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California -- Politics and government

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

John Phillips papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-156
Abstract

The collection consists of materials relating to the political career of John Phillips, who served as a California state legislator from 1932-1942, then as a member of the House of Representatives from 1943-1947. Items in the collection include correspondence, reports, pamphlets, and other documents related to Phillips work and research on topics like government food subsidies, universal military training, and the Republican Party platform.

Dates: 1932-1956

Riverside Peace and Freedom Council collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-129
Abstract The collection consists of news clippings, flyers, schedules, pamphlets. press releases, and other materials from 1967-1968 related to the Riverside Peace and Freedom Council, which was the local organization of the Peace and Freedom political party. Materials in the collection cover the party platform on local, state, and national issues including the Vietnam War, civil rights, military conscription, and public education, and also include information on local workshops and candidates for...
Dates: 1967-1968

Ronald B. Robie papers

 Collection
Identifier: WRCA-140
Abstract

The Ronald B. Robie papers consist of files and documents assembled by Robie during his years with the Assembly Committee on Water, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the California Department of Water Resources. The collection contains materials whose dates span from 1963-1982; the majority, however, are concentrated in the period from 1967-1979.

Dates: 1963-1982; Majority of material found within 1967-1979

Kay Berryhill Smith and Connie Confer LGBT activism collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-363
Abstract The collection contains materials created and compiled by LGBT activists Connie Confer, a retired assistant city attorney for Riverside, California and her partner, Kay Berryhill Smith, a retired social worker in Riverside County. Materials in the collection focus on local, state and federal LGBT rights issues and include organizational records, political campaign and lobbying efforts, research and publications on the LGBT community and discrimination, and legal records related to...
Dates: 1964-2005, undated