Constitutional Revision Commission, 1965-1970
Content Description
Robert C. Strom's collection of papers from the Idaho Constitutional Revision Commission, of which he was a member, are contained in two file boxes. They include correspondence from the chairman of the commission and the chairman of the judiciary subcommittee, letters from state officials with suggestions for revisions, minutes of the full commission meetings in 1965, 1966, 1968, and 1969, and minutes of the judiciary subcommittee for 1966 and 1967. Various drafts of the proposed Constitution, many of them annotated, are included as well as a variety of publications.
Divers subcommittees of the Legislative Council also worked on revising sections of the Constitution. Scattered minutes and memoranda of these committees are contained in the collection.
Among the more interesting items included in the miscellaneous material are the legal documents of the Smith vs. Cenarrusa case, the law suit brought against the State on behalf of the taxpayers of Idaho testing the constitutionality of having the voters vote on the entire proposed constitution, rather than article by article.
The contents of this archival collection are described in more detail in the following Description of Series.
Dates
- Creation: 1965-1970
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 2 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Description
The correspondence in this series is comprised of letters addressed to Robert C. Strom of Craigmont, or copies of letters addressed to the commission. Only a few of Strom's outgoing letters are present. Letters were received from many state officials suggesting revisions in the constitution, and since Strom served on the subcommittee responsible for revising the judicial portion of the document, there are many letters from lawyers suggesting revisions of that section. The miscellaneous material contained in the correspondence folders is listed following the list of correspondents. Some minutes of the full commission and the judiciary subcommittee are also part of this series and are itemized following the correspondence material.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository