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Women collection, circa 1899-1950
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Women collection
- Dates
- circa 1899-1950 (inclusive)18991950
- Quantity
- 1 cubic feet, (2 legal document cases and 1 oversize flat box)
- Collection Number
- Mss 1534
- Summary
- Collection assembled by the Oregon Historical Society relating to women in Oregon. Included are postcards with pro- and anti-suffrage images; correspondence; a scrapbook of the League of Women Voters; papers of various women's political groups; and newspaper clippings.
- 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
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection of materials assembled by the Oregon Historical Society relating to women in Oregon, circa 1899-1950. Included in the collection are postcards with pro- and anti-suffrage images; correspondence and diary of Sylvia Thompson; correspondence of M.H. Wilcoxon; a scrapbook of the League of Women Voters; papers of various women's political groups (including anti-suffrage groups); and newspaper clippings regarding women's rights, legal status and prominent women.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
24 suffrage-related documents are viewable online in OHS Digital Collections.
Preferred Citation
Women collection, Mss 1534, 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
- Suffrage--Oregon
- Women in public life--Oregon
- Women political activists--Oregon
- Women politicians--Oregon
- Women's rights--Oregon
- Women--Oregon
- Women--Political activity--Oregon
- Women--Suffrage--Oregon
Corporate Names
- League of Women Voters of Oregon
Form or Genre Terms
- clippings (information artifacts)
- correspondence
- diaries
- printed ephemera
- scrapbooks
