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.
[Back] “Blue Mountain Boys” / La Grande, Oregon / (No comment necessary!)
Atiyeh sitting at his desk in the Governor's Office, surrounded by a group of Blue Mountain Boys from La Grande, OR, in their costumes. The Blue Mountain Boys were a secret society whose members dressed as hillbillies and were a staple at Grande Ronde Valley parades and local celebrations from the 1950s-1980s.
Atiyeh stands outside the Capitol building with members of La Grande, Oregon's Blue Mountain Boys, in their traditional costume as hillbillies with overalls, floppy hats, and long beards. Atiyeh himself wears overalls, and stands in front of the group's truck, 'The Mash Mangler.'
[Back] Official photoMilitary Department
State of Oregon
TSgt. Barry Barter, 123d Ftr Intcp Sq, Oregon Air National Guard, Portland Air Base, Portland, Oregon 97218, makes adjustments in aircraft for Governor Atiyeh.
Atiyeh is strapped into the seat of an F-4C jet by Tech. Sgt. Barry Barter as part of Oregon Air National Guard training exercises that Atiyeh was invited to participate in.
[Back] Official photoMilitary Department
State of Oregon
Lt Col Robert M. Parker and TSgt. Barry Barter, 123d Ftr Intcp Sq, Oregon Air National Guard, Portland Air Base, Portland, Oregon 97218
Atiyeh gets strapped into a F-4C jet by Tech. Sgt. Barry Barter, as Lt Col Robert M. Parker waits at the front of the plane, before take-off as part of Oregon Air National Guard training exercises that Atiyeh was invited to participate in.
Oregon Air National Guard jet in flight. Probably either one of the T-33 jets or another F-4C Phantom that accompanied Atiyeh's plane in the training exercise.
Side view of an Oregon Air National Guard jet in flight, from the fuselage forward. Probably either one of the T-33 jets or another F-4C Phantom that accompanied Atiyeh's plane in the training exercise.
Close-up of Atiyeh, strapped in and wearing a flight helmet, in a F-4C jet as part of Oregon Air National Guard training exercises that Atiyeh was invited to participate in.
[Back] Opening / Ore. State Fair / 1980
Victor Atiyeh stands at a podium in front a schoolhouse, with his wife Dolores beside him, as he provides the opening remarks for the 1980 Oregon State Fair.
[Back] Supreme Court / Jan. 6, 1987
Atiyeh speaks to an audience in the Oregon Supreme Court chambers, as the justices, including Chief Justice Edwin Peterson and Associate Justice Berkeley Lent, smile as they sit at the bench behind him.
[Back] Department of TransportationPhoto No. 84-33-10
Additional copies may be ordered from DOT Photo Lab Room 14 378-6312 Transportation Bldg.
Chris Wada (Sony) 1984
Atiyeh with Sony lobbyist Sadami (Chris) Wada at Atiyeh's desk in the Governor's Office.
[Back] Department of TransportationPhoto No. 84-33-6
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Chris Wada (Sony), Fred Van Atta, Gerry Thompson
Atiyeh with Sony lobbyist Sadami (Chris) Wada, Atiyeh's Executive Assistant Gerry Thompson, homebuilders' lobbyist Fred Van Atta, and an unidentified man at Atiyeh's desk in the Governor's Office.
Oregon Medal of Honor Roll monument, a granite obelisk recognizing Oregon's Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, and located in the Medal of Honor Grove in Valley Forge, PA.
[Back] Dedication of the Oregon Medal of Honor monument / Freedom Foundation, Valley Forge, Penn.
Atiyeh speaking at the dedication of the Oregon Medal of Honor Roll monument, an obelisk recognizing Oregon's Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, and located in the Medal of Honor Grove in Valley Forge, PA. Oregon's monument was the last state's to be added to the Grove, after Idaho's in 1978. A military officer and other dignitaries sit behind Atiyeh.
Atiyeh stands with others in front of Oregon's Medal of Honor Monument, an obelisk recognizing Oregon's Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, and located in the Medal of Honor Grove in Valley Forge, PA.
Atiyeh stands in a tent serving strawberry shortcake, courtesy of the Lebanon Strawberry Festival, in the Oregon Pavilion for Oregon Day at the 1986 World Exposition in Vancouver, BC. Beside him are his wife Dolores and other volunteers, several of whom are wearing Festival aprons.
Atiyeh stands in front of the Oregon Pavilion at the 1986 World Exposition in Vancouver, BC. The pavilion's green awning reads, 'Oregon, You're More Than Welcome,' the state slogan from 1984-1988.
Atiyeh speaking at a podium at a birthday party for U.S. Congressman Denny Smith. To Atiyeh's right sit U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield and Smith; to his left sits Norm Smith. In the background are banners wishing Smith a happy birthday.
[Back] Bob Packwood Roast Inn Sevenia MT. 1983
Atiyeh speaks at a roast for U.S. Senator Robert (Bob) Packwood hosted by the Greater Bend Rotary Club at the Inn of the Seventh Mountain in Bend, Oregon. In the background is a large event banner featuring a photo of Packwood as a young man. To Atiyeh's left sits feminist activist Gloria Steinem.
[Back] OSU Dedication of Veterinarian School Building with Bob McVicor & ? CA. ?
Atiyeh stands holding a pair of scissors with University President Robert (Bob) MacVicor at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Magruder Hall building as part of Oregon State University's College of Veterinary Medicine. E.E. Wedman, founding Dean of the College, stands to the side.
