GLAPN's Collections

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GLAPN 2988-14:

LEGAL COLLECTION, 1 Box (1 cu. ft.)
Material dates from 1912 to 1928.

The material consists of trial transcripts of trials of men for same-sex sodomy. The cases of Harry Start and Edward McAllister date from 1912-1913 during the so-called “Vice Clique” scandal in Portland involving at least 68 men. The case of Clarence Brazell dates from 1928 during another, smaller scandal.

Copies of the transcripts of the Start, McAllister, and Brazell transcripts were donated by Mr. Jeff Stookey.
The index of the Start, Wedemeyer, and McAllister transcripts and the corrections noted on the McAllister and Start transcripts were made by Mr. George Painter.

Box 1:

Folder 1: Index to Vice Clique Trial Transcripts, Computerized index of the transcripts of the Harry Start, Edward Wedemeyer, and Edward McAllister trials in the 1912-1913 Vice Clique scandal. The transcript of Start is complete. Those of Wedemeyer and McAllister are incomplete.
Folder 2: State v. McAllister Transcript, Partial transcript (84 pages) of the trial of attorney Edward McAllister preserved for his successful appeal to the Oregon Supreme Court. The entire transcript does not exist. Only those portions with objections and exceptions made by the defense attorneys were included with the appeal to the Oregon Supreme Court.

[NOTE: Corrections of errors in the spelling of people’s names and a few other obvious typographical errors, as well as complete names of persons referred to only by initials, have been noted in pencil on the transcripts.]

Folder 3: State v. Start Transcript, Pages 1-110 of the complete transcript of the trial of physician Harry Start, used for his successful appeal to the Oregon Supreme Court.

[NOTE: Corrections of errors in the spelling of people’s names and a few other obvious typographical errors, as well as complete names of persons referred to only by initials, have been noted in pencil on the transcripts.]

Folder 4: State v. Start Transcript, Pages 111-216 of the complete transcript of the trial of physician Harry Start, used for his successful appeal to the Oregon Supreme Court.

[NOTE: Corrections of errors in the spelling of people’s names and a few other obvious typographical errors, as well as complete names of persons referred to only by initials, have been noted in pencil on the transcripts.]

Folder 5: State v. Start Transcript, Pages 217-313 of the complete transcript of the trial of physician Harry Start, used for his successful appeal to the Oregon Supreme Court.

[NOTE: Corrections of errors in the spelling of people’s names and a few other obvious typographical errors, as well as complete names of persons referred to only by initials, have been noted in pencil on the transcripts.]

Folder 6: State v. Start Transcript, Pages 314-420 of the complete transcript of the trial of physician Harry Start, used for his successful appeal to the Oregon Supreme Court.

[NOTE: Corrections of errors in the spelling of people’s names and a few other obvious typographical errors, as well as complete names of persons referred to only by initials, have been noted in pencil on the transcripts.]

Folder 7: State v. Brazell Transcript, Pages 1-143 of the complete transcript of the trial of insurance agent Clarence Brazell, used for his unsuccessful appeal to the Oregon Supreme Court.
Folder 8: State v. Brazell Transcript, Pages 144-247 of the complete transcript of the trial of insurance agent Clarence Brazell, used for his unsuccessful appeal to the Oregon Supreme Court.
Folder 9: State v. Brazell Transcript, Pages 248-360 of the complete transcript of the trial of insurance agent Clarence Brazell, used for his unsuccessful appeal to the Oregon Supreme Court.