William Delzell papers [manuscript], 1925-1940.

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William Delzell papers [manuscript], 1925-1940.

Collection includes a short biography, newspaper clippings on the National Farm School, notes (reminiscences?) of State Conventions of 1896, 1900, 1904, and 1908; miscellaneous correspondence from when Delzell was Private Secretary to Governor Pierce; and speeches, essays, and poems on subjects such as war, national politics, Oregon's Workman's Compensation Act, State Industrial Accident Commission, taxes, banking, Modoc Indians, American Legion, Populism, and the United States Supreme Court.

.08 cubic feet (5 folders)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7953613

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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...

Delzell, William.

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William Delzell was the Secretary to Walter M. Pierce, Governor of Oregon 1923-1927, and a member of the State Board of Control, the Public Service Commission, and the Federal Board of Survey and Adjustment. From the description of William Delzell papers [manuscript], 1925-1940. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 662527581 ...