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Abraham Walter Lafferty papers, 1949-1991
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Lafferty, A. W. (Abraham Walter), 1875-1964
- Title
- Abraham Walter Lafferty papers
- Dates
- 1949-1991 (inclusive)19491991
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (2 folders in shared box)
- Collection Number
- Mss 2252
- Summary
- Abraham Walter Lafferty (1875-1964) practiced law in Portland and was elected as a Republican to the sixty-second and sixty-third Congresses (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1915). He moved to New York City in 1919 and continued the practice of law there until 1933. He returned to Portland and later unsuccessfully ran for political office several times. Papers include letters to E. B. MacNaughton, January 1949, urging Reed College to purchase Calvert Mansion in Riverdale, Maryland; and miscellaneous documents, 1961-1963, regarding his problems with the I.R.S. and Oregon & California Railroad land claims. Also included is correspondence between Norman Wiener and Dr. Thomas R. Montgomery, 1991, regarding Lafferty's I.R.S. and Oregon & California Railroad troubles retrospectively.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Abraham Walter Lafferty was a congressman from Oregon. He was born in Missouri on June 10, 1875. He moved to Portland, Oregon, in 1905. He practiced law in Portland and was elected as a Republican to the sixty-second and sixty-third Congresses (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1915). He moved to New York City in 1919 and continued the practice of law there until 1933. He returned to Portland and later unsuccessfully ran for political office several times.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Abraham Walter Lafferty papers include letters to E. B. MacNaughton, January 1949, urging Reed College to purchase Calvert Mansion in Riverdale, Maryland, with historical references to Jonathan Bourne and Edward D. Baker; and miscellaneous documents, 1961-1963, regarding his problems with the I.R.S. and Oregon & California Railroad land claims. Also included is correspondence between Norman Wiener and Dr. Thomas R. Montgomery, 1991, regarding Lafferty's I.R.S. and Oregon & California Railroad troubles retrospectively.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Abraham Walter Lafferty papers, Mss 2252, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Lawyers--Oregon--Portland
- Legislators--United States
Personal Names
- Baker, Edward Dickinson, 1811-1861
- Bourne, Jonathan, 1855-1940
- Lafferty, A. W. (Abraham Walter), 1875-1964
- MacNaughton, Ernest Boyd, 1880-1960--Correspondence
- Montgomery, Thomas R., Dr.--Correspondence
- Wiener, Norman J., 1919---Correspondence
Corporate Names
- Oregon and California Railroad Company
- Reed College (Portland, Or.)
- United States. Internal Revenue Service
Form or Genre Terms
- correspondence
