Robert Nash papers 1962-1988

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Robert Nash papers 1962-1988

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Collection includes: Programs, ephemera, minutes and other miscellaneous papers relating to Alcoholics Anonymous, Central Area Crime Prevention Committee, Democratic Party, Downtown Community Association, Portland Tenants Union, Rainbow Coalition, I.W.W., Socialist Party, etc. Robert Nash was active in various liberal and radical groups in Portland dealing with housing, crime prevention and socialism.

1 cubic feet (1 record carton)

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6374565

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Industrial Workers of the World

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The IWW is a labor organization dedicated to uniting laborers around the world into a single large union. From the description of Collection 1916-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 778701431 Established in Chicago in 1905 by sponsors of socialism and the remnants of previous labor unions, including the Knights of Labor, Western Federation of Miners and the American Labor Union, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), or "Wobblies", evolved into a radical industrial unio...

Nash, Robert.

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Robert Nash was active in various liberal and radical groups in Portland dealing with housing, crime prevention and socialism. From the guide to the Robert Nash papers, 1962-1988, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) ...

National Rainbow Coalition (U.S.)

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Portland Tenants Union (Portland, Or.)

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Socialist Party (Or.)

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Downtown Community Association (Portland, Or.)

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Democratic Party (Or.)

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Oregon began as a Republican state due to the migration of union partisans who created a Republican stronghold. The New Deal and the Great Depression marked the beginning of Democratic influence in Oregon as people came to work in the forests and shipyards. However a competitive Democratic party did not emerge until the 1950s. From the description of Democratic Party records, 1954-1966. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 57139338 From the guide to the Demo...

Alcoholics Anonymous

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Central Area Crime Prevention Committee.

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