Gust Anderson papers [manuscript], 1924-1961.

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Gust Anderson papers [manuscript], 1924-1961.

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The collection includes correspondence (1937-1960), minutes of meetings, reports, copies of legislative bills, scrapbooks, news clippings, memorabilia and other miscellaneous papers regarding Anderson's involvement with various civic, charitable and fraternal groups, his activities as Secretary of the Central Labor Council, and his career as a legislator and Republican Party activist.

3 boxes.

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Republican Party (Or.)

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Anderson, Gust, 1888-1969

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Gust Anderson (1888-1958) was a noted Portland labor leader and legislator. Born in Sweden, he moved to Minnesota with his family at age 15. He and his wife, Ida Berg, moved to Portland in 1910. Anderson organized a labor union of streetcar men in 1917 and later served 35 years as Secretary-Treasurer of the Portland Central Labor Council (affiliated with the A.F.L.), 1923-1958. He was a state legislator (R-Multnomah County) from 1929-1932, 1949-1956, and 1959-1962, and was chairman of the Commit...

American Federation of Labor. Oregon Federation of Labor.

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