Atiyeh, Victor
Dates
- Existence: 1923 - 2014
Biography
Victor "Vic" George Atiyeh was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1923. He met Delores Hewitt while a student at Washington High School. They later married in 1944 and had two children. He attended the University of Oregon, but dropped out after the death of his father in order to take over the family carpet business, Atiyeh Brothers. He was a Republican politician and represented Washington County in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1959 to 1964, and in the Oregon Senate from 1965 to 1979. He was governor of Oregon from 1979 to 1987. He died in 2014.
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Victor Atiyeh
Oral history interview with Victor Atiyeh conducted by Clark Hansen from November 24, 1992, to September 10, 1993, and on June 11, 1998, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Atiyeh was an Oregon state representative from 1959 to 1964, an Oregon state senator from 1965 to 1979, and Oregon governor from 1979 to 1987.
Victor Atiyeh papers
Collection includes correspondence, 1965-1976, primarily from constituents, regarding various political issues, including abortion, field burning, taxation, education, and fluoridation. Also included are campaign materials; press releases; reports; materials regarding Oregon Senate committees, 1963-1965; materials relating to Victor Atiyeh's Oregon gubernatorial campaign, 1978; and speeches.
Oral history interview with Vern Cook
Oral history interview with Robert Vernon "Vern" Cook conducted by Clark Hansen from December 15, 1994- October 15, 1995, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Cook was an Oregon state representative and senator.
Oral history interview with Ken Jernstedt
Oral history interview with Ken Jernstedt conducted by Clark Hansen from February 23-April 13, 1995, in Hood River, Oregon, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Jernstedt was an Oregon state representative and senator.
Oral history interview with Lee Johnson
Oral history interview with Lee Johnson conducted by Clark Hansen from April 20 to September 29, 1992, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Johnson was an Oregon state representative, Oregon attorney general, and a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge.
Oral history interview with Fred D. Miller
Oral history interview with Fred D. Miller conducted by Pat Collmeyer as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Miller was head of the Oregon state departments of transportation and energy.
Oral history interview with Norma Paulus
Oral history interview with Norma Paulus conducted by Clark Hansen from February 10, 1999, to November 2, 2000, and from February 10-27, 2010. Paulus served as a state legislator from 1970 to 1976 and as Oregon secretary of state from 1977 to 1985.
Oral history interview with Betty Roberts
Oral history interview with Judge Betty Roberts conducted by Clark Hansen as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Roberts was an Oregon Court of Appeals judge and state Supreme Court justice.