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SR Oregon Legislature Oral History Series
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Collection
Title
Oregon Legislature Oral History Series
Date(s)
- 1984 - 2011 (Creation)
Extent
73 oral history interviews, consisting of 926 Audiocassettes and 1 VHS tape (approx. 55,192 min.)
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Scope and content
This set of interviews was primarily done as part of a decade-long project. They are with primarily state officials, including: senators, representatives, secretaries of state, treasurers, and governors, who held office mostly between 1960 and 1998.
Interviewees include: Victor Atiyeh, the first Arab American Governor in the United States; Maurine Neuberger, Oregon’s first and only female state senator; Clay Myers, Oregon Secretary of State and State Treasurer, and a leader in Land-Use planning; and Monroe Sweetland, a native Oregonian who was politically active across the nation.
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By SR#
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Languages of the material
- English