Series B: Northwest Public Power

The collection includes political campaign ephemera compiled by Dr. Daniel M. Ogden during his time as a Political Science professor at Washington State College and during his time as an advance man for John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign in the 1960s.

Materials relating to the many facets of Ogden’s career in public utilities are included in this collection including those used for the purpose of Ogden’s dissertation, “The Development of Federal Power Policy in the Pacific Northwest.” Included are pamphlets, ephemera, public and private power reports, correspondence, newspaper clippings, research notes, legislative documents and the dissertation. Materials on Public/Private Power issues collected after completion of Ogden’s dissertation in 1949 are also included.