Finding Aid to the David Donald Mulford papers, circa 1957-1970
Finding Aid written by Lara Michels
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University of California, Berkeley
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2013
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid to the David Donald Mulford papers, circa 1957-1970
Collection Number: BANC MSS 76/156 c
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
- Finding Aid Written By:
- Lara Michels
- Date Completed:
-
January 2013
2013 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Collection Title: David Donald Mulford papers
Date (inclusive): circa 1957-1970
Collection Number: BANC MSS 76/156 c
Creators :
Mulford, David Donald, 1915-2000
Extent:
Number of containers: 29 cartons, 1 box
(linear feet: 36.5)
Repository: The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: Papers of David Donald (Don) Mulford, California State Assemblyman for the 16th District and the 18th District (Oakland-Berkeley-Piedmont)
from 1957 to 1970.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
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on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], David Donald Mulford papers, BANC MSS 76/156 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
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Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Mulford, David Donald, 1915-2000--Archives
California. Legislature. Assembly--Leadership
Republican Party (Calif.)
Legislators--California
Politicians--California
Printers--California--San Francisco Bay Area
California--Politics and government--1951-
Administrative Information
Accruals
No additions are expected.
Processing Information
Processed by Lara Michels in 2013.
Biographical Information
David Donald (Don) Mulford served as California State Assemblyman for the 16th District and the 18th District (Oakland-Berkeley-Piedmont)
from 1957 to 1970. Born in Oakland in 1915, Mulford attended Oakland public schools and the University of California. He served
in the army during World War II and then started his own Bay Area insurance company. He and his wife, Virginia Adams, had
four children and lived in Piedmont. Mulford, a Republican, was a political ally of Governor Ronald Reagan and served as Chairman
of the Minority Caucus from 1963 to 1969, when Republicans became the majority party in the Assembly, and then as Majority
Caucus Chairman until 1970. He helped write a range of laws, including ones requiring fire alarms in schools, establishing
the California-Nevada partnership to preserve Lake Tahoe, and setting aside open space in the East Bay hills. Mulford also
wrote the Mulford Act, a law that prohibits persons from carrying loaded firearms into public places. His commitment to environmental
legislation was recognized by the California Wildlife Federation in 1967. Mulford is also remembered for several controversies.
In 1961, he demanded (unsuccessfully and much to the displeasure of many of his constituents on the UC Berkeley campus) that
University of California President Clark Kerr cancel a speech by Fred Wilkinson, an adversary of the House Un-American Activities
Committee. During the years of the Free Speech Movement and anti-war demonstrations in his district, Mulford demanded the
dismissal of protesting students and called on the university to discipline faculty involved in anti-draft rallies. In 1970,
Mulford left the Assembly, after losing his re-election bid to Ken Meade, and became the protocol officer for the state of
California and the city of Oakland.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection includes bill files; resolution files; Legislative Council opinion files; Assembly committee files; materials
relating to election results, polls, and petitions; subject files; correspondence; and press releases.
Series 1:
Assembly and Senate Bill files.
1961-1969
Physical Description: Carton 1-16
Scope and Content Note
Bill files may include copies of bills, correspondence, and research materials.
Carton 1
Assembly and Senate bills,
1961-1964
Carton 7
Senate and Assembly bills,
1965-1966
Carton 9
Senate and Assembly bills,
1967
Series 2:
Assembly and Senate Resolution Files.
1961-1969
Physical Description: carton 17-18
Carton 17
Assembly and Senate resolutions,
1961-1967
Carton 18, Folder 1-77
Assembly and Senate resolutions,
1968-1969
Series 3:
Legislative Council Opinions.
circa 1966-1970
Physical Description: Carton 18, folder 78-108
Series 4:
Assembly Committee Files.
circa 1959-1968
Physical Description: Carton 19-20
Series 5:
Petitions, Election Results, Polls, Rosters and Lists.
circa 1958-1969
Physical Description: Carton 21
Series 6:
Subject Files.
circa 1958-1969
Physical Description: Carton 22-27; carton 28, folder 1-16
Carton 22, Folder 7-8
Assemblyman Barnes, Richard E.
Carton 22, Folder 9
Assemblyman Badham, Robert E.
Carton 22, Folder 10
Bagley, William T. (Assemblyman)
Carton 22, Folder 15
Berkeley Firefighters Association
Carton 22, Folder 16
Berkeley, Legislative program
Carton 22, Folder 17
Berryhill, Clare (Assemblyman)
Carton 22, Folder 21
Briggs, Assemblyman John V.
Carton 22, Folder 24
Brown Act -- open hearings
Carton 22, Folder 25
Brown Act -- open hearings
Carton 22, Folder 25-30, Carton 23, Folder 1-3
Carton 23, Folder 7
California School Board Association
Carton 23, Folder 8
California School for the Blind
Carton 23, Folder 9
California School for the Deaf
Carton 23, Folder 10
California Teachers Association
Carton 23, Folder 15
Carpenter, Honorable Dennis
Carton 23, Folder 18
Constitutional Revision Commission
Carton 23, Folder 20
Department of Motor Vehicles
Carton 23, Folder 22
Education and universities (not UC)
Carton 23, Folder 27
Knowland, William F. (Senator)
Carton 24, Folder 4
Materials regarding Berkeley
Carton 24, Folder 5
Materials regarding narcotics
Box 1, Folder 7
Medi-Cal: skilled nursing homes
Carton 24, Folder 16-21
Miscellaneous regarding legislature
Carton 25, Folder 1
Mulford Action Newsletter
Carton 25, Folder 2
Mulford bills, local law enforcement
Carton 25, Folder 4-8
Newsletters (not by Mulford)
Carton 25, Folder 16-17
Press releases (not by Mulford)
Carton 25, Folder 22
Public Health (Assembly Interim Committee on)
Carton 25, Folder 24
Rapid transit (progress report)
Carton 25, Folder 25-26, Carton 26, Folder 1-4
Carton 26, Folder 8-9
Republican party materials
Carton 26, Folder 12
Republican side of the Assembly
Carton 26, Folder 13
Republican State Central Committee
Carton 26, Folder 15
Resolutions sent to Mulford
Carton 26, Folder 18
Responsible Citizens Aroused
Carton 26, Folder 21-22, Carton 27, Folder 1-4
Box 1, Folder 11
Sherman, Senator Lewis F.
Carton 27, Folder 10
State Franchise Tax Board
Box 1, Folder 12
Stacey, Assemblyman Kent H.
Carton 27, Folder 38
Unruh-Burns press conference
Carton 27, Folder 44-45
Veterans' Home (Yountville)
Carton 27, Folder 46-47, Carton 28, Folder 1-3
Carton 28, Folder 13
Young American Medals for Bravery and Service
Series 7:
Correspondence.
circa 1957-1970
Physical Description: Carton 28, folder 18-33; carton 29, folder 1-10
Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order by year.
Series 8:
Press Releases.
circa 1962-1967
Physical Description: Carton 29, folder 11-54