California assemblywoman, 1952-1976 : oral history transcript / Pauline L. Davis. An interview conducted by Malca Chall, 1977-1982. Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, c1986.

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California assemblywoman, 1952-1976 : oral history transcript / Pauline L. Davis. An interview conducted by Malca Chall, 1977-1982. Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, c1986.

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Childhood on family homestead ranch in Nebraska; move to California and marriage to Lester Davis, state assemblyman from 1947 to his death in 1952; state assembly term 1953-1976; experiences as legislator, often the only woman during five gubernatorial administrations; discussion of legislation on water, recreation, roadside rests, county fairs; relationships with colleagues. clippings, background information, letters.

Transcript: viii, 157 pages ; 29 cm.Original interviews: 2 sound tape reels, 7 sound cassettes.Supplementary material: 1 portfolio.

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Chall, Malca

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Biography The Regional Oral History Office of the Bancroft Library, University of California-Berkeley employed Malca Chall as an interviewer/editor from 1967 to 2001. Over her thirty-four year career, Chall wrote nearly twenty major oral histories for the Water Resources Center. In addition, she also directed the California Women Political Leaders series, Kaiser-Permanente series, Knight-Brown gubernatorial era oral history project, and a thr...

California. Legislature. Assembly

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Davis, Lester, d. 1952.

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Davis, Pauline L., 1917-,

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Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office

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According to the University of California, Berkeley Bancroft Library website: "The Regional Oral History Office (ROHO) is a research program of the University of California, Berkeley, working within The Bancroft Library. ROHO conducts, teaches, analyzes, and archives oral and video history documents in a broad variety of subject areas critical to the history of California and the United States." For more information regarding the ROHO and their work please consult their website: http://bancroft....