48144042 http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67s7x16 revised SNAC: Social Networks and Archival Context revised 2015-09-19 machine CPF merge program Merge v2.0 revised 2016-08-14T21:55:23 machine SNAC EAC-CPF Parser Bulk ingest into SNAC Database revised 2016-08-14T21:55:23 human System Service (system@localhost) created 2026-05-27 machine SNAC EAC-CPF Serializer SNAC Identity Constellation serialized to EAC-CPF /data/source/findingAids/nwda/oregon_historical_society_research_library/OHYMSS49.xml Cordon, Guy, 1890-1969--Correspondence person Cordon, Guy, 1890-1969. presumed 1890 1969 Land tenure Legislators Railroads Timber Wildlife conservation United States Oregon Roseburg (Or.) Association of Oregon Counties. Battaglia, Joe, 1902-1986. Byrd, Harry Flood, 1914- Oregon and California Railroad Company. Oregon. Special Public Lands Committee. Snell, Earl Wilcox, 1895-1947. Solomon, Gus J., 1906-1987. Wick, Grace, 1888-1958. Wick, Grace, 1888-1958. Grace Wick papers, 1888-1962 (bulk, 1928-1951). Wick, Grace, 1888-1958. Grace Wick papers, 1888-1962 (bulk, 1928-1951). 6 cu. ft. (7 boxes) Correspondence series includes letters to and/or from Walter Pierce, Charles Martin, Guy Cordon, Rufus Holman, Charles McNary, Rush Dew Holt, Hamilton Fish, James Farley, Blanche Winters, Gerald L.K. Smith, Lyrl Clark Van Hyning, Agnes Waters, and William Kulgren. Publications series includes the newspapers of Central Oregon publisher Sid Pierce, newsletters of Elizabeth Dilling Stokes, forty-six issues of the isolationist publication "Woman's Voice," and political and metaphysical publications of William Dudley Pelley. The subject series contains correspondence, publications, and ephemera of numerous organizations and individuals. Organizations represented include several from the isolationist Mother's movement, as well as the later American Woman's Party. Individuals include Gerald L.K. Smith, Rev. A.W. Terminiello, and Agnes Waters. Topics covered include antisemitism, racial segregation, communist subversion, and the fluoridation of water. Oregon Historical Society Research Library Solomon, Gus J., 1906-1987. Transcripts, 1950. Solomon, Gus J., 1906-1987. Transcripts, 1950. 3 v. Transcripts (typescript) of confirmation hearings (May 4, June 5, and June 9, 1950) before the Senate Judiciary Sub-committee, considering the nomination of Gus J. Solomon to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Oregon. Includes numerous statements by colleagues, including Wayne Morse and Guy Cordon. Oregon Historical Society Research Library Battaglia, Joe, 1902-1986. Papers, 1917-1980. Battaglia, Joe, 1902-1986. Papers, 1917-1980. .10 cu. ft. Papers include: Correspondence (1944-1960) between Battaglia and various Oregon politicians regarding election campaigns and his appointment to the Reemployment Committee which assisted returning veterans in finding work; Oregon Republican Club convention programs (1939-1940, 1947); Rose Festival show awards (1961-1962, 1980) presented to his wife, Olive Battaglia; ephemera (1917-1943), including a program from the Apollo Club (1926), a war ration book (1943), and grade school diplomas (1917) of Joe Battaglia and his wife. Political correspondents include Tom McCall, Mark Hatfield, and Guy Cordon. Oregon Historical Society Research Library Grace Wick Papers, 1888-1962, 1928-1951 Wick, Grace, 1888-1958 Grace Wick Papers 1888-1962 1928-1951 6 cubic feet; 7 boxes Papers of an Oregon political activist who began as a New Deal Democrat in the 1930s and ended as a right-wing Republican in the 1950s. Includes correspondence, such as letters to and from right-wing activist Gerald L.K. Smith; writings; subject files; and ephemera. English Oregon Historical Society Research Library Cordon, Guy, 1890-1969. Guy Cordon papers [manuscript], 1917-1943. Cordon, Guy, 1890-1969. Guy Cordon papers [manuscript], 1917-1943. 1.5 cubic feet (1 record carton and 6 volumes) Papers of an attorney of Roseburg, Oregon, who represented the Special Public Lands Committee, Association of Oregon Counties, and other organizations in litigation over Oregon and California Railroad land grands, national parks and reserves, and other land in public domain. He later served as U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1944-1955. Papers include correspondence, documents, literature, clippings, and other materials concerning land use (especially timber land), roads, wildlife conservation, taxes, military installations, communities, etc. Oregon Historical Society Research Library Snell, Earl Wilcox, 1895-1947. Papers, 1934-1949. Snell, Earl Wilcox, 1895-1947. Papers, 1934-1949. .5 cu. ft. Text of five addresses and a radio interview given in various Oregon locations by Governor Snell (1944-1946); handwritten draft of gubernatorial election acceptance speech on pages 10,11,and 79 of (May 18, 1942) Time magazine; letters to Governor Snell supporting his decision to appoint Guy Cordon to succeed late senator Charles McNary and copies of his replies (March-June 1944); scrapbook of newspaper clippings pertaining to Earl Snell's legislative and executive career (1934-1949); scrapbook consisting primarily of campaign materials and newspaper clippings (ca. 1940s). Oregon Historical Society Research Library Byrd, Harry Flood, 1914-. Papers of Harry Flood Byrd, Jr. [manuscript], 1925-1989. Byrd, Harry Flood, 1914- Abbitt, Watkins Moorman, 1908-1998 Almond, J. Lindsay (James Lindsay), 1898-1986 Apperson, Harvey Black, 1890-1948, Bailey, Josiah William, 1873-1946, Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957 Dabney, Virginius, 1901-1995 Darden, Colgate W. (Colgate Whitehead), 1897-1981 Fansler, Ralph, Fitzpatrick, Earl A. (Earl Abbath), 1904- Gosden, Freeman F., 1899-1982 Harrison, B. P. (Burr Powell), 1904-1973 Jennings, W. Pat (William Pat), 1919-1994 Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973, Mundt, Karl E. (Karl Earl), 1900-1974 Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949, Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 Paul, John, 1883-1964, Persons, Wilton B. (Wilton Burton), 1896-1977, Robertson, A. Willis (Absalom Willis), 1887-1971 Robinson, J. Kenneth (James Kenneth), 1916- Stahlman, James Geddes, 1893- Switzer, G. Fred (George Fred), 1903-1974, Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953 Wright, David McCord, 1909-1968 Young, Plummer Bernard, d. 1962 Papers of Harry Flood Byrd, Jr. [manuscript], 1925-1989. 3100 items. Papers of Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr. of Winchester, Va., consist chiefly of political and personal correspondence, bound scrapbooks documenting his life and career, bound copies of speeches, press releases and Congressional Record speeches and inserts; and newsclippings. Correspondence includes correspondence as a Virginia State Senator, 1948-1964; correspondence with Ralph Fansler about the Winchester Star, 1933-1946; and a special file of letters from notables. Topics in the political correspondence include branch banking; licensing of chiropractors; sales tax; pesticides; presidential terms of office; roads, especially weight limits and mandatory inspection; schools, particularly state tuition grants for private academy students, and benefits for teachers; migrant workers; the United Nations; nurses education; liquor-by-the-drink ; motor vehicle title taxes; and school integration. Letters of special interest include an 1874 letter from Ella Flood on Virginia politics; a 1944 letter from Senator J. W. Bailey on his dislike of President Roosevelt; an October 1952 letter from Karl E. Mundt soliciting Harry F. Byrd, Sr.'s support for Dwight Eisenhower; a 1956 letter of thanks from Eisenhower; a 1956 letter from A. Willis Robertson on the eventual defeat of interposition; a 1956 letter and talley from G. Fred Switzer on the Virginia favorite son vote at the Democratic convention; and a letter from J. Lindsay Almond against integration of public schools. The 50 scrapbooks, 1965-1989, contain clippings from state and national newspapers, document Byrd's career as seen by the press and are especially informative in regard to his 1970 campaign as an independent. Harry F. Byrd, Sr., material in the collection includes correspondence regarding his re-election to the U.S. Senate in 1952; a file of letters from notables; a file of speeches; a 1928 pamphlet urging the election of Al Smith and touching on prohibition, anti-Catholicism and white supremacy; a scrapbook; a voting talley for the Shenandoah Valley for the 1935 gubernatorial race; expenses and receipts for his last senate campaign; and a copy of Time magazine from 1962 featuring him. There are also genealogical papers; a report on the "Study of the Organization of the State Government of Virginia"; a file concerning the Winchester, Va., Junior Board of Trade together with a scrapbook of newsclippings regarding its publication "Splinters"; and memorabilia chiefly magazine and newspaper articles. Correspondents of note include Richard Nixon. People depicted in the photographs include Senators Byrd, Sr. and Jr., Calvin Coolidge at an Army-Navy game, Guy Cordon, Bing Crosby, John Dalton as a boy in Bland County, Va., Dwight Eisenhower, Allen J. Ellender, and Richard Russell. University of Virginia. Library Oregon Territorial Centennial celebration photograph album [graphic], 1948-1949. Oregon Territorial Centennial celebration photograph album [graphic], 1948-1949. 0.14 cubic feet (116 photographs in 1 v.) Photograph album containing images depicting the Oregon Territorial Centennial celebrations and parades in Portland and Oregon City, Or. in 1948-1949. Individuals depicted include governor John H. Hall, Oregon state representatives Homer D. Angell, Harris Ellsworth, A. Walter Norblad, and Lowell Stockman, and United States senators from Oregon Wayne Morse and Guy Cordon, among others. Most of the photographers are unidentified. Oregon Historical Society Research Library