Oral history interview with Floyd H. Hart, Jr.
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with Floyd H. Hart, Jr. was conducted by Bob Reese circa 1969 at the Capitol studio in Salem, Oregon. In this interview, Hart discusses his efforts for property tax relief legislation. He also discusses the need for a sales tax to help fund public schools. He goes on to talk about pending legislation regarding air and water pollution.
After about 10 minutes of dead air, this tape also includes the swearing-in ceremony of Lee Johnson to the office of Oregon attorney general in 1969, including a short speech Johnson made to the Oregon Legislature.
Dates
- circa 1969
Creator
- Hart, Floyd H., Jr. (Floyd Henry), 1931-2014 (Interviewee, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Joint copyright for this recording is held by the Oregon Historical Society and the estate of Lee Johnson. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/
Biographical note
Floyd Henry "Hank" Hart, Jr. was born in Oregon in 1931. In 1952, he and JoAnn Larsen were married; they later had three children. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1952 to 1956 and fought in the Korean War. He was an active member of the Medford, Oregon, community and represented Jackson County in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1967 to 1970. In 1973, a few years after leaving the Legislature, Hart and his family moved to Hawaii. JoAnn died in 1987. He returned to Oregon in 1989, and that same year he and Dorothy Boehnke were married. He died in 2014.
Extent
.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (23 min., 44 sec.))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with Floyd H. Hart, Jr. conducted by Bob Reese circa 1969. Hart was an Oregon state representative from 1967 to 1970.
Existence and Location of Copies
General
Handwritten index to the Floyd H. Hart, Jr. interview (1 page) is available for in-person use at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Creator
- Hart, Floyd H., Jr. (Floyd Henry), 1931-2014 (Interviewee, Person)
- Reese, Bob (Interviewer, Person)
- Johnson, Lee (Robertson Lee), 1930-2009 (Speaker, Person)
- Title
- Guide to oral history interview with Floyd H. Hart, Jr.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Stroman
- Date
- 2020
- 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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Portland OR 97205 United States
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