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.
Several Oregon representatives stand around Mark Hatfield (front), who was Governor from 1959 to 1967. Present, from left to right, are Victor Atiyeh, John Mosser, Arthur Ireland, Hugh McGilura, and Elwin Paxson.
Victor Atiyeh stands with several other Republican legislators, known as the 'Young Turks,' during his first term in office. From left to right are Representatives J. Pat Metkie, Doug Heider, Carlton D. Fisher, Victor Atiyeh, and F.F. 'Monty' Montgomery.
Victor Atiyeh present at a Boy Scouts of America award ceremony. Atiyeh, once a Boy Scout himself, continued to be involved in the Boy Scouts during his adult life. He served as a Scoutmaster, President of the Board of the Portland Area Council, and President and Commissioner for the Columbia-Pacific Council.
Image of General Dwight D. Eisenhower addressing the U.S. troops before the D-Day invasion with a note from Atiyeh on the back. This is apparently promotional material for the World War II Veterans Committee of the American Studies Center. A note from Victor Atiyeh on the back reads: 'He knew that some the these young would live only a day more - A - 2013'
Senator Victor Atiyeh gives an early morning speech in Chemult, OR. The background of antlers gives him the appearance of an unknown endangered species.
Several Oregon State representatives stand outside the House of Representatives chamber in Salem, OR. Pictured, left to right, are Robert Freeman Smith, Victor Atiyeh, and Finnius Freeman Montgomery.
Senator Victor Atiyeh and another unidentified man stand beside a seated Wendell Wyatt, who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1964 to 1975. A note on the front reads: 'To my friend, Vic Atiyeh, with best regards, Wendell Wyatt M.C.'
Some 100 Republicans march on the Oregon State Capitol in protest of high taxes. They were led by Oregon State Senator Victor Atiyeh, Oregon State Representative Roger Martin, gubernatorial candidate Tom McCall, and Congressman Nick Bunick. The march was called a taxpayers' revolt, in which Republicans claimed that Oregonians had to work first five months of the year to pay his federal, state, county, municipal, and other taxes.
