Jack O'Donnell papers [manuscript], 1950-1972.

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Jack O'Donnell papers [manuscript], 1950-1972.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/731027687

Collection includes: Scrapbook, 1 vol., 1950-1972; Correspondence from Edith Green and John F. Kennedy; Invitations,1961; Multnomah County Democratic Directory, 1966-1967; Newspaper clippings.

1 cubic feet (1 document case and 1 flat box)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8101471

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Green, Edith, 1910-1987

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Edith Louise Starrett Green (January 17, 1910 – April 21, 1987) was an American politician and educator from Oregon. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the second woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon, serving a total of ten terms, from 1955 to 1974. Born Edith Louise Starrett in Trent, South Dakota, her family moved to Oregon in 1916, where she attended schools in Salem, attending Willamette University from 1927 to 1929. She worked as a schoolteacher and...

O'Donnell, John J., (Jack)

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Jack O'Donnell was Multnomah County Auditor throughtout the 1950s and 1960s. From the description of Jack O'Donnell papers [manuscript], 1950-1972. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 731027687 ...

Multnomah County (Or.). County Auditor

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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...

Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy of Brookline, Massachusetts. John Kennedy, the second of nine children, attended Choate Academy (1932-1935), Princeton University (1935-36), Harvard College (1936-40), and Stanford Business School (1941). In 1940, he published a book based on his senior thesis entitled "Why England Slept." The book criticized British policy of Appeasement. In 1941, Kennedy enlisted in the Navy. In August 1943, Kenn...