Walter Marcus Pierce papers 1916-1945

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Walter Marcus Pierce papers 1916-1945

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Collection includes: Correspondence primarily with his daughter, Clara Pierce, and his 3rd wife, Cornelia Marvin Pierce, 1916-1945, regarding family matters, World Wars I and II, politics and social issues, etc.; Correspondence with J. A. Churchill, Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1925-1927, regarding political manipulations of textbook publishers' contracts for Oregon schools; Minutes of the State Textbook Commission's meetings, 1925; Dictaphone belts, ca. 1897-1962, made by Arthur W. Bone, regarding Pierce, Bonneville Power Administration, Vietnam War, Democratic Party, China, etc. Walter Marcus Pierce (1861-1954) was a rancher, educator and legislator in Oregon.

.45 cubic feet (1 box)

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Pierce, Clara,

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Pierce, Walter Marcus, 1861-1954

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Walter Marcus Pierce (1861-1954) was a rancher, educator and legislator in Oregon. From the guide to the Walter Marcus Pierce papers, 1916-1945, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) Born on a farm in Grundy County, Illinois on May 20, 1861, Walter M. Pierce was U.S. Congressman for Eastern Oregon's Second District from 1933-1943. He served as Governor of Oregon from 1923-1927. An active member of the Democratic Party, Pierce was essentially a Populist. He was an arde...

Pierce, Cornelia Marvin

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Pierce, Walter Marcus,

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Bone, Arthur H.,

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