Robert Washburn papers [manuscript], 1884-1944.

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Robert Washburn papers [manuscript], 1884-1944.

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Collection includes: Political and personal correspondence, 1894-1924, and correspondence to Mrs. Washburn, 1940-1944, from Senators Thomas B. Reed and Charles L. McNary regarding Washington politics and Seattle history; Speeches and poetry, 1912-1916, regarding the Republican Party, Presidential election of 1916 and apple growers; Family memorabilia and clippings, ca. 1880-1929; Diaries of European trip by Mrs. Washburn, 2 vols., 1884-1885; Family recipe book, 1 vol., ca. 1920.

.23 cubic feet (1 document case)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902

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Thomas Brackett Reed (October 18, 1839 – December 7, 1902), was an American politician from the state of Maine, and was a member of the Republican Party. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives 12 times, first in 1876, and served as Speaker of the House, from 1889–1891 and again from 1895–1899. Occasionally ridiculed as "Czar Reed", he had great influence over the agenda and operations of the House, more so than any previous speaker. He increased the Speaker's power by in...

McNary, Charles Linza, 1874-1944

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Charles Linza McNary was not considered much of a campaigner. He gave one or two speeches when he ran for office, preferring to spend the campaign season on his Salem area farm. Despite this understated approach to campaigning, McNary won re-election to the United States Senate five times and became one of the country's leading political figures. McNary was born on a farm just north of Salem in 1874. By age nine, both of his parents had died, leaving his twenty-six year old college educated s...

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ). Washington (State)

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Washburn, Robert Charles, d. 1938.

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Robert Charles Washburn (d. 1938) was a journalist and Washington politician, later a resident of Portland, Oregon. From the guide to the Robert Washburn papers, 1884-1944, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) Robert Charles Washburn (d. 1938) was a journalist and Washington politician, later a resident of Portland, Oregon. He owned an apple ranch near Central Point, Oregon and married Mary Louise Savier, a Portland resident and benfactor. ...

Washburn, Mary Louise (Savier), 1847-1963

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