ohy_SR1100.xml Oral history interview with Maribel Cadmus 1992 April 9 - May 7 Cadmus (Maribel) oral history interview Sarah Stroman This project is supported in whole or part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the State Library of Oregon. Oregon Historical Society, Davies Family Research Library 2019
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Forms part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series.

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Oral history interview with Maribel Cadmus Cadmus, Maribel, 1924- SR 1100 .1 cubic feet 5 audiocassettes (4 hr., 45 min., 43 sec.) 1992 April 9-May 7 Oral history interview conducted by Vinita Howard from April 9 to May 7, 1992, with Maribel Cadmus as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Cadmus was Oregon Senate secretary from 1957-1987.

Maribel Cadmus, nee Donnall, was born in Colorado in 1924. Her family moved to The Dalles, Oregon, in 1937. She attended Oregon State University but didn't graduate. Her husband, George Cadmus, studied animal husbandry at Oregon State University. After he graduated, they opened a feed store and ran a farm in Turner, Oregon, where they raised a family. In the early 1950s, they sold the farm and moved to Salem, Oregon, where George was recruited to work at First National Bank. Maribel then began working at the Oregon Legislature as a way to supplement their income. She began as secretary to the chief clerk of the Senate in 1955, and served as Oregon Senate secretary from 1957-1987.

This oral history interview with Maribel Cadmus was conducted by Vinita Howard from April 9 to May 7, 1992, at Cadmus' home in Salem, Oregon. In the interview, Cadmus discusses her family background and early life in The Dalles and Pendleton, Oregon; attending Oregon State University during World War II and meeting her husband, George Cadmus; and George Cadmus' studies in animal husbandry. She also discusses raising a family on a farm in Turner, Oregon; and beginning to work at the Oregon Legislature. Cadmus talks about Oregon politics and her experiences as secretary of the state Senate, including: the transition to working with computers; the daily duties of the secretary of the Senate; the various committees she clerked for, including the Highway Commission; lobbyists and senators she worked with, including Tony Yturri, Norman Howard, Jason Boe, Debbs Potts, Harry Boivin, and John Kitzhaber. She also discusses working with Cecil L. Edwards, senatorial procedure, and her involvement with the National Conference of State Legislatures.

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Oral history interview with Maribel Cadmus, by Vinita Howard, SR 1100, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Audio available online in OHS Digital Collections.

Forms part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series.

 Cadmus, Maribel, 1924- Cadmus, W. George (Walter George), 1918-1999 Yturri, Anthony, 1914-1999 Howard, Norman R. (Norman Robert), 1913-1986 Boe, Jason, 1929-1990 Edwards, Cecil L. Boivin, Harry D. (Harry Dolan), 1904-1999 Potts, Eugene D. (Eugene Debbs), 1908-2003 Kitzhaber, John A. (John Albert), 1947- Oregon. Legislative Assembly Oregon State Highway Commission National Conference of State Legislatures Oregon--Politics and government--20th century Secretaries Administrative assistants Howard, Vinita M., 1928- Oregon Oral Histories Politics and Politicians interviews Oral history interview with Maribel Cadmus 1992 April 9 1 Oral history interview with Maribel Cadmus 1992 April 15 2 Oral history interview with Maribel Cadmus 1992 April 23 3 Oral history interview with Maribel Cadmus 1992 April 23 - May 7 4 Oral history interview with Maribel Cadmus 1992 May 7 5