OHYMSS1770.xml Guide to the Arthur M. Churchill papers 1851-1956 Churchill (Arthur M.) papers Jeffrey A. Hayes Oregon Historical Society, Davies Family Research Library 2019
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Arthur M. Churchill papers Churchill, Arthur M., 1876-1956 Mss 1770 6.1 cubic feet 4 paige cartons; 4 legal document cases; 2 flat folders (20x24) 1851-1956 1897-1956 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.

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.

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.

Collection is open for research.

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.

Arthur M. Churchill papers, Mss 1770, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

The collection is arranged in two series: Series 1. Personal and family papers; Series 2. Business papers.

Gift of Jack Churchill, October 1959 (Lib. Acc. 8245), and acquisition made prior to 2011 (RL2019-131-RETRO).

 Churchill, Arthur M., 1876-1956 Northwest, Pacific--Politics and government Dairying--Washington (State) Lawyers--Oregon--Portland World politics Agriculture correspondence financial records Churchill family Personal and family papers Series 1 1851-1956 1908-1956 Churchill family papers Subseries 1 1851-1950 Churchill family genealogy 1851-1949 1 1 Donald Churchill - Putney School; unsorted papers 1937-1947 1 2-5 Grace Churchill - correspondence 1930-1941 1 6-7 Grace Churchill - diaries 1936; 1941-1948 1 8-11 Jack Churchill - correspondence 1941-1950; undated 1 12-16 Myron Churchill, R. H. Churchill, and Agnes Churchill papers 1903-1949; undated 1 17-20 J. H. Moore (cousin of Arthur Churchill) papers 1925-1942; undated 1 21-23 Arthur M. Churchill papers and ephemera Subseries 2 1899-1950 Finances 1915-1947 1 24 World War I Food Commission 1918 1 25 Law certificates 1908-1918 Oversize 1 Unsorted papers 1899-1939 1 26 Miscellaneous correspondence 1911-1950 1 27-28 Travel narratives 1908-1913 1 29-31 Travel narrative 1951 2 1 Wills and codicils 1918-1927 2 2 Topical correspondence and papers Subseries 3 1911-1956 Correspondence with Homer Angel 1940-1948 2 3 Art purchases 1915-1919 2 4 Book sales 1908-1914 2 5 Committee of 100 1913 2 6 Education - teacher retirement system 1937-1943 2 7 Education - Jewish applicants 1953-1955 2 8 Foreign charitable gifts 1954-1955 2 9-10 Furniture designs 1925-1931 2 11 Greenway - Sherwood Drive 1926-1927 2 12 Hawaiian statehood 1950-1955 2 13-15 House construction on Sherwood Drive 1927-1931 2 16 Israel and Judaism 1948-1956 2 17-19 American Council for Judaism 1954-1955 2 20 Mental health 1933-1934 2 21-22 Wayne Morse 1945-1954 2 23 National Metropolitan Bank 1911-1913 2 24 Neah-kah-nie cottage construction 1912-1949 2 25 Neah-kah-nie cottage blueprints 1912 Oversize 2 Neah-kah-nie - Manzanita Road 1949 2 26 Miscellaneous pamphlets 1924-1942 2 27 World War I and World War II pamphlets 1918-1944 2 28 Correspondence about politics with Harry Ellsworth 1954-1956 2 29 Population 1930-1956 2 30-34 Portland Heights Playground Association 1923-1941 2 35-37 Prohibition 1914-1932 2 38 Religion 1953-1956 2 39 Rinehart Foundation 1945-1955 2 40 Smallpox in China 1922 2 41 Tillamook County Bank 1921-1922 2 42 Proposed Wolf Creek Highway 1933-1934 2 43 Business papers Series 2 1871-1953 1897-1953 Dairy farm Subseries 1 1933-1953 Barn construction 1934-1945 2 44-46 Blueprints of farm buildings 1934 2 47 Correspondence and diagrams concerning farm buildings and road 1934-1939 2 48-49 Records and correspondence concerning construction of farm facilities 1941-1945 2 50 Correspondence and receipts concerning the construction of a road on farm 1939-1940 2 51 Milk marketing and production 1942-1946 2 52 Correspondence, clippings, and memos relating to milk production, prices, and marketing 1934-1946 2 53 Bang's Disease 1938-1947 3 1-3 Breeding, artificial insemination 1938-1946 3 4 Correspondence, memos, and permit relating to dredging of and sand pumping in Cathlamet Channel 1933-1943 3 5 Flood control, Puget Island, Washington 1933-1934 3 6 Government reports and statistics concerning dairy farming 1934-1937 3 7 Summaries of farm income and expenses 1936-1937 3 8 Herd record books 1937-1945 3 9-20 Herd summaries 1941-1948 3 21-22 Memos regarding job assignments on the farm 1942-1946 3 23 Land clearing, logging, and seeding 1933-1945 3 24-27 Correspondence, memos, and brochure relating to livestock costs and purchases 1947-1948 3 28 Livestock purchases and sales 1931-1949 3 29-32 Lower Columbia Co-op 1940-1948 3 33-34 Machinery 1922-1946 3 35 Milk control 1952-1953; undated 3 36 Milking machines 1933-1937 3 37 Silage, hay, feeding 1933-1946 3 38-42 Timber fire damage 1933-1935 3 43 Wahkiakum Herd Improvement Association 1941-1947 3 44 Miscellaneous correspondence 1920-1949 3 45-49 Correspondence to and from John Alswager 1945-1947 4 1-3 Correspondence to and from John N. Auer and Hillis Perkins 1938-1941 4 4-13 Correspondence to and from Gus Berg 1940-1941 4 14-17 Correspondence to and from Louis Brase 1937 4 18 Correspondence to and from George Brockmueller 1937-1939 4 19-20 Correspondence to and from J. C. Cecil 1941-1948 4 21 Correspondence to and from E. C. Gibbons 1946-1949 4 22-27 Correspondence to and from Hammer Brothers 1932-1936 4 28-45 Correspondence to and from Lowell Loveall 1941-1943 4 46-47 Correspondence to and from Harm Luurs 1937 4 48 Correspondence to and from Sagen Brothers 1943-1946 4 49-60 Correspondence to and from Roy Winkle 1940-1942 4 61 Other business papers Subseries 2 1871-1948 Correspondence with H. W. Nagley about Alaska 1911-1931 4 62-64 Beaver Portland Cement Co. 1911-1945 4 65-66 Churchill Co. 1924-1931 4 67 Churchill v. Grimm 1937-1942 5 1-5 Churchill v. Grimm 1937-1942 6 1-2 F. G. Gleason 1910-1918 6 3-4 Johnson v. Churchill 1948-1949 6 5-6 Investments 1919-1952 7 1 Land 1897-1948 7 2-8 Lewis Montgomery 1915-1920 7 9-10 S. G. Reed 1912-1942 7 11-12 F. G. Smith Co. 1908-1913 7 13 Spanish War Legacy tax claims 1898-1928 7 14-16 Timber 1871-1942 8 1-2 J. C. Walsh estate 1943-1946 8 3-4 Unsorted correspondence 1911-1927 8 5-18