Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Leroy F. Greene papers
- Dates:
- 1962-1977
- Creators:
- Greene, Leroy F.
- Abstract:
- Leroy F. Greene served as California State Assemblyman from 1962 to 1982 and California State Senator from 1982 to 1998. He represented the 6th Assembly District. His 36-year career ended when Proposition 140 was approved, which limited terms. Collection consists of bill files, legislation, subject files, correspondence, press clippings and photographs.
- Extent:
- 40.0 Linear feet (32 record cartons)
- Language:
- and English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item including date], [Folder Title], MSS 1998/02, Leroy F. Greene papers, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, The Library, California State University, Sacramento.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of bill files, legislation, subject files, correspondence, press clippings and photographs.
- Biographical / historical:
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Leroy F. Greene was a California State Senator (Democrat) who wrote a substantial amount of legislation while he was in office. Born in 1918 in Newark, New Jersey, he went on to graduate from Purdue University in 1940 with a degree in engineering. After several years of working with bridge design in private engineering firms, he eventually started his own California firm in 1951 known as "Leroy Greene and Associates Consulting Engineers".
He was first elected to the California State Legislature in 1962. He went on to serve in both the State Assembly and Senate for 36 years, making him (at the time) the Legislature's longest-serving sitting lawmaker.
Throughout his years in service, Leroy Greene wrote several bills. They ranged from prohibiting the sale of previously frozen meat as fresh to the legalization of Bingo and prostitution. His legacy, however, is the expansion and seismic upgrading of California's schools to resist earthquakes and fires.
Leroy Greene died on September 29, 2002 from peritonitis. He was 84 years old.
- Acquisition information:
- The Leroy F. Greene papers were given to the CSUS Special Collections and University Archives in October 1998.
- Custodial history:
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Leroy F. Greene assembled these papers over many years. The collection was later donated to CSU Sacramento in 1998.
- Processing information:
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Listing created by by Mohasit Monh in 2002.
- Accruals:
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No additions are expected.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-11-05T16:51-0800
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research. Some restrictions may apply.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright is protected by the copyright law, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. Requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce from collections must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Permission for publication is given on the behalf of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Library, California State University, Sacramento as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item including date], [Folder Title], MSS 1998/02, Leroy F. Greene papers, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, The Library, California State University, Sacramento.
- Location of this collection:
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University Library, MS 60396000 J StreetSacramento, CA 95819, US
- Contact:
- 916-278-6144