correspondence
  • Carey, Charles Henry--Correspondence
  • Elliott, T. C. (Thomspson Coit), 1862-1943--Correspondence
  • Holman, Frederick Van Voorhies, 1852-1927--Correspondence
  • Knowles, J. W. (John Wesley)--Correspondence
  • Logan, John Francis, 1868-1943--Correspondence
  • MacNaughton, Ernest Boyd, 1880-1960--Correspondence
  • Martin, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1863-1946--Correspondence
  • Mitchell, John H. (John Hipple), 1835-1905--Correspondence
  • Scott, Harvey W. (Harvey Whitefield), 1838-1910--Correspondence
  • Wood, Charles Erskine Scott, 1852-1944--Correspondence
  • Young, Ella, 1867-1956--Correspondence

Corporate Names

  • American Bar Association
  • Lang Syne Society
  • League of Nations Association (U.S.)
  • League to Enforce Peace (U.S.)
  • Oregon Bar Association
  • Oregon Historical Society--Archives
  • Portland Art Museum (Or.)

Geographical Names

  • Oregon--History

Form or Genre Terms

  • Articles
  • Letters
  • Speeches

Titles within the Collection

  • History of Oregon


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