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Steve Forrester columns for Northwest Newspapers, 1978-1987
Overview of the Collection
- Author
- Forrester, Steve
- Title
- Steve Forrester columns for Northwest Newspapers
- Dates
- 1978-1987 (inclusive)19781987
- Quantity
- 1.51 cubic feet, (1 record carton; 1 letter document case)
- Collection Number
- Coll 1052
- Summary
- Nine volumes containing printouts and photocopied typescripts of Steve Forrester's columns for Northwest Newspapers. Northwest Newspapers was a news bureau in Washington, D.C., that Forrester owned from 1978 to 1987, and through which he distributed a news column to newspapers in Oregon, Washington state, and Idaho. The columns discussed U.S. Congress members from those states and legislation or political issues that related to the Pacific Northwest. Some of the columns are drafts that include handwritten edits.
- 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 NoteReturn to Top
Steve Forrester was a reporter for the Oregon Journal newspaper in Portland, Oregon, before becoming one of the founders and the managing editor of the Portland weekly newspaper Willamette Week. In 1978, he purchased the Washington, D.C.-based news bureau Northwest Newspapers from A. Robert Smith. From then until 1987, Forrester wrote news columns that the bureau distributed to newspapers in Oregon, Washington state, and Idaho, including the Eugene Register-Guard, the Daily Astorian, the East Oregonian, the Klamath Falls Herald & News, the Roseburg News Review, and the Medford Mail Tribune. He then succeeded his father, J. W. "Bud" Forrester, as publisher and editor of the Daily Astorian in Astoria, Oregon.
Sources: "Former mayor's aide to start weekly paper," Oregonian, October 17, 1974; "Astoria publisher to retire," Oregonian, July 29, 1987; information provided by Steve Forrester in 2024.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of nine bound volumes containing columns that Steve Forrester wrote for Northwest Newspapers, a Washington, D.C., news bureau that distributed to newspapers in Oregon, Washington state, and Idaho. Some columns are printouts, while others are photocopies of typescripts. Some of the columns are in draft form and include handwritten edits. The columns focus on the United States Congress, discussing specific legislators from the Pacific Northwest, as well as legislative bills and topics that relate to the region. Legislation discussed includes the Northwest Power Act and the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act, while topics include management of natural resources, land and water use, and energy. The columns range in date from June 1978 to October 1987.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Steve Forrester columns for Northwest Newspapers, Coll 1052, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright for materials in this collection is held by the Oregon Historical Society. Use is allowed under a Creative Commons - Attribution, Non-Commercial, ShareAlike (BY-NC-SA) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- American newspapers--Northwest, Pacific
- Conservation of natural resources--Northwest, Pacific
- Energy policy--Northwest, Pacific
- Land use--Law and legislation--Northwest, Pacific
- Legislation--United States
- Legislators--United States
- Water use--Law and legislation--Northwest, Pacific
Corporate Names
- United States. Congress
Geographical Names
- United States--Politics and government--20th century
Form or Genre Terms
- drafts (documents)
- newspaper columns
