Washington County (Or.)

Abstract

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.

Abstract Washington County Kids (WCK), an Oregon nonprofit organization whose "mission is to ensure access to quality out of school time programs that equip Washington County children for success," was founded in 2009. This collection documents their efforts to improve access to before- and after-school programs in Washington County, Oregon; their research into the needs and condition of the county's children; the group's pursuit of several public funding models through levies and ballot measures;...