OHY_Mss 45 Guide to the Charles Henry Carey Papers 1839-1940 Carey (Charles Henry) Papers Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Oregon Historical Society, Research Library ©2003 Finding aid encoded by Geoffrey Wexler April 2004 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS 2nd edition ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). 2015 Revised to reflect updates to best practices. Oregon Historical Society, Davies Family Research Library Mss 45 Carey, Charles Henry Charles Henry Carey Papers 1896-1940 6 cubic feet 6 boxes 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. The collection is in English. 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.

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.

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

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. 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.

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

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

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.

Carey, Charles Henry--Correspondence Barry, J. Neilson, 1870-1961--Correspondence Budd, Ralph, 1879- --Correspondence Bush, A. N. (Asahel Nesmith), 1858-1952--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 Martin, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1863-1946--Correspondence MacNaughton, Ernest Boyd, 1880-1960--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 Oregon Historical Society--Archives Portland Art Museum (Or.) Oregon Bar Association Lang Syne Society American Bar Association League to Enforce Peace (U.S.) League of Nations Association (U.S.) Oregon--History Judges--Oregon--Portland--Correspondence Lawyers--Oregon--Portland--Correspondence Historians--Oregon--Correspondence Justice, Administration of--Oregon Oregon Pacific Northwest History Government and politics Portland Letters Articles Speeches History of Oregon

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

Series A: Map research files undated 1/1 Cartography of the Oregon Country (list of maps collected by Carey) undated 1/2 Photographs of 35 maps undated 1/3 Lists of maps Relating to America, Karpinski collection undated 1/4 Notecards from Photostat map: Karpinski collection undated 1/5 List of Arrowsmith Maps undated 1/6 Notecards, typed of maps with description undated 1/7 Notecards, handwritten originals undated 1/8 Miscellaneous Notes (purchase receipts, correspondence on maps in Carey's collection) undated Series B: Subject files 1839-1940 2/1 Adventures on Columbia Rivertypescript, 206 pp., by Ross Cox (edited by Carey) 1939 2/2 American Bar Association 1912-1936 2/3 American Council/ Institute of Pacific Relations 1927-1935 2/4 American Judicature Society 1935-1936 2/5-7 Barry, J. Neilson 1933 2/8 Biographical Data undated 2/9 Book Reviews 1922-1936 2/10 Commissioner of Corporation 1933-1937 2/11 Committee on Reform of Judicial Procedure 1933-1937 2/12 Courts and Constitution undated 2/13 Fort Clatsop 1925-1932 2/14 Gary, Rev. George H., diary, typescript undated 2/15 Great Southern Railway Inc. (includes articles of incorporation, map of Oregon route) 1910-1912 2/16-18 Harding, (Warren G.) 1923 2/19 Initiative, referendum, and notes undated 2/20 Lang Syne Society 1927-1929 2/21 League of Nations 1920-1935 2/22 League to Enforce Peace 1917-1919 2/23 Longview Washington, Bridge 1925-1927 3/1 McLoughlin Home Restoration Projects undated 3/2-4 Manuscripts, Notes, and Published Materials undated 3/5 Mission of Diocese of Quebec 1839, 1841, 1842 3/6 Mission of Diocese of Quebec 1843, 1845, 1847 3/7 Mission of Diocese of Quebec, Mission of Walla Walla undated 3/8 Mission of Diocese of Quebec 1855-1866 Manuscripts, Notes, and Published Materials

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 3/9 General undated 3/10 Notes, drafts, and memos undated 3/11 History of Oregon Book Orders and Sales undated 3/12 Multnomah Law Library 1933-1937 3/13-15 Nootka Sound Documents undated Oregon Bar Association 3/16 General 1912-1919 3/17 General 1922 3/18 General undated 3/19 Conservation items undated 4/1 General 1924-1936 4/2 Oregon Iron Ore Development Corporation 1925-1940 4/3 Oregon "Pony" Locomotive 1924 4/4 Oregon Writers League 1923-1937 4/5-7 Politics 1902-1937 4/8-14 Portland Art Association 1915-1937 4/15 Portland Chamber of Commerce 1916-1935 4/16 Queen Marie of Romania Visit 1926 4/17 Speeches undated 4/18 Speeches 1896-1916 4/19 Speeches 1916-1923 5/1 Speeches 1924-1933 5/2 University of Oregon 1924-1933 5/3 Whitman College 1921-1934 5/4 Willamette University 1931-1932 5/5 World Court 1924-35 5/6 Young, Ella (Immigration Case) 1928-1929 Series C: Correspondence 1918-1939 5/7 A 5/8-9 B 5/10 C 5/11 D 5/12 E 5/13 F 5/14 G 5/15 H 5/16 I-K 5/17 L 6/1-2 M 6/3 N-O 6/4-5 P 6/6 R 6/7 S 6/8 T-V 6/9 W 6/10 X-Z Series D: Ephemera undated 6/11 General undated 6/12 European trip 1928 Series E: Bail-book list of early settlers in Oregon ca. 1893-1894 6/13 Bail-book list of early settlers in Oregon ca. 1893-1894 Series F: Series F: Typescript of History of Oregon ca. 1922 6/14 Typescript of History of Oregon ca. 1922