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Ocm32299511-Mscoll64.Pdf (527.2Kb) State Library of Massachusetts - Special Collections Department Ms. Coll. 64 John W. Olver Papers, 1969-1991, bulk 1981-1989: Guide COLLECTION SUMMARY Creator: Olver, John W. Call Number: Ms. Coll. 64 Extent: 17 boxes (17 linear feet) Preferred Citation Style: Folder Title, Box Number #. John W. Olver Papers. State Library of Massachusetts Special Collections. About This Finding Aid: Description based on DACS. Provenance: Gift of John W. Olver, 1991. Processed by: Finding aid prepared by Claire Goodwin and Mary Bicknell, 1994 to 1995. Updated by Abigail Cramer, June, 2012. Abstract: This collection documents the professional activities of John Olver during his term as a Representative to the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1969 to 1972 and during his term as a Massachusetts Senator from 1973 to 1991. SCOPE AND CONTENT This collection documents the period of John W. Olver's service as a Massachusetts legislator from 1969 through 1991. The materials in Series I. Olver Papers include legislation and testimonies given by Olver, legislation of the Senate and House during the 1980s, and Olver’s subject files. The subject files cover such topics as the bottle bill, child care, Connecticut River diversion, higher education, energy conservation, environmental issues, local aid, nuclear power, and the physician shortage. State Library of Massachusetts – Special Collections Department Guide to Ms. Coll. 64 – John W. Olver Papers Page 1 of 33 Series II. Tax Commission includes correspondence, memoranda, notes, drafts of reports, reports, agendas, minutes, lists, budgets, data, legislative bills, press releases, editorial material, brochures, newsletters, booklets, and newspaper clippings relating to the work of the commission, its members, the staff, and consultants. A large part of the collection is comprised of material relating to the papers and reports issued by the commission on various tax matters including informational material, drafts, and comments by authorities and interest groups. The final versions of these papers and reports can be found in the three volumes entitled Research of the Massachusetts Special Commission on Tax Reform (box 17). There are also files relating to interest groups such as the Citizens for Limited Taxation and the Massachusetts Taxpayers Association. This series also includes minutes of meetings of the commission and its committees and information regarding the public information component of the commission's work. Personnel files contain primarily resumes, correspondence, and contracts of staff and consultants. Although Senator Olver's papers and those of the Special Commission on Tax Reform were separate at the time of accession and have been processed as separate series, it is clear that they overlap in many areas. A researcher using this collection should examine the topic of interest in both series. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Olver John W. Olver was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, on September 3, 1936. He received a B.S. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1955), an M.S. from Tufts University (1956), and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1961). During his graduate school years, he developed an interest in politics and public affairs that continued throughout his career as a chemistry professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. A resident of Amherst, Olver served as a Democratic Representative in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Second Hampshire District from 1969to 1972, and as a Democratic Senator in the Massachusetts Senate from the Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden District (the Franklin and Hampshire District after 1978) from 1973 to 1991. In 1991, he was elected to the House of Representatives of the United States Congress. During Olver's years as a Massachusetts legislator, he was a member of a number of legislative committees. Among those he served on the longest were: State Administration (as Vice Chairman), Counties, Transportation (as Vice Chairman), Ways and Means, Energy (as Vice Chairman), and Taxation (as Chairman). He also served on several special commissions: the Special Commission on the Belchertown State School and the Monson State Hospital (became the Special Commission on Mental Retardation), the Special Commission on Age Majority, the State Library of Massachusetts – Special Collections Department Guide to Ms. Coll. 64 – John W. Olver Papers Page 2 of 33 Special Commission on Local Aid, the Special Commission on Physician Shortage, and the Special Commission on Tax Reform of which he was Senate Chairman. In 1978, Governor Dukakis named Senator Olver to the New England Board of Higher Education. Post-secondary education was one of Olver's priorities, along with tax policy and reform, environmental issues (especially those regarding water and energy), economic development, and child care. Olver sponsored a great deal of legislation related to these issues during his time as a Massachusetts legislator. In 1987, he organized the Tax Equity Alliance of Massachusetts (TEAM), as a balance to Citizens for Limited Taxation, with Susan Shaer, a past president of the Massachusetts League of Women Voters. Historical Note: Special Commission on Tax Reform The Massachusetts Special Commission on Tax Reform was created by the Massachusetts General Court in the summer of 1983. Its original members included three members of the Senate, five members of the House of Representatives, and seven appointees of the Governor. The commission's mandate was "for the purpose of making an investigation and study relative to all state, local, special district, and county taxation within the Commonwealth in order to develop a tax reform program for the Commonwealth" (Chapter 289, Acts of 1983). John Olver and Richard Moore were Senate and House Chairmen, respectively. In 1984, the membership was increased to ten members from the Legislature and nine appointed by the Governor. Charles Flaherty became the House Chairman in the spring of 1985. Initially the commission developed criteria for evaluating the existing tax system and any proposed reforms. As part of the research phase, the commission began to gather background information from tax commissions in other states and from economists and public policy experts on a wide variety of tax issues. The primary topics of study were personal, property, business, and sales taxes as well as user fees and charges. Interim reports were published on these topics. The recommendation phase began in late 1987 and early 1988 with a number of specific options for reform offered by the commission's members with the support of the staff and consultants. The proposed final recommendations were issued in 1989 and addressed two categories of taxes: corporate/bank and personal income, sales, and property taxes. In the area of corporate and bank taxes, the commission recommended repeal of the Massachusetts investment tax credit, adoption of an alternative minimum tax, reexamination of the S corporation law no later than 1993, and the reduction of the bank tax rate and expansion of the definition of those subject to the bank tax. In the area of personal income, sales, and property taxes, the commission recommended consideration of a long-term goal of a progressive income tax, an increase in the personal exemption for single heads of household, adjustment of the no tax status to the rate of inflation, an increase in the gasoline, cigarette and alcohol excise taxes, and a change in the State Library of Massachusetts – Special Collections Department Guide to Ms. Coll. 64 – John W. Olver Papers Page 3 of 33 property tax limit from 2 1/2% to a figure based on the three-year average in the Consumer Price Index. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Arrangement The papers are arranged in two series as follows: Series I. Olver Subject Files, 1970-1991 Series II. Special Commission on Tax Reform, 1975-1990 Conditions Governing Access This collection is open for research during the Special Collections Department’s regular hours. Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use Copyright restrictions may apply. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with Special Collections staff. Languages and Scripts The materials are entirely in English. Immediate Source of Acquisition Gift of John W. Olver, 1991. Appraisal, Destruction, and Scheduling The following items have been removed from the collection: Personnel records relating to persons not hired by the commission. Published materials and tax commission reports and studies from other states which are readily available elsewhere (a list of these reports and studies is available in box 17). State Library of Massachusetts – Special Collections Department Guide to Ms. Coll. 64 – John W. Olver Papers Page 4 of 33 Series Description and Container List Series I: Olver Papers, 1969-1991 Scope and Content This series includes legislation and testimonies given by Olver, legislation of the Senate and House during the 1980s (S. 509 and H.2663 are Senate and House bill numbers, respectively), and subject files. Arrangement The legislation (folders 1-68) is arranged in order of bill number. The subject files (folders 69-440) are arranged in alphabetical order. Box # Folder # Folder Title Date 1 1 to 16 Olver Legislation (16 folders) 1973-1990 1 17 Olver Testimonies 1989 1 18 S. 509 Aversive Treatment 1987 1 19 S. 252 Low Income Students 1988 1 20 S. 253 Day Care in Higher Education 1988 1 21 S. 291 Regional School Districts Reimbursements 1989 1 22 S. 320 Low Income Scholarships 1989 1 23 S. 334 School Building Bonds 1989 1 24 S. 519 Nursing Assistants 1989? 1 25 S. 575 G.E.D.A.C. 1989? 1 26 S. 581 Pets in Public Housing 1989? 1 27 S. 693 Indian Families 1989 1 28 S. 790 Summary Process undated 1 29 S. 1105 Endangered Species 1989? 1 30 S. 1393 Increase Library Aid 1989 1 31 S. 1692 Testimony 1989 State Library of Massachusetts – Special Collections Department Guide to Ms. Coll. 64 – John W. Olver Papers Page 5 of 33 1 32 S. 343 Fact Sheet undated 1 33 H.
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