Papers, 1820-1985.

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Papers, 1820-1985.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30891995

Correspondence; personal papers and letters; articles, addresses, and speeches; wills; financial statements; documents and certificates; coursework; scrapbook items; and other material, relating to Montague and his family, and reflecting his activities as president of the Oregon Bar Association, City Club, and the Mazamas, trustee of Reed College and Library Association of Portland, and a state Democratic Party Official.

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Mazamas (Portland, Or.)

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Library Association (Portland, Or.)

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Oregon Bar Association

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Montague family.

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City Club of Portland (Portland, Or.)

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Reed College (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...

Montague, Richard Ward, 1862-1935

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Lawyer and civic leader, of Portland, Or. From the description of Papers, 1820-1985. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 30891995 Richard Ward Montague was born in Charles City, Iowa in 1862 and received his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1884. He married Ellen Barton and moved to Portland, Oregon in 1890 where he became an attorney with the law firm Wood, Montague & Matthiessen and a civic leader. He was President of the Oregon B...