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Oregon State Archives
Archives Division of the Office of the Secretary of State of Oregon
The Cecil L. Edwards Archives Building
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LocationSalem, Oregon,United States
Coordinates44°56′46″N123°01′32″W/ 44.946011°N 123.025562°W/44.946011; -123.025562
State ArchivistStephanie Clark
Established1947
BuildingCecil L. Edwards Archives Building[1]
Size50,000 sq. ft.
WebsiteOfficial website

TheArchives Division of the Office of the Secretary of State of Oregon,or theOregon State Archives,is an agency of theOregon Secretary of Statecharged with preserving and providing access to government records. The Oregon State Archives is open for research by appointment. It also publishes theOregon Blue BookandOregon Administrative Rules.The position of State Archivist was authorized by thestate legislaturein 1945, though not filled until 1947, and was originally a staff position within theOregon State Library.The duties and functions of the archivist were placed under the purview of the Secretary of State in 1973, when that office was deemed the chief records officer of the state government by the legislature. As of 2019it comprises the state archivist, a reference unit, a publications unit, an information and records management unit, and the State Records Center.

Before the division was established, Oregon's record keeping had been delegated to various agencies resulting in disorganization and loss. Following afire at the capitol buildingin 1935 and in the face of possible air raids duringWorld War II,the need for a state-level archivist became clear. The first state archivist wasDavid Duniway.[2]

In 1991 the two-story Oregon State Archives Building was opened, providing two vaults, climate-controlled storage, and 50,000 sq. ft. of space. Its exterior ismarbleandgranite.[2]Cecil L. Edwards(1906–1995),[3]who served as chief clerk of theHousein 1963 and as state legislative historian from 1975 to 1993, died on December 22, 1995, after which the building was renamed in his honor.[4]

List of state archivists

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References

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  • "Secretary of State: Administrative Overview"(PDF).Oregon Archives Division (Official website).Oregon Secretary of State. September 2001.Retrieved2006-12-17.
  • "Archives Division - Present Duties and Responsibilities".Oregon Blue Book (Online).Salem, Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State. 2016.
  1. ^Selsky, Andrew (October 23, 2016)."Oregon aims to preserve original constitution, warts and all".The Intelligencer.Retrieved19 July2019.
  2. ^ab"Oregon State Archives History".Oregon Secretary of State.Retrieved19 July2019.
  3. ^Legislative Committee Services (December 2008)."Chronological List of Oregon's Legislatures"(PDF).Oregon Legislature.Archived(PDF)from the original on 2017-02-15.Retrieved19 July2019.
  4. ^"The Finding Aid of the Cecil and Gladys Brown Edwards Papers 0005".Online Archive of California.Retrieved19 July2019.
  5. ^Scheppke, Jim (May 21, 2019)."David C. Duniway (1912-1993)".The Oregon Encyclopedia.Portland State University, Oregon Historical Society.Retrieved20 July2019.
  6. ^Halvorson, Gary D."The Duniway Years at the State Archives, 1946-1972".Oregon Secretary of State.Retrieved20 July2019.
  7. ^Ebert, Eloise (August 1972)."Oregon State Library Biennial Report for the Period July 1, 1970 - June 30, 1972"(PDF).Oregon State Library.p. 3.Retrieved20 July2019.
  8. ^ab"Retired state Archivist, James D. Porter, dies".Statesman-Journal.September 10, 1984.Retrieved20 July2019.
  9. ^Huit, Katherine, ed. (Spring 2006)."OMA Dispatch"(PDF).Oregon Museums Association. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2016-03-29.Retrieved20 July2019.
  10. ^"Mary Beth Herkert".Archives 2013.Retrieved20 July2019.
  11. ^Friedman, Gordon R. (May 24, 2019)."Bev Clarno, new Oregon secretary of state, taps longtime state archivist for civics education job".The Oregonian.Retrieved20 July2019.
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