Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Victor V. Veysey papers
- Dates:
- 1965-1985
- Creators:
- Veysey, Victor V. (Victor Vincent), 1915-2001
- Abstract:
- Victor Vincent Veysey (1915-2001) was a member of the California State Assembly from 1963-1971 and served in the House of Representatives from 1971-1975. The Victor V. Veysey papers (1965-1985) include California State Assembly legislation files, congressional office files and legislation files, House of Representative bill files, campaign files, post-congressional activities, and photographs. Material includes correspondence, public relations and press releases, research and background material especially related to geothermal energy, air pollution, and agriculture.
- Extent:
- 126 manuscript boxes (50.4 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Victor V. Veysey papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Victor V. Veysey papers (1965-1985) include California State Assembly legislation files, congressional office files and legislation files, House of Representative bill files, campaign files, post-congressional activities, and photographs. Material includes correspondence, public relations and press releases, research and background material especially related to geothermal energy, air pollution, and agriculture. Also included are files on the House of Representative bills Veysey was involved with including bills related to blood, blood banks, and supply. There are a few files from the time he was Assistant Secretary of the Army and Secretary for Industrial Relations.
- Biographical / historical:
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Victor Vincent Veysey (1915–2001) was a member of the California State Assembly from 1963-1971 and served in the House of Representatives from 1971-1975. After serving in Congress, Veysey was Assistant Secretary of the Army under President Gerald Ford from 1975-1977. In 1977 he was Director of Caltech's Industrial Relations Center and, in 1983, Secretary for Industrial Relations for the State of California.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1977.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Environmental policy -- United States
Elections -- United States
Energy policy -- United States
Power resources -- United States
Statesmen -- United States - Names:
- United States. Department of the Army
United States. Congress. House
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 - Places:
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1969-1974
California -- Politics and government -- 1951-
United States -- Military policy
United States -- Politics and government -- 1974-1977
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-02-23 09:41:32.290528
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Victor V. Veysey papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563