Laurence Gordon Smyth correspondence [manuscript], 1931-1963.

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Laurence Gordon Smyth correspondence [manuscript], 1931-1963.

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Collection includes: Correspondence, 1931-1963, primarily to his wife, Marie Mongrain Smyth, regarding activities while traveling on Oregon Journal business, working for Douglas McKay in Washington D.C. and personal matters.

.23 cubic feet (1 document case)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Smyth, Marie Mongrain

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Oregon journal (Portland, Or.)

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Smyth, Laurence Gordon, 1902-1960.

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Laurence Gordon Smyth (1902-1960) was a reporter and political editor for the Oregon Journal for 38 years. From the guide to the Laurence Gordon Smyth correspondence, 1931-1963, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) Laurence Gordon Smyth (1902-1960) was a reporter and political editor for the Oregon Journal for 38 years. He also served as assistant for public information to Douglas McKay during McKay's tenure as Secretary of the Interior. ...

McKay, Douglas, 1893-1959

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A descendant of Oregon pioneers, Oregon Governor James Douglas McKay (he later dropped the first name) was born in Portland, Oregon, on June 24, 1893, the son of E.D. and Minnie A. Musgrove McKay. He was elected mayor of Salem in 1932. In January 1934, Douglas McKay announced his candidacy for the State Legislature as a Senator from Marion County. He was elected for the terms 1935-1937, 1939-1941, 1943-1945, and after World War II service, for 1945-1947. McKay was elected governor of Oregon in 1...