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Victor Atiyeh papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1450

Scope and Contents

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 of Local and State Financing, Taxation, and Ways and Means, 1963-1965; materials relating to Victor Atiyeh's Oregon gubernatorial campaign, 1978; speeches; and miscellaneous materials and ephemera.

Dates

  • 1959-1979

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Biographical note

Victor G. Atiyeh served as Oregon's governor from 1979 to 1987. He served also in the Oregon Legislature, representing Washington County from 1959 to 1964 and as a state senator from 1965 to 1978.

Extent

8 Cubic Feet (8 record cartons; 2 oversize folders in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

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.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gifts of Victor Atiyeh, 1971, November 1976, and November 1978.

General

Includes material previously designated Mss 1450-1, Mss 1450-2, Mss 1450-3, Mss 1450-4 and Mss 1450-5.

Title
Guide to the Victor Atiyeh papers
Status
Completed
Date
2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository

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