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Patterson (Jerry M.) Papers
MS.R.078  
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Biographical materials, Series 1. 1935-1989.

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Series Scope and Content Summary

This series comprises materials related to Jerry Patterson's personal life. Items include his birth announcement, the program for his graduation from law school, business cards, resumés, news clippings related to his activities prior to and following his political career, photographs primarily of his family, and several scrapbook leaves covering his high school years.
This series is arranged topically.
box 1, folder 1

Memorabilia 1935-1989

box FB-022, folder 1

Oversized items 1965-1966

box 1, folder 2-6

Photographs

box 1, folder 2

and undated 1953-1980

box 1, folder 3

1981

box 1, folder 4

1982

box 1, folder 5

1983

box 1, folder 6

1984

box 1, folder 2

and undated 1985-1987

box FB-022, folder 1

Scrapbook leaves ca. 1950-1952

 

Orange County political office files, Series 2. 1960-1999.

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Series Scope and Content Summary

This series contains material covering Patterson's political career in Orange County. Patterson held elected positions as councilman and mayor of Santa Ana, and as a trustee of the Coast Community College District. Materials include campaign fliers and memorabilia, news clippings, correspondence, photographs, a resolution of appreciation from the Orange County Board of Supervisors, and one videotape.
This series is arranged topically.
box 1, folder 7

Campaign materials, and undated 1969-ca. 1996

box FB-022, folder 2

"Jerry Patterson, Supervisor" campaign flier, undated

box 1, folder 8

Clippings and correspondence ca. 1960-1996

box FB-022, folder 2

Oversized material, and undated 1969

box 1, folder 9

Datebooks 1970-1972

box AV-001, item MS-R78-V001

Political campaign videotape, "Video for Truman Award Dinner, 1999-09-09, made by Wendy L. Moulton," 1999

 

Congressional campaigns files, Series 3. 1974-1985.

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Series Scope and Content Summary

This series consists of materials related to Patterson's campaigns for Congress. The series is organized into three subseries, covering his various campaigns.
  • Subseries 3.1. 1974 campaign.
  • Subseries 3.2. 1976-1982 campaigns.
  • Subseries 3.3. 1984 campaign.
 

1974 campaign, . Subseries 3.1. 1974

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Subseries Scope and Content Summary

This subseries covers Patterson's first Congressional campaign in 1974, in which he won election as the representative of Orange County's 38th Congressional District. Materials in this subseries include campaign fliers and other materials, a detailed post-election analysis, congratulatory correspondence, and news clippings, some of which are organized in two scrapbooks.
This subseries is arranged topically.
box 2, folder 1

California Thirty-eighth Congressional District: a post-election analysis 1974 November

box 2, folder 2

Campaign materials 1974

box FB-017, folder 5

Sample ballot 1974

box FB-022, folder 2

Oversized material, undated

box 2, folder 3

Clippings 1974

box 2, folder 4

Correspondence 1974

box FB-031, folder 1-2

Scrapbooks 1974

Physical Description: 2 folders.
General Physical Description note: no content
 

1976-1982 campaigns, . Subseries 3.2. 1976-1982

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Subseries Scope and Content Summary

This subseries contains materials related to Patterson's Congressional campaigns in 1976, 1978, 1980, and 1982. Items include campaign fliers, news clippings, and a scrapbook containing campaign materials and clippings from the 1976 campaign.
This subseries is arranged topically.
box 2, folder 5

Campaign materials, and undated 1976-1982

box FB-022, folder 2

Oversized material, and undated 1980

box FB-017, folder 5

Campaign flier 1978

box 2, folder 6

Clippings, and undated 1976-1980

box FB-023, folder 1-2

Scrapbooks 1976-1981

Physical Description: 2 folders.
General Physical Description note: no content
 

1984 campaign, . Subseries 3.3. 1983-1985

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Subseries Scope and Content Summary

This subseries covers Patterson's 1984 campaign, in which he lost his Congressional seat to Robert K. Dornan. Materials include campaign fliers from both Patterson's and Dornan's campaigns, working papers including drafts of campaign publicity materials, handwritten notes, memoranda and correspondence, and one report on survey results, and news clippings. The clippings also cover Patterson's consideration of a rematch against Dornan in 1986, and his decision not to run again.
This subseries is arranged topically.
box 2, folder 7

Campaign publicity, and undated 1984

box FB-022, folder 2

Oversized items, undated

box 2, folder 8-9

Clippings

box 2, folder 8

1983-1984

box 2, folder 9

1984-1985

box 2, folder 10

Notes, correspondence and reports, and undated 1983-1984

 

Congressional files, Series 4. 1975-1984.

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Series Scope and Content Summary

This series covers Patterson's activities while in Congress. Materials include news clippings, photographs, published mailings to constituents, datebooks and pocket calendars, correspondence, handwritten notes, and printed reports. Most of the news clippings were organized into scrapbooks; these have been copied and the originals returned to the donor. Files on events contain predominantly photographic materials, with some correspondence and notes. The photographic files contain individual prints, contact sheets, and a few slides; many have no identification of location or date. Also included are the bound Congressional directories from each of Patterson's terms in office and his office nameplate.
The series is arranged topically.
box 3, folder 1

Clippings, and undated ca. 1975-1984

box 3, folder 2

Communications with constituents, and undated 1975-1984

box FB-022, folder 2

Oversized materials 1976-1984

box 3, folder 3-4, box 4, folder 1-3

Datebooks

box 3, folder 3

1975-1976

box 3, folder 4

1977-1978

box 4, folder 1

1979-1980

box 4, folder 2

1982

box 4, folder 3

Directories 1975-1983

box 5, folder 1-32, box 6, folder 1-12

Events

box 5, folder 1-2

1975

box 5, folder 1

Sept.-Oct., Visit to Northrup Corporation F-18 mockup

box 5, folder 2

Oct., Willard Company party

box 5, folder 3

, Bill signing, Equal Credit Opportunity and Truth in Leasing Act 1976 Mar. 23

box 5, folder 4

Gasohol demonstration 1978 June 30

box 5, folder 5-12

1979

box 5, folder 5

Feb., Open house introducing Dan Young and Greg Sanders

box 5, folder 6

Mar., Mayors Conference, Washington D.C.

box 5, folder 7

May, Strawberry Festival, Garden Grove, CA

box 5, folder 8

May, VCI class

box 5, folder 9

June 5, Los Alamitos Boys Soccer Club

box 5, folder 10

July 20, Long Beach Naval Shipyard

box 5, folder 11

April, ITT Canon tour

box 5, folder 12

Aug., "River trip"

box 5, folder 13-14

1980

box 5, folder 13

May 30, Speech, California Life Insurance Underwriters Association, Newport Beach, CA

box 5, folder 14

May 31, Speech, California Credit Union League

box 5, folder 15

, Staff retreat, Camp Hoover, Shenandoah National Park, VA 1981 Sept. 10

box 5, folder 16-19

1982

box 5, folder 16

Feb., District work period

box 5, folder 17

Mar. 21, Aug. 27-30 and Oct., Neighborhood coffees

box 5, folder 18

July 7, Visit to Orange County's Welfare Fraud Unit with R. Stanton

box 5, folder 19

Nov. 2, Manufactured Housing Show

box 5, folder 20-25

1983

box 5, folder 20

Mar. 28, China trip

box 5, folder 21

Mar., Santa Ana "All-America" City recognition

box 5, folder 22

May, Artistic Discovery Congressional art contest, Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CA

box 5, folder 23

July, Seniors forum

box 5, folder 24

July, Women's Advisory Committee

box 5, folder 25

Oct. 15, Women's forum with Karen Grassle

box 5, folder 26-32

1984

box 5, folder 26

Feb., El Salvador trip

box 5, folder 27

Feb., Visit with Henry Waxman

box 5, folder 28

Mar. 9, Garden Grove crime forum

box 5, folder 29

Apr. 12, Visit with Wilma Presley

box 5, folder 30

July 1, Speech, Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce in America

box 5, folder 31

July 6, Senior citizens conference

box 5, folder 32

Sept. 21, Central America conference

box 6, folder 1-12

Undated

box 6, folder 1

Admiral Sansone and speakers on defense procurement

box 6, folder 2

Archbishop of Mobile

box 6, folder 3

Buena Park "Hugathon"

box 6, folder 4

Commission on Security and Economic Assistance meeting with George Schultz

box 6, folder 5

Hearing with Orange County witnesses

box 6, folder 6

Olympics cable show

box 6, folder 7

Patterson on Cable News Network

box 6, folder 8

Patterson with groups at the Capitol

box 6, folder 9

Presidential classroom kids

box 6, folder 10

Santa Ana Police

box 6, folder 11

Space Shuttle in Los Angeles

box 6, folder 12

Tomb of the Unknowns, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

box 6, folder 13-22

Legislative activities

box 6, folder 13

, Housing Piracy Prevention Act 1977 May-June

box 6, folder 14

, Orange County Urban National Park 1978-1980

box 6, folder 15

, Energy Jurisdictions of House Committees, report on hearings before the Select Committee on Committees 1979, Oct.-Dec.

box 6, folder 16

, Select Committee on Committees 1979-1981

box 6, folder 17-19

, Olympic Coin Act 1981-1982

box 6, folder 17

Correspondence

box 6, folder 18

Hearings

box 6, folder 19

Letters of public support

box 6, folder 20

, Select Committee on Aging 1982

box 6, folder 21

, Subcommittee on Inter-American Development Bank Authorities 1983, Apr. 20

box 6, folder 22

, Reports, Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families 1983-1984

box 7, folder 1

Nameplate, undated

box 7, folder 2

Notes, clippings and correspondence, and undated 1974-1984

box FB-022, folder 2

Program, "The Democratic Study Group Salutes the Speaker, Thomas P. O'Neill" 1978 Feb. 28

box 7, folder 3-7

Photographs of Patterson

box 7, folder 3

Alone, and undated 1976-1978

box 7, folder 4

In Congress, and undated 1976-1984

box 7, folder 5

At events, and undated 1979-1984

box 7, folder 6

In his district, and undated 1978-1984

box 7, folder 7

With others, and undated 1976-1984

box FB-24, folder 1

Negatives undated

box 8, box 9

Pocket calendars

box 8

1976-1978

box 9

1979-1984

box 10, folder 1-6, box 11, box 1-5

Scrapbooks

box 10, folder 1-6

1976

Physical Description: 6 folders.
General Physical Description note: no content
box 11, folder 1-3

1979

box 11, folder 1-2

Orange County National Urban Park and other issues, Sept.-Dec.

Physical Description: 2 folders.
General Physical Description note: no content
box 11, folder 3

Political issues, Sept.-Nov.

box 11, folder 4-5

1980 May-July.

Physical Description: 2 folders.
General Physical Description note: no content