California State Government Oral Histories

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Oral history with Arthur L. Alarcon, California State Government Oral Histories

Title

California State Government Oral Histories

Date

1988

Resource Link

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf3199n5jn

Extent

394 pages (transcript)

Languages

eng, Latn

Holding Repository

California State Archives

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6663788

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Patsey, Richard L., 1935-

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In 1962 Proposition 7 called for appointment of a Constitutional Revision Commission and in 1963 the California State Legislature duly appointed the commission to recommend changes in the state constitution. Richard L. Patsey was appointed in 1964 as counsel and executive director to the Constitutional Revision Commission. He worked closely with Bruce Sumner, head of the commission, on several articles dealing with the powers of government. In 1966 he left to practice law, and in 1980 he was app...

Molina, Gloria

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Gloria Molina, b. 1948, became the first Latina member of the California State Assembly in which she served from from 1982-1987, after which she was elected to the Los Angeles City Council, the first Latina member to be elected. In January 1991 she was elected to a seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. From the description of Oral history interview with Gloria Molina, 1990 : oral history transcript / by Carlos Vásquez. Oral History Program, University of California, L...

Martin, Manford and Ernest McMillan

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Costa, Edward

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Kerr, Clark, 1911-2003

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Clark Kerr was born in Reading, Pennsylvania on May 17, 1911 to Samuel W. and Caroline (Clark) Kerr. He married Catherine (Kitty) Spaulding in Los Angeles, California in 1934, and they had three children: Clark Edgar, Alexander William, and Caroline Mary. Kerr died in 2003, in El Cerrito, California, shortly after completing his memoirs, The Gold and the Blue: A Personal Memoir of the University of California, 1949-1967. Kerr received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1932 from Swarthmore Colleg...

Knowland, William Fife, 1908-1974

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William Knowland The Forgotten Leader In 1953, the convergence of unusual circumstances gave the Democrats the plurality of the Senate's membership while the Senate Republicans maintained their majority party status. The situation made it impossible for the new Republican leader to control the legislative agenda. Indeed, Senator William Knowland lamented his ineffectiveness on the Senate floor, "Mr. President, ... I have the responsibilities of being the majority leader in this body withou...

Gleason, Verne E., 1911-

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Verne Gleason began his career in the California Department of Social Welfare in 1937 and from 1950-1970 was assistant director of the department; from 1970-1974, he was special adviser on human relations to the California State Senate. From the description of Oral history interview with Verne E. Gleason : oral history transcript / By James Leiby and Julie Shearer, Ronald Reagan Gubernatorial Era Governmental History Project, Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, Univer...

Reagan, Ronald, 1911-2004

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Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) was the 40th President of the United States and served two terms in office from 1981 to 1989. He was born on February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois, the second son of Nelle Wilson and John Edward ("Jack") Reagan. His father nicknamed him "Dutch" as a baby. In 1920 the family resettled in Dixon, Illinois. In 1928 Reagan graduated from Dixon High School, where he had been student body president, an actor in school plays, and a student athlete. He partici...

Severin, Clarence E.

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Becker, William, 1936-

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Crocker, Roy P.

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Lee, Russel VanArsdale

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Stubblebine, William Craig

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Vaughan, Francis E. (Francis Edward), 1889-

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Chamberlain, Richard H.

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Vicencia, Frank D. (Frank David), 1931-

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Frank David Vicencia was elected in 1974 to the California State Assembly representing the Fifty-fourth District. Born and raised in the southern Los Angeles County area he represented, he was a respected businessman and lobbyist at the time of his election. He became known for his efforts to curb child abuse and was a confidant of many prominent legislators. Respected by his peers as a powerful legislator, he was almost selected as a compromise speaker, and was elected speaker pro tem from 1983...

MacBride, Thomas J. (Thomas Jamison), 1914-2000

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Born in Sacramento, California, Thomas J. MacBride was active in local civic affairs and Democratic campaigns, and represented that city in the state assembly, 1955-1960, becoming a leader in state revenue and civil service issues. Appointed to the U.S. District Court in 1961 by John F. Kennedy, he became a senior judge in 1979. From the description of Oral history interview with Thomas J. MacBride : oral history transcript / by Julie Shearer, Regional Oral History Office, The Bancro...

Carleson, Robert B.

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Watts, Norman (Skip)

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Oliver, William W.

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Beach, Edwin W.

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Livermore, Norman B.

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Sieroty, Alan G.

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Kent, Roger

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Roger Kent was born in Chicago, on June 8, 1906. He was the son of William and Elizabeth Kent. His father served in Congress between 1910 and 1917. Roger was prepared for college at the Thatcher School and graduated from Yale College in 1928. He stayed in New Haven after graduation, attending Yale Law School, from which he graduated in 1931. Kent practiced law in California and was admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1937. In 1952 and 1953, he served as general cou...

Kragen, Adrian A., 1907-

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Daly, E. A.

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Shaw, Stanford C., 1913-

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Stanford C. Shaw, a practicing attorney, was elected to the California State Assembly in 1950 to represent the Seventy-Second District. His principal committee service during his two terms was: Agriculture, Judiciary, and Public Health. He sponsored legislation to create the California Law Revision Commission. In 1954, he returned to his law practice. In 1957 Mr. Shaw won a special election for the Thirty-Sixth Senate District for San Bernardino County. His senate service centered on his obtaini...

Mellon, Thomas J.

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Vickerman, John L.

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Spence, Homer R.

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Nannini, Rico J., 1923-

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Rico Julio Nannini, a career employee of the California secretary of state's office, served from 1948 to 1984. From the description of Oral history interview with Rico Nannini, 1986-1987. Transcript. / by Gabrielle Morris, University of California, Berkeley for the State Government Oral History Program, California State Archives. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86093658 ...

Alarcón, Arthur Lawrence, 1925-2015

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Arthur L Alarcón was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, to which he was appointed in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter. He had a long and prominent career in law which began immediately following law school graduation at the University of Southern California. Born in 1925 in Los Angeles as the son of a baker from Mexico, Alarcón attended local schools and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was the recipient of four Battle Sta...

Brown, Bernice Layne, 1908-

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Kuchel, Thomas H.

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Thomas H. Kuchel served as a member of the California Assembly, 1937-1940; in the California Senate, 1940-1946; and as controller for the State of California, 1953-1969. He served as a United States Senator from California from 1953-1969. He was assistant Republican leader in 1959 and 1960, and his committee service included Appropriations and Interior and Insular affairs. From the description of Thomas H. Kuchel papers, 1952-1968. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat recor...

Cunningham, Thomas J.

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Hill, Gladwin

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Biographical Note Gladwin Hill (1914-1992) was born in Boston and graduated from the Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachussetts in 1932 and Harvard College in 1936. He started his career as a journalist working for the Associated Press . He spent World War II in Europe as a war correspondent. In 1945, he joined the New York Times and after the war he established the Times' first news bureau in Los Angeles, California. He served as the bureau...

Busterud, John A.

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United States deputy assistant secretary of defense for environmental quality, 1971-1972; chairman, Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the President, 1972-1977. From the description of John Busterud papers, 1972-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754870828 Biographical Note 1921, March 7 born, Coos Bay, Oregon ...

Manolis, Paul

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Cameron, Ronald B.

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Chaudet, Joseph W. (Joseph William), 1910-

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Williams, Roberta

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Siems, Edward H.

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Peirce, John M.

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Stark, Heman G.

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Allen, Bruce F.

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Hawkins, Robert B.

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Heine, Carolyn Cooper

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Sumner, Bruce W. (Bruce Wilson), 1924-

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Mespl, Frank

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Thelin, Howard J.

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Leary, Mary Ellen

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Biographical Chronology 1913 April 21 Born, Salt Lake City, Utah 1934 Graduated from Duchesne College, an affiliate of Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska Received a scholarship in English literature from Stanford University, California ...

Lemmon, Maryalice

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Barrett, Douglas

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Reinecke, Ed

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Breed, Allen F

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Brian, Earl W.

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Yorty, Samuel W.

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Whitaker, Clement Sherman, 1922-

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Walker, Robert C.

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Coffey, Bertram

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Huerta, John E.

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Wright, Donald R.

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Dales, Jack

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Huntington, Emily H. (Emily Harriett), 1895-

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Jensen, Lowell

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Ellingwood, Herbert Eugene, 1931-

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Forbes, William E.

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Salinger, Pierre.

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Knight, Virginia

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Mills, James R., 1927-

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Biography James R. Mills, Democrat, was a member of the Assembly from 1961 to 1966 and a member of the Senate from 1967 to 1982. As an Assembly Member, he represented the 79th District, which included downtown San Diego, North Park, and East San Diego. As a Senator, he represented the 40th District, which included from 1967 to 1975, parts of Imperial and San Diego counties. After redistricting took effect in 1975, his district was only in San...

Cologne, Gordon

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Stone, Irving and Jean Stone

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Merrill, Malcolm H.

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Breed, Arthur H.

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Alquist, Alfred E.

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Alfred Ernest Alquist was born August 2, 1908, in Memphis, Tennessee. He began his political career in 1960, when he ran for California's 28th District Assembly seat but lost to incumbent Clark Bradley in the general election, after having won the highly contested primary. In 1962, he won a State Assembly seat in the 24th District, which included Saratoga, Campbell, and northern San José. As an Assemblyman, Alquist focused his platform on stopping pollution. After serving two terms, he ran for ...

Stanford, Dan L.

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Younger, Evelle J.

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Debs, Ernest E., 1904-2002

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Sherriffs, Alex C.

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Rodda, Richard

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Burch, Meredith

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Sloss, Nancy

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Olney, Warren III

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Miller, Anita M.

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Clifton, Florence McChesney

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Levit, Bert W. (Bert William), 1903-

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Graves, Richard Perrin

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Mason, Paul

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Bonderson, Paul R. (Paul Richard), 1919-

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Watson, Philip E. (Philip Edwin), 1972-

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McDowell, Jack S.

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Gann, Paul, 1912-1989

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As founder of People's Advocate, Inc., Paul Gann has been a leading spokesman for tax reduction, limitation of state of California and federal government spending, and other significant public issues since 1974. From the description of Oral history interview with Paul Gann : oral history transcript / by Gabrielle Morris, Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley for the State Government Oral History Program, California State Archives, 1988...

Wedemeyer, John M.

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Farr, Frederick S.

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Dutton, Frederick G.

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Draper, Murray

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Salvatori, Henry

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Post, Langdon

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Hederman, Albert E., Jr.

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Scudder, Kenyon J. (Kenyon Judson), 1890-1977

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Kreiser, Ralph

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Bannai, Paul T., 1920-

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Phillips, Herbert L.

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Zimmerman, Kent A.

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Todd, A. Ruric

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Tooker, John S.

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Engle, Lucretia

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Doyle, Donald

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Roberts, William E.

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Dellums, C. L.

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Sargent, Gladys W.

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Boas, John Roger

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Bagley, William T.

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Way, Howard K.

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Wollenberg, Albert C., Sr. and William T. Sweigert, Sr.

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Resner, Herbert

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Livingston, Donald Glenn, 1938-

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Stiern, Walter W.

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Groves, Sadie Perlin

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Haggerty, Cornelius J., 1894-1971

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Grossman, Aubrey

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Bell, Roy M.

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Lowenstein, Daniel H. (Daniel Henry), 1953-

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Balaban, Edith

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Dumke, Glenn S.

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History/Biography Glenn Dumke was born May 5, 1917 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. At age five, his family moved to Glendale, California where his father, William Frederick Dumke, became a buying agent for a major Los Angeles grocery business. Originally, his mother, Marjorie Schroeder Dumke, was the home maker, largely responsible for raising Glenn and his sister. After William died, she went to work as a title searcher in the Land and Titles Offic...

Carpenter, Dennis E.

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Dwight, James S., 1934-

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Flournoy, Houston I.

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Heckendorf, Percy C.

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Powers, Harold J.

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Brainin, David

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Erwin, Thomas M., 1893-

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Holen, Marvin L.

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Below, William C.

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Cline, John W., 1898-

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Walton, Frank J.

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Uhler, Lewis K.

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Swoap, David

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McAlister, Alister

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Alister McAlister (b. 1929) served in the California State Assembly from 1970-1986 as the Democratic representative elected from the 25th and 18th districts. From the description of Oral history interview with Alister McAlister : oral history transcript / by Carole Hicke, Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, for the State Government Oral History Program, California State Archives, 1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122452104 ...

Heinrichs, Beverly

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Bruce, John, 1923-

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Epithet: FSA; of Add MS 40662 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000795.0x000147 Epithet: FSA; Keeper of the State Paper Office British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000795.0x000105 Epithet: Representative of Kinghorn at the Convention of Boroughs British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : a...

Procunier, Raymond K.

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Sherry, Arthur H.

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Warne, William E.

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Biographical Information Biographical Sketch William E. Warne, state, federal, and international government official for a quarter-century, is the Administrator of the Resources Agency of California and Director of the California State Department of Water Resources. His professional career has been devoted to the conservation and development of water and other natural resources in Californi...

Bright, Tom M. (Tom Moores), 1907-

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Babbage, John D., 1916-

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Babbage, a practicing attorney, was elected to the California State Assembly in 1948 to represent the Seventy-sixth District. His principal committee service was on: Crimes and Corrections; Education; and Judiciary. He played a crucial role in obtaining funding for the establishment of the University of California, Riverside. He served two terms (1948-1952). From 1954 to 1959, he was vice chairman of the California Law Revision Commission. From 1963 to 1970, he was a member of the California Con...

Vernon, Ernest H. (Ernest Henry), 1894-

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Petris, Nicholas C.

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Huff, Martin

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Fisher, Hugo

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Links, Fred W.

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Hume, Portia Bell

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Biographical Information Samuel J. Hume Samuel James Hume, a leading scholar of drama and a nationally known theatrical director and producer, was born in San Francisco in 1885. Hume graduated from the University of California and Harvard. He traveled widely in Europe, studying theaters and working under Edward Gordon Craig between 1908 and 1912. A member of the American Pageant Association...

Garcia, Miguel F. II

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McCormac, Keith

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Hall, Kenneth F.

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Biographical/Historical Note Deputy director, California Department of Finance. From the guide to the Kenneth F. Hall miscellaneous papers, 1966-1973, (Hoover Institution Archives) ...

Warren, Nina Palmquist

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Waters, Laughlin E.

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In 1946 Laughlin E. Waters was elected to the California State Assembly, representing the Fifty-eighth Assembly District. He succeeded his older brother, Frank, Jr., who had in turn succeeded Frank J. Waters, Sr. in representing the district. A Republican, Waters carried important legislation relating to highway construction, education, and reapportionment. He chaired the legislative committee that reapportioned the California legislature in 1951. In 1953 Waters was appointed U.S. Attorney for t...

McConnell, Geraldine Bowers

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Bronson, Leisa G. (Leisa Graeme), 1899-

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There is little information on this individual other than she was a local woman involved in politics who spent time living in Sedona from 1952-1962. From the guide to the Leisa Bronson collection, 1899-1907, (The Museum of Northern Arizona) ...

Orr, Verne, 1916-2008

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Adviser to Ronald Reagan, 1980-1981; secretary of the air force, 1981-1985. From the description of George Vernon Orr notes, 1980-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872254 ...

Carter, Oliver J. (Oliver Jesse), 1911-1976

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Brief Biographical Sketch Jesse Washington Carter was born in Carrville, California on December 19, 1888. He grew up on a ranch in Trinity County and in 1905 went to San Francisco. After graduating from the Golden Gate Law College, 1913, he was admitted to the state bar and practiced in the city. In 1914 he moved to Redding, opening a law office there on February 5. Although a relative newcomer, he ran for office of district attorney, losing ...

McMillan, Ernest and Manford Martin

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Carty, Edwin L.

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Brown, Harold Chapman, 1879-1943

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Biographical/Historical note Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1879, he graduated from Williams College in 1901, and received the Ph.D. degree from Harvard in 1905. At Harvard, he prepared his thesis under the direction of Josiah Royce, who inspired his lifelong interest in the philosophy of science. His teaching career began at Columbia University, and it was from there that he came in 1914 to join the department of philosophy at Stanfo...

Leake, Paul

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Brownell, Herbert

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Lewis, Jonathan C.

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Darling, Dick

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Volk, Robert H., 1932-

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Behrens, Earl C. (Earl Charles), 1892-

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American journalist; political columnist, San Francisco Chronicle. From the description of Calafia's god child : the romance that is California : typescript, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122639825 Newspaperman. From the description of Reminiscences of Earl C. Behrens : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122419012 Behrens was a journalist, of San Francisco, Calif. From the description ...

Bergholz, Richard

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Clifton, Robert

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Epithet: KCB Title: Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000174.0x0002a4 ...

Mott, William Penn.

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Director of the National Park Service 1985-1989; Director of the California State Department of Parks and Recreation, 1967-1975; General Manager of the East Bay Regional Park Destrict, 1962-1967; Superintendent of Parks for Oakland, California, 1946-1962. From the description of William Penn Mott papers. 1985-1989. (Clemson University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 22965395 William Penn Mott, Jr. (1909-1992) was manager of the Oakland Park Dept. and later the East Bay Regio...

Hagerty, James C. (James Campbell), 1909-1981

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James C. Hagerty (1909-1981) was the Executive Assistant Press Secretary to New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey from 1943 to 1952. He served as President Eisenhower's Press Secretary from 1953 to 1961. From the description of Hagerty, James C. (James Campbell), 1909-1981 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10567743 Journalist. From the description of Reminiscences of James C. Hagerty : oral history, 1968. (Columbia University In the City of N...

Rowe, James

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Lynch, Thomas C. (Thomas Connor), 1904-1986

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Gunterman, Joseph F.

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Lanterman, Frank D.

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Martinez, Richard A.

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Beam, Kenneth S.

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Amerson, A. Wayne

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McWilliams, Carey

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Richards, Richard

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Epithet: Barrister-at-law, of Lincoln's Inn British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000499.0x000004 Epithet: Chief Baron of the Exchequer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001129.0x000297 Epithet: MP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001129.0x000279 ...

McNitt, Rollin Lee

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Barnes, Stanley N.

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Garibaldi, James D. (James Donald), 1906-

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In 1935 James D. Garibaldi was elected to the California State Assembly representing Merced County, 31st Assembly District. He served two terms in the Assembly, then was elected superior court judge. After military service 1942-1945, he became a legislative advocate and was active as such at the time of the interview. From the description of Oral history interview with James D. Garibaldi : oral history transcript / By Carole Hicke, Regional Oral History Office, University of Californ...

Breslow, Lester

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Biography Dr. Breslow is a professor emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Public Health. He was active in the campaign for Proposition 99, and has served on many committees whose purpose is oversight of the use of funds generated by Proposition 99. From the guide to the Lester Breslow Tobacco Control Papers, 1989-1994, (University of California, San Francisco. Library. Archives and Special Collections) ...

Claycombe, Gordon

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Haas, Lucien C., 1918-

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Stone, Jean and Irving Stone

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Welch, Ronald B. (Ronald Burton)

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Ronald Welch was assistant executive secretary of the California State Board of Equalization, 1958-1974, and chief of the Board's division of research and statistics, 1946-1958. From the description of Oral history interview with Ronald B. Welch : oral history transcript / by Gabrielle Morris, Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, for the State Government Oral History Program, California State Archives, 1988. (Unknown). WorldCat recor...

Henson, Burt M., 1926-

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Henson, a practicing attorney, was elected to the California State Assembly in 1962 to represent the Thirty-seventh Assembly District and served until 1966. He sponsored legislation which reformed the licensing system for contractors, reorganized the Ventura County court system, created Point Magu State Park, and provided for the establishment of a state college for Ventura County. He served on the Planning and Public Works, Water, Criminal Procedure, Public Health, Natural Resources, and Ways a...

Hamlin, Oliver D.

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Patterson, Edgar James

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Soto, Philip L. (Philip Lewis), 1926-

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Dills, Ralph C.

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Dills, a native of Texas, was a public school teacher. He represented the Sixty-ninth District in the California State Assembly from 1939 to 1949. He later served as a justice of the peace and municipal judge (1949-1966), and California State Senator (1967-1990). Ralph Dill's principal legislative interest has been to protect, preserve and expand California's public education system. His legislation has included bills to create such institutions as El Camino Community College and California Stat...

Broaders, Halden C.

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Bodovitz, Joseph E.

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Monagan, Robert T. (Robert Timothy), 1920-

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California Republican Assemblyman and Speaker of House. B.A. (1942) and M.A. (1947) from University of the Pacific, Stockton, Calif. Administrative Assistant to U.S. Representative Leroy Johnson (1953-1954). Tracy City Councilman and Mayor (1958-1960). Assemblyman (1960-1973) representing 12th District. Elected Speaker for one term (1969-1971). Considered one of State's most influential Republicans, he was active in fields of education, water and housing. Assistant Secretary for Congressional an...

Powers, Robert B.

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Finch, Robert H.

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FitzRandolph, John A., 1935-

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Luce, Gordon C.

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del Junco, Tirso

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Hume, Jaquelin

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American businessman; adviser to Ronald Reagan; co-chairman, Northern California Finance Committee, Citizens for Reagan, 1976. From the description of Jaquelin H. Hume papers, 1964-1991. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123430095 ...

Teale, Stephen P., 1916-

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Stephen P. Teale was a Democratic California state senator representing Railroad Flat, Calif. From the description of Stephen P. Teale oral history on the 1966 reapportionment of the California Senate, 1980. WorldCat record id: 268661883 Stephen P. Teale was a Democratic California state senator representing Railroad Flat, Calif. Don A. Allen was a Los Angeles assemblyman. From the guide to the Stephen P. Teale and Don A. Allen Oral Histories on the 1966 Reapport...

Habecker, Jackie

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Christopher, George

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Christopher (1907-2000) was San Francisco's 34th mayor, serving two terms beginning January 1956 and ending January 1964. Christopher was San Francisco's 34th mayor, serving two terms beginning Jan. 1956 and ending Jan. 1964. From the description of George Christopher papers, 1950-2000 (bulk 1956-1963). (San Francisco Public Library). WorldCat record id: 48891204 Biographical/Historical note Georg...

McGee, R. A. (Richard Allen), 1897-

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Oakley, James H.

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Greenaway, Roy

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Warren, James

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Spencer, Stuart K., 1927-

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Marshall, Greta

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Cavanaugh, Bartley

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MacGillivray, W. Don, 1919-

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W. Don MacGillivray: A building contractor. Elected to the California State Assembly from the Twenty-sixth District in 1968 after having served on the city council (1947-1951) and as mayor of Santa Barbara, California (1963-1968). Mary E. MacGillivray: Wife of W. Don MacGillivray; active in her husband's election campaigns and in the PALS Club in Sacramento. She was a volunteer worker for the Western White House during the presidency of Ronald W. ...

Chatters, Ford A., 1896-1974

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Adams, Winfred

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State Government Oral History Program (Calif.)

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Administrative History Documentation of California state government with the use of oral history techniques began in 1969 with the Earl Warren Era Oral History Project. It was initiated by the Regional Oral History Office of the Bancroft Library and "centered on key developments in politics and government administration at the state and county level, innovations in criminal justice, public health, and social welfare from 1928-1953." ...

Miller, Allan, 1978-

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Groff, Ellis J.

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Jester, Lloyd

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Mosk, Stanley, 1912-2001

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Myer, Dillon S. (Dillon Seymour), 1891-1982

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Government official. From the description of Papers, 1934-1966. (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70959665 ...

Burby, John F.

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Haldeman, H. R. (Harry R.), 1926-1993

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Harry R. Haldeman (1926-1993) was a governmental official and business consultant. He was President Richard M. Nixon's Chief of Staff, 1969 to 1973, but his official title was Assistant to the President. He was forced to resign from his position after the Watergate scandal, and was indicted on conspiracy, perjury, and obstruction of justice charges. He spent eighteen months in prison, then distanced himself from politics and worked as a business consultant. From the description of Ha...

Elkington, Norman

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Busch, Burt W. (Burt Witte), 1904-1989

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Burt Busch was a member of the California state senate from 1947-1955. Previously, from 1930-1946, he had been district attorney of Lake County, a rural area in northern California. From the description of Oral history interview with Burt W. Busch : oral history transcript / By Gabrielle Morris, Regional Oral History Office, University of California, Berkeley for the State Government Oral History Program, California State Archives, 1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 214961698 ...

Jenkins, James E.

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Schott, Phillip H.

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Lowry, James V.

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Stassen, Harold E.

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Pittman, Tarea Hall

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Tarea Hall Pittman was a native of Bakersfield, Calif., a member of one of the pioneer families of Kern County. She received her B.A. degree from San Francisco State College and a Master of Social Welfare degree from the University of California, Berkeley. While attending Berkeley she began a career in radio, founding the program "Negroes in the news" with which she would be affiliated for many years. Always active in civic affairs, Pittman accepted an appointment as field secretary for the NAAC...

Brown, Edmund G. (Edmund Gerald), 1905-1996

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Governor of California, 1959-1967. From the description of Press conference recording, 1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553823 Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown (1905-1996), born in San Francisco, Calif., was the thirty-second governor of California from 1959 to 1967. From the description of Brown, Edmund G. (Edmund Gerald), 1905-1996 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10569285 Biographical Note ...

Marler, Fred W., 1932-

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Fred W. Marler was state senator in California from 1966-1974 representing the 2nd District--Shasta, Tehama, Glenn, Colusa, Butte, Yuba, Sutter, and Yolo Counties and the Dixon area of Solano County. From the description of Oral history interview with Fred W. Marler, Jr. : oral history transcript / By Carole Hicke, Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley for the State Government Oral History Program, California State Archives, 1987. (Unk...

Ladar, Samuel

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Moretti, Robert

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Biography Bob Moretti was first elected in 1964 to represent the 42nd Assembly District of Los Angeles County. He was elected Speaker of the Assembly in 1971 and again in 1973. Under Moretti's leadership, the Assembly reformed the Welfare and MediCal systems, enacted a school finance-homeowner tax relief package, approved sweeping environmental and consumer protection legislation, greatly increased benefits for working people and opened its o...

Reagan, Neil

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Vasey, Beach

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Lowrey, Lloyd W.

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Drury, Newton Bishop, 1889-

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Conservationist. From the description of Parks and Redwoods, 1919-1971 : oral history, 1972. With introductions by Horace M. Albright and DeWitt Nelson. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122445603 From the description of Reminiscences of Newton Bishop Drury : oral history, 1972. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309744063 Drury (1889-1978), served as director of the National Park Service from 1940 to 1950. From the descripti...

Nevins, Richard

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Santillan, Richard A.

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Winton, Gordon H., 1913-

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Gordon H. Winton, Jr., a native of Merced, California and a practicing attorney there, was elected to the California State Assembly in 1956 and served through 1966. His terms were under the speakerships of Lincoln, Brown, Unruh; Winton was the only assemblyman to challenge Unruh openly for the speakership in 1961. He was active in these committees: Agriculture, Criminal Procedure, Education, Government Organization, Municipal and County Government, and Ways and Means. He was closely associated w...

Grant, Allan

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Bradley, Donald L.

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Burton, John L., 1932-

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John L. Burton, California assemblyman from San Francisco, 1965-1974, re-elected in 1988; also served in the U.S. Congress, 1975-1982; as a deputy in the California attorney general's office, 1960s; president of the California Democratic Council, 1970; California Democratic State Central Committee, 1973-1974. From the description of Oral history interview with John L. Burton : oral history transcript / by Julie Shearer, Regional Oral History Office, University of California, Berkeley...

Ongerth, Henry

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Nielsen, Vigo G.

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Lyon, LeRoy E., Jr.

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Margolis, Larry

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Beverly, Robert G.

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Beck, Paul J.

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Luevano, Daniel M., 1923-

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In 1959 Daniel M. Luevano served as consultant to the Committee on Ways and Means, California State Assembly, chaired by Jesse M. Unruh. From 1960 to 1964 he served as chief deputy director, Department of Finance, State of California, during the administration of Edmund G. (Pat) Brown, Sr. He directed the Western Region office of the federal Office of Economic Opportunity from 1965 to 1967, later directed the Western Center for Law and Poverty, Inc., and from 1980 and at the time of the intervie...

Holton, Karl W.

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O'Connell, John A.

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Nelson, Helen Ewing

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Navarro, Armando, 1941-....

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Jahnsen, Oscar J.

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Wenig, Herbert E.

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Sweigert, William T., 1900-1983

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Shaw, Mary

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Epithet: of Add MS 38258 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000878.0x0000c0 ...

Riles, Wilson C.

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Wilson Camanza Riles was identified in a May 5, 1983 newspaper article as one of the most distinguished Northern Arizona University graduates in the history of the institution. That would be quite an accomplishment for any person under normal circumstances, but considering the era in which his achievements were attained, for Dr. Riles, an Afro-American, it was an extraordinary accomplishment. Wilson Riles was born on June 27, 1917 in Alexandria, Louisiana in a rural sawm...

O'Gara, Gerald J., 1902-1989

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A lifelong San Franciscan, Gerald O'Gara served in the state senate from 1947-1954 and as a municipal judge, 1966-1982. From the description of Oral history interview with Gerald J. O'Gara : oral history transcript / by Julie Shearer, Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, for the State Government Oral History Program, California State Archives, 1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 214961690 ...