Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Richard Ward Montague papers
Montague, Richard Ward, 1862-1935
Mss 2953
1 cubic feet
3 document cases, 1 oversize folder in shared box
1820-1985
1820-1953
Papers of Richard Ward Montague of Portland, Oregon, including materials relating to Richard Ward Montague's wife, Ellen Barton Montague, and to other members of the Montague and Barton families. Materials include correspondence; articles, essays, and speeches; documents and certificates; and scrapbook items. The correspondence in the collection includes letters from Rabbi Stephen S. Wise to Richard Ward Montague.
English
Collection is open for research.
Gift of Jim Beggs, February 1992 (Lib. Acc. 20674).
The collection is arranged in three series:
- Series 1: Richard Ward Montague papers
- Series 2: Ellen Barton Montague and Barton family papers
- Series 3: Montague family papers
Richard Ward Montague was born in Charles City, Iowa, in 1862, and received his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1884. He married Ellen Barton and moved to Portland, Oregon, in 1890; there, he became an attorney with the law firm Wood, Montague & Matthiessen and a civic leader. He was a collaborator on the compilation of the Oregon Code; president of the Oregon Bar Association (1908); a trustee of Reed College; a member of the Board of Trustees of the Library Association of Portland, Oregon; president of City Club of Portland; chair of State Democratic Central Committee; and president of the Mazamas mountaineering group from 1922 to 1924. He died in 1935.
Richard Ward Montague papers, Mss 2953, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Other materials at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library related to Richard Ward Montague and the Montague family include an oral history interview with Montague's daughter Carol M. Beggs, SR 9567, which is available online in OHS Digital Collections at https://digitalcollections.ohs.org/sr-9567-oral-history-interview-with-carol-m-beggs; and Photo File #758, which includes photographs of Montague.
Papers of Richard Ward Montague of Portland, Oregon, including materials relating to Montague's wife, Ellen Barton Montague, as well as other members of the Montague family: James J. Montague, Mrs. S.S. (Jane) Montague, Margaret Montague Payne, Caroline Montague Sargent, and John Vose Wood Montague and Martha Washington Jackson Montague. Materials include correspondence; personal papers and letters; articles, addresses and speeches; essays; wills; financial statements; documents and certificates; course work; scrapbook items; and other materials regarding the Montague, Barton, and Payne families. Also included is correspondence of Rabbi Stephen S. Wise to Richard Ward Montague.
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.
Montague, Richard Ward, 1862-1935
Montague, Ellen Barton
Wise, Stephen S. (Stephen Samuel), 1874-1949--Correspondence
Montague family
Montague family--Correspondence
Lawyers--Oregon
Portland
Home and Family
correspondence
financial records
articles
essays
speeches (documents)
Richard Ward Montague papers
Series 1
circa 1872-1944
Personal correspondence with Ellen Barton Montague
1904-1916
1
1
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise correspondence
1906-1940
1922-1940
1
2
Miscellaneous correspondence
1890-1935
1
3-4
Articles by and about Richard Ward Montague (published)
1920-1926
1
5
Articles, essays and speeches
undated
1
6-7
School essays, papers, writings and speeches
circa 1879-1883
2
1-2
Mazamas and mountaineering speeches and other materials
undated
2
3
European trip: itinerary, passport, and travelogue
1930
2
4
Death of Richard Ward Montague
1927-1939
2
5
Richard Ward Montague obituary scrapbook
1935
Oversize 1
Richard Ward Montague school diplomas and law certificates
circa 1878-1944
Oversize 1
Miscellaneous materials
circa 1872-1933
2
6
Includes Lewis & Clark Exposition materials and an invitation to a Simon Benson testimonial dinner.
Ellen Barton Montague and Barton family papers
Series 2
circa 1820-1985
Personal correspondence and items regarding the Barton family
circa 1820-1985
2
7
School essay book
circa 1870
2
8
Finances
1934-1936
2
9-10
Finances
1937-1941
3
1-5
Death of Ellen Barton Montague
1941-1944
3
6
Montague family papers
Series 3
circa 1829-1953
James J. Montague: Personal correspondence
circa 1912-1953
3
7
Mrs. S. S. (Jane) Montague: Articles regarding gardening
circa 1925-1935
3
8
Mrs. S. S. (Jane) Montague: Articles regarding gardening
circa 1925-1935
3
9
Mrs. S. S. (Jane) Montague: Flower show materials
circa 1928-1935
3
10
Mrs. S. S. (Jane) Montague: Correspondence regarding flower shows and gardening
1926-1934
3
11
Mrs. S. S. (Jane) Montague: Pamphlets and brochures regarding Garden Club, flower show, rose show, etc.
1929-1936
3
12
Margaret Montague Payne: Personal correspondence
circa 1932-1935
3
13
Caroline Montague Sargent: Personal correspondence
circa 1900-1952
3
14
John Vose Wood Montague & Martha Washington Jackson Montague: Personal correspondence and papers
circa 1856-1900
3
15
Miscellaneous Montague family correspondence and papers
circa 1829-1902
3
16
Includes Montague family genealogical items, personal correspondence, and a warranty deed from Almeda Hodge Barrett to Jeremiah Franklin and Helen R. Davenport for land in Wasco County, Oregon.