Homer T. Bone papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the professional papers of Homer T. Bone. This includes a large amount of correspondence with businesses and politicians in Washington State and throughout the United States. Bone's papers contain his research and work on cancer legislation, public utilities, and his career as well as a small amount of personal and family material.
Dates
- Creation: 1889-1967
Creator
- Bone, Homer Truett (Person)
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This collection is available for research.
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Biographical note
Homer Truett Bone (1883-1970) was the son of James Milton and Margaret Jane Demaree Bone, and was born near Indianapolis, Indiana. He married Blanche Sly. The Bones moved to Tacoma, Washington, in 1899, and there he had a law practice. In the early 1920s, Bone served as an attorney for Tacoma City Light, the city’s municipally owned utility. He was a Democrat; U.S. Senator, 1932-1944; judge, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, San Francisco, 1945-1954. He was best known for his involvement in the public power movement for electrical utilities, including work as a Senator with the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Extent
66 Linear Feet (132 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection documents Homer T. Bone's political career, his role in the development of public electrical power in the Pacific Northwest, and regional politics.
Arrangement
The collection was calendared with a personal name index.
- Title
- Guide to the Homer T. Bone Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elizabeth Knight and Patt Leonard
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Puget Sound, Archives & Special Collections Repository
Collins Memorial Library
1500 N. Warner Street #1021
Tacoma 98416-1021 United States us
archives@pugetsound.edu