Thomas F. Hartung (born 1927), a Republican, was a longtime Oregon state legislator, primarily representing Washington County. Papers date from 1967 to 1974 and consist of correspondence and notes, including letters on public issues addressed to Hartung by constituents and political colleagues. Includes substantial material pertaining to agriculture, education, and taxation.

Collection consists of three copies of a color comic book made for bulk mailing to voters by the organization People For A Better Oregon in 1985, along with paste-ups of the original artwork. The comic book, titled "Oregon's Balanced Tax Plan: Ballot Measure #1" describes and advocates for a ballot measure that would have created a sales tax to fund education in Oregon.

Oral history interview with Charles L. Sauvie conducted by Jim Strassmaier on May 3, 1988, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Sauvie was an economist for the Oregon State Department of Planning and Development; a speechwriter for Hatfield while he was governor of Oregon; and an economic adviser for Governors Bob Straub and Tom McCall.