Oral history interview with Cecil L. Edwards
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with Cecil L. Edwards was conducted by Jim Strassmaier at the Capitol building in Salem, Oregon, on October 31, 1991. In the interview, Edwards discusses the life and political career of Jason Boe, a conservative Democrat who was president of the Oregon Senate from 1973 to 1980. He discusses the improvements Boe made to the Capitol building; his political influence on the House; and his relationship to Governor Tom McCall. Edwards briefly discusses the balance of powers between the executive and legislative branches in Oregon. He talks about Boe’s political ambitions, his efforts for school financing, and his role in passing some of the landmark legislation of the 1970s, including on land use. Edwards also describes Boe’s personality and sense of humor. Edwards closes the interview by discussing his own career as legislative historian.
Dates
- 1991 October 31
Creator
- Edwards, Cecil L. (Interviewee, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is held by the Oregon Historical Society. Licensed under Creative Commons, BY-NC-SA: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Biographical note
Cecil Leroy Edwards was born in Salem, Oregon, in 1906. He began working as a secretary for the Oregon Legislature in 1933; serving as chief clerk of Oregon House of Representatives in 1963; serving as secretary of the Senate from 1965 to 1975, and serving as legislative historian from 1975 to 1993. He died in 1995.
Extent
.1 Cubic Feet (2 audiocassettes (1 hr., 36 min., 7 sec.))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with Cecil L. Edwards conducted by James Strassmaier on October 31, 1991, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Edwards was chief clerk of the Oregon House of Representatives, secretary of the Senate, and legislative historian.
Existence and Location of Copies
General
Forms part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series.
Creator
- Edwards, Cecil L. (Interviewee, Person)
- Strassmaier, James (Interviewer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to oral history interview with Cecil L. Edwards
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Stroman
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
- Sponsor
- This project is supported in whole or part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the State Library of Oregon.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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