Civil Rights, Trade Unions & Urban Renewal in Portland & Seattle, 1960s to Present
Historic voter pamphlets and a listing of farms designated as Oregon
Century Farms and Ranches are now available.
The Oregon State Library has compiled the voters pamphlets for special,
primary and general elections dating from 1904 to the present. You can
learn the information that voters’ had prior to each election on ballot
measures and candidates for public office. For example, you can read how
supporters of former Salem and Newberg resident Herbert Hoover portrayed
his presidential candidacy in 1928. For a look at this and other voters
pamphlets, visit
http://www.library.state.or.us/databases/subjects/Voters_Pamphlet.php
The Oregonian Editorial Board came out today in favor of the proposed Multnomah County levy to provide funding for the Oregon Historical Society (see “Safeguarding Oregon’s history,” Oregonian, Sep. 23, 2010, B4).
For earlier discussion of this proposal, see this NHN blog post.
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