Walter Stiern Library

William Ketchum Papers

Biographical information
William Matthew Ketchum (September 2, 1921- June 22, 1978) served California as a U.S. Congressman for the 18th District from 1975-1978 and for the 23rd District from 1973-1975. He was a member of the House Ways and Means Committee. He served in the California Assembly from 1967-1972. Born in Los Angeles, he attended schools in Los Angeles County, the Colorado School of Mines from 1939-1940 and the University of Southern California from 1940-1942. He served in the Army from 1942 to 1946 in the Pacific and during the Korean conflict from 1950-1953. He was a farmer and business owner and headed the San Luis Obispo Chapter of the California Farm Bureau in 1965-1966. He died of a heart attack in Bakersfield.

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Cannot be removed from archives.

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Acquisition Information
The files obtained by the late Jim Segesta for the archives from an unknown source.

Descriptive Summary

Title: The William Ketchum Papers
Extent: 46 linear feet
Repository: Walter W. Stiern Library, California State University, Bakersfield.
9001 Stockdale Highway. Bakersfield, CA 93311
Physical Location: Archives Room
Language: English.

Scope and Contents
23 file boxes containing file folders, and publications from Congressional service.

Box 1: notebooks and binders
Daily Reminders 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1978
Guest Book
1970 Legislation
Legislation Introduced by The Honorable William M. Ketchum, Member of the Assembly, 29th District, Legislature of the State of California,1971 Session. Land and Water Use Aspects of San Joaquin Valley Drainage Investigation

Box 2: VHS Interviews and Speeches (labeled)

Box 3: Tape recordings (some labeled, some unlabeled)

Box 4: News Clippings & Ratings

Box 5: Committee on Ways and Means Papers
Health, 1977
Agricultural Aviation,1976
Debt Ceiling, 1976
Payroll Taxes: PA/UC HR 7200 – SSI and Aliens, 1976
Public Assistance & Unemployment Compensation Budget, 1978
Public Assistance – HR 7200, 1977
Public Assistance Subcommittee, 1976
Public Assistance II, 1976
Public Assistance III, 1976
Title II HR 6831 Energy – Minority Views, 1977 (?)

Box 6: Legislation from 93rd Congress, 1st Session
Bills, Resolutions, Concurrent Resolutions, Joint Resolutions Sponsored or Cosponsored by William Ketchum

Box 7: Legislation from 93rd Congress, 1st and 2nd Session
Bills, Resolutions, Concurrent Resolutions, Joint Resolutions Sponsored or Cosponsored by William Ketchum

Box 8: Legislation from 94th Congress, 1st and 2nd Session
Bills, Resolutions, Concurrent Resolutions, Joint Resolutions Sponsored or Cosponsored by William Ketchum

Box 9: Papers by Topic, 1973-1974
Federal Reserve System
Federal Spending
Foreign Trade
Freedom of Press
General
Manpower – Selective Services
Military Spending
Preparedness
Reorganization
Research
Riots
Loans
Acreage Allotments
Appropriations
Budgetary Cuts
Cattle
Inflation
Censorship
Civil Rights – General
Commodities – Wheat
Commodities – Potatoes
Impeachment
Miscellaneous
Foreign Relations
Regulation of Autos
Depletion Allowance
Fish and Wildlife
Health
Illegal Aliens
Israel
Labor
District Schools
Atlantic Union
Guam
Alaska Pipeline
Aid
Economy

Box10: Papers by Topic, 1973 – 1974
Conservation
Credit
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Forest Service
Army
Aid
Air Force
Civil Service Commission
Fed. Gov. Commerce Department
Consumer Affairs
Cost of Living Council
Bureau of Land Management
District of Columbia – General
Atomic Energy Commission
Army Corp of Engineers
Hew – Education
GOP
General Services Administration
General
GAO
Federal Government – Food and Drug
Federal Government – Federal Trade Commission
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Power Commission
Federal Housing Authority
Federal Government – Executive Office of the President
Federal Energy Office
Federal Government - Federal Communications Commission
Federal Aviation Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
Crisis
EDA
Department of Defense
Federal Government – Interior Department
HUD
Internal Revenue Service
Federal Government – ICC
Judiciary Department
Federal Government – Department of Labor
Navy
NASA
OMB
Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Government – Small Business Administration
Department of State
Federal Government - Transportation
Department of Treasury
US Postal Service

Box 11: Papers by Topic, 1973 – 1974
Foreign Trade – Tariffs
Foreign – Imports – Oil
General
Transportation – Air
Congress - House Committee on Armed Services
Congress - House Committee on Agriculture
Confirmations
House Administration
Congress – House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Comm. – Interior & Insular Affairs
Appropriations
Congress - House Committee on District of Columbia
Congress – Banking and Currency Committee
Transportation - Amtrak
Bicycles
General
Interstate
Transportation – Airports
Transportaion – Railroads
Education and Labor Committee
House Committee on Government and Operations
House Committee – Internal Security
House Committee – Interstate & Foreign Commerce
Congress - House Judiciary Committee
Congress – Merchant Marines & Fisheries
Mines and Minig
Congress – House Committee Post Office and Civil Service
Congress - House Committee on Public Works
Reapportionment
Representatives, House – Rules
Congress – House – Select Committee on Committees
Congress – House Committee on Science and Astronautics
General
Law Enforcement
Death Penalty
Defense, National – General
Consumer Protection
Disaster Assistance
Inflation
Office of Economic Opportunity
Congress – House Committee on Veterans Affairs
Congress – House Committee on Ways and Means
Mass Transit
Consumer Protections – Fair Packaging and Labeling
Transportation
General
1974 General (few from 1975)

Box 12: Alphabetical Correspondence, 1973 – 1974
A – CL

Box 13: Alphabetical Correspondence, 1973 – 1974
E – L

Box 14: Alphabetical Correspondence, 1973 – 1974
M – Z

Box 15: Papers by Topic, 1975 – 1976
Abortion
Amtrak
Agriculture
Asia
Bicentennial
Budget
Busing
California State Affairs
Civil Service
Civil Rights

Box 16: Papers by Topic, 1975 – 1976
Agriculture
Appropriations
Banking, Currency and Housing
Budget
District of Columbia
Armed Services
Armed Services B-1
International Relations – Turkey Resolution
Foreign Affairs
Education and Labor
HR 2966
House Administration
General

Box 17: Papers by Topic, 1975 – 1976
National Parks
National Security
General – New York City
Oil
Oil Depletion Allowance
Panama
Political Affairs, General
Press Related Correspondence
Pollution
Price Controls
Regulatory Reform
Senior Citizens
Social Security
South America
Supreme Court
Taxes
Transportation
Transportation – Air
Transportation – Autos
Transportation – Railroads
United Nations
USSR
Veterans
Vietnamese Refugees
H. Res. 597 – Elimination of Minority and Majority Printers

Box 18: Correspondence by Topic, 1975 – 1976
Appropriations
Agriculture
Banking
Legislation
General files from 1975-1976
1976 Memorandum

Box 19: Alphabetic Correspondence, 1975 – 1976
A – LO

Box 20: Alphabetic Correspondence, 1975 – 1976
JU – SI

Box 21: Alphabetic Correspondence, 1975 – 1976
SK – Z
Letters Pending, I-Z

Box 22: Papers by Topic, 1977 – 1978
Press Related Correspondence
Joint Atomic energy Committee
Senior Citizens
Social Security
Taxes
Transportation
United Nations
USSR
Veterans
Wilderness
Agriculture
Armed Service (B-1)
Armed Services
Banking, Currency and Housing
Budget
Common Situs
Education and Labor
Education and Labor “Minimum Wage”
Ford, Tom
Government Operations
House Administration
House Administration, Ron Paul
Interior – General
Payment in Lieu of Taxes – Interiour
Interior and Insular Affairs “Golden Trout”
International Affairs
Internal Security
Interstate and Foreign Commerce – Saccharin
Interstate and Foreign Commission – Saccharin
Interstate and Foreign Commerce – General
Interstate and Foreign Commerce – Metric System
Interstate and Foreign Commerce – Dingell – Broyhill, clean air act amendments
Consumer Protection Agency
Instant Voter Registration HR 5400
Judiciary
Judiciary - Homosexual
Judiciary - Special Bilingual Ballot Repeal
Judiciary – Illegal Aliens
Legislation from Interest Groups
Appropriations
Marine Animal Protection Agency
Merchant Marines and Fisheries
Oil
Post Office and Civil Service – National Patriotism Week
P. O. & Civil Service HR 13
Post Office and Civil Service – HR 41
Post Office and Civil Service
Pay Raises
Rules
Regulatory Reform
Science and Technology
Select Committee on Assassinations
Select Committee on Ethics
AD HOC – Outer Continental Shelf
Senate Committee Legislation
Standards of Official Conduct

Box 23: Papers by Topic, 1977 – 1978
Inflation
International Women’s Year
Labor
MIA/POW
Micronesia
Mining
Naturalized Citizens
No-fault Insurance
Panama
State of California Affairs
Golden Trout – Testimony
Grants
Gun Control
Hatch Act
Energy (Nuclear)
Environment
Federal Election Commission
Foreign Aid
Foreign Exports/Imports/Trade
Foreign Relations (policy)
Energy Crisis
Energy (Geothermal)
Economy, National
Education
Common Situs
Consumer Protection
Congress (Leadership, Criticism…)
Crime
Defense
Civil Rights
Commendations/Congratulations to WMK
Abortion
Agriculture
Amnesty
Amtrak
Asia
B1 Bomber
Budget, National
Busing