Karl Onthank conservation papers 1950-1967

Neuberger, Richard L. (Richard Lewis), 1912-1960

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Richard Lewis Neuberger (December 26, 1912 – March 9, 1960) was an American journalist, author, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he notably served as a U.S. Senator from Oregon from 1955 until his death. Born in rural Multnomah County, Oregon, he grew up in nearby Portland where he attended public schools. Neuberger graduated from the University of Oregon in 1935, where he had served as editor of the student newspaper, the Oregon Daily Emerald. Neuberger began writing for the...

Morse, Wayne L. (Wayne Lyman), 1900-1974

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Wayne Lyman Morse (October 20, 1900 – July 22, 1974) was an American attorney and United States Senator from Oregon. Morse is well known for opposing his party's leadership and for his opposition to the Vietnam War on constitutional grounds. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, and educated at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Minnesota Law School, Morse moved to Oregon in 1930 and began teaching at the University of Oregon School of Law. During World War II, he was elected to the U.S....

Green, Edith, 1910-1987

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Edith Louise Starrett Green (January 17, 1910 – April 21, 1987) was an American politician and educator from Oregon. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the second woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon, serving a total of ten terms, from 1955 to 1974. Born Edith Louise Starrett in Trent, South Dakota, her family moved to Oregon in 1916, where she attended schools in Salem, attending Willamette University from 1927 to 1929. She worked as a schoolteacher and...

Neuberger, Maurine B. (Maurine Brown), 1907-2000

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Maurine Brown Neuberger-Solomon, best known as Maurine Neuberger (January 9, 1907 – February 22, 2000) was an American politician who served as a United States senator for the State of Oregon from November 1960 to January 1967. She was the fourth woman elected to the United States Senate and the tenth woman to serve in the body. She and her husband, Richard L. Neuberger, are regarded as the Senate's first husband-and-wife legislative team. To date, she is the only woman elected to the U.S. Senat...

Porter, Charles Orlando, 1919-2006

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Charles Orlando Porter was born on April 4, 1919 in Klamath Falls, Oregon and spent most of his childhood in Eugene, Oregon. He attended Eugene High School and edited a newspaper, which won state and national honors. He attended Northwestern University while he worked as a special correspondent for the New York times. In 1937 Porter transferred to Harvard University and graduated cum laude. In 1941 he was inducted into the U.S. Army and was the first Caribbean correspondent for The Yank, an Army...

Oregon. State Water Resources Board

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Sierra club

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"The dedication of the new Lodge at Horse Camp, Mount Shasta took place at high noon on Fourth of July 1923... The crowning event was when Miss Harwood of Los Angeles stepped forward and with much vim and enthusiasm pronounced the words: 'I christen thee Shasta Alpine Lodge (crash went the bottle of Shasta Ginger Ale on the stone doorway) and dedicate thee to all lovers of the great out-of doors...'" (Sierra Club Circular, Sept. 1, 1923, p. 1). From the description of Sierra Club mou...

Campbell, Prince Lucian, 1861-1925.

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Nature Conservancy (U.S.). Oregon Chapter

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Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs

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The Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs (FWOC) was founded in 1932 to coordinate the preservation efforts of outdoor clubs in the western United States. Member clubs include conservation and outdoor enjoyment groups from Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Western Canada. FWOC promotes the use, enjoyment, and protection of America's scenic wilderness and outdoor recreational resources. Past FWOC efforts helped secure passage of the Wilderness Act and ha...

Columbia Basin Inter-Agency Committee

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Friends of the Three Sisters Wilderness

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Izaak Walton League of America

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The Izaak Walton League was founded in 1922 by sportsmen concerned over the declining wildlife populations. Named after the 17th century British naturalist, the League is devoted to protecting the resources of the natural environment for the use and benefit of both people and wildlife. As one of the earliest conservation organizations, the League set an aggressive course to defend wild America by changing public policy. From the description of Izaak Walton League records, 1902-1996, ...

Onthank, Karl William, 1890-1968.

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Born in Vineland, New Jersey in 1890, Karl Onthank moved to Hood River, Oregon with his family when he was thirteen. He entered the University of Oregon in 1909 and graduated in 1913. Onthank married Ruth McLaren in 1915. After a brief period during which he worked as a school teacher, principal, and superintendent in Hood River and Tillamook, Oregon, Onthank joined the University of Oregon staff in 1916 as executive secretary to President Prince Lucian Campbell. From 1924 to 1926, he was one of...