Arthur M. Churchill papers, 1851-1956
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Churchill, Arthur M., 1876-1956
- Title
- Arthur M. Churchill papers
- Dates
- 1851-1956 (inclusive)18511956
1897-1956 (bulk)18971956 - Quantity
- 6.1 cubic feet, (4 paige cartons; 4 legal document cases; 2 flat folders (20x24))
- Collection Number
- Mss 1770
- Summary
- Papers of Arthur M. Churchill (1876-1956) and his family. Churchill was a lawyer in Portland, Oregon, who later in life operated a dairy farm in southwest Washington state. The papers primarily consist of correspondence about topics in which Churchill took an interest and records of his farm.
- Repository
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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
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Arthur M. Churchill was born in September 1876 in Marinette, Wisconsin. He studied at the University of Wisconsin and George Washington Law School. After practicing law in Washington, D.C., he moved to Portland, Oregon, in 1911. After retiring from legal practice, Churchill purchased a dairy farm on Puget Island, Washington, which he operated for the rest of his life.
Churchill married Grace M. Walsh in 1921. The couple had three sons: Arthur, Jr., John, and Donald. Churchill was active with the Portland City Club, the Multnomah Athletic Club, and the Portland Committee of Foreign Relations. He also frequently wrote letters to the editor of the Oregonian newspaper, where among other stances, he criticized American aid for Israel and opposed statehood for Hawaii. Churchill died in February 1956.
Content Description
The collection consists of the papers of Portland, Oregon, attorney and dairy farmer Arthur M. Churchill. The bulk of the collection consists of records from the dairy farm that he operated and correspondence relating to sociopolitical matters and other topics of interest to him. Other materials include papers of Churchill's family, real estate transactions, and law certificates.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
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.
Preferred Citation
Arthur M. Churchill papers, Mss 1770, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in two series: Series 1. Personal and family papers; Series 2. Business papers.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series 1: Personal and family papers, 1851-1956, (bulk 1908-1956)
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Subseries 1: Churchill family papers, 1851-1950
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Description: Churchill family genealogyDates: 1851-1949Container: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Donald Churchill - Putney School; unsorted papersDates: 1937-1947Container: Box 1, Folder 2-5
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Description: Grace Churchill - correspondenceDates: 1930-1941Container: Box 1, Folder 6-7
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Description: Grace Churchill - diariesDates: 1936; 1941-1948Container: Box 1, Folder 8-11
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Description: Jack Churchill - correspondenceDates: 1941-1950; undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 12-16
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Description: Myron Churchill, R. H. Churchill, and Agnes Churchill papersDates: 1903-1949; undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 17-20
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Description: J. H. Moore (cousin of Arthur Churchill) papersDates: 1925-1942; undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 21-23
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Subseries 2: Arthur M. Churchill papers and ephemera, 1899-1950
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Description: FinancesDates: 1915-1947Container: Box 1, Folder 24
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Description: World War I Food CommissionDates: 1918Container: Box 1, Folder 25
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Description: Law certificatesDates: 1908-1918Container: Folder Oversize 1
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Description: Unsorted papersDates: 1899-1939Container: Box 1, Folder 26
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Description: Miscellaneous correspondenceDates: 1911-1950Container: Box 1, Folder 27-28
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Description: Travel narrativesDates: 1908-1913Container: Box 1, Folder 29-31
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Description: Travel narrativeDates: 1951Container: Box 2, Folder 1
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Description: Wills and codicilsDates: 1918-1927Container: Box 2, Folder 2
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Subseries 3: Topical correspondence and papers, 1911-1956
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Description: Correspondence with Homer AngelDates: 1940-1948Container: Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: Art purchasesDates: 1915-1919Container: Box 2, Folder 4
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Description: Book salesDates: 1908-1914Container: Box 2, Folder 5
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Description: Committee of 100Dates: 1913Container: Box 2, Folder 6
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Description: Education - teacher retirement systemDates: 1937-1943Container: Box 2, Folder 7
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Description: Education - Jewish applicantsDates: 1953-1955Container: Box 2, Folder 8
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Description: Foreign charitable giftsDates: 1954-1955Container: Box 2, Folder 9-10
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Description: Furniture designsDates: 1925-1931Container: Box 2, Folder 11
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Description: Greenway - Sherwood DriveDates: 1926-1927Container: Box 2, Folder 12
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Description: Hawaiian statehoodDates: 1950-1955Container: Box 2, Folder 13-15
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Description: House construction on Sherwood DriveDates: 1927-1931Container: Box 2, Folder 16
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Description: Israel and JudaismDates: 1948-1956Container: Box 2, Folder 17-19
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Description: American Council for JudaismDates: 1954-1955Container: Box 2, Folder 20
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Description: Mental healthDates: 1933-1934Container: Box 2, Folder 21-22
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Description: Wayne MorseDates: 1945-1954Container: Box 2, Folder 23
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Description: National Metropolitan BankDates: 1911-1913Container: Box 2, Folder 24
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Description: Neah-kah-nie cottage constructionDates: 1912-1949Container: Box 2, Folder 25
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Description: Neah-kah-nie cottage blueprintsDates: 1912Container: Folder Oversize 2
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Description: Neah-kah-nie - Manzanita RoadDates: 1949Container: Box 2, Folder 26
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Description: Miscellaneous pamphletsDates: 1924-1942Container: Box 2, Folder 27
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Description: World War I and World War II pamphletsDates: 1918-1944Container: Box 2, Folder 28
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Description: Correspondence about politics with Harry EllsworthDates: 1954-1956Container: Box 2, Folder 29
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Description: PopulationDates: 1930-1956Container: Box 2, Folder 30-34
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Description: Portland Heights Playground AssociationDates: 1923-1941Container: Box 2, Folder 35-37
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Description: ProhibitionDates: 1914-1932Container: Box 2, Folder 38
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Description: ReligionDates: 1953-1956Container: Box 2, Folder 39
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Description: Rinehart FoundationDates: 1945-1955Container: Box 2, Folder 40
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Description: Smallpox in ChinaDates: 1922Container: Box 2, Folder 41
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Description: Tillamook County BankDates: 1921-1922Container: Box 2, Folder 42
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Description: Proposed Wolf Creek HighwayDates: 1933-1934Container: Box 2, Folder 43
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Series 2: Business papers, 1871-1953, (bulk 1897-1953)
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Subseries 1: Dairy farm, 1933-1953
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Description: Barn constructionDates: 1934-1945Container: Box 2, Folder 44-46
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Description: Blueprints of farm buildingsDates: 1934Container: Box 2, Folder 47
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Description: Correspondence and diagrams concerning farm buildings and roadDates: 1934-1939Container: Box 2, Folder 48-49
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Description: Records and correspondence concerning construction of farm facilitiesDates: 1941-1945Container: Box 2, Folder 50
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Description: Correspondence and receipts concerning the construction of a road on farmDates: 1939-1940Container: Box 2, Folder 51
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Description: Milk marketing and productionDates: 1942-1946Container: Box 2, Folder 52
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Description: Correspondence, clippings, and memos relating to milk production, prices, and marketingDates: 1934-1946Container: Box 2, Folder 53
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Description: Bang's DiseaseDates: 1938-1947Container: Box 3, Folder 1-3
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Description: Breeding, artificial inseminationDates: 1938-1946Container: Box 3, Folder 4
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Description: Correspondence, memos, and permit relating to dredging of and sand pumping in Cathlamet ChannelDates: 1933-1943Container: Box 3, Folder 5
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Description: Flood control, Puget Island, WashingtonDates: 1933-1934Container: Box 3, Folder 6
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Description: Government reports and statistics concerning dairy farmingDates: 1934-1937Container: Box 3, Folder 7
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Description: Summaries of farm income and expensesDates: 1936-1937Container: Box 3, Folder 8
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Description: Herd record booksDates: 1937-1945Container: Box 3, Folder 9-20
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Description: Herd summariesDates: 1941-1948Container: Box 3, Folder 21-22
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Description: Memos regarding job assignments on the farmDates: 1942-1946Container: Box 3, Folder 23
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Description: Land clearing, logging, and seedingDates: 1933-1945Container: Box 3, Folder 24-27
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Description: Correspondence, memos, and brochure relating to livestock costs and purchasesDates: 1947-1948Container: Box 3, Folder 28
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Description: Livestock purchases and salesDates: 1931-1949Container: Box 3, Folder 29-32
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Description: Lower Columbia Co-opDates: 1940-1948Container: Box 3, Folder 33-34
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Description: MachineryDates: 1922-1946Container: Box 3, Folder 35
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Description: Milk controlDates: 1952-1953; undatedContainer: Box 3, Folder 36
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Description: Milking machinesDates: 1933-1937Container: Box 3, Folder 37
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Description: Silage, hay, feedingDates: 1933-1946Container: Box 3, Folder 38-42
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Description: Timber fire damageDates: 1933-1935Container: Box 3, Folder 43
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Description: Wahkiakum Herd Improvement AssociationDates: 1941-1947Container: Box 3, Folder 44
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Description: Miscellaneous correspondenceDates: 1920-1949Container: Box 3, Folder 45-49
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Description: Correspondence to and from John AlswagerDates: 1945-1947Container: Box 4, Folder 1-3
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Description: Correspondence to and from John N. Auer and Hillis PerkinsDates: 1938-1941Container: Box 4, Folder 4-13
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Description: Correspondence to and from Gus BergDates: 1940-1941Container: Box 4, Folder 14-17
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Description: Correspondence to and from Louis BraseDates: 1937Container: Box 4, Folder 18
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Description: Correspondence to and from George BrockmuellerDates: 1937-1939Container: Box 4, Folder 19-20
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Description: Correspondence to and from J. C. CecilDates: 1941-1948Container: Box 4, Folder 21
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Description: Correspondence to and from E. C. GibbonsDates: 1946-1949Container: Box 4, Folder 22-27
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Description: Correspondence to and from Hammer BrothersDates: 1932-1936Container: Box 4, Folder 28-45
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Description: Correspondence to and from Lowell LoveallDates: 1941-1943Container: Box 4, Folder 46-47
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Description: Correspondence to and from Harm LuursDates: 1937Container: Box 4, Folder 48
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Description: Correspondence to and from Sagen BrothersDates: 1943-1946Container: Box 4, Folder 49-60
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Description: Correspondence to and from Roy WinkleDates: 1940-1942Container: Box 4, Folder 61
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Subseries 2: Other business papers, 1871-1948
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Description: Correspondence with H. W. Nagley about AlaskaDates: 1911-1931Container: Box 4, Folder 62-64
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Description: Beaver Portland Cement Co.Dates: 1911-1945Container: Box 4, Folder 65-66
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Description: Churchill Co.Dates: 1924-1931Container: Box 4, Folder 67
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Description: Churchill v. GrimmDates: 1937-1942Container: Box 5, Folder 1-5
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Description: Churchill v. GrimmDates: 1937-1942Container: Box 6, Folder 1-2
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Description: F. G. GleasonDates: 1910-1918Container: Box 6, Folder 3-4
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Description: Johnson v. ChurchillDates: 1948-1949Container: Box 6, Folder 5-6
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Description: InvestmentsDates: 1919-1952Container: Box 7, Folder 1
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Description: LandDates: 1897-1948Container: Box 7, Folder 2-8
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Description: Lewis MontgomeryDates: 1915-1920Container: Box 7, Folder 9-10
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Description: S. G. ReedDates: 1912-1942Container: Box 7, Folder 11-12
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Description: F. G. Smith Co.Dates: 1908-1913Container: Box 7, Folder 13
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Description: Spanish War Legacy tax claimsDates: 1898-1928Container: Box 7, Folder 14-16
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Description: TimberDates: 1871-1942Container: Box 8, Folder 1-2
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Description: J. C. Walsh estateDates: 1943-1946Container: Box 8, Folder 3-4
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Description: Unsorted correspondenceDates: 1911-1927Container: Box 8, Folder 5-18
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Dairying--Washington (State)
- Lawyers--Oregon--Portland
- World politics
Personal Names
- Churchill, Arthur M., 1876-1956
Geographical Names
- Northwest, Pacific--Politics and government
Form or Genre Terms
- correspondence
- financial records
Other Creators
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Family Names
- Churchill family (creator)
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