Speeches

Victor Atiyeh served as Oregon’s 32nd governor from 1979-1987. This collection documents Atiyeh's activities as Governor, State Senator and State Representative, as well as his business and family life. It includes correspondence, photographs, speeches, reports, audiovisual recordings, press clippings, memorabilia, scrapbooks, and other items relating to both his professional and personal life.

Victor George Atiyeh (1923-) served as Oregon’s 32nd governor from 1979-1987. The collection contains audiovisual materials, awards, correspondence, memorabilia, photographs, press clippings, reports, scrapbooks, speeches, and other materials relating to both his professional and personal life, particularly regarding his time in public office as State Representative, State Senator, and Governor, as well as his post-gubernatorial international consulting business.

Walter Leslie “Les” AuCoin served two terms in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and nine terms in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon’s 1st District (1975-1993). The Les AuCoin Papers document his 22 years in public office, and includes speeches, campaign materials, legislative files, media releases, press clippings, photographs, and audiovisual materials.

The Pacific University Forensics Collection includes speech and debate programs, written orations, news clippings related to oratorical events paticipated in or attended by Pacific University students. Also included is a scrapbook of Pacific University music and debate programs probably made by a class of 1900 student. Many events were sponsored by the Inter-Collegiate Oratorial Association of Oregon.

Pacific University dates to 1848 in Forest Grove, Oregon. This collection documents its corporate memory and includes materials pertaining to administrative, curricular, and student activities, including minutes, correspondence, brochures, catalogs, reports, newsletters, photographs, and related items.