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| Title | Marvin E. Proffer Oral History Interview |
| Collection Title | Politics in Missouri Oral History Project, Records, 1996- |
| Collection Number | 3929 |
| Interviewee | Marvin E. Proffer |
| Interviewer | Will Sarvis |
| Date of Interview | 6/12/1996 |
| Subject--Name | Proffer, Marvin E. |
| Subject |
Oral history Missouri--History, Local Missouri--Politics and government |
| Keyword |
Oral histories Missouri Politics Politics Political History Political Oral History |
| Coverage | United States; Missouri; Cape Girardeau, Missouri; |
| Transcription Format | Paper; Electronic |
| Pages | 95 |
| Audio Format | Audio cassette |
| Restrictions | Available, no restrictions. |
| Finding Aid | http://whmc.umsystem.edu/invent/3929.html |
| Participants | 2 |
| Synopsis | Marvin E. Proffer was born on February 3, 1931. He served as a Democrat in the Missouri house for thirteen terms, twenty-six years, elected from 1962-1986. During this period he served as chairman of the powerful House Budget Committee. For his most recent biographic entry, see the Official Manual of the State of Missouri, 1987-1988.<br>I met Mr. Proffer at the Holiday Inn in Cape Girardeau around mid afternoon on a day that alternated between partly overcast and stormy. We sat in a pavilion area set off by half walls, filled with other tables and chairs (some of the more distant of which were occasionally occupied by other people), and surrounded by the inns guests talking or eating or swimming in the indoor pool. The outside weather remained visible through distant tall windows and a nearby skylight. The public setting did not appear to hinder Mr. Proffers recollections, and we were even able to achieve a certain degree of seclusion amidst the surrounding activity. Early in the interview Mr. Proffer mentions his youthful athletic achievements, and he obviously still maintains the bearing and energy reflective of the highly motivated. As the following transcript will reveal, he spoke at great length and detail on a number of very interesting subjects. |
| Publisher | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
| Rights | This material is protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). It may not be cited without acknowledgement to The Oral History Program of the State Historical Society of Missouri and the Western Historical Manuscript Collection, a Joint Collection of the University of Missouri and the State Historical Society of Missouri. |
Description
| Title | Transcription |
| Collection Title | Politics in Missouri Oral History Project, Records, 1996- |
| Collection Number | 3929 |
| Interviewee | Marvin E. Proffer |
| Interviewer | Will Sarvis |
| Date of Interview | 6/12/1996 |
| Subject--Name | Proffer, Marvin E. |
| Subject |
Oral history Missouri--History, Local Missouri--Politics and government |
| Keyword |
Oral histories Missouri Politics Politics Political History Political Oral History |
| Coverage | United States; Missouri; Cape Girardeau, Missouri; |
| Transcription Format | Paper; Electronic |
| Pages | 95 |
| Audio Format | Audio cassette |
| Restrictions | Available, no restrictions. |
| Finding Aid | http://whmc.umsystem.edu/invent/3929.html |
| Participants | 2 |
| Synopsis | Marvin E. Proffer was born on February 3, 1931. He served as a Democrat in the Missouri house for thirteen terms, twenty-six years, elected from 1962-1986. During this period he served as chairman of the powerful House Budget Committee. For his most recent biographic entry, see the Official Manual of the State of Missouri, 1987-1988.<br>I met Mr. Proffer at the Holiday Inn in Cape Girardeau around mid afternoon on a day that alternated between partly overcast and stormy. We sat in a pavilion area set off by half walls, filled with other tables and chairs (some of the more distant of which were occasionally occupied by other people), and surrounded by the inns guests talking or eating or swimming in the indoor pool. The outside weather remained visible through distant tall windows and a nearby skylight. The public setting did not appear to hinder Mr. Proffers recollections, and we were even able to achieve a certain degree of seclusion amidst the surrounding activity. Early in the interview Mr. Proffer mentions his youthful athletic achievements, and he obviously still maintains the bearing and energy reflective of the highly motivated. As the following transcript will reveal, he spoke at great length and detail on a number of very interesting subjects. |
| Publisher | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
| Rights | This material is protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). It may not be cited without acknowledgement to The Oral History Program of the State Historical Society of Missouri and the Western Historical Manuscript Collection, a Joint Collection of the University of Missouri and the State Historical Society of Missouri. |