Oregon State Archives 800 Summer Street NE Salem, OR 97310 503-373-0701 ext. 1 sos.oregon.gov/archives GOVERNOR BARBARA ROBERTS ADMINISTRATION RECORDS SUMMARY OF RECORDS The records of Governor Barbara Roberts consist of correspondence, press releases, speeches, environmental project records, and natural resources records. These records date from when she was elected in 1990, until Governor Kitzhaber was sworn in in 1995, and they represent events occurring in Oregon at that time and the Governor's role in them. "Conversation with Oregon" records reflect Robert's initiative to respond to the passage of Measure 5, limiting property tax rates. As a result of this initiative Robert's promoted legislation to make state government more efficient. Many environmental and natural resource issues are documented in the environmental project records and the natural resources records. Issues include the Columbia River Gorge, the spotted owl, rivers and water, salmon and the restoration of fish runs, forest practices, and mining legislation. The legal counsel records and administrative correspondence documents issues such as the Oregon Health Plan, teenage pregnancy, welfare, and women and minorities. ADMINISTRATIVE CORRESPONDENCE, 1987-1995 75 cubic feet Arrangement: by subject, thereunder chronological Series documents the activites of the governor's office. Series includes correspondence, publications, and reports. Correspondence is from citizens, legislators, and state and federal agencies. Topics include Oregon government, income and property tax, teen pregnancy, economic development, land use, social programs, the environment, the spotted owl, wilderness, energy, and tourism. Significant subseries of these records are as follows: Administrative Correspondence, 1990-1995 Administrative Correspondence Container List Box 42 Arts Award Abortion Affirmative Action Asian Gypsy Moth AIDS Bad Decision Clippings Air Pollution Ballot Measure 5 Americans With Disabilities Act Benchmarks Anti-Drug Programs Biography Archives and Archives Building Blind, Commission for the Boards and Commissions Land Use Butte Falls Law Enforcement Campaign Ephemera Leadership Cancer Legislators, Correspondence With Children Legislature Clinton Economic Plan Columbia River Highway Box 46 Livable Communities Box 43 Lottery Measure 5 Corrections Media Court Appointments Membership Lists Dammasch Hospital Memberships Death Penalty Mental Health Earthquakes Military Department Economic Development Mining Education Minorities Emergency, Civil Minority, Women, and Emerging Small Employee Benefits, Task Force on Businesses Energy Multnomah County Commissioners Records Energy, Nuclear Environmental Issues Estuary Program, National Box 47 National and Community Services Act National Resources Box 44 Nursing Homes Executive Appointments Oregon Arts Commission Executive Department Oregon Benchmarks Family Planning Oregon Downtown Development Association Farm Workers Oregon Health Plan Farewell Remarks Oregon Health Services Commission Forest Conference Oregon Health Sciences University Forest Management Plan Oregon Historical Society Forest Fires Gangs Box 48 Government Reorganization God Squad Oregon National Guard Hanford Nuclear Reservation Oregon Public Employees Union Health and Human Services, Department of Oregon Trail Celebration Higher Education Parole Board PERS (Public Employee Retirement System) Task Force Box 45 Political Appointments, Clinton Administration Higher Education Portland Organizing Project Hispanics Proclamations Housing Recall Effort Indian Gambling Recycling Indonesia Reinventing Government Initiative Petitions Resignation - Secretary of State Japan SAIF Corporation Labor Relations Sales Tax Land Board Salmon (State) Lands Secondary Lands Senior Citizens Water Policy Water Pollution Box 49 Water Resources Watershed Proposals State Government Relations, Task Force Westrends, Council of State Governments State of the State Address, 1993 Tax Issues Box 50 Tax Plan Women Tax Reform Women Executives in State Government Timber Women Voters, League of Timber and Endangered Species Workforce Quality Council Transportation Governor's Daily Schedule, 1991-1994 Trojan Nuclear Plant January 1991-September 1992 Volunteerism Award Voter Registration Assistant to the Governor's Office Records, 1990-1993 Auction Gift Records, 1991-1994 Ballot Measure 8 Petitions, 1995 Budget Records, 1991-1995 Chief of Staff Records, 1990-1994 Chief of Staff Records Container List Administrative Services Central Oregon Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Charitable Fund Drive Relations Chief of Staff Biographies Affirmative Action Children and Families Aging, Governor's Commission on Citizen's Representative Alliance for Redesigning Government Citizen's Utility Board (CUB) American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee Computer Migration Americans with Disabilities Act Computer Systems Association of Oregon Industries Consumer and Business Services Attorney General's Opinions Counties (Jefferson, Lane, Multnomah) Audits Corrections Department Ballot Measure 8 Correspondence to Agencies Banking Council of State Governments Benchmarks, Oregon Criminal Justice Black History Month Crookham, Charles Black Affairs, Commission on Dammasch Hospital Black Affairs, Oregon Assembly for Data Intensive Systems Center Blind, Commission for the Deaf School Boards and Commissions, Executive Death Penalty Appointments Democratic Governors' Association Bond Committee Meeting Democratic Party of Oregon Broadband Networks Disparity Study Budget Economic Development Department, Oregon Byrne Grants Education Budget Cascade Policy Institute Education: Goals 2000 Census Ed-Net Education: Norma Paulus Legal Counsel Education: Portland Public Schools Legislators, Letters Education: Schindler's List Legislators Education: Southern Oregon State College Legislature Education Summit Livable Communities Election Laws Lobby Contract Elections Local Government Task Force Emerald Heights (Astoria) Lottery Emergency Board Medical Examiners, Board of Emergency Management Minority Enterprises Emergency Evacuation Response NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) Employment National Governors' Association Energy, Department of National Guard Environmental Quality National Guard Ethics Legislature National Service Act Evergreen (Air Venture Museum (McMinnville) Natural Resources Executive Department News Releases Fairview Notebooks Federal Agenda Nuclear Federal Budget NUCOR (Columbia County) Fires 1000 Friends Fishing Oregon Business Food Drive Oregon Citizen's Alliance Forests Oregon Education Association Forward Oregon Oregon Fair Share Fryberg, Mark Oregon Health Plan Future's Committee Oregon Historical Society Gaming Oregon Human Development Corporation Gang Task Force Oregon Investment Commission Gay and Lesbian Community Oregon Liquor Control Commission Georgia Pacific Oregon Public Broadcasting Golden, Jeff Oregon State Fire Marshal Goldschmidt, Neil OSHA OR-OSHA Government Standards and Practices Organizational Charts Governor's Academies for School Leadership Outreach Gun Control Paradise Ranch, Josephine County Hallock Plan Parole Board Heart of Oregon PERS Public Employee Retirement System Higher Education Police, Oregon State Hispanics Polls Housing Population Human Investment Ports Human Resources Port of Portland Human Rights Portland Sports Authority Inauguration Postal Service Indonesia Poverty International Trade President Judges Privation Justice, Department of Program Review Subcommittee Juvenile Crime Progress Board, Oregon Juvenile Justice Progress Board, Oregon Labor Project Oregon Lane County Youth Services Public Liaison League of Oregon Cities Public Utility Commission Tax Reform Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course Tax Support Quality Award Program Teacher's Salary Racing Commission Teen Sexuality and Pregnancy Reapportionment Telecommunications Recall Think Tank Regional CERT (Community Economic Tillamook County Revitalization Team) Transition, 1990 Reinventing Government Transiton, 1990 Replacement Revenue Transition, 1994 Retreats, Staff Transportation Revenue Treasurer Right to Die Trojan Nuclear Plant Roberts, Barbara Trojan Nuclear Plant, Shutdown SAIF Umatilla Depot Sansone Uniform State Laws Commission Scheduling Veteran's Affairs Secretary of State Veto Messages Senior Services Vision Sexual Misconduct/Discrimination Vital Records Smith, Denny Voter Registration Act Smith, Freda Washington, Governor SOLV (Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism) Washington, D.C., Trips Space Stations Western Governors' Association Sports Authority WICHE (Western Interstate Commission for State Lands, Division of Higher Education) State of the State Address Women in State Government Strategic Reserve Fund Workforce Security Act Sumpter Dredge Workforce Quality Council Tax Plans World Regions, Conference on Citizen Representative Records, 1987-1993 Daily Schedule, 1991-1994 Education Policy Advisor Records, 1991-1993 Endorsement Records, 1991-1994 Gift Correspondence and Logs, 1990-1994 Governor's Residence Operation Records, 1991-1993 Governor's Special Letters, 1990-1994 Governor’s Special Letters Container List Box 55 Commendations Anniversaries Congratulations, December 1990-March 1992 Autograph Requests Birthdays Box 57 Children's Letters, A-E Congratulations, April 1992-December 1994 Recipe Requests Box 56 Requests, January-April 1991 Children's Letters, F-Z Box 58 Box 60 Requests, May 1991-September 1993 Scouting, 1992-1993 Sympathy Welcome, 1991 Box 59 Requests, October 1993-December 1994 Box 61