Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- State Government Oral History Program (Calif.)
- Language:
- English.
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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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."
Interviews in the second phase, Goodwin Knight-Edmund G. Brown Era, "continued the earlier inquiries into the nature of the governor's office and its relations with executive departments and the legislature, and explored the rapid social and economic changes in the years 1953-1966, as well as preserving Brown's own account of his extensive political career. Among the issues documented are the rise and fall of the Democratic party, establishment of the California Water Plan; election law changes, reapportionment and new political techniques; education and various social programs.
"Work began on the Ronald Reagan Gubernatorial Series in 1979 [covering the period 1966 through 1974]. . . . Interviews in this series deal with the efforts of the administration to increase government efficiency and economy and with organizational innovations designed to expand the management capability of the governor's office, as well as critical aspects of state health, education, welfare, conservation, and criminal justice programs." 1
Initial funding came from the National Endowment for the Humanities with additional support from public and private sources. The three series collectively became the Governmental History Documentation Project.
Eventually the California State Legislature established the State Government Oral History Program (1985 stats. ch. 965) "to provide through the use of oral history a continuing documentation of state policy development as reflected in California's legislative and executive history." Under the administration of the California State Archives, oral history programs at Claremont Graduate School; California State University, Fullerton; California State University, Sacramento; University of California, Berkeley; and the University of California, Los Angeles conduct the interviews. The interviews "offer insights into the actual workings of both the legislative and executive processes and policy mechanisms. They also offer an increased understanding of the men and women who create legislation and implement state policy. Further, they provide an overview of issue development in California state government and of how both the legislative and executive branches of government deal with issues and problems facing the state.
"Interviewees are chosen primarily on the basis of their contributions to and influence on the policy process of the state of California. They include members of the legislative and executive branches of the state government as well as legislative staff, advocates, members of the media, and others who played significant roles in specific issue areas of major and continuing importance to California."
The program is "one of the most significant commitments made by any state toward the preservation and documentation of its governmental history. It supplements the often fragmentary historical written record by adding an organized primary source, enriching the historical information available on given topics and allowing for more thorough historical analysis." 2
1: Preface to the Governmental History Documentation Project - Ronald Reagan Gubernatorial Era.
2: Preface to the State Government Oral History Program.
Indexed terms
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Subject Index
Abortion Beilenson, Anthony; Elkington, Norman Administrative Agencies - Reorganization Brian, Earl W.; Brown, Edmund G., Sr.; Champion, Hale; Christopher, Warren; Kuchel, Thomas H.; Levit, Bert W.; Luce, Gordon C.; Mott, William Penn, Jr.; Walton, Frank J.; Warne, William E.; Williams, Spencer M. Admission to the bar Spence, Homer R. Agriculture Cobey, James A.; Cozzens, Robert; Dunlap, John F.; Erwin, Thomas M.; Gunterman, Joseph F.; Lowrey, Lloyd W.; McWilliams, Carey; Mespl, Frank ; Soto, Philip L.; Stearns, James G.; Veysey, Victor V.; Waldie, Jerome R. Air quality management Christopher, Warren ; Petris, Nicholas C. Alcoholics--Rehabilitation Gregorio, Arlen F. Animals, Treatment of Sargent, Gladys W. Apportionment (Election law) Allen, Don A.; Below, William C.; Britschgi, Carl A. ; Burns, Hugh M.; Garcia, Miguel F. II; Gregorio, Arlen F.; Hardy, Leroy C.; Huerta, John E.; Martinez, Richard A.; Meade, Kenneth A.; Mespl, Frank; Monagan, Robert T.; Moss, John E., Jr.; Navarro, Armando; Rattigan, Joseph A.; Rees, Thomas M.; Santillan, Richard A.; Smith, Steven E.; Spence, Homer R.; Stiern, Walter W.; Teale, Stephen P.; Thelin, Howard J.; Veysey, Victor V.; Waters, Laughlin E.; Zelman, Walter A. Arts Gregorio, Arlen F.; Holen, Marvin L.; Rees, Thomas M. Attorney General's Office Brown, Edmund G., Sr.; Kenny, Robert W.; Kragen, Adrian; Lynch, Thomas C.; Mosk, Stanley; O'Brien, Charles A.; Warren, Earl; Wenig, Herbert E.; Younger, Evelle J. Brown, Edmund G. - Biography Elkington, Norman Brown, Edmund G. - Family Brown, Bernice Layne; Brown, Francis M.; Brown, Harold C.; Carlson, Constance Brown Cabinet officers/Cabinet system Adams, Winfred; Hall, James M.; Luce, Gordon; Smith, William French; Stearns, James G.; Thomas, Edwin W., Jr. California Industrial Accident Commission Beard, John William Campaign funds Bagley, William T. ; Gregorio, Arlen F. ; Hotchkis, Preston, Sr.; Lowenstein, Daniel H.; Mull, Archibald M., Jr.; Nannini, Rico J.; Rees, Thomas M.; Song, Alfred H.; Vicencia, Frank D.; Zelman, Walter A. Capital punishment Alarcon, Arthur L.; Gunterman, Joseph F.; Meade, Kenneth A.; Poole, Cecil F.; Rattigan, Joseph A. Capitol restoration Petris, Nicholas C.; Papan, Louis J. Child welfare/Family policy Gregorio, Arlen F.; Hayes, James A. Civil rights Becker, William; Brown, Edmund G., Sr.; Canson, Virna M.; Holen, Marvin L.; Ladar, Samuel; Pittman, Tarea Hall; Rattigan, Joseph A. Civil service Chatters, Ford A. ; MacBride, Thomas J.; Tieburg, Albert B. Civil service - Pensions Marshall, Greta Constitution Revision Commission Busterud, John A.; FitzRandolph, John A.; Patsey, Richard L.; Sumner, Bruce W. Consumer education/consumer protection Beilenson, Anthony ; Beverly, Robert G.; Holen, Marvin L.; Huntington, Emily H.; Kehoe, John T.; Livingston, Donald Glenn; Nelson, Helen; Samuel, Bruce; Song, Alfred H. Controller's Office Cory, Kenneth; Flournoy, Houston I.; Jervis, John V.; Kuchel, Thomas H.; Nielsen, Vigo G., Jr. Corrections Gunterman, Joseph F.; Johnson, Gardiner; McGee, Richard Allen; Marinissen, Jan; Miller, John J.; Patterson, Edgar James; Procunier, Raymond K.; Scudder, Kenyon J.; Way, Howard K.; Williams, Spencer M. Court administration Busch, Burt W.; Cobey, James A.; Ellingwood, Herbert E.; Gibson, Phil S.; Mull, Archibald M., Jr.; Olney, Warren III; Rattigan, Joseph A.; Sweigert, William T., Sr.; Wollenberg, Albert C., Sr. Criminal justice, Administration of see also Warren, Earl - Alameda County District Attorney's Office; Attorney General's Office Blease, Coleman A.; Brown, Edmund G.; Ellingwood, Herbert E.; Hayes, James A.; Houghton, Robert A.; Jahnsen, Oscar J.; Johnson, Miriam Dinkin; Meade, Kenneth A.; Olney, Warren III; Palumbo, Anthony L.; Powers, Robert B.; Sherry, Arthur H.; Spence, Homer R.; Winton, Gordon H., Jr.; Younger, Evelle J. Democratic party Alquist, Alfred E.; Beard, John William ; Beilenson, Anthony ; Boas, John Roger; Bronson, Leisa G.; Brown, Edmund G., Sr.; Cameron, Ronald B.; Clifton, Florence McChesney; Coffey, Bertram; Fisher, Hugo; Greenaway, Roy; Henson, Burt M.; Holen, Marvin L.; Jervis, John V.; Kent, Roger; McAlister, Alister; McNitt, Rollin Lee; Mespl, Frank; Molina, Gloria; Moss, John E., Jr.; Myers, Helen Linder; O'Connell, John A.; Petris, Nicholas C.; Rees, Thomas M.; Richards, Richard; Song, Alfred H.; Soto, Philip L.; Waldie, Jerome R.; Weingand, Alvin C.; Yorty, Samuel W. Disaster relief Palumbo, Anthony L. Discrimination in employment Dellums, C.L.; Rumford, William Byron; Tieburg, Albert B. Discrimination in housing Alarcon, Arthur L.; Gunterman, Joseph F. ; Holen, Marvin L. ; Rumford, William Byron; Soto, Philip L.; Thelin, Howard J. Economic Opportunity, Office of Uhler, Lewis K. Education Dills, Ralph C.; Doyle, Donald; Dunlap, John F.; Garrigus, Charles B. II; Hale, Mildred; Kehoe, John T.; McKay, Robert E.; Riles, Wilson C.; Rodda, Albert S.; Sherriffs, Alex C.; Simpson, Roy E.; Waters, Laughlin E.; Winton, Gordon H., Jr. Education - Finance Cory, Kenneth; Hall, Kenneth F.; Martin, Jerry C.; Rodda, Albert S.; Veysey, Victor V. Education, Higher Alshuler, Robert E.; Babbage, John D. ; Brown, Edmund G., Sr.; Debs, Ernest E. ; Dills, Ralph C. ; Dumke, Glenn S.; Forbes, William E.; Grant, Allan; Haldeman, H.R.; Higgs, DeWitt A.; Kerr, Clark; Lanterman, Frank D.; McKay, Robert E.; Rattigan, Joseph A.; Sexton, Keith; Shaw, Stanford C. ; Sherriffs, Alex C.; Stiern, Walter W. Electioneering Bradley, Donald L.; Crocker, Roy P.; Dinkelspiel, John Walton; Dutton, Frederick G.; Guggenheim, Charles; McCormac, Keith; Outland, George; Polland, Milton R.; Zelman, Walter A. Employment Development Dept. Amerson, A. Wayne; Tieburg, Albert B. Environmental policy Behr, Peter H. ; Dills, Ralph C.; Dunlap, John F.; Farr, Frederick S.; Hill, Gladwin; Livermore, Norman B., Jr.; Lunardi, Paul J.; MacGillivray, W. Don; Nejedly, John A.; Petris, Nicholas C.; Tooker, John S.; Warren, Charles H.; Willoughby, Thomas H. Equalization, Board of Leake, Paul; Nevins, Richard; Welch, Ronald B. Fair Political Practices Commission Lowenstein, Daniel H.; Nielsen, Vigo G., Jr.; Stanford, Dan L. Federal government (federal-state relations) Tieburg, Albert B.; Uhler, Lewis K.; Warne, William E. Finance, Dept. of Beach, Edwin W.; Bell, Roy M.; Brainin, David; Currie, W.R.; Dwight, James S.; Groff, Ellis; Killion, George; Levit, Bert W.; Links, Fred W.; Luevano, Daniel M.; Orr, Verne; Peirce, John M. Fish and Game Commission Carty, Edwin L. Forest fires - Prevention and control Carter, Oliver J. Franchise Tax Board Huff, Martin Governors - Election Champion, Hale; Cunningham, Thomas J.; Darling, Dick; Dart, Justin; Draper, Murray; Hansen, Victor; Hotchkis, Preston, Sr.; Hume, Jaquelin; Jewett, Emelyn Knowland; Johnson, Estelle Knowland; Kenny, Robert W.; Manolis, Paul; Mason, Paul; Mellon, Carlotta H.; Mellon, Thomas J.; Mills, Edward; Plog, Stanley; Reagan, Neil; Reagan, Ronald; Roberts, William E.; Salvatori, Henry; Spencer, Stuart K.; Tuttle, Holmes; Watts, Norman (Skip); Wrather, Jack Governors - Staff Alarcon, Arthur L.; Barrett, Douglas; Beck, Julian; Becker, William; Bradley, Melvin L.; Bright, Tom M.; Burch, Meredith; Carter, Judy Royer; Christopher, Warren; Clifton, Robert; Davis, May Layne Bonnell; Elkingwood, Herbert E.; Gallagher, Marguerite; Gillenwaters, Edgar; Groves, Sadie Perlin; Habecker, Jackie; Hannaford, Peter; Henderson, Betty Foot; Kline, J. Anthony; Kline, Richard; Lemmon, Maryalice; Livingston, Donald Glenn; MacGregor, Helen R.; Mailliard, William S.; Martin, Jerry C.; Mason, Paul; Mellon, Carlotta H.; Mespl, Frank; Poole, Cecil F.; Procunier, Florence Randolph; Sloss, Nancy; Small, Merrell Farnham; Sweigert, William T., Sr.; Tooker, John S.; Vasey, Beach; Walker, Robert C.; Walton, Rus; Williams, Robert Governors - Transition periods Dart, Justin; Hume, Jaquelin; Killion, George L.; Reagan, Ronald; Todd, A. Ruric; Tuttle, Holmes Horse Racing Board Seeley, Raymond T. Industrial accidents/Workers' compensation Beard, John William Insurance McAlister, Alister; Zelman, Walter A. Insurance, Health Breslow, Lester; Brian, Earl W.; Champion, Hale; Claycombe, Gordon; Cline, John W.; Fenlon, Roberta; Lee, Russel VanArsdale; Moretti, Robert; Mulder, Carel E.H.; Salsman, Byrl R.; Swoap, David; Wollenberg, Albert C., Sr. Insurance, Unemployment Kragen, Adrian A. Japanese-Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Bannai, Paul T.; Clark, Tom; Cozzens, Robert; Dills, Ralph C.; Ennis, Edward; Hansen, Victor; Heckendorf, Percy C.; Jahnsen, Oscar J.; Kingman, Ruth; Lowrey, Lloyd W.; Myer, Dillon S.; Powers, Robert B.; Rowe, James; Wenig, Herbert E. Judges - Selection and appointment Gibson, Phil S.; Haerle, Paul R.; Petris, Nicholas C.; Wright, Donald R. Judicial review Willoughby, Thomas H. Juvenile corrections see Youth Authority Knight, Goodwin - Biography Bell, Dorothy Hewes; Polland, Milton R. Knight, Goodwin - Family Knight, Virgina Knowland, William - Biography Manolis, Paul Knowland, William - Family Jewett, Emelyn Knowland; Johnson, Estelle Knowland; McConnell, Geraldine Bowers Labor disputes Grossman, Aubrey; Harris, Myron; Odeen, Peter; Resner, Herbert; Ramsay, Ernest G. Labor policy/Industrial relations Finks, Harry; Haggerty, Cornelius J.; Stearns, James G. Law enforcement see Criminal justice, Administration of Legislative Analyst's Office Hamm, William G.; Post, A. Alan; Samuel, Bruce; Vickerman, John L. Legislative bodies - Reform Gann, Paul; Gregorio, Arlen F.; Margolis, Larry; Nielsen, Vigo G., Jr.; Schott, Phillip H.; Vicencia, Frank D. Legislative power Burns, Hugh M.; Garrigus, Charles B. II ; Lincoln, Luther H.; Miller, John J.; Mills, James R.; Moretti, Robert; Papan, Louis J.; Rees, Thomas M.; Stiern, Walter W.; Vicencia, Frank D.; Winton, Gordon H., Jr.; Zenovich, George N. Lieutenant Governor's Office Finch, Robert H.; Nielsen, Vigo G., Jr.; Powers, Harold J.; Reinecke, Ed Liquor laws Leake, Paul; Weinberger, Caspar W. Lobbyists/Lobbying organizations Arnstein, Lawrence; Blease, Coleman A.; Broaders, Halden C.; Costa, Edward; Finks, Harry; Gann, Paul; Garibaldi, James D.; Gunterman, Joseph F.; Graves, Richard Perrin; Kragen, Adrian A.; Lunardi, Paul J.; Lyon, LeRoy E., Jr.; McKay, Robert E.; Marinissen, Jan; Moss, John E., Jr.; Zelman, Walter A. Loyalty oath Kerr, Clark; Lincoln, Luther H. Medicaid see Insurance, Health Mental health services Connolly, Margarete; Doyle, Donald; Dunlap, John F.; Hume, Portia Bell; Lanterman, Frank D.; Lowry, James V.; Margolis, Larry; Petris, Nicholas C.; Tallman, Frank F.; Waldie, Jerome R.; Williams, Spencer M.; Zimmerman, Kent A. Minority business enterprises - Finance Carter, Louis Motor Vehicles, Dept. of Orr, Verne Municipal home rule Cavanaugh, Bartley; Magyar, Roger Navigation and Ocean Development, Dept. of Walker, Robert C. Nixon, Richard M. Adams, Earl; Crocker, Roy P.; Day, Roy; Dinkelspiel, John Walton; Hotchkis, Preston, Sr.; Jorgensen, Frank; Petris, Nicholas C.; Powers, Harold J.; Weinberger, Caspar W. Parks Drury, Newton B.; Lunardi, Paul J. ; McConnell, Geraldine Bowers; Mott, William Penn, Jr. Petroleum in submerged lands Allen, Bruce F.; Fleury, Gordon A.; Hayes, James A.; MacBride, Thomas J.; Miller, Allen; Tomlinson, Stanley T. Poetry Garrigus, Charles B. II Police--Complaints against Garcia, Miguel F. II Political campaigns see Electioneering Political consultants Baus, Herbert M.; Roberts, William E.; Ross, William B.; Spencer, Stuart K.; Whitaker, Clement S. Jr. Politicians' wives Brown, Bernice Layne; Engle, Lucretia; Knight, Virginia; MacGillivray, Mary E.; Soto, Nell; Tomlinson, Constance M.; Warren, Nina Palmquist Press and politics Beck, Paul J. ; Behrens, Earl C.; Bergholz, Richard; Bright, Tom M. ; Burby, John F.; Champion, Hale; Haas, Lucien C. ; Hill, Gladwin ; Jones, Walter P. ; Kossen, Sydney ; Leary, Mary Ellen ; McDowell, Jack S. ; Nofziger, Franklyn C. ; Papan, Louis J.; Phillips, Herbert L. ; Ringer, Roy J. ; Rodda, Richard ; Salinger, Pierre ; Scoggins, Verne ; Wrightson, James R. Prison administration see Corrections Proposition 1a (1966) [Full-time legislature] Britschgi, Carl A.; Hayes, James A. Public administration - Automation Betts, Bert A.; Marshall, Greta; Houghton, Robert A.; Nannini, Rico J. Public health Arnstein, Lawrence; Breslow, Lester; Brian, Earl W.; Camilli, Richard L.; Merrill, Malcolm H.; Mulder, Carel E.H.; Ongerth, Henry; Stead, Frank M.; Williams, Spencer M. Public opinion polls Corey, Dorothy D. Public service commissions Bagley, William T.; Sturgeon, Vernon L. Public welfare Beilenson, Anthony ; Burton, John L.; Carleson, Robert B.; Chickering, A. Lawrence; Gleason, Verne E.; Hawkins, Robert B., Jr.; Jenkins, James; McWilliams, Carey; Martin, Jerry C.; Moretti, Robert; Mulder, Carel E.H.; Schottland, Charles Irwin; Sturgeon, Vernon L.; Swoap, David; Warren, Earl; Wedemeyer, John Reagan, Ronald - Biography Dales, Jack; Dunckel, Earl B.; Dunne, George Reagan, Ronald - Family Reagan, Neil Republican party Barnes, Stanley N.; Button, A. Ronald; Caldecott, Thomas W.; Carpenter, Dennis E.; Christopher, George; Cristina, Vernon J.; Darling, Dick; del Junco, Tirso; Doyle, Donald; Faries, McIntyre; Haerle, Paul R.; Hayes, James A.; Hume, Jaquelin; Johnson, Gardiner; Knowland, William F.; Luce, Gordon; Lyon, LeRoy E., Jr.; Parkinson, Gaylord B.; Polland, Milton; Powers, Harold J.; Storrs, Eleanor Ring; Thelin, Howard J.; Weinberger, Caspar Roosevelt, James Outland, George; Post, Langdon; Roosevelt, James San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission Bodovitz, Joseph E.; Lane, Melvin B.; Shute, E. Clement, Jr. Secretary of State's Office Lowenstein, Daniel H.; Nannini, Rico J. Securities Volk, Robert H., Jr. Small business - Finance Carter, Louis Social welfare see Public welfare Space shuttles Gillenwaters, Edgar M. [Task forces] King, Warren; Livingston, Donald Glenn; Magyar, Roger; Stubblebine, William Craig; Uhler, Lewis K.; Williams, Spencer M. Tax and expenditure limitations Behr, Peter H. ; Costa, Edward; Gann, Paul; Hannaford, Peter; Lewis, Jonathan C.; McAlister, Alister; Magyar, Roger; Marler, Fred W.; Martin, Jerry C.; Moretti, Robert; Stubblebine, William Craig; Uhler, Lewis K.; Walton, Frank J.; Watson, Philip E. Taxation, State Champion, Hale; Feigenbaum, B. Joseph; Kragen, Adrian A.; Vickerman, John L. Tidelands oil see Petroleum in submerged lands Trade-unions - Political activity Ash, Robert S. Trade-unions Bulcke, Germain; Chaudet, Joseph W.; Dales, Jack; Dellums, C. L.; Dunne, George; Grossman, Aubrey; Heide, Paul; Simonds, U.S.; Sturgeon, Vernon L.; Vernon, Ernest H. Transportation - Planning Carter, Oliver J.; Cristina, Vernon J.; Holen, Marvin L.; Luce, Gordon C.; O'Gara, Gerald J. ; Samuel, Bruce; Walton, Frank J.; Wollenberg, Albert C., Sr. Treasurer's Office Betts, Bert A.; Button, A. Ronald Urban policy Graves, Richard Perrin Vocational rehabilitation Lucas, Harry J. Warren, Earl - Alameda County District Attorney's Office Balaban, Edith; Bruce, John; Chamberlain, Richard H.; Coakley, J. Frank; Daly, E.A.; Hamlin, Oliver D.; Hederman, Albert E., Jr.; Heinrichs, Beverly; Jensen, Lowell; Jester, Lloyd; Mullins, John F.; Oakley, James H.; Severin, Clarence E.; Shaw, Mary; Shea, Willard W.; Sherry, Arthur H.; Spence, Homer R.; Warren, Earl Warren, Earl - Biography Albright, Horace; Ashe, Maryann; Breed, Arthur H., Jr.; Cavanaugh, Bartley; Cavins, Omar; Henderson, Betty Foot; Henley, Ruth Smith; Kreisler, Ralph; Lynn, Wallace; McConnell, Geraldine Bowers; McMillan, Ernest; Martin, Manford; Siems, Edward H.; Stassen, Harold E.; Steinhart, John H.; Stone, Irving; Stone, Jean; Swig, Benjamin H.; Vaughan, Francis Warren, Earl - Chief justice Brownell, Herbert; Finkelstein, Louis; Hagerty, James C.; Oliver, William; Richman, Martin F.; Small, Merrell Farnham; Warren, Earl Warren, Earl - Family Brien, Nina Warren; Warren, Earl, Jr.; Warren, James; Warren, Nina Palmquist; Warren, Robert Water - Pollution Bonderson, Paul R.; Stead, Frank M. Water resources development Adams, Winfred; Brody, Ralph M.; Brown, Edmund G., Sr.; Chatters, Ford A.; Cologne, Gordon; Dolwig, Richard J.; Gianelli, William; Goldberg, B. Abbott; Hotchkis, Preston, Sr.; Lanterman, Frank D.; Richards, Richard; Singer, Rita; Waldie, Jerome R.; Warne, William E.; Warren, Earl Women, Commission on the Status of Heine, Carolyn Cooper; Miller, Anita M. Women in politics see also Politicians' wives Bronson, Leisa G.; Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite; Mellon, Carlotta H.; Molina, Gloria; Nelson, Helen Ewing; Storrs, Eleanor Ring Youth Authority Barrett, Douglas; Beam, Kenneth S.; Breed, Allen F.; Holton, Karl; MacGregor, Helen R.; Scudder, Kenyon J.; Stark, Heman G.
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