Oral history interview with Victor V. Veysey : oral history transcript / By Enid Hart Douglass, Claremont Graduate School for the State Government Oral History Program, California State Archives, 1988.

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Oral history interview with Victor V. Veysey : oral history transcript / By Enid Hart Douglass, Claremont Graduate School for the State Government Oral History Program, California State Archives, 1988.

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Mr. Veysey talks about his training and career at Caltech, including his wartime experiences, and his role as owner/operator of a farm near Brawley in Imperial County. He discusses Jesse Unruh as speaker and the manner in which the California State Assembly operated in the 1960s. He compares Governors Edmund G. Brown, Sr. and Ronald Reagan and mentions his service on a select committee on campus disturbances. He also discusses school finance, reapportionment, running for Congress, and service after Congress.

[vi], iv, 313 p.; 29 cm.

California State Archives

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Veysey, Victor V. (Victor Vincent), 1915-2001

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Victor V. Veysey graduated from Caltech in Engineering and holds a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School. He was an instructor and assistant professor at Caltech in industrial relations. During World War II, he managed personnel for the Physics Three Project. In 1949, he became an owner of a farm in Imperial County. In 1962, he was elected to the state assembly, District Forty-three, and served until 1970. His committee service included: Agriculture, Industrial ...

Douglass, Enid Hart

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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." ...