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Jack Yeager California 1970 ballot propositions scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MS-134

Collection Scope and Contents

This collection contains scrapbooks from Jack Yeager on efforts to pass Proposition 1 (University Of California Health Science Facilities) and Proposition 7 (Interest Rate on State Bonds), which were ballot measures on the June 2, 1970 California state ballot. Items in the scrapbooks focus mostly on materials from citizen committees formed to support the propositions, including organizing efforts, campaigning materials, news clippings, and photographs.

Dates

  • Creation: 1969-1970

Creator

Languages

The collection is in English.

Access

The collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Historical Note

The June 2, 1970 election in California had 8 propositions on the ballot. California Proposition 1, Bonds for University of California Health Sciences Facilities, was a legislatively-referred bond act which would have provided for a bond issue of $246,300,000 to provide capital for University of California Health Science Facilities. It was defeated in the election. California Proposition 7, Interest Rate on State-Issued Bonds, was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment that would have increased the maximum interest rate the State could pay on its currently unsold general obligation bonds from 5% to 7%. It was passed in the election.

Jacques “Jack” Yeager was a lifelong Riverside resident, born in 1921. He received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from UC Berkeley in 1947, interrupted for a few years during World War II when he served with the U.S. Navy Seabees building airports in the South Pacific. After graduating Yeager returned to Riverside to join the family business, E.L. Yeager Construction Co., which he ran with his brothers Dick and Gene. The company grew and worked on many major projects in the Inland Empire, including grading the UC Riverside campus land, creating the “C” on Box Springs Mountain behind campus, and upgrading the 91 into a freeway. Yeager was also heavily involved in local community and political efforts. He helped raise money for a variety of efforts, including the UC Riverside Anderson School of Management, the California Museum of Photography, and the Center for Environmental Research & Technology. He passed away in 2016.

Extent

2.67 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Abstract

The collection contains two scrapbooks of news clippings, correspondence, political mailers, and other materials related to efforts to pass two ballot propositions related to state bonds in the June 2, 1970 election in California.

Collection Arrangement

The collection is arranged topically.

Acquisition Information

Provenance unknown.

Processing History

Processed by Julianna Gil, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.

Processing of the Jack Yeager California 1970 ballot propositions scrapbooks was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.

Title
Jack Yeager California 1970 ballot propositions scrapbooks
Status
Processed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Julianna Gil, Student Processing Assistant.
Date
2017
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Description is in Enlgish.

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside 92517-5900 USA