California State Archives Oral History Program

The Regional Oral History Office is one of five California oral history programs working with the California State Archives to document State of California legislative and executive history.

To read: The oral history transcripts may be read in the libraries of the California State Archives; UC Berkeley (Bancroft Library); UCLA; Claremont Graduate School; California State University, Fullerton; and California State University, Sacramento.

To order: Hardbound copies of the transcripts may be ordered from State Government Oral History Program of the California State Archives, 1020 "O" Street, Sacramento, California, 95814. (Checks payable to Secretary of State.) The prices listed below include postage and handling.
 
Oral histories produced by the Regional Oral History Office, UC Berkeley, are listed below. The complete list of oral histories produced statewide under this program appears here.
 

Alquist, Alfred E., California State Senator, 1967 to present; State Assemblyman, 1963-1966; 1989, 105 pp. $27

Agnos, Art., California State Legislator, 1977-1987; Two volumes, 646 pp.

Bagley, William T., California Transportation Commission, 1983 to present, Public Utilities Commission, 1983-1986; 1989, 49 pp. $21

Bates, Tom, State Assemblyman, 1977-1996; 2004, ii, 577 pp. $63

Behr, Peter H., Environmentalist and California State Senator, 1971-1978; 1990, 393 pp. $36

Bouché, Brieuc, Master Wood Carver, High School Teacher at Manzanar Relocation Center, 1942-1943; 1993, 113 pp. $24

Brainin, David, California Department of Finance, 1950-1985; 1991, 93 pp. $24

Britschgi, Carl A., California State Assemblyman, 1957-1970; 1989, 95 pp. $27

Broaders, Halden C., California Legislative Representative, 1957-1990; 1991, 328 pp. $33

Bronzan, Bruce, California State Assemblyman, 1982-1992; 1996, 125 pp. $27

Burton, John L., California State Assemblyman, 1965-1974, U. S. Congressman; 1989, 54 pp. $24

Busch, Burt, California State Senator, 1947-1955, District Attorney for Lake County, 1931-1946; 1989, 85 pp. $24

Connelly, John Robert, California State Legislature Staff Member, 1960-1964, 1967-1978,1979-1996; 2001, 329 pp. $33

Cory, Kenneth, California State Controller, 1976-1986, California State Assemblyman, 1967-1974, 1990, 150 pp. $27

Costa, Edward, President, People's Advocate; 1991, 62 pp. $21

Currie, W. Ralph, Chief Financial Economist, Department of Finance, 1949-1968; Economic Research Specialist, Division of Budgets and Accounts, Department of Finance, 1936-1949; 1989, 55 pp. $24

Dolwig, Richard J., California State Senator, 1956-1970; State Assemblyman, 1946-1956; 1989, 81 pp. $24

Dunlap, John F., California State Senator, 1975-1978; California State Assembly, 1967-1974, 1990, 277 pp. $30

Erwin, Thomas M., California State Assemblyman, 1943-1958; 1989, 83 pp. $24

Farr, Frederick S., California State Senator, 1955-1967; 1992, 127 pp. $27

Fenlon, Roberta, President, California Medical Association, 1970-197; 1990, 49 pp. $21

Fischer, Michael L., Executive Director, California Coastal Commission, 1978-1985, Deputy Director, Governor's Office of Planning and Research, 1976-1978, Executive Director, North Central Region, Coastal Zone Conservation Commission, 1973-1976: 1992, 210 pp. $30

Foran, John F., State Legislator, 1963-1986; 2004, ii, 204 pp. $27

Fleury, Gordon A., California State Assemblyman, 1949-1956: 1989, 43 pp. $24

Gann, Paul, People's Advocate, 1974-1978; 1989, 88 pp. $27

Garibaldi, James D., California State Assemblyman, 1935-1938; Legislative Representative, 1946 to present; 1990, 65 pp. $21

Gleason, Verne E., Special Advisor on Welfare and Human Relations, California Senate 1970-1974; Assistant Director California State Department of Social Welfare, 1950-1961, 1967-1970; 1989, 183 pp. $27

Greenaway, Roy, California Political Activist, 1952-1968; 1992, 287 pp. $30

Gregorio, Arlen F., California State Senator, 1971-1978; 1990, 174 pp. $27

Hamm, William G., California Legislative Analyst, 1977-1986; 1991, 101 pp. $24

Heilbron, Louis, Department of Social Welfare, 1932; Department of Relief Administration, 1933-1940; Board of Economic Welfare, 1942-1943; California State Board of Education, 1959-1961; California Coordinating Council for Higher Education, 1961-1969; California State Colleges, 1960-1969, 1994; 164 pp. $27

Honig, Bill, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Director, Department of Education, 1983-1993; 2000, 212 pp. $30

Huff, Martin, Executive Officer, Franchise Tax Board, 1963-1979; Auditor-Controller, City of Oakland, 1958-1963; 1989, 178 pp. $27

Jervis, John V., Assistant Deputy State Controller, 1978-1985, Director, State Senate Democratic Caucus, 1977-1978, Assistant to the Senate Majority Leader, 1972-1975; 1991, 47 pp. $21

Johnson, Gardiner, California State Assemblyman, 1935-1946; Republican State Central Committee, 1934-1946, 1950-1982;1991, 249 pp. $30

Johnston, Patrick, State Legislator 1981-2000; 2003, 469 pp. $60

Keene, Barry, California State Assemblyman, 1972-1978; California State Senator, 1978-1992; 1996, 290 pp. $30

Kennedy, David, Department of Water Resources Director, 1983-1998; 2004, 216 pp. $27

Kline, J. Anthony, Legal Affairs Secretary, 1975-1980; San Francisco Superior Court, 1980-1982; California Court of Appeal, 1982-1992; 1992, 80 pp. $24

Lewis, Jonathan C., Executive Director, California Tax Reform Association 1978-1979; Legislative Assistant to Senator Nicholas Petris, 1971-1977; 1991, 54 pp. $21

MacBride, Thomas J., California State Assemblyman, 1956-1960; 1989, 119 pp. $27

Margolis, Larry, Chief Assistant to the Speaker of the California Assembly, 1961-1965; 1990, 378 pp.$36

Marler, Fred W. Jr., California State Senator, 1966-1974; 1989, 117 pp. $24

Marshall, Greta, Chief Investment Officer, Public Employees Retirement System, 1985-1988; 1991, 45 pp. $21

McAlister, Alister, California Assembly Member, 1970-1986; 1989, 202 pp. $30

McCarthy, Leo, California Assemblyman 1968-1982, Lieutenant Governor, 1983-1995; 1996, 219 pp. $30

Meade, Kenneth A., California State Assembly, 1971-1976; 1989, 125 pp. $24

Mosk, Stanley, Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, 1964-present; 1998, 93 pp.

Mulder, Carel E. H., Chief, Division of Medical Care, Department of Social Welfare, 1957-1965; Director, Department of Health Care Services, 1967-1970; 1991, 78 pp. $24

Mulford, Don, California State Assemblyman, 1957-1970; 1989, 97 pp. $24

Nannini, Rico J., employee with Secretary of State office, California State Government; 1989, 148 pp. $27

Nejedly, John A., California State Senator, 1969-1980; 1989, 121 pp. $27

Newman, Frank, Professor of Law, University of California-Berkeley, 1946 to 1994; Justice, California Supreme Court, 1977-1983; 1994, 314 pp. $33

Nielsen, Vigo G., Jr., Assistant Deputy Controller, 1967-68; Chief Administrative Officer, California State Assembly, 1969; Chief of Staff, Lieutenant Governor's Office, 1970-71; Attorney, Political and State Government Law, 1972-Present; 1990, 129 pp. $24

O'Brien, Charles A., Chief Deputy Attorney General in California, Executive Secretary to Governor, Chief Assistant Attorney General; 1989, 107 pp. $27

O'Connell, John A., California Assembly Member, 1955-1961; 1989, 67 pp. $24

O'Gara, Gerald, California State Senator,1947-1950, 1951-1954; 1989, 33 pp. $24

Papan, Louis J., California Assembly Member, 1972-1986; 1989, 182 pp. $30

Patsey, Richard L., Constitutional Revision Commission Special Counsel; 1991, 98 pp. $24

Pesonen, David, Chair, Californians for Nuclear Safeguards, 1974-1976; Member, State Board of Forestry, 1977-1979; Director, Department of Forestry, 1979-1983; Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge, 1983-1985; 1992, 160 pp. $27

Petris Nicholas, California State Senator, 1967 -; California State Assemblyman, 1959-1966; 1991, 411 pp. $36

Roberts, Edward Verne, Director, California Department of Rehabilitation, 1975-1983; Activist for Severely Disabled Students, UC Berkeley, 1962-1967; 1997, 55 pp. $27

Samuel, Bruce, Assistant to the President pro Tempore, 1971-1979; Executive Officer of Senate Rules Committee, 1979-1981; Special Assistant to the Senate Rules Committee, 1981-1984; 1992, 151 pp. $27

Schott, Phillip H., California Assembly Chief Administrative Officer, 1963-1966; Legislative Representative, 1973 to present; 1991, 285 pp. $30

Singer, Rita, Attorney, U.S. Department of Interior, 1944-1976; California Department of Water Resources, 1977 to present; 1992, 140 pp. $27

Vickerman, John L., Chief Deputy Legislative Analyst, 1979-1990; Program Analyst and Principal Program Analyst, 1955-1979; 1991, 109 pp. $24

Waldie, Jerome R., California State Assemblyman, 1958-1966; United States Congressman, 1966-1974; 1989, 178 pp. $27

Welch, Ronald B., Chief, Division of Research and Statistics, California State Board of Equalization, 1946-1958; Assistant Executive Secretary, California State Board of Equalization, 1958-1974; 1989, 101 pp. $27

Whitaker, Clement S., Jr., Political Campaign and Public Relations Specialist, 1944 - 1991, 195 pp. $27

Williams, Robert, Deputy Legislative Secretary, 1963-1988; 1991, 128 pp. $24

Willoughby, Thomas H., Legislative Staff Member, 1961-1983; 1989, 147 pp. $27