Otto Amen Papers 1973-1983
Cage 640

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Creator - creator
Otto Amen
Title [collection]
Otto Amen Papers
Collection number
Cage 640
Date [inclusive]
1973-1983
Quantity
8 containers., 9 linear feet of shelf space.
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
Includes subject files, constituent correspondence, and various reports and enclosures.

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Biography/History

Mr. Otto Amen served as Washington State Representative from the 9th District for eight terms from 1967 to 1983. He was the Speaker Pro Tempore and a member of the committees of Agriculture, Rules, and Appropriations--General Government, as well as the Special Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government. He was the chairman of the Special Committee of Legislative Budget. He was educated at Washington State University in pharmacy, and then became a farmer by occupation. He was a resident of Ritzville, Washington, and actively involved in community activities. He was an active member of the Grange, the Farm Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce, and Washington Wheat Growers Association.

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Arrangement

The legislative papers of Otto Amen at the Libraries of Washington State University in 1985 consist of subject files, constituent correspondence, and various reports and enclosures. The majority of the documents are from Amen's final two terms in the Legislature, during the years 1979 - 1983. The papers are filed in the original order in which they were received. The papers are divided into three series according to time periods: 1. before 1979 (folders 1-80); 2. 1979 to 1981 (folders 81-196); 3. 1981 to 1983 (folders 197-360). Each of the series is further divided according to the topics. Papers before 1979 are divided into three subseries: Miscellaneous; Appropriations, and House Bills. Papers from 1979 to 1981 are divided into four subseries: Correspondence (arranged according to places of the correspondents first and then according to topics discussed); Bills sponsored by Otto Amen; Miscellaneous; Appropriation. Papers from 1981 to 1983 are divided in three subseries: Correspondence; Bills sponsored and Miscellaneous.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2012

http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

Acquisition Information

Papers of Otto Amen of Ritzville, Washington, former Member of the Washington State Legislature, were donated to the Washington State University Libraries in 1985 by Mr. Amen (Accession no. MS85-41).

Processing Information

The papers were processed in summer 1996 by Baodi Zhou.

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Names and Subjects

Corporate Name(s)

Subject(s) :
  • Washington (State). Legislature. House of Representatives --History--Archival resources

Geographic Name(s)

  • Washington (State), Eastern--Politics and government -- 20th century--Archives

Occupation(s)

  • Legislators -- Washington (State)--Archives

Personal Name(s)

Creator(s) :
  • Amen, Otto. --Archives

Subject(s)

  • Statutes -- Washington (State)--Archives
  • Law -- Interpretation and construction--Washington (State)--Archives
  • Legislation -- Washington (State)--20th century--Archives
  • Agriculture and politics--Washington (State)--20th century--Archives
  • Agriculture
  • Government and Politics
  • Washington (State)

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Detailed Description of Collection

1 Legislative Files  1973-1979 

1.1 Subject Files  

box folder

Agriculture  1977-1978 

1 1

Agriculture Appropriations  1977-1979 

1 2

Agricultural Committee  1977-1978 

1 3

Agriculture - Commissioned Merchants  1975-1977 

1 4

Agriculture - SHB 1219 (corporate agriculture)  1977 

1 5

Agriculture - Hazardous Substances Act  1977 

1 6

Agriculture - Irrigation Legislation  1967-1977 

1 7

Alcoholism  

1 8

Anti-Corporate Farming Information  1974-1977 

1 9

Corporate Framing Legislation  1973-1977 

1 10

Death with Dignity Information  1975-1976 

1 11

Drought of 1977  

1 12

Education Initiative #53, B.A.S.I.C.  1976 

1 13

Elected Officials  1976-1977 

1 14

Evergreen State College, Leaves  1972-1977 

1 15

Facilities Committee (House)  1976 

1 16

Fertilizer Lien Law  1976 

1 17

Illegal Aliens, HB96  1977 

1 18

Income Tax Legislation (1)  1973-1975 

1 19

Income Tax Legislation (2)  1977 

1 20

Inheritance Tax  1976 

1 21

Initiative 59, Agriculture  1976-1977 

1 22

Initiative 59- Alternatives  1977 

1 23

Interagency for Outdoor Recreation  1976 

1 24

Labor and Employment Securities  1976-1979 

1 25

Labor Relations  1975-1977 

1 26

Long Term Drought, Subcommittee on  1977 

1 27

Market Promotion, Subcommittee on  1977-1978 

1 28

Medicine, Drugs, Abortion  1974-1977 

1 29

Mental Health, Whitman County Administrative Board  1977 

1 30

Miscellaneous (correspondence)  1977 

1 31

Natural Resources, Pollution  1966, 1973 

1 32

Newspaper Clippings  1977 

1 33

OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act) and WISHA (Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act)  1974-1974 

1 34

Page Application and Letters  1969-1977 

1 35

Pensions  1976 

1 36

Personnel  1976-1977 

1 37

Port Districts  1977 

1 38

Public Utility Districts  1966-1970 

1 39

Pullman By-pass  1975 

1 40

Roll Call Transcripts  1977 

1 41

Salary Survey  1976, 1978 

1 42

Sales Tax Information  1977 

1 43

Shoreline Legislation  1971-1974 

1 44

State Salaries  1976-1976 

1 45

Sunset Committee  1977 

1 46

Washington Warehouse Act, HB 1131 (Rep. Clayton)  1977 

1 47

Water Pollution Control, Agriculture  1975-1976 

1 48

Water resource Act, HB 1447 & SB 3081  1975-1976 

1 49

Welfare-Social & Health service  1976-1977 

1 50

1.2 Appropriations  

box folder

Appropriation  1975-1978 

1 51
box folder

Budget  1977-1979 

1 52

Budget and Accounting Act  1977 

2 53

Education, K-12, (questionnaire)  1976-1977 

2 54

Employment Relations  1977 

2 55

Revenue  1973-1979 

2 56

State Agencies, Miscellaneous  1976-1979 

2 57

Budget - Evans Proposal  1977-1979 

2 58

Department, Social and Health Services  1971-1977 

2 59

Education,, Budget  1977-1979 

2 60

Higher Education - Budget  1977 

2 61

Supplemental Budget  1975-1977 

2 62

University of Washington - appropriation  1977 

2 63

Washington State University - Agricultural Research Center - Budget Needs  1975 

2 64

Washington State University - appropriation  1972-1977 

2 65

Washington State University, Budget  1977-1979 

2 66

1.3 House Bills  

box folder

HB 129 - Fiscal Impact of Legislation  1977 

2 67

HB 136 - Agriculture Repeals  1976-1977 

2 68

HB 137 - Traffic Safety  1977 

2 69

HB 139, 141, 144  1977 

2 70

HB 231 - Reports, Agencies & Officials  1977 

2 71

HB 233 - Reports, Control Bill  

2 72

HB 281 - Educational Service Districts  1976-1977 

2 73

HB 406 - Minor Political Parties  1976-1977 

2 74

HB 602 - Salary Surveys  1976-1977 

2 75

HB 603 - Merit System Administration  1977 

2 76

HB 678 - Livestock Theft  1977 

2 77

HB 844 - County Library Districts  1976-1977 

2 78

HB 936  1977 

2 79

House Joint Memorial 9 - Livestock Insurance Corp  1977 

2 80

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2 Legislative files  1979-1981 

2.1 Correspondence  

box folder

Hatton and Cunningham, Adam County  1979-1980 

2 81

Lind, Adams County  1979-1980 

2 82

Benge, Adams County  1979 

2 83

Othello, Adams County  1978-1980 

2 84

Ritzville, Adams County (1)  1979-1980 

2 85

Ritzville, Adams County (2)  1979-1980 

2 86

Washtucna, Adams County  1978-1980 

2 87

Asotin & Anatone, Asotin County  1979-1980 

2 88

Clarkston, Asotin County  1979-1980 

2 89

Dayton, Columbia County  1979-1980 

2 90

Pomeroy, Garfield County  1979-1980 

2 91

Warden, Grant County  1977, 1979-1980 

2 92

Colfax, Whitman County  1978-1980 

2 93

Endicott & Winona, Whitman County  1979-1980 

3 94

Lacrosse, Whitman County  1979-1980 

3 95

Lamont, Whitman County  1979-1980 

3 96

Palouse, Whitman County  1979-1980 

3 97

Pullman, Whitman County (1)  1979-1980 

3 98

Pullman, Whitman County (2)  1979-1980 

3 99

Pullman, Whitman county (3)  1979-1980 

3 100

St. John, Whitman County  1979-1980 

3 101

Miscellaneous, Whitman County  1978-1980 

3 102

Miscellaneous Letters, (MTST)  1979 

3 103

Out of District  1979-1980 

3 104

2.2 House Bills Sponsored  

box folder

HB 351 - Ag. Commodity Wheat Assessment  1979 

3 105

HB 959 - Minor Public Office, Disclosure  1979 

3 106

HB 1205 - Snake River Legislation  1979-1980 

3 107

HB 1205 - Snake River, Scenic River  1973, 1979 

3 108

HB 1444 - Low Income Utility Fees  1980 

3 109

HB 1596 - City Programs, Agriculture, Lands  1979-1980 

3 110

HB 1784 - Bond Pay, Irrigation district  1980 

3 111

HB  

3 112

2.3 Subject files  

box folder

Agriculture and Blood Bank  1979-1980 

3 113

Agriculture  

box folder

Agricultural Compact  1979 

3 114

Allen Land Ownership  1978-1979 

3 115

Commercial Feed Act  1978 

3 116

Crop Lien, HB 45  1979 

3 117

Gasohol Information  1976, 1978 

3 118

Irrigation advisory Committee  1979 

3 119

Marketing, HB 46  1979 

3 120

Miscellaneous Information  1975-1977 

3 121

Omnibus Bill  1978 

3 122

Pesticide Application Act  1978 

3 123

Pesticide Control Act  1978-1979 

3 124

Proposed Legislation  1979 

3 125

Wheat Growers, Washington association  1979 

3 126
box folder

Association of Washington Business  1980 

3 127

Attorney General  1980 

3 128

Children and Families, Legislation Affecting  1979-1980 

3 129

Correctional Institutions  1979-1980 

3 130

Day Care Expenditure  1980 

3 131

Energy  1973-1980 

3 132

Full Time Equivalent Staff in State Government  1980 

4 133

GOPinion Pull  1979 

4 134

GOPinion Pull  1980 

4 135

Handicapped Legislation  1980 

4 136

Housing Finance Commission, State, HB 20  1979 

4 137

Human Resource - General Information  1977-1980 

4 138

Inheritance Tax Information  1979 

4 139

Insurance and Compensation, Industrial Insurance, Workmen's  

4 140

Compensation  1971-1977 

4 140

Insurance and Compensation, Unemployment Compensation  1972-1977 

4 141

Insurance and Compensation  1977-1979 

4 142

Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation  1979 

4 143

Judiciary  1965, 1980 

4 144

Juvenile and Families in Conflict, ESSB 1768  1979 

4 145

Library, Ninth District  1981 

4 146

Local Projects  1968, 1975-1979 

4 147

"Outlook"  1979 

4 148

"Outlook"  1980 

4 149

Pages  1977-1980 

4 150

Pension Information  1980 

4 151

Pension Reform Information  1978-1980 

4 152

Prime Sponsored Legislation  1979 

4 153

Products Liability Information  1979 

4 154

Proposed Legislation  1979-1980 

4 155

Retirement Pension  1979-1980 

4 156

Roll Call Transcripts  1979 

4 157

Roll Call Transcripts  1980 

4 158

School Legislation - Pending File (Answers from School Administration  1979 

4 159

Schools  1980 

4 160

Senior Citizen Legislation  1979-1980 

4 161

Social and Health Services, Department of  1979-1981 

4 162

Special Mailings  1978-1980 

4 163

Special Reports - Communications  1979 

4 164

Special Reports, Republican Caucus  1979-1980 

4 165

State Patrol  1980 

4 166

Stationary (Ordering and Samples)  1977-1980 

4 167

Tax Information  1976, 1977, 1979 

4 168

Washington Education association - 1980 Voting Record  

4 169

Washington State Crop Improvement Association  1979-1980 

4 170

2.4 Appropriations  

Appropriations  

box folder

Adult and Corrections  1978-1981 

4 171

Budget  1979 

4 172

Budget, Miscellaneous Information  1975-1977, 1978-1979 

5 173

Capital Budget  1979 

5 174

Committee Membership,  

5 175

Compensations  1979 

5 176

Education, K-12  1979-1981 

5 177

General Government  1979-1981 

5 178

Government, Counties  1975-1977 

5 179

Government, State  1975-1979 

5 180

Higher Education  1968, 1975, 1977, 1979-1981 

5 181

Human Resources  1978-1981 

5 182

Human Services, Mental Health only  1976-1979 

5 183

Legislation to be Considered  1979 

5 184

Operating Budget, Information  1977-1979 

5 185

Parks and Game  1977-1979, 1979-1981 

5 186

Revenue  1979 

5 187

Revenue  1980 

5 188

Supplemental Budget  1979 

5 189

Washington State University, Budget  1979 

5 190
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Attorney General  1981 

5 191

Education - Legislation  1978-1979 

5 192

Local Government - Program element  1979 

5 193

Nursing Homes Legislation  1978-1979 

5 194

Public Health  1975, 1979, 1981 

5 195

Research  1980 

5 196

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3 Legislative files  1981-1983 

3.1 Representative Otto Amen - personal  1982 

box folder

Personal  1982 

6 197

3.2 District Correspondence  1981 

box folder

Benge, Adams County  1981 

6 198

Lind, Adams County  1981 

6 199

Lidka Sykora, Othello  1981 

6 200

Othello, Adams County  1981 

6 201

Ritzville, Adams County  1981 

6 202

Washtucna, Adams County  1981 

6 203

Asotin & Anatone, Asotin county  1981 

6 204

Clarkston, Asotin County (1)  1981 

6 205

Clarkston, Asotin County (2)  1981 

6 206

Dayton, Columbia County  1981 

6 207

Connell, Franklin County  1981 

6 208

Pasco, Franklin County  1981 

6 209

Pomeroy, Garfield County  1981 

6 210

Warden, Grant County  1981 

6 211

Albion, Whitman County  1981 

6 212

Colfax, Whitman County  1981 

6 213

Colton, Uniontown, Whitman County  1981 

6 214

Endicott, Whitman County  1981 

6 215

Hay, Whitman County  1981 

6 216

Lacrosse, Whitman County  1981 

6 217

Palouse, Whitman County  1981 

6 218

St. John, Whitman County  1981 

6 219

Pullman, Whitman County (1)  1981 

6 220

Pullman, Whitman County (2)  1981 

6 221

Pullman, Whitman County (3)  1981 

6 222

Pullman, Whitman County (4)  1981 

6 223

Out of District (1)  1981 

6 224

Out of District (2)  1981 

6 225

3.3 Subject files  1981 

box folder

Abortion  1981 

6 226

Application for Appointments  1980 

6 227

Association of Washington Business  1981 

6 228

Big Bend Community College, Moses Lake  1981 

6 229

Columbia Basin College, Pasco  1981 

6 230

Department of Social and Health Services  1978-1981 

6 231

Fiscal Crisis - Correspondence regarding Suggestions and Comments  1981 

6 232

Governor John Spellman, Olympia  1981 

6 233

Hells Canyon National Recreation Area  1981 

6 234

Higher Education - Correspondence re 10% Budget Cut  1981 

7 235

Higher Education - Correspondence re Graduate Student Tuition Increase  1981 

7 236

Higher Education, Faculty salary  1981 

7 237

Legislative Hotline Calls - Summary  1981 

7 238

Legislative Liaison Contact List - State Agencies  1981 

7 239

Levy Lid  1981 

7 240

Pages  1980-1981 

7 241

Pages  1981-1982 

7 242

Parent Co-op School Program  1981 

7 243

Press  1981-1982 

7 244

School Budget  1981 

7 245

Schools - Classified Employees  1982 

7 246

Senior Citizens  1981 

7 247

Speech Material  1982 

7 248

State Treasurer - Robert V. Graham  1981 

7 249

Tax Reform - Correspondence Opposing  1981 

7 250

Tax Reform - Correspondence Supporting  1981 

7 251

Transportation Request  1981 

7 252

Tuition Increase and/or Waiving of Tuition and Fees for Athletics - SB 3237  1981 

7 253

Usury - 12% Ceiling on Interest Rates  1981 

7 254

Welfare  1975-1981 

7 255

WPPSS (Washington Public Power Supply System)  1982 

7 256

3.4 Correspondence  1982 

box folder

Adams County  1981-1982 

7 257

Benge, Adams County  1982 

7 258

Cunningham, Adams County  1982 

7 259

Lind, Adams County  1982 

7 260

Othello, Adams County  1982 

7 261

Othello Chamber of Commerce, Adams County  1981-1982 

7 262

Ritzville, Adams County  1982 

7 263

Washtucna, Adams County  1982 

7 264

Asotin, Asotin County  1982 

7 265

Clarkston, Asotin County  1982 

7 266

Dayton, Columbia County  1982 

7 267

Connell, Franklin County  1982 

7 268

Pasco, Franklin County  1982 

7 269

Pomeroy, Garfield County  1982 

7 270

Warden, Grant County  1982 

7 271

Albion, Whitman County  1982 

7 272

Colfax, Whitman County  1982 

7 273

Colton, Whitman County  1982 

7 274

Endicott, Whitman County  1982 

7 275

Garfield, Whitman County  1982 

7 276

Lacrosse, Whitman County  1982 

7 277

Lamont, Whitman County  1982 

7 278

Palouse, Whitman County  1982 

7 279

Pullman, Whitman County (1)  1982 

7 280

Pullman, Whitman county (2)  1982 

7 281

St. John, Whitman County  1982 

7 282

Bailie Memorial Boys Ranch - Basin City  1982 

7 283

Out of District  1982 

7 284

3.5 Subject files  1982 

box folder

Airplane Tax  1981-1982 

7 285

Attorney Gnarl  1982 

7 286

Big Bend Community College, Moses Lake  1982 

7 287

Blood Bank Legislation & Correspondence (House Bill 872 & Senate Bill 4583)  1980-1982 

7 288

Blood Banks Regulated, HB 1826 (1976-81)  

7 289

Eastern Washington University, Cheney (1981-82)  

7 290

Education Forum  1982 

7 291

Education, Letters in Opposition to ESB 2343. Making miscellaneous changes in law re Education  1981-1982 

7 292

Governor's Office - Staff and their Responsibilities  1981 

7 293

House Roster, 47th Legislature  1981 

7 294

Insurance Commissioner  1982 

8 295

Milwaukee Road Right-of-way  1981-1982 

8 296

North Columbia Toll Bridge Association  1979-1982 

8 297

3.6 House Bills Sponsored  

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Bills Sponsored  1981 

8 298

HB 31 (Workers' Compensation)  1981 

8 299

HB 40 (Public Disclosure / Local Government)  1981 

8 300

HB 198 (Irrigation Districts Contracts)  1981 

8 301

HB 260 (Agriculture Committees Assessments)  1981 

8 302

HB 265 (Ships, Vessels Property Tax)  1981 

8 303

HPM 274 (Voter Requirements, Cooperative Districts)  1981 

8 304

HB 300 (Leasing State Land)  1981 

8 305

HB 333 (Wheat Commission Vacancies)  1981 

8 306

HB 370 (Road District Excess Levies)  1979-1981 

8 307

HB 394 (Law Enforcement, Service Districts)  1981 

8 308

HB 408 (SEPA Actions, Bonds)  1981 

8 309

HB 449 (Water Resource Supervisor)  1981 

8 310

HB 456 (Agriculture, Committees Storage)  1981 

8 311

HB 461 (Education Reciprocity with Idaho)  1981 

8 312

HB 471 (Foreclosure Sales, Minimum Bid)  1981 

8 313

HB 514 (Crime Victims County Program)  1981 

8 314

HB 529 (Higher Education Construction Bid Amounts)  1981 

8 315

HB 542 (Voter Requirements, Cooperative Districts)  1981 

8 316

HB 612 (County Indicated Ratios)  1981 

8 317

HB 631 (Race Track Fees)  1981 

8 318

HB 666 (Resource Lands, management, use)  1981 

8 319

HB 774 (Jail space requirements)  1981 

8 320

HB 798 (Transient accommodations)  1981 

8 321

HB 803 (Sick leave buy-back abolished)  1981 

8 322

HB 804 (Milwaukee railroad, right-of-way)  1981 

8 323

HB 849 (Education, Miscellaneous changes)  1982 

8 324

HB 872 (Regulating blood bank)  1981-1982 

8 325

HB 922 (Reduce prison overcrowding)  1981-1982 

8 326

HB 923 (Voluntary action center)  1982 

8 327

HB 937 (Assessing insurers)  1982 

8 328

HB 1003 (Voting by mail)  1982 

8 329

HB 1021 (Milwaukee Railroad / adjacent land)  1982 

8 330

HB 1078 (WSU wastewater treatment plant)  1982 

8 331

HB 1097 (Employment security, job service funding)  1982 

8 332

HB 1129 (Superintendent of Public instruction redefined state education board)  1982 

8 333

HB 1167 (Federal aid medical care program)  1982 

8 334

HB 3356 (Remodeling jails / criteria)  1982 

8 335

HJM 3 (Election returns reporting)  1981 

8 336

HJM 17 (President's economic plan)  1981 

8 337

HJM 20 (Acquire tribal claims)  1982 

8 338

HJR 14 (Redistricting commission)  1982 

8 339

HJR 16 (Superintendent of public instruction appointive / state education board)  1982 

8 340

Bills passed during the special session  1981-1982 

8 341

3.7 Miscellaneous  

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Budget  1978-1981 and 1981-1983 

8 342

Budget - capital  1981 

8 343

Budget - supplemental  1980-1981 

8 344

Budget - supplemental (Mt. St. Helen's)  1981 

8 345

Budget - supplemental  (November - December 1981) 

8 346

Budget Message - Governor John Spellman (1979-1981 & 1981-1983 Biennial Budgets)  

8 347

Committee Assignments  1981 

8 348

Government cost information  1981 

8 349

Insurance  1981-1982 

8 350

Intern programs  1981 

8 351

Legislative Budget Committee  1981-1982 

8 352

Letters of Recommendation for Appointments  1981-1982 

8 353

Pacific Northwest Bell Rate Insurance  1981 

8 354

Pensions  1981 

8 355

Planning & Management Committee, 1080-82  

8 356

Projects, Districts, Proposed-pending  1976-1981 

8 357

Schools  1980-1981 

8 358

Transportation  1977-1982 

8 359

Washington Cities by Legislative Districts and Zip Codes  1982 

8 360

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