The AuCoin family sits in an unfurnished apartment in Washington D.C. In typed notes about the image, Representative Les AuCoin writes: "My family's first night in our condo apartment in Washington D.C. We got into our apartment before the movers arrived. The first two nights were a bit lonely, but we came to love our home on NW Connecticut Avenue in the Cleveland Park neighborhood. A friend of Sue's mother recommended the condo to us because it was in the city and offered a quicker trip to and from the capital. It was one of the best homes we had." A note on the back reads, "Photo - Brian Lockett". This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
Representative Les AuCoin sits at his desk with a printed copy of his unpublished novel, "Power Shift". The photo was probably taken in the early 2000s. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
Representative Les AuCoin stands with a map in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. In typed notes about the image, AuCoin writes: "My visit to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. I helped write the legislation that created the refuge. In the 1980s, the port of Portland let me know that if Regan's oil drilling proposal went through, Portland's shipyards might stand a good chance to do a lot of chip repair work. I was a champion of shipyards but dubious about this proposal. I felt I had an obligation to go to the refuge and see for myself what its environmental values were. I left convinced that oil drilling would be an outrageous abuse of this fragile ecosystem." This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
Representative Les AuCoin and his wife Sue pose with Vice President Walter Mondale's family. In typed notes about the image, Les AuCoin writes: "Years after Fritz Mondale and I had left office, his brother, Mort Mondale, invited us to his home near Grant's Pass. It was a welcome reunion; the former vice president (friend's called him "Fritz") and his wife Joan had been very helpful as campaigners for Sue and me in our reelection races. Here we are, reuniting more than 40 years after we saw each other. That's Elaine Wood, Mort's wife, standing between Sue and me." Based on these notes, the photo was probably taken between 2010-2020. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
Representative Les AuCoin and Senator Mark Hatfield speak at the 1989 "timber summit" between Oregon's congressional delegation, federal land-management officials, timber industry representatives, and environmentalists. In typed notes about the image, AuCoin writes: "Mark Hatfield and me conferring. At the "timber summit" in Salem that we called to find common ground between the members of the timber industry and environmental activists." A note on the back of the photo reads "Les and Hatfield, "Timber Summit", Salem, City Hall, 6/24/89". The back of the photo is also stamped with "The Oregonian". This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
Representative Les AuCoin speaks to a pro-choice rally at the Terry Schrunk Plaza in Portland. In typed notes about the image, AuCoin writes: "Abortion rights rally in downtown Portland. As an abortion rights leader in the U.S. House, I spoke to many rallies across the nation. This one was in the 1990s at Pioneer Place in Portland. That's Sue AuCoin standing behind me to the right. At the time she was working for the National Abortion Rights League." Based on AuCoin's notes, the photo was likely taken between 1990 and 1992. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
Representative Les AuCoin and Senator Carl Leven receive the 1988 Herbert Scoville Jr. Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Arms Control from the Union of Concerned Scientists. In typed notes about the image, Les AuCoin writes: "The Herbert Scoville Award, Jr. from the Union of Concerned Scientists. In the 1980s, Senator Carl Leven of Michigan, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and I won this prestigious award from the union for our efforts to promote arms control." This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
Representative Les AuCoin jogs though a Portland neighborhood. In typed notes about the image, AuCoin writes: "Jogging before a day of meetings and travel in the district. Congress is a desk job. Meetings, travel, meetings, and travel. To stay in shape, I habitually jogged early in the mornings before the business day during trips home to my district. My major route took me from Portland's South Park blocks up Terwilliger Boulevard to what is now the Chart House Restaurant and then back. By 7 am I would be cleaned up and ready for the day's schedule." The photo was probably taken in the 1980s. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
Representative Les AuCoin is sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives by House Speaker Carl Albert. Photograph by A. Dev O'Neill, the official photographer for the U.S. House of Representatives 1956-1978. In typed notes about the image, AuCoin writes: "Taking my first oath of office as a U.S. Congressman. January 1975." This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
Representative Les AuCoin looks over paperwork while on a flight between Washington D.C. and Portland. In typed notes about the image, AuCoin writes: "Working in the friendly skies. With the breadth of the entire country between Washington D.C. and my congressional district, the long flight home from Oregon was a time I used to do follow-up work as well as prepare for the week ahead. I ended up being one of United Airlines' Million Miler Fliers." The photo was probably taken in the 1980s. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
Representative Les AuCoin at a press conference concerning the delivery of F-16s to the Oregon Air Guard. In typed notes about the image, AuCoin writes: "Press conference after delivering F-16 fighters to the Oregon air guard. As a member of the Defense Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, I won an amendment to station high tech F-16 fighter aircraft with the Oregon Air Guard. On the occasion commemorating the event, I flew in one of the jets. Somewhere over Crater Lake, the pilot asked me if I wanted to do a "belly roll". I said, "Maybe another time."" This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
A young Les AuCoin and a fellow soldier interview a group of children in North Carolina. In typed notes about the image, Representative AuCoin writes: "Early in my three-year tour-of-duty, I did radio and newspaper interviews of truth and nearby civilians during one of the US Army's largest military maneuvers. I was stationed at Fort Campbell in Kentucky. This photo was taken in North Carolina." Based on AuCoin's time in the Army, the photo was taken between 1961 and 1964. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
Representative Les AuCoin shakes hands with Anwar el-Sadat, President of Egypt. Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill stands behind them. In typed notes about the image, AuCoin writes: "In the late 1970s, after winning the Nobel prize (with Israel's Menachem Begin), Anwar el-Sadat addressed a joint session of Congress. Afterward, I met him at a reception on the hill. The most charismatic world leader I ever encountered. Years later, in the House Democratic Cloakroom, I watched his assassination in Egypt on CNN. For the longest time there wasn't a sound from the group of legislators gathered there." Based on these notes, this photo was probably taken between 1978 and 1979. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
Representative Les AuCoin poses in front of his campaign bus, which is covered in signs for his first campaign for the Oregon House of Representatives. In typed notes about the image, Les AuCoin writes: "Campaign bus, my first race for the Oregon House. We rigged up our family VW bus in 1970 to push for my election. In this picture, I am posed in downtown Hillsboro." This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
From left to right, Representative Les AuCoin, a US Park Services manager, and Senator Bob Packwood sit at the grand opening of the Fort Clatsop visitor center. In typed notes about the image, AuCoin writes: "Perhaps the only extant photograph of both me and Senator Bob Packwood. Having appropriated funds for the permanent Lewis and Clark visitor center at Fort Clatsop, near Astoria, I was asked to deliver the dedication speech at the grand opening. Packwood was subsequently asked to be part of the program, too. Here, the US Park Service manager of the national monument sits uncomfortably between the two Senate candidates." This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
Representative Les AuCoin sits and laughs at a banquet in his name. In typed notes about the image, AuCoin writes: "Celebratory banquet in my honor. Toward the end of my career, there were dinners staged to celebrate my work and tell funny stories at my expense. This is one of those in Portland. This is a rare shot showing unbridled joy." Based on these notes, the photo was taken in the early 1990s. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
Former Oregon congressmen and governors stand together outside the governor's mansion. In typed notes about the image, Representative Les AuCoin writes: "Political Reunion, Oregon Governor's Mansion. Governor Ted Kulongoski (center) hosted this reunion of political allies at an informal dinner at Mahonia Hall in Salem. (Left to right) Senator Mark Hatfield, me, former Congressman Bob Duncan and former Governor Neil Goldschmidt." Governor Kulongoski has signed the photo at the bottom. The image was taken between 2003 and 2010, based on Governor Kulongoski's time in office. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
Representative Les AuCoin looks out on the Oregon coast. In typed notes about the image, AuCoin writes: "Pausing to look at the ocean before going on to Astoria, Oregon and a speech." The photo was probably taken in the 1980s. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
Dr. Eldon Hout testifies at a meeting of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, part of the House Committee on Appropriations. In typed notes about the image, Representative Les AuCoin writes: "Dr. Eldon Hout, at the microphone, was one of my political science professors when I studied at Pacific. That's me across the table at the far end. At this time, Eldon was with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration." A handwritten note on the back of the photo reads "Interior Subcommittee, Eldon Hout from Oregon D.L.C.D." The photo was probably taken in the 1980s. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
Representative Les AuCoin and his wife and Sue walk through the Les AuCoin Plaza, located in Washington Park in Portland, Oregon. In typed notes about the image, Les AuCoin writes: "Sue and I at the plaza dedicated in my name by the metropolitan transit agency. In Congress, I led the effort to create the west side transit in west of Portland." Based on the location, this photo was likely taken between 1998 and 2008. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
Representatives Les AuCoin and Tim Wirth testify before the Education Subcommittee in support of of increased federal funding for education. In typed notes about the image, Les AuCoin writes: "In the 1970s, then-congressman Tim Wirth and I testified in support of a deeper federal commitment to education. The venue: the Education Subcommittee of the House Labor and Education Committee. Tim went on to win a Senate seat in Colorado and was appointed by President Clinton to a high-ranking post in the State Department. Later he was president and CEO of Ted Turner's United Nations Foundation." A handwritten note on the back of the photo reads "Testifies with Cong. Wirth on education res.". A small label reads "Please credit National Education Association Carolyn Salisbury." Based on these notes, this photo was likely taken between 1970 and 1979. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
Representative Les AuCoin and his wife Sue walk near their apartment in Portland. In typed notes about the image, Les AuCoin writes: "Partners in politics and life. Circa 1992. My wife Sue and I walk to meet press in South Park blocks outside of our apartment. Sue was a key advisor and a terrific surrogate campaigner in the last race we ran, the 1992 Senate race. She even debated Senator Packwood when I could not get back to Oregon because a bill for my committee had been scheduled for floor action. We're on the 26th year of our beloved marriage in this photo." Based on this note, the photo was likely taken between 1990 and 1992. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
The AuCoin family poses with House Speaker Carl Albert at the U.S. House swearing-in day. Photograph by A. Dev O'Neill, the official photographer for the U.S. House of Representatives 1956-1978. In typed notes about the image, Les AuCoin writes: "My family on swearing-in day at the U.S. Capitol, 1975. Sue and I were only 15 years out Redmond Union High School when I took the congressional oath for the first time at the U.S. Capitol. We enrolled Stacy and Kelly at John Eaton Grade School in northwest Washington's Cleveland Park neighborhood. Kelly, a second grader, was almost as tall as Speaker Carl Albert." This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
Representative Les AuCoin and his family celebrate his 1974 election to the U.S. House of Representatives. After serving in the Oregon House of Representatives between 1970-1974, AuCoin ran against Republican Diarmuid O'Scannlain for Oregon's First Congressional District. In typed notes about the image, AuCoin writes: "Election Night 1974. Sue and I and our children, Kelly (left) and Stacy (right), declaring victory as the first Democrat in Oregon history to win a seat in the U.S. House from Oregon's First Congressional District. The ballroom at the Heathman Hotel on Broadway Avenue was packed with supporters and media reporters and cameramen." This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
