Governor Neil Goldschmidt's Administration
Records Originally Sent to Oregon State Archives
About the records
The following are descriptions of records originally sent to the Oregon State Archives at the end of the Goldschmidt Administration. These records currently are not available in electronic form. Contact the Archives reference staff for information about using these records.
Audio Recordings, 1986-1988
Affirmative Action Records, 1974-1988
Governor's Assistant for Education Correspondence, 1988-1990
Governor's General Correspondence, 1987-1988
Margie Goldschmidt Scheduling and General Correspondence, 1987-1990
Newsletters, 1987-1991
Pardon and Commutation Records, 1986-1989
Press Releases, 1986-1991
Proclamations, 1987-1990
Scheduling Office Correspondence, 1987-1990
Scheduling Office Reports, 1987-1990
Speeches, 1987-1991
Transition Team Records, 1990-1991
1986-1988
81 audio tapes
Arrangement: chronological
Audio tapes document press conferences and speeches.
1974-1988
16.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by agency name
Records are individual state agency Affirmative Action plans and annual reports, correspondence, agency self evaluations, interoffice memoranda, policy updates, and resource publications and directories. The correspondence is to and from the Governor, the Director of the Governor's Affirmative Action Office, state agency staff, and the public.
Governor's Assistant for Education Correspondence
1988-1990
2 cubic feet
Arrangement: random by subject
Records are correspondence and memoranda to and from the Assistant to the Governor for Education. Correspondents and/or subjects include higher education, education associations and councils, state agencies, and speeches. Includes interfiled reference material (brochures, publications).
Governor's General Correspondence
1987-1988
20 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological
General correspondence from the public with attached routing slips and responses. The majority of the correspondence is received by the Governor's Office, routed to the appropriate state agency, the response is prepared by the state agency and returned to the Governor's Office for his signature. The bulk is arranged chronologically with assigned "EIS" number (no index found).
Margie Goldschmidt Scheduling and General Correspondence
1987-1990
.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject heading
Records are correspondence, news clippings, appointment records, and routine office notes of Margie Goldschmidt (the Governor's spouse). Subjects include Mahonia Hall renovation, tours, historic preservation, Franke Children's Trust Fund, Children's Agenda, higher education, event invitations and regret responses.
1987-1991
2.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological
Records are "Clip Bits", a weekly news and editorial digest (photocopied news clippings of interest to the Governor's Office). Also includes the newsletter "Issue Backgrounder."
Pardon and Commutation Records
1986-1989
1.9 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by surname
These records document the review and granting or denial of pardon and sentence commutation requests by the Governor and his staff. The bulk of these records are arranged by surname, some are arranged randomly by category. File folder headings are extradition - legal material, Governor's Conference on Interagency Cooperation, extraditions involving military, executive clemency - general, and pardon - commutation inquiries.
1986-1991
2 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronological
Records are press releases and include a press release index. The index includes the date and subject of the release.
1987-1990
3.8 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by proclamation title
Records are Governor's official proclamations and attached correspondence and memos. Proclamations typically identify a day, week, or month in honor of a particular social interest or memorable event, ie. Child Safety Week, Freedom of Information Day, Year of Woman Suffrage, etc. These records include an index with document number, proclamation title, and date(s) issued.
Scheduling Office Correspondence
1987-1990
39.7 cubic feet
Arrangement: by category, then chronological
Records are routine correspondence including incoming and outgoing letters regarding event invitations and cancellation, thank you letters, referral to appropriate agencies, complaints, scheduling requests, public liaison, congratulations, and school children correspondence.
1987-1990
5 cubic feet
Arrangement: by report heading
Records are reports on specific issues used for briefing the Governor prior to scheduled events and/or meetings. Subjects include higher education, juvenile law, corrections, log exports, recommended budget, economic forecast, workers compensation, and land use.
1987-1991
1.75 cubic feet
Arrangement: chronologically
Records include the text of speeches given by the Governor. A listing of speeches is filed in the first folder for each year. The listing includes date, subject or audience of the speech, and location.
1990-1991
3 cubic feet
Arrangement: alphabetical by program area
Records are reports and successor memoranda compiled by the various offices and assistants to the Governor to aid in the orientation and transition of the new administration in the Governor's office. The reports and memoranda are arranged by program area and the reports include sections on pending issues, policies, analysis, and applicable agency backgrounds. The program areas include Natural Resources, Legal Counsel, Advocate for Minority, Woman, and Emerging Small Business, Criminal Justice, Internal Office Administration, Executive Appointments, Citizen's Representative, and Affirmative Action.