The Victor Atiyeh Papers contain materials from his business, political, and personal activities, dating from 1923-2012, as well as collected materials and family papers predating the primary body of the collection. The bulk of the materials pertain to his campaigns for and his service in political office, particularly his two terms as Governor of Oregon, 1979-1987, and to the international consulting business he established after leaving office in 1987. Collection materials include appointment books, audio cassettes, awards, budgets, campaign materials, certificates, correspondence, directories, memoranda, memorabilia, notes, photographs, poll results, posters, press clippings, publications, receipts, reports, schedules, scrapbooks, speeches, and video tapes.
In the Governor's Ceremonial Office in front of Governor Atiyeh's custom Oregon State Seal, NASA astronaut Dave Griggs passes a plaque commemorating the seven crew members lost in the Challenger space shuttle disaster to Victor Atiyeh. The plaque contains a U.S. flag and an Oregon flag that were aboard the Challenger.
In the Governor's Ceremonial Office in front of Governor Atiyeh's custom Oregon State Seal, Victor Atiyeh and NASA astronaut Dave Griggs hold a plaque commemorating the seven crew members lost in the Challenger space shuttle disaster. The plaque contains a U.S. flag and an Oregon flag that were aboard the Challenger.
Former Governor Victor Atiyeh shakes hands with Governor Chiu Chuang-huan of Taiwan after receiving a gift. This picture was forwarded to Atiyeh from Fuji TV.
Portrait of the founding members of the Oregon Golf Club. Front row, left to right: Tom Bruggere, Peter Jacobsen, Tadamas Ohno, and Barbara Karmel. Second row, left to right: Harry Glickman, Terry Porter, O.B. Robertson, Victor Atiyeh, Joyle Dahl, Sho Dozono, David Jacobsen. Third row, left to right: Ed Ellis, Dave Bolender, Dr. Curt Holzgang, Neil Lomax, and Kevin Kelly.
Picture of Mahonia Hall, the official Oregon Governor's residence, with a statement from Thams Vaughan of the Oregon Historical Society. It also possesses signatures from four Oregon Governors: Neil Goldschmidt, Robert W. Straub, Victor Atiyeh, and Mark Hatfield. Mahonia Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
Signed photograph of former Governor Victor Atiyeh and future Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour at the Marriott Hotel in Portland, Oregon. The note on the front reads: 'To Governor Vic Atiyeh - With admiration and warmest regards, Haley Barbour.'
