Series

Oral history interview with Charles L. Sauvie

• 1988-05-03 (Creation)

.1 cubic feet; 2 audiocassettes (2 hr., 1 min., 50 sec.)

This oral history interview with Charles L. Sauvie was conducted by Jim Strassmaier in Portland, Oregon, on May 3, 1988. In this interview, Sauvie briefly discusses his family background, early life, and early career as an economist. He then speaks at length about his career as an economist for the Oregon State Department of Planning and Development. He speaks about the report of the state's tax structure prepared by Professor Nicholas Sly; talks about his involvement on the Oregon Economic Advisory Committee; and describes some of the projects he worked on while in the planning department. He also talks about working with Governor Mark Hatfield and his staff, particularly Sam Mallicoat. He speaks at length about his efforts to attract business to Oregon. He closes the interview by talking about the role of Glenn Jackson in Oregon's economic development.

Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and Willamette University. Use is allowed according to the following license: Creative Commons, BY-NC-SA: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

• English

Preferred citation: Oral history interview with Charles L. Sauvie, by Jim Strassmaier, SR 1335, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Forms part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project.

Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition.

Sarah Stroman

• Economic development projects--Oregon
• Economists--Oregon
• Taxation--Oregon

• Strassmaier, James (Contributor)
• Oregon. Department of Planning and Development (Subject)
• Jackson, Glenn L., 1902-1980 (Subject)
• Mallicoat, S. H., 1915-2010 (Subject)

• oral histories (literary works)
• Interviews