Oral history interview with Stanford C. Shaw : oral history transcript / by Enid H. Douglass, Oral History Program Claremont Graduate School, for the State Government Oral History Program, California State Archives, 1988.

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Oral history interview with Stanford C. Shaw : oral history transcript / by Enid H. Douglass, Oral History Program Claremont Graduate School, for the State Government Oral History Program, California State Archives, 1988.

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This interview deals with Stanford Shaw's two terms in the state assembly (1951-54) and his service in the state senate (1957-61). He discusses the nature of the assembly in the early 1950s; Speaker Sam Collins, lobbyist Arthur Samish, use of spot bills, impact of the Korean War, early concerns over smog, and issues addressed in his bills. He comments on lobbying and the effect of incumbency in relationship to the state legislature.

ix, 220 p.; 29 cm.

California State Archives

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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." ...

Douglass, Enid Hart

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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...