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HSTRY 498A - Researching Abortion History: Oregon

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Primary Sources: Newspapers

Choose "More search options" and use the following search model to find articles about abortion published in the The Oregonian from 1968 through 1970.

search example: Box 1 - All Text = Oregon NEAR 10 abortion NEAR10 (law OR bill OR legal*); Box 2 - Title as published = oregonian; Box 3 - Date(s) = 1968-1970

Primary Sources: Legislative

Legislative journals record the actions of a legislative body including bills introduced, motions offered, amendments, and votes. They can be useful for creating a legislative timeline. To find relevant pages, use the search option (choose icon for multiple pages to search the entire journal) to search for keywords such as abortion or the specific bill number.

Primary Sources: Manuscripts

Make an appointment to view manuscript collections housed in Special Collections. Request the specific boxes noted under the collection, information about the state are in the designated folders.

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