A black and white photograph by Allan J. de Lay featuring a group of men dressed up as cowboys standing in front of a train by 19th avenue during the Gay Nineties festival. "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb 25 1961" is stamped on the back of the print. An additional handwritten note states "Train Hold up in town 1961."
A staged photograph by Allan J. de Lay featuring a man playing dead and a group of costumed men standing over him during the Gay Nineties festival in Forest Grove. The photograph was likely taken by 19th avenue. "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb 25 1961" is stamped on the back of the print. An additional handwritten note states "Shoot out in the Streets of FG 1961."
A staged photograph by Allan J. de Lay featuring a man playing dead and a man in a sheriff's costume standing over him during the Gay Nineties festival in Forest Grove. The photograph was likely taken by 19th avenue; note the train in the background. "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb 25 1961" is stamped on the back of the print. An additional handwritten note states "Shoot out in Town."
A staged photograph by Allan J. de Lay featuring men dressed up for the Gay Nineties parade on Pacific Avenue in Forest Grove. "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb 24 1960" is stamped on the back of the print.
A black and white photograph by Allan J. de Lay of the Gay Nineties parade in downtown Forest Grove in February 1961. The photograph features a group of young women dressed up and holding umbrellas for the parade. "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb 25 1961" is stamped on the back of the print.
A black and white photograph featuring what is likely a Detroit Electric (or similar electric brand) vehicle in the Gay Nineties parade in Forest Grove. The photograph was likely taken in the early 1960s. Further, a handwritten inscription on the back reads "Bill and Violla McCready -- Detroit Electric Auto." The photographer is unknown, but it may have been Allan J. de Lay, a staff photographer for The Oregonian who took numerous photographs of the event over the years.
A black and white photograph by Allan J. de Lay featuring a Ford Model T in the Gay Nineties parade in Forest Grove. The photograph "Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb 25 1961" is stamped on the back of the print. McClelland's Prescription Pharmacy is pictured in the background.
A black and white photograph by Allan J. de Lay featuring an old 1910s or 1920s vehicle in the Gay Nineties parade in Forest Grove in the 1950s or 1960s. Additionally, "Allan J. de Lay Staff Photographer The Oregonian" is stamped on the back of the print. The Pacific Bowl bowling alley pictured in the background was owned by Ralph and Kathleen Haskins.
A black and white photograph by Allan J. de Lay featuring the Haney family at the Gay Nineties parade in 1961. “Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb. 25 1961” is stamped on the back of the print.
A black and white photograph by Allan J. de Lay taken during the Gay Nineties festival in Forest Grove, Oregon, in the mid-1960s. A handwritten inscription on the back reads "Police Officer Wayne VanderZanden 'Shakes Down' Paul DeLay." Additionally, “Allan J. de Lay Professional Photographer -- Feb. 24 196[6/8]” is stamped on the back of the print.
A black and white photograph of a women's quartet group singing in a diner in Forest Grove, Oregon on the occasion of the Gay Nineties festival. The photograph was either taken in the late 1940s or the 1950s. A typed inscription on the back of the print reads "Quartets harmonize [sic] all over town, on street corners, in barber shops and coffee houses. Forest Grove hosts over half a hundred foursomes, including women's beauty shoppe quartettes like this one serenading in a local eatery." The photographer is unknown, but it may have been Allan J. de Lay, a staff photographer for The Oregonian who took numerous photographs of the event over the years.
A black and white photograph presumably taken by photographer Allan J. de Lay in the 1950s or 1960s. The photograph features a band playing in downtown Forest Grove on the occasion of the Gay Nineties festival.
A family history and genealogical notes on the Leabo Family of Oregon and California, handwritten by Alonzo Reas Leabo in 1936-1938, with some later additions. The Leabo Family is descended from Jacob Leabo (1795-1880), who made his first trip to Oregon in 1847. The Leabos settled in Forest Grove, Oregon in the 1860s, where several family members attended Pacific University. In 1919, many members of the Leabo Family began moving to Monrovia, California, where they lived for much of the 20th century.
Alonzo describes the Leabo Family's genealogy as well as many personal details of their lives, including an account of their travels from the East Coast to Oregon in the 1840s-1860s; encounters with Native Americans on the Oregon Trail; the founding of and attendance at Pacific University and Tualatin Academy in Forest Grove; work at Forest Grove businesses including the Hinman, Haines and Bailey stores, the Forest Grove Hotel and the First National Bank of Forest Grove; life and family properties in Portland, McMinnville and St. Joseph, Oregon and in Monrovia, California; and his family members' personalities, interests, health, deaths, and burials.
Alonzo provides brief biographies and/or genealogical notes about many family members, including:
Great-grandparents: Francis Isaac Le Bas (b. 1754) and Sarah Jennings
Grandparents: Jacob Leabo (b. 1795) and Elizabeth Bailey
Parents: Oredon James Leabo (b. 1838) and Amanda Melvina Newton (b. 1835)
Parents-in-law: Alanson Hinman (b. 1822) and Elizabeth Jones Gerrish; and some of their Hinman and Gerrish relatives; and Alanson's second wife Sophia Margaret Bowen
Himself: Alonzo Reas Leabo (b. 1857)
Wife: Ida Hinman Leabo (b. 1854)
Siblings: Albert Henry Leabo (b. 1854), Flora Ann Brobst (b. 1855), Adella Letha Leabo (b. 1859), Ida Ladocia Leabo (b. 1861), William Leabo (b. 1863), Effie Olive Dunham (b. 1864), Kate Webber (b. 1870), Dorothy Fulmer (b. 1872), and Perry Bailey Leabo (b. 1874); and some of their spouses and children.
Children: Bertha Alice Morley (b. 1884), Roy Hinman Leabo (b. 1888), Lloyd Alonson Leabo (b. 1893)
Several grandchildren and great-grandchildren and their respective spouses are also mentioned.
A Leabo Family Tree and some other genealogical notes that were laid into the volume are included at the end.
A letter to a congressional colleague from U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin advocating for the Employee Stock Ownership Plan endorsed by the employees of Continental Airlines. In his letter, Congressman AuCoin asked for the signatures of his colleagues in a letter that would be sent to the Civil Aeronautics Board. He described the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) as "a significant milestone in the renewal of American Business" and "an important experiment in capitalism that should be given a chance to succeed." Talks of enacting ESOP occured admist a battle between the managements of Continental Airlines and Texas Air Corporation, who wished to acquire Continental Airlines and thus put an end to the employees' ownership plan. Attached to the end of Congressman AuCoin's letter is the draft version of the letter from the House Task Force on Industrial Innovation and Productivity to the Civil Aeronautics Board. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
A letter to President Ronald Reagan from U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin regarding the Reagan administration's upcoming decision regarding action on draft registration policy, dated March 4, 1981. In his letter, Congressman AuCoin urged President Reagan to stand against draft registration and for him to recommend that draft registration funding should be eliminated in the upcoming budget. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
A letter to a congressional colleague from U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin regarding the Reagan administration's upcoming decision regarding action on draft registration policy, dated March 4, 1981. In the letter, Congressman AuCoin asked his colleague for support in "asking President Reagan not to back away from his campaign pledge to abolish registration for the draft." This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
A letter to a congressional colleague from U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin regarding the budget of the Selective Service admist a hearing by the Appropriations Subcommittee on HUD and Indepedent Agenices. The letter is also signed by Congressman Martin Sabo. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
A letter to a congressional colleague from U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin regarding a proposed amendment to the Voting Rights Act. In his letter, Congressman AuCoin advocated for the proposed amendment, which aimed to "introduce a pragmatic, practical, and non-intrusive solution to the problem caused by early release of Presidential election results." The proposed amendment would have closed all presidential election polls by 11:00pm EST on election day and would have prevented official election results from being released untill all polls were closed. The letter was also signed by Oregon Congressmen Jim Weaver and Ron Wyden. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
A letter to a congressional colleague from U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin inviting them to join the U.S. House Task Force on Industrial Innovation. In his letter, Congressman AuCoin described the goals of the bipartisan task force as pushing "for legislation which encourages the best and most efficient use of the nation's vast economic and human potential, and also helps to step up the pace of development of new products and new technologies." The letter is also signed by Congressman James M. Shannon and Congressman W. Henson Moore. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
A speech titled "China Trade in the Reagan Years" by U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin, delievered before the Export Managers Association in Portland, Oregon on February 18, 1981. In his speech, Congressman AuCoin discussed U.S.-China foreign relations. He criticized the Raegan administration's questioning of the One-China policy in regards to Taiwan. Congressman AuCoin also described the benefits of trade between the countries, especially for the state of Oregon. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
A speech and statement file index of the speeches and statements of U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin, spanning from November 1980 to December 1982. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
A speech and statement file index of the speeches and statements of U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin, spanning from January 16, 1981 to May 14, 1981. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
A campaign speech by Bill Moshofsky delivered to the Oregon Education Association on March 31, 1984, and the following response of U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin. At the time, Moshofsky was running for Oregon's 1st Congressional District as a Republican, challenging the Democratic incumbent U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin. Moshofsky first ran for the position in 1982. In his speech, Moshofsky discussed the state of the economy and education system, highlighting his concerns with the federal $200 billion deficit. He described his track record of volunteer work in improving education on the community level, experience in the Oregon timber industry, and his career in business management and as an attorney. In Congressman's AuCoin's rebuttal of Moshofsky's speech, Congressman AuCoin stated his committment to education and public schools, and asserted that the $200 billion deficit debate was misleading, as the cause was military spending, not education programs. He also described Moshofsky's past in lobbying for cuts in higher education in Oregon. Attached at the end of each speech is the transcript of the respective question and answer sessions. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
A speech by U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin delivered to the Kiwanis Club of Tigard on February 12, 1985. In his speech, Congressman AuCoin applauded President Ronald Reagan's 1985 State of the Union Address with his emphasis on values such as growth, strength, and individual merit. Congressman AuCoin discussed the question of how these values could be achieved in regards to the post-depression and post-Vietnam political generation. He also addressed the federal balance the budget debate and how it would potentially affect education funds and the Oregon economy. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
