Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Charles Linza McNary papers
McNary, Charles Linza, 1874-1944
Mss 2749
5 cubic feet
3 document cases, 6 flat boxes, 2 reels microfilm
1874-1988
1874-1944
Documents, correspondence, scrapbooks, and ephemera relating to the public service and personal life of U.S. Senator Charles Linza McNary of Oregon.
English
Collection is open for research.
Gifts of Charlotte M. Limerick in December 1986 (Lib. Acc. 18013), April 1988 (Lib. Acc. 18742), and April 2009 (Lib. Acc. 26747).
The collection is arranged into three series:
- Series 1: Professional papers
- Series 2: Family papers
- Series 3: Scrapbooks
Charles Linza McNary (1874-1944) served on the Oregon Supreme Court from 1913-1915, and as a U.S. senator from Oregon (1917-1944). He was the Senate Minority Leader from 1933-1944. In 1940, he ran for U.S. president, and later that year became the Republican vice presidential candidate, although he was unsuccessful. During his political career, McNary assisted in passing legislation that facilitated construction of the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, and served on the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.
McNary was married twice, first to Jessie Breyman (1876-1918) until her death. He remarried, to Cornelia W. Morton (died 1966). In 1935, they adopted a daughter, Charlotte.
Charles Linza McNary papers, Mss 2749, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Collection includes material previously designated Mss 2749-1. Covers from many of the reports in Series 1 were excessively soiled, and were removed and discarded during processing. Covers of two of the scrapbooks in Series 3 were removed and discarded during initial processing due to mold.
Collection guide was revised in August 2023 to correct errors and conform to current standard.
Other materials of or relating to the McNary family at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library include: Charles Linza McNary papers, Mss 2749; Charles L. McNary letter to J. Tracy Barton, Mss 1500; Charles McNary speech accepting vice presidential nomination, SR 1182, which is available online in OHS Digital Collections; and a vertical file, Genealogy - McNary family.
Additional papers of Charles Linza McNary are held at the University of Oregon Library Special Collections, Ax 049, Eugene, Oregon, and at the Library of Congress, 0625X, Washington, D.C.
This collection of papers of and relating to Charles L. McNary consists of professional documents, correspondence, and ephemera; family materials, primarily correspondence; and scrapbooks. Evidence of McNary's work as a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, in addition to his support for construction of the Bonneville Dam, can be found among the scrapbooks and professional documents, which include reports from the Federal Farm Board and the Farmers National Grain Corporation. Microfilm in the collection consists of copies of the scrapbooks from 1918-1944.
Photographs were separated to Org. Lot 819, a collection of photographs of Charles L. McNary and his family, at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
The Oregon Historical Society owns 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 materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
McNary, Charles Linza, 1874-1944
United States. Federal Farm Board
Republican Party (Or.)
McNary family
Oregon--Politics and government--20th century
United States--Politics and government--20th century
Bonneville Dam (Or. and Wash.)
Legislators--United States
Vice-presidential candidates--United States
Oregon
Politics and Politicians
scrapbooks
correspondence
reports
Professional papers
Series 1
1896-1947
Draft: Agricultural Export Commission Act
1923 November 21
1
1
Farm Board Report: Examination of the Financial Transactions of the Federal Farm Board
1932
1
2
Farm Board Report: Exhibit A-1 & A-2 (Grain, Cotton, Livestock, Dairy Markets)
1932
1
3
Farm Board Report: Exhibit C-1 (Loans provided by the Federal Farm Board)
1932
1
4
Farm Board Report: Exhibit D-1 (National Cooperative Marketing Agency for Grain)
1932
1
5
Farm Board Report: Exhibit D-2 (National Cooperative Marketing Agency for Cotton)
1932
1
6
Farm Board Report: Exhibit D-3 (National Livestock Marketing Agency)
1932
1
7
Farm Board Report: Exhibit D-4 (Wool Marketing Stabilization)
1932
1
8
Farm Board Report: Exhibit D-5 (National Cooperative Marketing Agency for Pecans)
1932
2
1
Farm Board Report: Exhibit D-6 (National Cooperative Marketing Agency for the Handling of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables)
1932
2
2
Farm Board Report: Exhibit D-7 (Grain Marketing Stabilization)
1932
2
3
Farm Board Report: Exhibit D-8 (Cotton Marketing Stabilization)
1932
2
4
Farm Board Report: Exhibits F-1 & F-2 (Wheat, Cotton, and Wool & Mohair Markets)
1932
2
5
Farm Board Report: Exhibit G-1 (Court Decision of Redescrimination against Livestock Coop.)
1932
2
6
Organization, Policies, & Operations of the Farmers National Grain Corporation (Folder 1 of 4)
1932
2
7
Organization, Policies, & Operations of the Farmers National Grain Corporation (Folder 2 of 4)
1932
2
8
Organization, Policies, & Operations of the Farmers National Grain Corporation (Folder 3 of 4)
1932
2
9
Organization, Policies, & Operations of the Farmers National Grain Corporation (Folder 4 of 4)
1932
2
10
Speech of Hon. James T. McCleary on Free Coinage of Silver
1896 February 12
3
1
Professional correspondence
1922-1933
3
2
Professional correspondence: Development Association
1947
3
3
Resolution: Republican County and City Central Committee
undated
3
4
Clippings
1940-1941
3
5
Sheet music and professional ephemera
undated
1940
1943
7
1
Campaign poster: McNary for Justice of the Supreme Court; Harper's Weekly Supplement, "Battle-ground of the Presidential Election"
circa 1914
1888
8
1
Senate resolution regarding McNary's passing
1944 March
8
2
Envelope: Post War Economic Committee
circa 1944
8
3
Family papers
Series 2
1935-1954
Family correspondence (originals)
1935-1943
3
6
Letters from Charles McNary to his wife Cornelia. Includes one letter to his daughter, Charlotte.
Family correspondence (photocopies)
1935-1943
3
7
Family correspondence (originals)
1940-1944
3
8
Family correspondence (photocopies)
1941-1944
3
9
Library of Congress Quarterly Journal and letter regarding Charles McNary papers
1954
3
10
Certificate: Linfield College, Doctor of Laws
1935 June 7
3
11
Scrapbooks
Series 3
1874-1988
Scrapbook 1 (original, labeled "No. 6" on spine)
1874-1910
4
Scrapbook 1 (photocopy)
1874-1910
9
1
Scrapbook 2
1910-1943
5
Scrapbook 3
1917-1944
6
Handle with care (pages brittle).
Scrapbook 4
1923-1944
7
Scrapbook 5
1932-1944
8
4
Scrapbook 6 (original)
1940
4
Scrapbook 6 (photocopy)
1940
9
2
Scrapbook 7
1940-1942
8
5
Photocopies of images from scrapbook, annotated by Charlotte M. Limerick
circa 1920-circa 1940
1988 September
3
12
McNary scrapbooks (microfilm copy)
1918-1944
1
McNary scrapbooks (microfilm copy, duplicate reel)
1918-1944
2