Silvio O. Conte Congressional Papers, 1950-1991
Collection number: MS 371
Terms of Access and Use:
The Silvio O. Conte Papers are open for research, except for a group of case files that are closed for a period of seventy-five years for legal reasons of confidentiality and privacy.
Inquiries regarding the Conte Papers should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives in the W.E.B. Du Bois Library. Because the papers are stored off-site there may be up to a twenty four hour delay between request and retrieval of material. Photocopying and publishing from the collection are allowed subject to the policies of Special Collections and University Archives and fair use under the copyright act.
| 1921 | Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on November 9th to Ottavio and Lucia (Lora) Conte. |
| 1940 | Following graduation from Pittsfield Vocational High School worked for a time as a machinist at General Electric Co. and later in the press room of the Berkshire Eagle. |
| 1942 | Enlisted in the Navy and served from 1942 to 1944 with the Seabees in the Southwest Pacific during World War II. |
| 1947 | Married the former Corinne Duval on November 8th. |
| 1949 | Graduated from Boston College Law School in June. |
| 1950 | In November was elected to the Massachusetts State Senate for the first of four successive terms. Served on the Committees of Judiciary, Public Welfare, Towns and Juvenile Delinquency. Was Chairman of the Committees on Judiciary, Conservation, Constitutional Law and Insurance. |
| 1954 | Received the Young Man of the Year Award from the Massachusetts Junior Chamber of Commerce. |
| 1958 | Elected to the United States House of Representatives defeating Professor James M. Burns of Williams College by a decisive margin. |
| 1959 | Named to the powerful Appropriations Committee and its Subcommittee on the Treasury and Post Office and Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. Traveled to Southeast Asia to inspect the Mutual Security Program (foreign aid) operations. Cosponsored an Area Redevelopment Bill that would provide federal funds on a loan basis to finance industrial development projects to areas with chronic unemployment. |
| 1960 | Delegate to the Republican National Convention. Five new towns - Amherst, Hadley, Hatfield, Northampton and Easthampton - were added to the First District as a result of redistricting. |
| 1961 | Cast a deciding vote that changed the make-up of the House Rules Committee to enable President Kennedy to move his legislative agenda through Congress. Legislation to establish a Cape Cod National Seashore was signed into law. As an original co-sponsor, worked for over two years to enact this measure. Voted enthusiastically in favor of legislation authorizing the establishment of the Peace Corps. House adopted Conte amendment to Peace Corps bill prohibiting members of Peace Corps from serving in any country where they may be subjected to discrimination. |
| 1962 | Won re-election by a wider margin than any other Republican incumbent who faced opposition. Urged approval of sponsored bill, House Joint Resolution 479, intended to protect the golden and bald eagles from extinction. Introduced an amendment to eliminate the use of occupant and boxholder mailing privileges of Members of Congress. |
| 1963 | Named by Republic of Italy to the rank of Commendatore of the Order of Merit for his work in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Introduced legislation that would create a National Economic Conversion Commission, its mission to minimize changes in defense spending on the economy. Cast crucial Appropriations Committee vote in support of President Johnson's foreign aid package, bucking Democratic Chairman Otto Passman. |
| 1964 | Denounced by extremists at the Republican National Convention held in San Francisco for outspoken opposition to the John Birch Society. Received the nomination of both the Republican and Democratic parties in bid for re-election to Congressional seat. Cosponsored immigration and naturalization reform legislation. Conte bill would liberalize policies and overhaul the quota system. |
| 1965 | Appointed a member of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission on February 1st. Named to the Joint Commission on the Coinage when that body was authorized under the Coinage Act of 1965. One of first members of Congress to support the creation of the Medicare and Medicaid Programs. Marched along with Martin Luther King, Jr. on historic march to Selma, Alabama. |
| 1966 | Eliminated quota on residual oil imports to the East Coast. Supported the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Began serving on the Small Business Committee and held ranking minority seat from 1969 to 1978. |
| 1967 | Helped to establish public broadcasting by voting for the Public Broadcasting Act. |
| 1968 | Spoke out against Vietnam War before Pittsfield Area Council of Churches, becoming first member of Massachusetts delegation to oppose the war. As member of the Republican presidential convention's platform committee, publicly opposed nomination of Spiro Agnew as Vice-President, preferring George Romney of Michigan. |
| 1969 | Introduced first bill ever to eliminate the oil import quota system that had been instituted in 1959. Appointed to Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation. |
| 1970 | Wrote law creating Amtrak to preserve passenger rail travel. Won re-election unopposed for the fourth election in a row. Voted against supersonic transport (SST) despite widespread support in First District. |
| 1971 | Secured assignment on Health, Education and Welfare Subcommittee and relinquished seats on Subcommittees on Foreign Operations and Treasury, Postal Service. Became ranking minority member of Transportation Subcommittee. In April held first annual trout derby on Onota Lake, Pittsfield. |
| 1972 | Voted against a constitutional amendment which would prohibit the busing of school children to achieve racially balanced schools. Cosponsored the Fair International Trade Act of 1972 to modernize existing law regarding the regulation of |
| 1973 | Named co-chairman of the newly organized New England Congressional Caucus. Reappointed to the Foreign Operations Subcommittee, after two-year hiatus. Awarded honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from the University of Massachusetts. Obtained initial grant to fund the Five College free bus system. |
| 1974 | Demanded immediate Congressional investigation into effect of aerosol sprays on the ozone layer. Introduced amendment to Foreign Aid bill to limit funds to Cambodia. |
| 1975 | Traveled to the Middle East with Congressional delegation. Met with Israeli and Egyptian leaders. Cosponsored legislation to study feasibility of establishing a nationally sponsored cross-country bicycle trails system. Sponsored successful amendment to bar expenditure of $122.9 million for further production of the F1-11F fighter bomber. Satirized Emergency Farm Price Support Bill by proposing |
| 1976 | Broke a House-Senate deadlock on the abortion issue, by writing compromise language to prohibit federal funding |
| 1977 | Traveled to China as part of congressional delegation. |
| 1978 | Created with House Speaker Tip O'Neill, low-income home energy assistance program, (LIHEAP). |
| 1979 | Became ranking minority member of the House Appropriations Committee and ranking minority member on the Legislative; Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and Transportation subcommittees. Gave up seat on Foreign Operations subcommittee. Appointed by Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill, Jr. to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Supported the passage of the Alaska Lands legislation which provided for the preservation of millions of acres of wilderness in Alaska. Released final report of the New England Energy Congress. Sponsored by the New England Congressional Congress, of which Conte was co-chairman, the report addressed 22 energy conservation bills, many of vital concern to oil-dependent New England. |
| 1980 | The Small Business Development Center opened at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Played a leading role in obtaining federal funds necessary to start program. Introduced legislation for a nuclear freeze. |
| 1981 | Kept Westover Air Force Base in Chicopee open with joint-use agreement. Prevailed in the decade-long fight against the Dickey-Lincoln water project in Maine with the deauthorization of project. Traveled to Australia and New Zealand as part of a Congressional delegation. |
| 1982 | The Small Business Innovation and Development Act passed. Had sponsored and supported for past five years through legislative initiative as a member of the House Committee on Small Business. Joined the Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues. (Formerly the Congresswomen's Caucus) |
| 1983 | Cosponsored the first $5 million for AIDS research. Donned a pig's snout and ears on the House floor to denounce pork-barrel projects and specifically to fight the Garrison Diversion Project in North Dakota. Was the second Paul Hoffmann Lecturer at the United Nations in New York. Voted against funding for MX missiles in Appropriations Committee vote. Ultimately approved by 30-26 vote. |
| 1984 | Introduced H.R. 5175 to impose a nine-month moratorium on large oil company mergers. |
| 1985 | The Conte Africa Supplemental was signed into law. It provided $800 million for famine and disaster relief and was one of the largest emergency supplemental bills ever approved by Congress. Traveled to the Soviet Union as a member of first Congressional delegation to meet with Mikhail Gorbachev. Urged Soviet leader to halt nuclear arms race. An original sponsor of H.R. 700, Civil Rights Restoration Act. Act was ultimately defeated by pro-life groups. Launched |
| 1986 | Helped to prevent the construction by the U.S. Air Force of the highly unpopular Radio Relay Tower ( |
| 1987 | Underwent surgery for removal of cancerous growth in prostate gland. In the wake of |
| 1988 | Won passage of cosponsored plant-closing legislation. Announced support for own party presidential candidate George Bush over Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis. Announced a $300,000 Health and Human Services grant to the Holyoke Health Center to combat high infant mortality rates. |
| 1989 | Coauthored the landmark North American Wetlands Conservation Act, which provided up to $25 million annually for wetland and waterfowl habitat preservation and restoration. Spoke at dedication of the Silvio O. Conte Forum, the new Athletic Arena, Boston College on February 19. Obtained $2 million grant for Smith College in Northampton. Won enactment of resolution to declare the 1990's |
| 1990 | Reelected to 17th term with 78 percent of the vote. Announced allocation of funds through amendment on Treasury, Postal Service Appropriations Bill for move of the Regional United States Fish and Wildlife Service Office to the Amherst area. Through same amendment allocated funds to build a New England Regional Archives of the National Archives in Pittsfield. In February introduced bill H.R. 3977 Antarctica Protection and Conservation Act, the first bill to increase protection for the Antarctic environment and prevent mineral exploitation. Established an educational foundation to assist graduating First District high school students attend a college of their choice. Passage of the Clean Air Act, the culmination of a decade-long fight to stop acid rain. Had signed on as the first Republican sponsor of new clean-air and acid-rain legislation. Appointed by President to sit on Budget Summit, as one of eleven members of the House. Worked out a proposal to keep the federal deficit on a declining track. Attended dedication of the Silvio O. Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center, Turner's Falls capping twenty-four-year effort to bring Atlantic salmon back to Connecticut River. Introduced amendment to farm bill limiting government subsidies to $100,000 per farmer and banning farmers from collecting multiple subsidies. Although amendment went down in defeat, succeeded in limiting subsidies to $250,000 per farmer. Through position on Subcommittee on Transportation restored popular Montrealer service from Washington to Montreal with service through Amherst and obtained $139 million to set up high-speed Boston-New York Rail service. Broke with President Bush in voting against constitutional amendment banning burning of U.S. flag. Singled out by the Citizens Against Government Waste as one of four representatives most accomplished at garnering grants for his state and district. |
| 1991 | On January 12th submitted last big vote as one of only three Republican members of Congress to deny President Bush the authority to use force to repel Iraqi troops from Kuwait. In honor of career-long efforts to restore the Connecticut River and to complete the work begun, passage of H.R. 794 was completed which named the fish and wildlife haven along the Connecticut River the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, only the second such designated refuge in the country. Died February 8th at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland of complications caused by cancer. |
In the book Congress and Its Members Congressional scholars Roger Davidson and Walter Oleszek discuss the"dual nature of Congress," observing that"there really are two Congresses. One of these is Congress as a lawmaking institution - the Congress of textbooks, of how-a-bill-becomes-a-law...There is also a second Congress...it comprises men and women of diverse backgrounds...whose electoral fortunes depend less upon what Congress produces as an institution than upon the support and goodwill of voters hundreds of miles away."1 This duality is revealed throughout the Silvio O. Conte Congressional Papers - from the vast array of bill files, position papers, mark-ups for consideration, reports, and floor statements, to the constituent mail, Conte speeches delivered throughout the district, returned constituent questionnaires, and the hundreds of photographs of Conte with his constituents.
The Silvio O. Conte Congressional Papers, 1950-1991 document Conte's public service first as Massachusetts State Senator for the Berkshire District, 1950-1958 and primarily as representative for Massachusetts's First District in the United States Congress for 17 terms, 1959-1991, where he made significant contributions in the areas of health and human services, the environment, education, energy, transportation, and small business.
The collection comprises 575 linear feet of those files maintained by Conte and his staff in Washington, D.C. and in the two district offices in Pittsfield and Holyoke (most of which is casework with restricted access), including correspondence, speeches, press releases, bill files, his voting record, committee files, scrapbooks, travel files, audio-visual materials and over 5,000 photographs and slides. The papers have been divided into five subgroups delineating broad functional areas of a congressional office: Personal/Political/Official; Legislative; Press Relations/Media Activities; Constituent Services; Office Administration. Each subgroup has been further divided into series based on file format and type of activity documented. Detailed descriptions of each of these 27 series are included in this guide.
There are folder title lists - which serve as primary subject access to the materials - for each series, although several have been omitted from this guide because of excessive length. The series excluded are: Legislative Subject Files, General Subject Files, Bills Files and item-level lists of VIP Correspondence, Speeches, Press Releases, Audio-Visual materials, and Photographs. These lists are available to researchers in the Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room.
The State Senator series (Subgroup I, Series 2), documents Conte's beginnings as a politician. Divided into speeches, correspondence, campaign and subject files spanning 1950-1958, this valuable series illustrates issues central to 1950s politics on the national and state level. Other early files of significance exist in the Travel series (I, 3) which feature Conte's handwritten notes and taped recordings with his personal accounts of the inspection tours of U.S. foreign aid programs in Africa and Southeast Asia during the 1960s that he participated in as a member of the Foreign Operations Subcommittee (see also Audio-Visual series, III, 6).
The bulk of the collection is contained in the two series identified as House Appropriations Committee Files (II, 3a-3m) and Legislative Subject/Correspondence files (II, 6a-6b). The Appropriations Committee Files reveal Conte's powerful position as ranking minority member of that committee from 1979-1991, a position that gave him a vote on all thirteen subcommittees. Although official committee records remain in Washington, D.C., housed in the Center for Legislative Archives, documentation of much of the work done by aides as they monitored the appropriations process and gathered information that Conte needed to make informed decisions remained within the collection. Although Conte served on the Small Business Committee from 1965-1991 and was very active in crafting legislation and providing vigorous support to small businesses in the First District, few files remain in this collection to document his influential role. Within the House Appropriations Committee Files, the Subcommittees on Interior and Health and Human Services are the largest of the subseries and cover areas in which Conte took a passionate personal interest and was an established leader in Congress.
The Health and Human Services Files (II, 3h.2) document Conte's largely successful efforts to continue full funding to the National Institutes of Health for biomedical research; and to support programs such as the low income home energy assistance program, (LIHEAP) and family planning centers in Western Massachusetts.
An ardent conservationist and outdoorsman, Conte fought for 10 years for passage of stringent acid rain legislation, and his efforts to clean up the Connecticut River and restore the Atlantic salmon to it are manifest in the Subcommittee on Interior Files (II, 3g). Within the General Budget subseries (II, 3a) are Conte's handwritten notes regarding periodic meetings (1983-1989) he attended at the White House with cabinet members, the Republican leadership, and the President as well as notes on his participation in the Budget Summits of 1987 and 1990. His attendance reveals his important position as ranking minority member of the Appropriations Committee and his recognized ability for bipartisan compromise.
While supporting most large-scale social spending requests, Conte established himself as a fiscal conservative in other areas. A colorful figure with a penchant for theatrics, his vocal denunciations sometimes took the form of satirical poems or pranks. The later years of his longstanding crusade to limit the size of farm subsidies are documented in the Subcommittee on Agriculture Files (II, 3i). The Energy and Water Subcommittee files (II, 3d) reveal his opposition to water projects such as the Garrison Diversion project in North Dakota and the Dickey-Lincoln Dam project, both of which he viewed as environmentally damaging boondoggles. The Department of Energy Files (II, 3h.2), a segment of the Subcommittee on Interior Files, document his efforts to kill the Synthetic Fuels Corporation which he had accused of"bankrolling the pet projects of the fat-cat oil barons."
The Legislative Subject/Correspondence Files (II, Series 6) reflect Conte's early assignments on the Treasury-Postal Service & Foreign Operations Subcommittees and contain mostly constituent correspondence and the office's response. Issues documented include the invasion of Cambodia, the Vietnam War, Watergate, the Civil Rights movement, communism, firearms control, abortion, the Equal Rights Amendment, oil import quotas, the energy crisis, and federal aid to education.
Davidson and Oleszek make the observation that"Members of Congress . . . depend upon the support of their electorate in order to serve. In turn, they are expected to understand and promote the views of constituents and to serve as their links with the federal government."2 Two sections of the collection that illustrate this reciprocity are the Press Relations/Media Activities and Constituent Services subgroups. Conte kept in touch with his constituents by mail, by public appearances, and by radio and television appearances. The Speeches, Press Releases, Radio and Television Transcripts, and Newsletters series document this function. Maintained by staff more carefully than most other parts of the collection, the series offer valuable synopses of Conte's political career.
A large portion of the Audio-Visual materials (III, Series 6) consists of audio recordings of Conte's weekly radio show. Most of the 16mm films consist of Conte's five minute television programs, often condensed versions of the radio show, which aired mainly during 1959, 1961 and 1967-1968. Included here is an audio recording of a 1958 testimonial dinner honoring Conte's election to Congress; a 1967 film of an interview with John W. Lederle, President of University of Massachusetts; and an audio recording of the 1987 fund raiser for the endowment of the Silvio O. Conte chair at the University of Massachusetts.
Research strategies should be formulated carefully and researchers should keep in mind that there is substantial overlap of topical coverage and information is widely dispersed throughout this large collection. A good example of this is Conte's fight against oil import quotas. Because New Englanders are highly dependent on oil for heating fuel the quotas adversely affect them by causing oil prices to rise. Conte began his vocal opposition in his first year in Congress when the Eisenhower administration instituted the quota system. He continued to fight for free trade with regard to oil throughout his career. Discussion of his continuing efforts can be found within the Floor Statements series in the form of a compilation by staff of all floor remarks Conte made regarding oil import quotas and fees spanning the years 1959-1984; this issue is also documented in the staff-compiled Oil Notebooks located in the Issue Books/Briefing Books series. His efforts to inform his constituents of his activities are reflected in the Speeches, Press Releases, Radio and Television Transcripts, and Newsletters. Documentation of the legislative initiatives he sponsored exist in the Bill Files, Voting Record, and all the way up to the 1990 Budget Summit notes filed in the Appropriations Committee Series, which document Conte's efforts to block Senator Lloyd Bentsen's proposal to reinstate the quotas to increase revenues. And finally, constituents' opinion on this topic can be found in the Legislative Subject/Correspondence Files and annual constituent questionnaires.
Aside from the study of legislation, public policy debates, and the relationship between Congressman and his constituents, the Conte Papers are a history of the times in which he served. Spanning four decades and eight presidents, the papers offer an extraordinary perspective on the major social, economic, and cultural changes experienced by the American people.
1. Davidson, Roger H. and Oleszek, Walter J., Congress and Its Members, 4th ed. (Washington, DC 1994)
2. Ibid.
This collection is organized as follows:
The Silvio O. Conte Papers are open for research, except for a group of case files that are closed for a period of seventy-five years for legal reasons of confidentiality and privacy.
Inquiries regarding the Conte Papers should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives in the W.E.B. Du Bois Library. Because the papers are stored off-site there may be up to a twenty four hour delay between request and retrieval of material. Photocopying and publishing from the collection are allowed subject to the policies of Special Collections and University Archives and fair use under the copyright act.
Cite as: Silvio O. Conte Papers (MS 371). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Following the death in office of Silvio O. Conte in 1991, his widow, Corinne Conte, donated his congressional papers to the University of Massachusetts Amherst, located in Congressman Conte's First District, which he represented for over 31 years. The Conte Papers came to the University in two major installments. The first and larger group arrived in the Spring of 1991 directly from the Federal Records Center in Suitland, Maryland, where the records had regularly been sent by office staff since 1967.
The second installment came from Conte's Washington, D.C. office and the Holyoke and Pittsfield District offices -- hastily packed by staff in order to vacate the premises after his death. Three minor installments can be counted as well. In July 1994 a visit by the project archivist to Conte's eldest daughter's barn yielded several boxes of biographical and press-related files. The arrival of fifty missing scrapbooks from the Conte family complemented the twenty-eight already here. And, a shipment of eight boxes of Appropriations Committee files arrived as a result of the change in majority party in Congress (and consequently a housecleaning) following the November 1994 elections.
Processed by Gail L. Giroux, with assistance from, Linda L. Seidman, Patrick Browne, Jared Crellin, Peter Fairman, Paul Fireman, Beth Jones, Elaine Parmett, and Peter Weis, 1985.
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Special Collections and University Archives
W.E.B. Du Bois Library
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA 01003-9275 Phone: (413) 545-2780 Fax: (413) 577-1399 Link to:
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A few documents were sent to the National Archives for declassification.
The several long lists excluded from the printed guide as described in the Guide's Scope and Contents note are available in the Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room, W.E.B. Du Bois Library. An electronic version of the printed guide is available to be searched by keyword, and audio-visual materials have been indexed within a database with additional name and subject terms.
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Subgroup I. Personal, Political, Official
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Series 1: Biographical Files
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1965-1991
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1 box, 1.25 linear ft.
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The Biographical Files provide background on Conte's life and political career. This series has been artificially created by drawing from other series within the collection. Materials within folders in this series are arranged chronologically and include biographical sketches generated by aides; feature articles on Conte; transcripts of interviews; guest lists and notes regarding both of Conte's well-known annual celebrations the Labor Day Atlantic salmon party (1985-1989) and his birthday party (1983-1986) at the Botanical Gardens in Washington, D.C. There are also obituaries and several folders containing newsclips with substantive biographical content. This series contains a compilation of the famed rhymes he recited on the House floor and a few of his published writings. Tax returns from 1959 to 1975, and a few cards and notes from family members round out this key series. |
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Articles on Conte, (6 folders)
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1965-1990
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Box 1
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Articles, Features
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Massachusetts Wildlife
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Nov-Dec 1974
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Box 1
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"Ham of the House," Audubon
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Jan. 1986
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Box 1
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"Silvio O. Conte, His Own Man," The Berkshires Magazine
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Winter 1989-1990
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Box 1
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"The Autumn of the Patriarch," Berkshire Magazine
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Nov. 1990
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Box 1
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Obituaries and Commemorations, SOC, (15 folders)
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2-91
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Box 1
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Congressional Record, H.Res. 76, Expressing Sorrow of the House on the death of Silvio O. Conte
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2-20-91
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Box 1
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Eulogies, by Hon. Thomas (Tip) O'Neill, Jr. and Hon. Robert Michel
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2-91
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Box 1
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Biographical Sketches
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Interviews
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WGBY-TV Interview
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1977
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Box 1
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WMAL-Radio, June
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1977
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Box 1
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Westinghouse Broadcasting Meeting, WBZ-TV
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1977
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Box 1
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C-Span "American Profiles, Notes
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Nov. 1989
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Box 1
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Boston Globe Interview, Persian Gulf War
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Feb. 1990
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Box 1
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Issues and Interviews
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1980's
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Box 1
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Issues and Interviews
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1990's
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Box 1
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Poems and Published Writings
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SOC
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Box 1
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Roast, SOC, materials on
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1990
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Box 1
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Family, Miscellaneous
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Box 1
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Income Tax Returns
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1959-1975
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Box 1
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Guest Lists and Mailing lists
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1984-1990
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Box 1
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Alaskan Salmon Party
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1985-1988
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Box 1
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Birthday Party, SOC's
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1987-1990
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Box 1
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Awards, received by SOC
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1961-1990
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Box 1
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Awards, background material
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Series 2: State Senator Files,
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1950-1958
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9 boxes, 11.25 linear ft.
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The State Senate Files document Conte's eight-year tenure as a Massachusetts State Senator representing the Berkshire District. This series makes possible insight into Conte's formative years as a politician and public servant. The files reflect Conte's early involvement in what would become his major career interests: health and human services, education, the environment, and transportation. As a State Senator he served on more committees than had any other member of the state Legislature, and was the youngest legislator, in the history of the Commonwealth, to serve as chairman of the important Committee on Insurance. This series documents his extensive involvement in legislative and investigative committees and his correspondence with constituents. Included in the nine boxes are campaign materials, correspondence, speeches, and subject files. The one box of campaign materials is arranged in chronological order according to campaign year. Files for each campaign include addresses, correspondence with constituents and colleagues, newspaper clippings, endorsements, and campaign expenditures. Senator Conte's campaign addresses are particularly useful in revealing his political convictions as well as issues central to 1950s politics. The four boxes of correspondence are the largest group of files within the State Senator series and reveal his diligent attention to his district's concerns and his dedication to serving his constituency. The correspondence, comprised of both incoming and outgoing letters, is almost entirely constituent-oriented with nearly one quarter of the correspondence consisting of general requests made by constituents, all of which were dutifully completed. The files are arranged both alphabetically by the name of the correspondent and by general subject. Perhaps more than any other group of files in this series, Conte's speeches reveal his personality and opinions. Conte's speeches were candid, often humorous, and suggest that he was not afraid of difficult fights. The box of speeches is arranged in alphabetical order by subject or location of speech. Often folders contain more than one speech made on a single subject. The subject files consist of three boxes and are arranged alphabetically. Each subject file contains an assortment of materials including correspondence, background material, newsclippings and Conte's handwritten notes. Most of the files pertain to legislation or committee activity. Prominent issues reflecting public sentiment during the 1950s McCarthyism, the Cold War and defense spending, unions, and the push for public works are recurring themes. During his years as a State Senator, Conte was particularly well known for his investigative work into mismanagement of union health and welfare trust funds; for authoring legislation establishing accident and health insurance for all state, city, town, and county employees, the first such law in the United States; and for introducing a bill outlawing communism in Massachusetts. Also well documented in the subject files is his interest in the environment, evidenced in his work as chairman of the Conservation Committee and illustrated by his repeated efforts to obtain new state conservation and recreation areas. His efforts to curb juvenile delinquency and his investigations of such health insurance agencies as Blue Cross and Blue Shield foretold his future vigorous support for health and social service programs in Congress. Conte also received attention for his vehement opposition to Governor Foster Furculo's proposal to establish the first sales tax in Massachusetts. Included in the subject files are five folders of newsclippings provided by a newsclip service to which Conte subscribed. The clippings are extremely useful in obtaining background information on Conte's legislative and campaign activities. The variety of subjects represented shows the diversity of Conte's interests, ranging from farming legislation to foreign affairs, and from an investigation of Gypsy Moths to authorship of a "Witches Bill" which exonerated the final eight victims of the Salem Witch Trials. Many topics represented in the subject files also appear in the State Senate speech files. |
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Subseries a: Campaign Materials
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State Senator Campaign, General Material
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n.d.
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Box 2
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1950 State Senator Campaign (4 folders)
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General (2 folders)
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Addresses and "Radio Spots"
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Expenditures
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1952 State Senator Campaign (4 folders)
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General
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Addresses
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Congratulation Letters
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Expenditures
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1954 Lieutenant Governor Candidacy
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Box 2
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1954 State Senator Campaign (7 folders)
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General
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Addresses
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Contributions
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Correspondence
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Expenses
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Newsclippings and Advertisements
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Nomination Papers and Thank-you Letters
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1954 State Treasurer Candidacy
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1956 State Senator Campaign (3 folders)
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General
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Addresses
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Endorsements
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1958 State Attorney General Candidacy
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1958 U.S. Congressional Campaign (9 folders)
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General
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Addresses and Radio/TV Commercials
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Box 2
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Burns, James M. (2 folders)
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Biographical and Correspondence
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Box 2
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Newsclippings
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Box 2
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Conte for Congress Rally
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Box 2
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Endorsements
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Box 2
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Letters to Editors
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Box 2
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Newsclippings
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Box 2
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Republican Party Campaign Kit
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Box 2
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Subseries b: Correspondence
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Correspondence A
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1950-1958
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Box 3
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Alberti, John
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1951-1954
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Box 3
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Correspondence B-C, (4 folders)
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1950-1958
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Box 3
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Cooke, Stanley
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1958-1959
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Box 3
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Correspondence D-H, (8 folders)
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1950-1958
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Box 3
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Herter, Christian
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1952-1958
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Box 3
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Correspondence I-L, (3 folders)
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1950-1958
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Box 3
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Correspondence M-Z, (16 folders)
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1950-1958
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Box 4
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Employment, Summer, (4 folders)
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1955-1958
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Box 4
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High School Honors Students
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1958
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Box 4
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Insurance
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1956
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Box 4
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Juvenile Delinquency
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1951-1952
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Box 4
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Legislation, General, (2 folders)
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1953-1954
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Box 4
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Legislation, General, (7 folders)
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1956-1958
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Box 5
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License Requests
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1957-1958
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Box 5
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"Personal", (6 folders)
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1950-1958
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Box 5
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Petitions
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1956
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Box 5
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"Screwball Letters"
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1955-1958
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Box 5
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Requests, General, (18 folders)
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1951-1958
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Box 6
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Subseries c: Speeches
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All Souls Chapel, 10th Anniversary
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1958
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Box 7
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Anti-Semitism
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n.d.
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Box 7
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Armistice Day
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1953
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Box 7
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Auto Insurance
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1953-1956
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Box 7
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Black History Week
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1954
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Box 7
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Boston College
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n.d.
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Box 7
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Boy's Club
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n.d.
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Box 7
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Boy Scouts
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n.d.
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Box 7
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Brotherhood Week
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1953-1958
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Box 7
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Budget, State
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n.d.
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Box 7
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Castellani Farewell Banquet
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1952
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Box 7
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Catholic Speeches
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n.d.
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Box 7
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Catholic Youth Center Communion Breakfast
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1958
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Box 7
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Cerebral Palsy
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n.d.
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Box 7
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Communism
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1950-1954
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Box 7
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Compoli Marriage Toast
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n.d.
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Box 7
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Conte, Silvio Testimonial Dinner
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1952
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Box 7
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Education
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n.d.
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Box 7
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Elks Lodge Memorial Exercises
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1951
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Box 7
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Fish and Game
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n.d.
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Box 7
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Flag Day
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1953-1958
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Box 7
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Fourth of July
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n.d.
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Box 7
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Franco-American Club
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1958
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Box 7
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Furbush, Richard Nomination
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1954
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Box 7
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General Court Procedure
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n.d.
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Box 7
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General Speeches and Statements
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1958
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Box 7
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Gloucester, MA
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n.d.
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Box 7
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Gold Star Mothers
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1952
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Box 7
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Government Spending and Extravagance
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1951
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Box 7
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Graduated Income Tax
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1952
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Box 7
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Great Ponds Sportsmen
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1958
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Box 7
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Gubernatorial 4-year Term Bill
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n.d.
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Box 7
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Health and Welfare Trust Fund
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1958
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Box 7
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Housatonic River
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1957
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Box 7
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Insurance
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1952
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Box 7
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Italian Americans
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1952
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Box 7
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Kessler, Rev. Walter Testimonial Dinner
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1958
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Box 7
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Kiwanis Club
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n.d.
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Box 7
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Knights of Columbus
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1956-1958
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Box 7
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League of Women Voters
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1950-1956
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Box 7
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Massachusetts State Government, Functions of
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1955
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Box 7
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Memorial Day
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1958
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Box 7
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Mother's Day
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n.d.
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Box 7
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National Defense
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n.d.
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Box 7
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Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce
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1955
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Box 7
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Pittsfield High-School Commencement
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1954
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Box 7
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Pittsfield High-School Reunion
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1955
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Box 7
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Pittsfield Police, Communion Breakfast
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1953
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Box 7
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Policemans Association, Massachusetts
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n.d.
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Box 7
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Quirico, Francis Testimonial Dinner
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1956
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Box 7
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Racial Discrimination
|
1957
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Box 7
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Real Estate Association
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n.d.
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Box 7
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Republican Club
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n.d.
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Box 7
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Restaurant Association
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n.d.
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Box 7
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Sales Tax
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1957
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Box 7
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Secretaries Day
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n.d.
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Box 7
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Speaking Engagements, (6 folders)
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1952-1958
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Box 7
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Voting Privilege
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n.d.
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Box 7
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Whittier, Sumner Rally
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n.d.
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Box 7
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Women Prisoners Conditional Placement Bill
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1954
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Box 7
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Yon, Frederick Testimonial Dinner
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n.d.
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Box 7
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Subseries d: Subject Files
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Adams, MA, Dust Problem
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1951-1953
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Box 8
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Albany, NY, Bicentennial
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1954
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Box 8
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Animal Experimentation Bill
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1951-1957
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Box 8
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Appointments by Governor
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1955-1956
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Box 8
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Arbitration Law
|
1958
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Box 8
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Berkshire Business School
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1955
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Box 8
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Berkshire County Commissioners
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1956
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Box 8
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Berkshire County Judgeship
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1956
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Box 8
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Billboard Bill
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1953
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Box 8
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Bills filed by Conte
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1954
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Box 8
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Biographical and Memorabilia
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1950-1959
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Box 8
|
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Blue Cross & Blue Shield Investigation
|
1958
|
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Box 8
|
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Boston College
|
1952-1956
|
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Box 8
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Burkhardt Testimonial Dinner
|
1957
|
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Box 8
|
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Cassino, Italy Orphanage
|
1951
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Box 8
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Capitol Punishment
|
1957
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Box 8
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Cards, Assorted
|
1950-1958
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Box 8
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Cheshire, MA
|
1958
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Box 8
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Child Welfare
|
1954
|
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Box 8
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Chiropractors Bill
|
1957
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Box 8
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Civil Defense
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1954
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Box 8
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Civil Service, Department of
|
1956
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Box 8
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Clarksburg, MA
|
1955-1957
|
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Box 8
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Commerce, Department of
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1955
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Box 8
|
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Communism Bill
|
1951
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Box 8
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Congressional Redistricting Plan
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1954
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Box 8
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Conservation Committee, (2 folders)
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1952-1957
|
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Box 8
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Constitutional Law Committee
|
1953
|
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Box 8
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Counsel, Assignment of in Criminal Cases
|
1958
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Box 8
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Court District Reorganization
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1953-1956
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Box 8
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Crusade for Freedom
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1953-1954
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Box 8
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Daily Memorandums
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1953
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Box 8
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DelMonte Case
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1951
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Box 8
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Discrimination in College Fraternities
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1956
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Box 8
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Dutch Elm Disease
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1953-1956
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Box 8
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Education
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1952-1958
|
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Box 8
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Educational Television
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1953
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Box 8
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Eminent Domain Bill
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1958
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Box 8
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Florida, MA
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1956
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Box 8
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Flood Control
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1948-1955
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Box 8
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Fluoridation Bill
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Box 8
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Fund Raising Campaigns, Special Committee on
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1953
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Box 8
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Furculo, Foster
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1957
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Box 8
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| Note: SEE ALSO: Tax, Sales |
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Gasoline Price Investigation Commission
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1955-1957
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Box 9
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General Electric
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1954-1956
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Box 9
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Hancock, MA
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1952-1955
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Box 9
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Hanlon, Judge Anthony
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1951
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Box 9
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Health and Welfare Trust Fund Bill
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1957-1958
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Box 9
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Highway Safety Act
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1952-1953
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Box 9
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Hillcrest Hospital
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1956
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Box 9
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Home Rule Bill
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1952
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Box 9
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Housatonic River
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1952-1958
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Box 9
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Insect and Pest Control
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1951-1955
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Box 9
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Insurance Committee (7 folders)
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General
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1950-1958
|
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Box 9
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Accident and Health Insurance
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1954-1958
|
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Box 9
|
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Bank Loans Insurance
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1956
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Box 9
|
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Employee Bill
|
1958
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Box 9
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Extended Coverage Investigation, (2 folders)
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1955
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Box 9
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Notebooks, Conte's
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n.d.
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Box 9
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Italo-American Voter's League
|
n.d.
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Box 9
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Judiciary Committee
|
1957
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Box 9
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Juvenile Delinquency
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1951-1955
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Box 9
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Labor
|
1953-1957
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Box 9
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| Note: SEE ALSO: Pension Bills |
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Lanesboro Billboard
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1954-1956
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Box 9
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Legislative Notes, Conte's Handwritten
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n.d.
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Box 9
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Legislative Research Council, (2 folders)
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1957-1958
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Box 9
|
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Legislation, General, (2 folders)
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1950-1958
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Box 9
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Lenox, MA
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1957
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Box 9
|
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MacArthur, General Douglass
|
1951
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Box 10
|
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Massachusetts Constitution 175th Anniversary
|
1955
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Box 10
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Massachusetts Heritage Program
|
1955
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Box 10
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McCarran Act
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1952
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Box 10
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Memos from Conte's Pittsfield Office
|
1954
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Box 10
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Milk Control Board
|
1954
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Box 10
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Minimum Wage Bill
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1955
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Box 10
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Mohawk Trail
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1953-1958
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Box 10
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Monday Holiday Bill
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1954-1958
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Box 10
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Mount Greylock Tramway, (2 folders)
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1954-1957
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Box 10
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Mount Greylock T.V. Channel
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1951
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Box 10
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Narcotics Bill
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1951
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Box 10
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Natural Gas Investigation
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Box 10
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Natural Resources
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Box 10
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| Note: | |||
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Natural Resources Department
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1954
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Box 10
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| Note: SEE ALSO: Conservation Committee |
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Newspaper Clippings, (3 folders)
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1953-1955
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Box 10
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Newspaper Clippings, (2 folders)
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1957-1958
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Box 10
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New York Central Railroad Bill
|
1956
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Box 10
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North Adams, MA
|
1954-1956
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Box 10
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North Adams Teachers College
|
1953-1956
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Box 10
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Nurses Bill
|
1957
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Box 10
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Nursing Home Bills
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1954-1957
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Box 10
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Pension Bills
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1957-1958
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Box 10
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| Note: SEE ALSO: Health and Welfare Trust Fund |
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Pittsfield, MA (7 folders)
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General
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1952-1957
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Box 10
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Alcoholic Clinic
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1951-1953
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Box 10
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Public Library
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1953-1957
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Box 10
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Public Schools
|
1956
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Box 10
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State Forest
|
1954
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Box 10
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Weather Station
|
1955
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Box 10
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Welfare District Office
|
1953
|
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Box 10
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Police and Fireman's Bill
|
1954
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Box 10
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Press Releases, (2 folders)
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1957-1958
|
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Box 10
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Probation Officers
|
1950
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Box 10
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Public Safety Inspectors Bill
|
1954
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Box 10
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Public Works, Department of
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1954-1957
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Box 10
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Radio Time
|
1952
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Box 10
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Real Estate Brokers License
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1954-1957
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Box 10
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Registrar of Motor Vehicles
|
1955
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Box 10
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Republican National Convention
|
1956
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Box 10
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Schools, Private
|
1954
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Box 10
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Schools, Public
|
1955-1956
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Box 10
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Shadowbrook Fund Drive
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1955-1956
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Box 10
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Stamps, Trading
|
1957
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Box 10
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State Employee Pay Raise
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1953-1956
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Box 10
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Susan B. Anthony Proclamation
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1957
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Box 10
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Statesman, The
|
1957
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Box 10
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Taxes (6 folders)
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General
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1952-1957
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Box 10
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Inheritance
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1953
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Box 10
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Personal Property of Certain Corporations
|
1954
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Box 10
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Sales
|
1957-1958
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Box 10
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Unearned Income
|
1954
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Box 10
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Withholding
|
1958
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Box 10
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Teacher's Bills
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1952-1954
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Box 10
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Tuberculosis in Cattle
|
1953
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Box 10
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Underage Drinking Bill
|
1955
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Box 10
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Unemployment Compensation
|
1950-1957
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Box 10
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University of Massachusetts, Freedom Bill
|
1956
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Box 10
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Utilities, Public
|
1951-1958
|
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Box 10
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Veterans Affairs
|
1952-1957
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Box 10
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Volpe, John
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1952-1957
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Box 10
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Voting Age Bill
|
1954
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Box 10
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Water Supply, Public, Fluoridation Bill
|
1953
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Box 10
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Westfield State Teachers College
|
1952
|
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Box 10
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WGRB-TV
|
1957
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Box 10
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Whittier, Sumner
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1953-1958
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Box 10
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Wildlife
|
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Box 10
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Windsor, MA
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1952-1958
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Box 10
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Williamstown Bill
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1956
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Box 10
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Williamstown Liquor Case
|
1951
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Box 10
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Witches Bill
|
1957
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Box 10
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Youth Service Board
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1952-1954
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Box 10
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Series 3: Travel Files,
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1959-1985
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2 boxes, 2.5 linear ft.
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| Scope and content: The Travel Files is one of the few series in the collection to reveal at length Conte's own thoughts and impressions. These appear in the handwritten letters and taped recordings he sent to his staff while he traveled. This series contains itineraries, correspondence, background materials, transcripts of personal reports, newsclippings, press releases, thank-you notes, and speeches. The files are arranged chronologically and total two boxes. Many of Conte's early trips stemmed from his service on the House Appropriations Committee and its Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. The trips were often inspection tours of America's foreign aid programs to developing nations. The most complete files concern Conte's six week tour of Africa and Europe in 1961, accompanied by his good friend and fellow committee member Robert Michel R-IL, and constitute nearly one-half of this series. Here Conte offers interesting commmentary on topics ranging from industrialization, agricultural practices, and political structures to descriptions of the climate and local customs. On that 1961 trip Conte made a stopover in Berlin. There he witnessed the flow of East German refugees into West Germany and the hardships endured by the German people as a result of the official separation of the city of Berlin by the construction of the Berlin Wall. His personal accounts of these events and others exemplify his concern for human rights and help to explain his strong support for well-funded foreign assistance programs to developing nations. Although primarily known for his activism on the domestic front, Conte also played an international role by representing the United States when dealing with foreign leaders. His forays into diplomacy are documented in the China and Soviet Union files. The efforts of the Carter and Reagan administrations to improve Sino-American relationships are reflected in the files on the China Trips in 1977 and 1983. In 1985 Conte was a member of the first Congressional delegation to meet with the Soviet Union's leader Mikhail Gorbachev. As Tip O'Neill said in his eulogy of Conte: "I don't know how many places we went around the world together, but Sil could ask the leader of a nation the most pertinent question that would have taken a diplomat two years to ask. He could get to the point." Conte occasionally made taped recordings while traveling and these audiotapes are included in the collection often accompanied by a typed transcript. The trip to Africa and Europe in 1961 is especially well documented with audiotapes and transcripts for nine different countries. Additional series that document Conte's travels include the Speeches, Press Releases, Radio & TV Files, Newsletters, Photographs, and Audio-Visual Materials. |
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Laos
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1959
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Box 11
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Southeast Asia Trip Report
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1959
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Box 11
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Thailand
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1959
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Box 11
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France
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1960
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Box 11
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Greece
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1960
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Box 11
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Italy
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1960
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Box 11
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Africa and Europe, November-December
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1961
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Follow-up and Thank-You Letters
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Box 11
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Itineraries
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Box 11
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Press Releases
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Box 11
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Report, Congressional Committee
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Draft & Final, Aug.
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1962
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Box 11
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Subject Files:
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Congo, Republic of the
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Box 11
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Ethiopia
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Box 11
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Kenya
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Box 11
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Liberia
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Box 11
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Morocco
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Box 11
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Nigeria
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Box 11
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Rhodesia; Nyasaland (2 folders)
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Box 11
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South Africa
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Box 11
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Transcripts of audiotapes:
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Congo, Republic of the
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Box 11
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Ethiopia
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Box 11
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Germany, East & West
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Box 11
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Kenya
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Box 11
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Liberia
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Box 11
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Morocco
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Box 11
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Nigeria
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Box 11
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Rhodesia; Nyasaland
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Box 11
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South Africa
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Box 11
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Paris; Beirut; Cairo; Turkey; Rome; Italy; Portugal; Israel
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1964
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Box 12
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Beirut, (2 folders)
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1964
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Box 12
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Puerto Rico
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1964
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Box 12
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Syria
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1964
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Box 12
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Europe
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1965
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Box 12
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Poland
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1965
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Box 12
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Columbia, Aug.
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1966
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Box 12
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Thailand; Vietnam; Indonesia
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1966
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Box 12
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Korea; China; Philippines
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1971
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Box 12
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Manilla, Philippines, (2 folders)
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1973
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Box 12
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Middle East, Transcripts
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Apr. 1975
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Box 12
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Alaska
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1975
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Box 12
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Lesotho, Africa, African-American Conference, (3 folders)
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1976
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Transcript
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1976
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Box 12
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Poland
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1976
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Box 12
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China, (4 folders)
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1977
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Box 12
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Latin America
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Dec 1977-Jan 1978
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Argentina
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1977
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Box 12
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Latin America
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Dec 1977-Jan 1978
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Box 12
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Argentina
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1977
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Box 12
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Brazil
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1978
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Box 12
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Chile
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1978
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Box 12
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Columbia
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1978
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Box 12
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Costa Rica
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1978
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Box 12
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Cuba
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1978
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Box 12
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Italy
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1979
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Box 12
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Belgium; England; Hungary; Ireland, (2 folders)
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1979
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Box 12
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China; Singapore; Hong Kong; Japan, (10 folders)
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1983
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Box 12
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Soviet Union, (5 folders)
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1985
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Box 12
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Series 4: VIP Correspondence,
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1967-1991
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3 boxes, 3.75 linear ft.
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| Scope and content: The VIP Correspondence series consists of three boxes of incoming correspondence designated by Conte or his staff for inclusion in a special "VIP" album. For preservation reasons all letters have been removed from the albums and placed in acid free folders. Most frequent correspondents in the VIP series include: James A. Baker III, Charles E. Bennett, William Brock, Jimmy Carter, Lawrence Couglin, Elizabeth Dole, Michael Dukakis, Vic Fazio, Gerald Ford, Edward Kennedy, Robert Michel, James C. Miller III, Tip O'Neill, Leon Panetta, Ronald Reagan, Donald Regan, George Shultz, Olympia Snowe, David Stockman, and Jamie Whitten. Although designated "VIP" by Conte's staff, many of the letters are routine they reflect the networking activities and daily interaction among members of Congress. There are notes thanking fellow members of Congress for small gifts (often home-state products), thank-yous for co-sponsorship of a bill or resolution, Dear Colleague letters, and occasionally a more substantive letter discussing an important national or local issue. The preponderance of letters from such individuals as David Stockman, White House Budget Director; James C. Miller III, Director of the Office of Management and Budget; and President Ronald Reagan document the major reworking the national budget sustained during the Reagan presidency and underscores the administration's need for Conte's cooperation as the ranking Republican on the House Appropriations Committee in order to implement "Reaganomics." These letters illustrate the growing urgency of the federal budget deficit as a potent political issue by the 1980s. An alphabetical index to letters is available in Special Collection and Archives Reading Room. |
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Series 5: Campaign Files and Issue Books,
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1960-1990
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4 boxes
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| Scope and content: Over the course of 17 congressional elections Conte won both party nominations three times and ran unopposed eight times and often won elections by 70% of the vote or more. Full-fledged campaigns were seldom necessary. The files for each campaign include Conte's official candidacy announcements, correspondence expressing support or congratulations to Conte, information on the Republican party campaign fundraisers and national platform, and Conte's campaign newspaper, The Conte Record. The later campaign files (1978-1990) contain the so-called Issue Books, which were prepared by Conte's staff to provide detailed, factual summaries of Conte's recent (usually in the last Congress) legislative accomplishments and his stance on important campaign issues. Other series that relate to campaigns include the Scrapbooks, Issue Books/Briefing Books, Biographical Files, and Speeches. Files regarding Conte's first Congressional campaign in 1958 can be found in the State Senate series. |
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1960 Campaign, (3 folders)
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1959-1960
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General
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1959-1960
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Box 16
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Republican National Congressional Committee Newsletters
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1960
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Box 16
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Republican Platform
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1960
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Box 16
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1962 Campaign, The Conte Record
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October 1962
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Box 16
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1964 Campaign, (2 folders)
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1964
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Election Statistics
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1964
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Box 16
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Republican Platform
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1964
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Box 16
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1966 Campaign, (2 folders)
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1966
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General
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1966
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Box 16
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Candidacy Announcement
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1966
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Box 16
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1968 Campaign, (7 folders)
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1967-1968
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Candidacy Announcement
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July 25, 1968
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Box 16
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Correspondence, Thank-yous, Congratulations
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1967-1968
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Box 16
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Newsclippings
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1967-1968
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Box 16
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Republican Clubs and Regional Committees
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1967-1968
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Box 16
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Republican National Committee
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1967-1968
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Box 16
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Republican Platform
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1968
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Box 16
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Republican Policy Committee
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1966-1967
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Box 16
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1970 Campaign, (2 folders)
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1970
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General
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1970
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Box 16
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Candidacy Announcement
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July 27, 1970
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Box 16
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1972 Campaign, (3 folders)
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1971-1973
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General, (2 folders)
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1971-1973
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Box 16
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Republican Platform, Miami Beach, Florida
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1972
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Box 16
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1974 Campaign, (4 folders)
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1973-1974
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General
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1973-1974
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Box 16
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The Conte Record
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September 1974
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Box 16
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Correspondence
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1974
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Box 16
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Newsclippings
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1974
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Box 16
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1976 Campaign, (4 folders)
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1965-1976
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General
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1965-1976
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Box 16
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The Conte Record
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November 2, 1976
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Box 16
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Press Releases
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1976
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Box 16
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D.C. Fundraiser
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May 1976
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Box 16
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1978 Campaign, (35 folders)
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1973-1978
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General
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1974-1978
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Box 16
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Financial Disclosure
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1977
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Box 16
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Issue Book, 95th Congress, (13 folders)
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1973-1977
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Table of Contents
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Box 16
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Agriculture, May-September
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1977
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Box 16
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Common Cause Issues
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May-June, 1977
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Box 16
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Consumer Protection
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June-July, 1977
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Box 16
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Education
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June-August, 1977
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Box 16
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Employment
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April-July, 1977
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Box 16
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Energy, Department of
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May-August, 1977
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Box 16
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Energy, Hydroelectric
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May-June, 1977
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Box 16
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Energy, Nuclear
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September 1976-September 1977
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Box 16
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Energy, Oil and Gas
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November 1973-July 1977
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Box 16
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Energy, Solar
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September 1976-April 1977
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Box 16
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Transportation, Railroads
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June-August, 1977
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Box 16
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Veterans
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1977
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Box 16
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Nomination Papers
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1978
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Box 16
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Review of the 95th Congress, (19 folders)
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1978
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Table of Contents
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Box 17
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Agriculture
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Box 17
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Airline Registration, Civil Service Reforms, Consumer Protection
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Box 17
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Congressional Affairs, Defense
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Box 17
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Education, Election Law Reform
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Box 17
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Energy
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Box 17
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Employment
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Box 17
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Environment
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Box 17
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Equal Rights Amendment and Susan B. Anthony Coin, Government Spending
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Box 17
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Gun Control, Health Costs and Insurance
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Box 17
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Inflation, International Affairs
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Box 17
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Labor, Health, Education and Welfare
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Box 17
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Law and Criminal Code Reform, Monetary Reform
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Box 17
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Small Business
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Box 17
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Social Security, Tax Reform
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Box 17
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Trade
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Box 17
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Transportation, Urban Policy
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Box 17
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Veterans, Welfare
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Box 17
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Summary, 95th Congress Projections
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Box 17
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1980 Campaign (23 folders)
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General
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1980-1981
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Box 17
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D.C. Fundraiser, (2 folders)
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September 24, 1979
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Box 17
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Candidacy Announcement
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August 26, 1980
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Box 17
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The Conte Record
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November 4, 1980
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Box 17
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Issue Book for 1980 Campaign
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Transportation
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Box 17
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Housing, Labor FY81
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Box 17
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Health, Education and Welfare, FY81
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Box 17
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Labor, HEW, FY80
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Box 17
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Legislative Appropriations, FY80, 81
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Box 17
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Supplemental Appropriations, FY80
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Box 17
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Energy
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Box 17
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Environment
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Box 17
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Defense, Veterans
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Box 17
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Treasury, Post Office
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Box 17
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Small Business and Industry
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Box 17
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Taxes and Banking
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Box 17
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Government Reform
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Box 17
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Foreign Policy
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Box 17
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Budget
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Box 17
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Miscellaneous
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Box 17
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Press Information
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1980
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Box 17
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Speech, "Basic Campaign Speech,"
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1980
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Box 17
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1982 Campaign, (10 folders)
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1981-1982
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General
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1981-1982
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Box 18
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Candidacy Announcement
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September 2, 1982
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Box 18
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D.C. Fundraiser
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November 11, 1981
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Box 18
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Fundraiser, New England Congressional Caucus
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1981
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Box 18
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Issues Symposium
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1982
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Box 18
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Newsclippings
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1981
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Box 18
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Olver, John
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1981-1982
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Box 18
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Republican Issues
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1982
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Box 18
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Social Security Talking Points
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1982
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Box 18
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Tax Bill
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1981
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Box 18
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1984 Campaign
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1982-1984
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General
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1983-1984
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Box 18
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Acid Rain Control Briefing Book (6 folders)
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AFL-CIO Candidate's Questionnaire
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1983
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Box 18
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Candidacy Announcement
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September 13, 1984
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Box 18
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The Conte Record
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November 6, 1984
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Box 18
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D.C. Fundraiser, (4 folders)
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1983
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General, (2 folders)
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1983
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Box 18
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Acknowledgements and Door List
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1983
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Box 18
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Incoming Letters
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September 26, 1983
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Box 18
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Issue Book for 1984 Campaign (17 folders)
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Table of Contents
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Box 18
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Campaign Announcement
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Box 18
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Food and Hunger
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Box 18
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Housing
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Box 18
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Health
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Box 18
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Women's Issues; Children; Abortion
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Box 18
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Environmental Protection
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Box 18
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Education
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Box 18
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Energy; Economy/Business
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Box 18
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Human Services; Unemployment Programs
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Box 18
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Labor; Deficit/Budget
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Box 18
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Taxes; Social Security
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Box 18
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Central America; Human Rights
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Box 18
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Crime; Defense
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Box 18
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Transportation; Miscellaneous Issues
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Box 18
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Wentworth Fact and Fiction
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Box 18
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SOC Awards
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Box 18
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Issues Symposium
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1984
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Box 18
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Massachusetts Briefing Book
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Box 18
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University of Massachusetts Poll Workers
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1984
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Box 18
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Wentworth, Mary, (2 folders)
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1982-1984
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Box 18
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General
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1982-1984
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Box 18
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Newsclippings
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1984
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Box 18
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Women's Issues Letter
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1984
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Box 18
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1986 Campaign, (25 folders)
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1984-1986
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General, (2 folders)
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1984-1986
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Box 19
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The Conte Record
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November 4, 1986
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Box 19
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D.C. Fundraiser, (4 folders)
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1986
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Box 19
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Endorsements
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1986
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Box 19
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Grants and Federal Expenditures
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1980-1985
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Box 19
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Issue Cards for 1986 Campaign
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Arms Control
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Box 19
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Major Conte Legislation
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Box 19
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Elderly Issues
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Box 19
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Environmental Issues
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Box 19
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Foreign Affairs
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Box 19
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Tax Reform
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Box 19
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Budget and Economics
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Box 19
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Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
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Miscellaneous Legislation
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Box 19
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Miscellaneous - 100th Congress, Grants, PAC Reform
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Box 19
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Notes for SOC - WREB Radio, Holyoke, 11:00 AM
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Oct 31, 1986
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Box 19
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Issues Symposium
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1986
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Box 19
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Press Releases and Statements
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1986
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Box 19
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Thank-yous
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1985-1986
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Box 19
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Voting Record, 99th Congress
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Box 19
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Weiner, Robert
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1986
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Box 19
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1988 Campaign, (6 folders)
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1988
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Campaign Finance Reform
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1988
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Box 19
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Candidacy Announcement
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February 26, 1988
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Box 19
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The Conte Record
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November 8, 1988
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Issue Book for 1988 Campaign (2 folders)
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Box 19
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Issues Symposium
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1988
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Box 19
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National Education Association Candidate Questionnaire, 1988 and 1990 Campaign, (25 folders)
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1989-1990
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Box 19
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General, (2 folders)
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1989-1990
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Box 19
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Arden, John
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1990
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Box 19
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Candidacy Announcement
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September 12, 1990
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Box 19
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The Conte Record
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November 1990
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Box 19
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Endorsements
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1990
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Box 19
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Favor Cards
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1989
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Box 19
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Issue Book for 1990 Campaign (16 folders)
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Priorities for 102nd Congress
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Box 19
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101st Congress Successes
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Box 19
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Abortion; Agriculture
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Box 19
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Budget; Campaign Finance
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Box 19
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Cable TV; Defense
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Box 19
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Education; Energy
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Box 19
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Environment; Flag Burning
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Box 19
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Foreign Policy; Health
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Box 19
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Housing; Human Services; Labor
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Box 19
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NEA; S&L "Mess;"
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Box 19
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Senior Citizens
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Box 19
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Small Business;
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Box 19
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Economic Statistics; Trade
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Box 19
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Transportation; Veterans
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Box 19
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Cutting Waste
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Box 19
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Berkshire County
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Box 19
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Franklin County
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Box 19
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Hampden County
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Box 19
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Hampshire and Worcester Counties
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Box 19
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Issues Symposium
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1990
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Box 19
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Pat's List of Campaign Workers,
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n.d.
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Box 19
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Talking Points
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n.d.
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Box 19
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Series 6: Invitations/Daily Schedules,
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1959-1991
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10 boxes, 12.5 linear ft.
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The 10 boxes in this series consist of accepted invitations and daily schedules. The original size of this series was reduced by sampling. Whenever possible daily and weekly summary sheets of Conte's appointments were retained. Arranged chronologically, this series reveals the sheer volume and diversity of requests made on the Congressman's time. |
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Series 7: Scrapbooks,
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1950-1990
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42 over-sized boxes
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The 80 scrapbooks in this collection cover Conte's eight years in the State Senate as well as every year Conte was in Congress. Compiled by staff, the majority of the scrapbooks comprise news clippings in which Conte's name appears. There are also campaign scrapbooks from the years 1952, 1954, 1958, 1960 (2), 1964, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, topical scrapbooks on the 1976 Republican presidential primary, the 1976 election, the 1980 election, the Fall 1987 budget appropriations process and three scrapbooks documenting the annual congressional baseball game for the years 1973-1974 and 1977-1979. |
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Series 8: Memorabilia
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There is a small amount of memorabilia contained in Series 8. Items include a model General Electric power transformer, a framed Treasury check payable to the University of Massachusetts, and House of Representatives cufflinks. There are numerous campaign pins, bumper stickers, and fliers. A few of the many plaques and awards Conte received over the years can be found here as well. These have been listed below in chronological order. |
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Certificate of Appreciation to Conte from Kiwanis Club of Pittsfield, MA
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12-14-55
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Box 19
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Scroll and signing pen commemorating passage of state legislation to regulate water usage for City of Pittsfield
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7-22-55
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Box 19
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Framed letter to Conte from Secretary of State Dean Rusk
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10-2-61
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Box 19
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Plaque from "Organization of Executive Departments and Federal Agencies
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1964
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Box 19
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Autographed program of play "An Evening's Journey to Conway, MA" by Archibald MacLeish
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1967
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Box 19
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First Day of Issue of Susan B. Anthony Stamp Ceremony in Adams, MA
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6-23-70
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Box 19
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Framed photograph of Robert C. Wood, President of University of Massachusetts, Governor Frank Sargent and Conte, for 1970 Campaign.
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1970
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Box 19
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Framed letter to Conte from Secretary of Transportation John A. Volpe
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9-9-72
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Box 19
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Republican National Convention Delegate Log Book (3 copies), and Delegate Pass (2 copies)
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1972
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Box 19
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Framed SOC Press Release re: Veto of 1975 Emergency Farm Price Support Bill
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5-9-75
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Box 19
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American Revolution Bicentennial Commemorative Medal
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1976
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Box 19
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Framed letter to Conte from President Jimmy Carter
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6-22-79
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Box 19
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Framed letter and Commemorative pen to Conte from President Jimmy Cater
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1979
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Box 19
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Framed photograph of Carl Yastremski and Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill
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1979
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Box 19
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Framed letter to Conte from President Jimmy Carter
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6-22-80
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Box 19
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Framed photograph of Conte receiving first Annual Award for Distinguished Public Service in Support of National Family Planning Programs
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1981
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Box 19
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Dedication of the Silvio O. Conte Medical Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Program and Invitation
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10-18-85
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Box 19
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Plaque of Washington Post article on SOC
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5-20-87
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Box 19
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Appreciation gift to Conte from Loret Miller Ruppe, Peace Corps, for "being a leader of peace"
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10-23-87
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Box 19
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Framed copy of receipt from the Hampshire Community Action Commission for "helping everyone in Hampshire County stay warm."
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11-25-87
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Box 19
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Framed U.S. Treasury Check payable to UMass for $250,000 for Polymer Research Center
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1987
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Box 19
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Trout Unlimited, Trout Conservation Award for Distinguished Service
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1987
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Box 19
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Framed letter to Conte from Nancy Reagan
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1-25-88
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Box 19
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Association of Community College Trustees Award to Conte
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2-89
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Box 19
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Invitation to dedication of Silvio O. Conte Forum, Boston College
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2-18-89
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Box 19
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Framed letter to Conte from Senator Ted Kennedy
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2-23-90
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Box 19
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Framed photograph of Conte with Jacques Cousteau and copy of Antarctic Protection Act
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4-30-90
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Box 19
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Signed proclamation of "Decade of the Brain" by Sec. of HHS John Sullivan.
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7-26-90
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Box 19
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Plaque with aerial photograph of UMass Amherst Campus given to Conte in appreciation "for all that has been done" from Students Advocating Financial Aid, (SAFA) UMass Amherst
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n.d
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Box 19
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Award to Conte from Head Start of Franklin County, "in honor of a decade of service"
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n.d
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Box 19
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Framed letter to Conte from Senator Ted Kennedy
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n.d
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Box 19
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Framed photograph of Conte with Pope John Paul II
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n.d.
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Box 19
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Framed photograph of Conte with Robert Michel, House Minority leader
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n.d.
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Box 19
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Framed photograph of Conte and Tip O'Neill in front of Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Library, Boston College
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n.d.
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Box 19
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General Electric Model Power Transformer
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n.d.
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Box 19
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Various pins, buttons, coins, cufflinks, flags, stickers, and campaign paraphernalia
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n.d.
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Box 19
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Subgroup II. Legislative
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Series 1: Voting Record,
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1959-1991
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2 boxes, 2.5 linear ft.
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The Voting Record contains printed summaries of Conte's votes in Congress. In addition to the record supplied each member by the House Clerk, this series also includes vote analyses supplied by special interest organizations such as the Americans for Democratic Action (ADA), Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and the Farmer's Union. From the 86th to 89th Congresses there are charts comparing Conte's vote with the votes of House and Senate leadership and the GOP; and from the 87th to 91st Congresses there are useful summaries that provide a synopsis of the bill's intent and the rationale for Conte's vote. Beginning with the 99th and continuing through to the 102nd congress the more voluminous Clerk-produced "Legislative Activity Guides" replace the smaller Roll Calls. To supplement these guides there are "Legi-Slate" reports for the 98th and 99th congresses. These reports were obtained for members by the Congressional Research Service using a commercial on-line database and are simply a compilation of all votes by the congressman for that particular session, with a short explanation of the bill. |
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SOC's Voting Record
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1959-1966
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Box 30
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86th-89th Congresses, Votes Charted by Issue (2 folders)
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1959-1966
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Box 30
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86th-91st Congresses, Attendance Record
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1959-1970
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Box 30
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86th Congress 1st and 2nd Session
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1959-1960
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Box 30
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87th Congress (4 folders)
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1st and 2nd Session
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1961-1962
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Box 30
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Bill Summaries, Vote Justification
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1961
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Box 30
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2nd Session, Bill Summaries, Vote Justification
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1962
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Box 30
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2nd Session, Explanation of SOC Votes
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1962
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Box 30
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88th Congress (3 folders)
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1st Session
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1962
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Box 30
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2nd Session
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1964
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Box 30
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2nd Session, Comments on Voting Record
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1964
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Box 30
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89th Congress (3 folders)
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1st Session
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1965
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Box 30
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2nd Session
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1966
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Box 30
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2nd Session, Comments on Voting Record
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1966
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Box 30
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90th Congress, 1st Session
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1967
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Box 30
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90th Congress, 2nd Session
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1968
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Box 30
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91st Congress (5 folders)
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1st Session
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1969
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Box 30
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1st Session, Vote Justification and Comparison Charts
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Box 30
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1st Session, Comments on Record
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Box 30
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2nd Session
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1970
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Box 30
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2nd Session, Vote Justification and Comparison Charts
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Box 30
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92nd Congress, 1st Session
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1971
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Box 30
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92nd Congress, 2nd Session
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1972
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Box 30
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93rd Congress, 1st Session
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1973
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Box 30
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93rd Congress, 2nd Session
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1974
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Box 30
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94th Congress, 1st Session
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1975
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Box 30
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94th Congress, 2nd Session
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1976
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Box 30
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95th Congress, 1st Session
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1977
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Box 30
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95th Congress, 2nd Session
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1978
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Box 30
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96th Congress, 1st Session
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1979
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Box 30
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96th Congress, 2nd Session
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1980
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Box 30
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97th Congress, 1st Session
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1981
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Box 31
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97th Congress, 2nd Session
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1982
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Box 31
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98th Congress, 1st Session
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Jan 3-Nov 18, 1983
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Box 31
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98th Congress, 2nd Session
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Jan 23-Oct 11, 1984
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Box 31
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Legi-Slate Congressional Vote Files (4 folders)
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98th Congress, 1st Session
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1983
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Box 31
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98th Congress, 2nd Session
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1984
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Box 31
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99th Congress, 1st Session
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1985
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Box 31
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99th Congress, 2nd Session
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1986
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Box 31
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99th Congress, Legislative Activity Guides (5 folders)
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1st Session
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Jan 3-Jul 7, 1985
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Box 31
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1st Session
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Jul 8-Oct 11, 1985
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Box 31
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1st Session, with Vote Summary and Index
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Oct 16-Dec 19, 1985
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Box 31
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2nd Session
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Jan 21-Aug 15, 1986
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Box 31
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2nd Session, with Vote Summary and Index
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Sep 9-Oct 19, 1986
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Box 31
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100th Congress, Legislative Activity Guides (4 folders)
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1st Session
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Jan 6-Sep 30, 1987
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Box 31
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1st Session, with Vote Summary and Index
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Oct 1-Dec 22, 1987
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Box 31
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2nd Session
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Jan 25-Jun 29, 1988
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Box 31
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2nd Session, with Vote Summary and Index
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Jul 6-Aug 11, 1988
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Box 31
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101st Congress, Legislative Activity Guides (5 folders)
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1st Session
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Jan 3-Sep 19, 1989
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Box 31
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1st Session, with Vote Summary and Index
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Sep 20-Nov 22, 1989
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Box 31
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2nd Session
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Jan 23-Jul 22, 1990
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Box 31
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2nd Session
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Jul 23-Oct 28, 1990
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Box 31
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2nd Session, Vote Summary and Index
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Box 31
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102nd Congress, 1st Session, Legislative Activity Guide
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Jan-Jun, 1991
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Comments on Voting Record, Internal Memos and Constituent Correspondence
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1959-1964
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Box 31
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Series 2: Bills of Legislation,
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1959-1991
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23 boxes, 28.75 linear ft.
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| Scope and content: This series represents Conte's staff's efforts to maintain files on the bills sponsored or cosponsored by Conte. The bills are arranged in chronological order by Congress. Except for the first two Congresses in which Conte served the 86th and 87th covering the years 1959-1963, and the 96th and 97th Congresses which cover 1979-1982 each bill is in an individual folder and arranged by the assigned number. Exceptions to the folder level arrangement include the 86th Congress, which consists of one folder containing a list of Conte sponsored legislation, and the 87th Congress, which consists of two folders for each session, each containing a list of Conte-sponsored legislation along with a printed bill. Other exceptions to folder level arrangement by bill number can be found in the 96th and 97th Congresses (1979-1982), which have computer generated "Legislative Profiles" produced by the House Office of the Clerk. The profiles summarize bills sponsored or cosponsored by Conte under broad topic. The contents of the folders vary depending on which staff member maintained the files. Many of the files contain printed bills and drafts of bills, reports, statements, correspondence from constituents, members of congress and lobbyists, press releases, newsclippings and Congressional Record tear sheets; other files contain only a copy of the printed bill. All types of legislative proposals: bills, both public and private; House Resolutions; House Joint Resolutions; and House Concurrent Resolutions are included and have been arranged in that order. Within each type the folders have been arranged numerically. There are numerous private bills interspersed among the public that pertain to individual matters, such as claims against the government, immigration and naturalization cases, and land titles. Prominent issues reflect Conte's interests and committee assignments. There is much legislation in the areas of small business, farm subsidy reforms, social security, medicare, clean air and conservation, energy issues especially concerning oil import quotas and trade. There is overlap within the collection and other series that are likely to have information supplementary to this series include the Legislative Subject/Correspondence Files, Floor Statements and Appropriations Committee Files. The complete folder-title list for this series has not been included in this guide owing to its great length. It is available in the Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. |
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Series 3: House Appropriations Committee,
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1973-1991
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84 boxes, 105 linear ft.
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Series 3, House Appropriations Committee Files, consists of the files created and maintained by the minority staff assistants who helped Conte to meet the responsibilities of his position as ranking minority member of the Appropriations Committee. This series does not fully cover Conte's Appropriations Committee activities. Prior to Conte becoming ranking minority member in 1979, most appropriations-related materials were filed by his staff in the Legislative Subject/Correspondence files. The files span the 1970's through 1991, and contain documentation of many of Conte's favorite issues and important legislative initiatives. In addition to a subseries for each subcommittee, there are also subseries for General Budget Files, Correspondence, and Markup Books. Several of the subseries have been further divided. The Interior Subcommittee files have been subdivided into four segments: Acid Rain files, Department of Energy files, Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (MBCC), and Tim Shea Subject Files. The Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee files have been further divided into Health and Human Services (HHS) files and Education and Labor files and the one box of materials on the Joint Commission on the Coinage has been placed under Treasury-Postal Service Subcommittee files. There are no files on the Legislative Subcommittee or the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary. The General Budget Files represent files not directly related to any one subcommittee but created as a result of Conte's leadership role and expertise in the appropriations process. Subseries 3l, Markup Books, consists of the background information compiled by staffers in their effort to monitor Subcommittee Appropriations bills. The typical markup book consists of a looseleaf binder containing budget justification tables, correspondence from lobbying groups, committee recommendations, report language, and floor statements. Subseries 3m, two boxes, Appropriations Correspondence, consists of copies of minority staff assistants' outgoing correspondence, filed by the name of the staff member within chronological periods. |
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Subseries a: General Budget Files,
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1982-1990
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3 boxes, 2.5 linear ft.
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| Arrangement: The files have been arranged chronologically except for the last box, which contains the Budget Summit notes for 1987, 1990, and the White House Notes, 1983-1989. These files cover general appropriations issues not related to specific subcommittee bills. This includes Office of Management and Budget proposals and overviews, deficit reduction agreements and supplemental and urgent appropriations bills. Notable files in this series include Conte's notes (some with accompanying typed transcripts prepared by office staff) on the meetings he attended as a participant in the Budget Summits of 1987 and 1990. The summits called together cabinet members, leadership in congress, and the president to work out solutions to the budget deficit crisis. Some of the notes have typed transcripts to accompany them. Also of interest are typed transcripts of his notes taken during meetings at the White House spanning 1983-1989. Though other topics were discussed in the White House meetings, topics predominantly pertained to budget issues. Related series include VIP Correspondence and Scrapbooks. |
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Fiscal Year 1980, Fithian Amendment
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June 1979
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Box 55
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Fiscal Year 1980, H.R. 7325 Supplemental Appropriations Bill
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Box 55
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Fiscal Year 1981 Budget Statement
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Box 55
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Fiscal Year 1983 (1 folder)
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Office of Management and Budget, Budget Presentation, FY83
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Feb 9, 1982
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Box 55
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Fiscal Year 1983, Report to the Budget Committee
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March 15, 1982
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Box 55
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Fiscal Year 1983, Bipartisan Recovery Budget Committee, (2 folders)
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May 1982
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Box 55
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Fiscal Year 1984 (5 folders)
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Budget Resolution, House Republican Conference
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March 1983
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Box 55
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Continuing Resolution
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Jun-Sep 1983
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Box 55
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Engineering Facilities, Boston University/University of New Mexico
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1982-1984
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Box 55
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1st Supplemental Bill, H.R. 3959
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Nov 1983
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Box 55
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2nd Supplemental Bill, H.R. 6400
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Aug 1984
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Box 55
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Fiscal Year 1985 (9 folders)
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Mid-Session Budget Review, Office of Management and Budget
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Aug 15, 1984
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Box 55
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Continuing Resolution (3 folders)
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Aug-Sep 1984
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Box 55
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Sep-Oct 1984
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Box 55
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OMB Position
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Sep 1984
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Box 55
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Deferrals of Budget Authority
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Mar 1985
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Box 55
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Supplemental Bill, H.R. 2577 (4 folders)
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Administration (E.X.O.P.) Position
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May-Jun 1985
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Box 55
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Rules
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Jun 1985
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Box 55
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Conference Committee
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May-Jul 1985
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Box 55
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Conference Committee, Amendments
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Jun 1985
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Box 55
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Fiscal Year 1986 (5 folders)
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Budget Presentation, OMB Dir. Stockman
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Feb 7, 1985
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Box 55
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Budget Outline for Editorial Meeting with Berkshire Eagle
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Feb 9, 1985
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Box 55
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Budget Proposal, First Budget Resolution FY86, Sen. Dominici
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Mar 5, 1985
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Box 55
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Budget Proposal for FY86, Mar 15 Report
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Mar 1985
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Box 55
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Urgent Supplemental, H.R. 4515, Conference Committee
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Mar-Jun 1986
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Box 55
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Fiscal Year 1987 (4 folders)
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Budget Resolution
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May 1986
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Box 55
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Supplemental Bill H.R. 1827 and Conference Notes
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Apr-Jun 1987
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Box 55
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Section 302B, Budget Allocations
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May 1987
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Box 55
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Fiscal Year 1988 (5 folders)
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Gramm, Rudman, Hollings Conference Agreement
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Sep 1987
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Box 55
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Gramm, Rudman, Hollings Report/Budget Sequester
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Oct 1987
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Box 55
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Continuing Resolution Conference Notes, H.J. Res. 395
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Oct-Dec 1987
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Box 55
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Continuing Resolution Rescissions, OMB Action
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Mar 1988
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Box 55
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Inert Sales, Helium Reserves
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Nov 1987
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Box 55
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Fiscal Year 1989 (10 folders)
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Overview Hearing, Testimony, Questions
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Feb-Mar 1988
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Box 55
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Section 302B Allocations
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Jun-Sep 1988
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Box 55
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Gramm, Rudman, Hollings Deficit Reduction
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Aug 1988
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Box 55
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Supplemental Appropriations, including H.R. 705, Anti-Drug Appropriations
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Jan-May 1989
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Box 55
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Supplemental Bill, H.R. 2072 (6 folders)
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SOC Substitute Amendment
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Apr 25, 1989
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Box 55
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Drug Funding Amendment
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Jun 1989
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Box 55
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Floor Action
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Mar-May 1989
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Box 55
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Office of Management and Budget Position
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Jun 1989
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Box 55
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Conference Committee
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Jun 1989
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Box 55
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Conference Notes
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Jun 1989
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Box 55
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Fiscal Year 1990 (9 folders)
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Pres. Reagan Budget Overview
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Jan 1989
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Box 56
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Pres. Bush Budget Overview
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Feb 1989
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Box 56
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Pres. Bush Budget Amendments
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Mar 1989
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Box 56
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Budget Agreement, Bipartisan Scorekeeping Guidelines
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Apr 1989
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Box 56
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Dept. of Defense Stockpile Issues
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1988-1989
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Box 56
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Sequestration Effects
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1989
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Box 56
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Section 302B Allocations
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Jun 1989
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Box 56
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Supplemental Appropriations
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Mar 1990
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Box 56
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Supplemental Appropriations, Conference Committee/Report
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Jul-Aug 1990
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Box 56
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Fiscal Year 1991 (16 folders)
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Pres. Bush Budget Overview, Requests
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Jan 1990
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Box 56
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Federally Funded R&D Centers, Dept. of Defense
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Mar 1990
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Box 56
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Budget Sequester Summit
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Jul-Sep 1990
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Box 56
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Continuing Resolution
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Sep-Oct 1990
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Box 56
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Continuing Resolution Speeches
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Box 56
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Mid-Session Budget Review
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July 1990
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Box 56
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Reconciliation
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1990
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Box 56
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Sequestration, Summit
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July-Sep 1990
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Box 56
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Sequestration, Dept. and Agency Plans, (3 folders)
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1990
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Box 56
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Sequestration Report, (8 folders)
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Sep 1990
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Box 56
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First, Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, and Final Draft, and Cover Letter
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Sep. 1990
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Box 56
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Budget Process Reform Act, H.R. 3929
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1986-1990
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Box 56
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Budget Freeze Proposal, Office of Management and Budget
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Jan 1985
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Box 57
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Budget Rescission Bill, Senate Version
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Feb 1985
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Box 57
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Budget Reform Bill
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Apr-Oct 1989
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Box 57
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Budget Summit Notes, (3 folders)
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1987
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Box 57
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Budget Summit Final Agreement
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Nov 1987
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Box 57
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Budget Summit Notes, (10 folders)
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May-Sept, 1990
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Box 57
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White House Meeting Notes, (5 folders)
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1983-1989
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Box 57
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Subseries b: Subcommittees on Defense and Military Construction,
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1977-1988
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2 boxes, 2.5 linear ft.
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| Arrangement: Files for both subcommittees are combined because the files were maintained by the same individual, contain similar subject matter, and were kept in the same physical space. The folders are filed alphabetically under "Appropriations Bills," then chronologically by fiscal year. The files for both the defense and military construction subcommittees of the House Appropriations Committee were maintained by minority staff assistant George Allen, and later by Charles (Chinch) Wollerton and by legislative assistant Patrick Larkin. Materials in this series are typically correspondence from contractors, constituents, and government agencies, Dear Colleague letters, and internal memos, and especially reflect First District concerns. District defense industries from large General Electric and Smith & Wesson to small Kollmorgen sought Conte's support, as did local defense installations like Westover AFB. From national concerns like Arms Control, SDI ("Star Wars") and the MX Missile to First District controversy over noise from Westover Air Force Bases's C-5A transport planes or the proposed construction of two unpopular communications systems (one in Amherst, the other in Hawley). This series reveals Conte's interest in and influence over defense issues most significantly through the appropriations process. |
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AEGIS Ships, Naval Guided Missiles
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1987
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Box 58
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Anti-Satellite Defense Systems (A.S.A.T.)
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Jun 1985, Jun 1987
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Box 58
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Appropriations (Defense Authorization Acts) (14 folders)
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Defense Appropriations, Subcommittee Hearings, Testimony, Questions, FY84
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1983
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Box 58
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Defense Markup, Subcommittee, FY84
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1983
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Box 58
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Defense Authorization Act, FY85
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1984
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Box 58
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Defense Authorization Act, S. 1160, FY86
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1985
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Box 58
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Defense Authorization, Amendments, FY86
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Jun 1985
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Box 58
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H.R. 1748, Defense Authorization Act, FY88-89 (7 folders)
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Bill Material, (2 folders)
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1987
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Box 58
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Amendments
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Sep-Oct 1987
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Box 58
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Dear Colleague Letters, (3 folders)
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Apr-May 1987
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Box 58
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Conference Committee
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Sep-Dec 1987
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Box 58
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H.R. 4264, Defense Authorization Act FY89 (2 folders)
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Dear Colleague Correspondence
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1988
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Box 58
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Lobbying Correspondence
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1988
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Box 58
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Arms Control (15 folders)
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Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty
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1987-1988
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Box 58
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Arms Control, General
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1987
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Box 58
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Arms Control, H.J.Res., Statements, Correspondence
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1980-1985
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Box 58
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Congressional Research Service Articles (ABM, SALT)
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1981-1982
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Box 58
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Nuclear Freeze (7 folders)
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Comprehensive Act
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1985
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Box 58
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General Information
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1982-1984
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Box 58
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H.J. Res. 521, (SOC Bill), 97th Cong., (2 folders)
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1982
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Box 58
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H.J. Res. 2, (SOC Bill), 98th Cong.
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1983
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Box 58
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H.R. 434, (SOC Bill), 98th Cong.
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1982-1983
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Box 58
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Nuclear Freeze Rally
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Mar 1983
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Box 58
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Nuclear Test Ban, H.J.Res. 3
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1983
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Box 58
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Nuclear Test Ban, H.R. 12, (Schroeder)
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1987
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Box 58
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SALT II
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Jan-Apr 1987
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Box 58
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SALT II Limitations, Dicks and Green Amendments
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Mar 1987
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Box 58
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Army Education Program Legislation
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Apr-Jun 1980
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Box 58
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Bomber, Manned
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1980, 1984
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Box 58
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Ballistic Missile Defense
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Nov 1980
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Box 58
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Barnes Airport, Westfield, MA
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1986-1988
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Box 58
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Barnes Airport, Westfield, MA, Air National Guard
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1979-1981
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Box 58
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Base Closings
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1987-1988
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Box 58
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Bradley Fighting Vehicle
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1985-1986
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Box 58
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Bradley Fighting Vehicle
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1986-1987
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Box 58
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Buy American, Machine Tools
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Aug 1986-Dec 1987
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Box 58
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Buy American, Specialty Metals
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1982
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Box 58
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C-5A Simulator
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Jul-Aug 1987
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Box 58
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Catch 62
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Mar-Apr 1981
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Box 58
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CHAMPUS, (Health Program)
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1980, 1987
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Box 58
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Civil Defense
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1979, 1982
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Box 58
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Civilian Technicians Program
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1980-1984
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Box 58
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Civilian Technicians Program
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1987
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Box 58
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Defense Consultants
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Feb 1985
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Box 58
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Defense Contracting, FY78-FY80
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Box 58
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Defense Contractors (18 folders)
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General Electric (4 folders)
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Dual Sourcing, SSN 688
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Nov 1987
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Box 58
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KC-135 R, Tanker Aircraft
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Sep-Oct 1987
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Box 58
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General Electric Notes, Layoffs
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Feb-May 1988
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Box 58
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PT (Power Transformer)
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Nov-Dec 1988
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Box 58
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Grumman, A6F Aircraft
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n.d.
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Box 58
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K & M Electronics, West Springfield, MA, Night Vision
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Mar-Jun 1980
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Box 58
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Kollmorgen, Northampton, MA
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May-Jul 1987
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Box 58
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Massa Sonar, Coast Guard
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Jul 1987, Feb-Jun 1988
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Box 58
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McDonnell-Douglas, CX-C-17, Transport Aircraft
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Nov 1981, May-Jun 1982
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Box 58
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Pratt & Whitney, RTM-322, T800, Jet Engines
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Oct 1987
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Box 58
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Raytheon, Sparrow and Patriot Missiles
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May-Oct 1987
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Box 59
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Savage Industries
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Feb-Mar 1988
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Box 59
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Sematech
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Nov 1987-May 1988
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Box 59
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Sippican, Sonobouy, n.d.
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[1987]
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Box 59
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Smith & Wesson (4 folders)
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9mm Pistol Competition w/Beretta (3 folders)
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1981-1988
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Box 59
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Price List
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1986-1987
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Box 59
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Defense Industrial Base Revitalization, H.R. 5540, SOC Bill
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Mar-Oct 1982
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Box 59
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DIVADS [Division Air Defense System]
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1982-1983
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Box 59
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Draft Registration (4 folders)
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Floor Action, Testimony, Correspondence
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Mar 1980
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Box 59
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Draft Registration Vote, Background
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Apr 16, 1980
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Box 59
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National Youth Service Bill
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Feb 1979
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Box 59
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Selective Service
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1980-1982
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Box 59
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F/A 18 Hornet (Aircraft)
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1981-1982
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Box 59
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GWEN (Ground Wave Emergency Network) Towers
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Mar 1987-Oct 1988
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Box 59
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Hawley, MA, Air Force "Antenna Farm,"
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Mar-Jul 1985
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Box 59
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Jobs With Peace, H.Res. 46
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Nov 1982-Apr 1983
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Box 59
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Lincoln Laboratory (Hanscom Air Force Base, MA)
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May-Dec 1987
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Box 59
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Manpower, Officer Retention
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1978, 1980, 1987
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Box 59
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Maps, SE Asia, Vietnam
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1967, 1979
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Box 59
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Massachusetts Defense Industry
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1980-1984
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Box 59
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Midgetman Missile
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1987-1988
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Box 59
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MILAN Anti-Tank Weapon
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1986
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Box 59
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Military Case Information
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1977
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Box 59
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Military Reform Caucus
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1983
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Box 59
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Military Spouses, Bills
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1982
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Box 59
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MX Missile (6 folders)
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1980-1981
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Box 59
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H.Res. 113, Scowcroft Commission Report
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1983
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Box 59
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1982-1983
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Box 59
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Correspondence Against
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1985
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Box 59
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MX/SDI Lobbying Correspondence, FY89
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Apr-May 1988
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Box 59
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MX/SDI Dear Colleague Correspondence, FY89
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Feb-May 1988
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Box 59
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Natick R & D, Natick, MA
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1987
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Box 59
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National Guard, Massachusetts
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n.d.
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Box 59
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Navy, Procurement Requirements
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1979-1981
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Box 59
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Nerve Gas (Binary Munitions)
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1980-1983
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Box 59
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Neutron Bomb
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1981
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Box 59
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Nuclear Weapons, Theater (Tactical)
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Mar 1982
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Box 59
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Nurses, Flight Nurses at Westover AFB, MA
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Aug-Sep 1987
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Box 59
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National Peace Academy
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1981-1982
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Box 59
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Peace Tax Fund
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1986
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Box 59
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Personnel, Leave
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1980
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Box 59
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Procurement, FY84
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1983
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Box 59
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Procurement Conference, Invitations
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Aug-Sep 1984
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Box 59
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Procurement Information, Tables, FY85
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1984
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Box 59
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Procurement, Northeast-Midwest Coalition
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1981-1983
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Box 59
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ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps), MA
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1980
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Box 59
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Research and Development
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1987
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Box 59
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Retirement
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1984-1985
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Box 59
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Silver Stockpile
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1986
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Box 59
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SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative)
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Mar-Nov 1987
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Box 59
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Trident II, Submarine Based Missile
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Oct 1987
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Box 59
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University Research Initiative
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1987-1988
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Box 59
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Veterans Administration (4 folders)
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New G.I. Bill of Rights, H.R. 1085
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Jan-Mar 1987
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Box 59
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Background Information, Correspondence, (2 folders)
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Jan-Nov 1987
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Box 59
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Veterans' Outreach Centers
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1986-1987
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Box 59
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Video Synchronizer
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Nov-Dec 1986
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Box 59
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Watertown, MA Arsenal
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1984-1986
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Box 59
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Westover AFB, MA, C5A Flights, Constituent Correspondence
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Jan-May 1987
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Box 59
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Westover AFB, MA, Contracting Out
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Oct 1985-Feb 1986
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Box 59
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Wollerton, Chinch, Personal
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1979
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Box 59
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X-Ray Stepper
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1987
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Box 59
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Subseries c: District of Columbia Subcommittee,
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1982-1989
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1 box, 1.25 linear ft.
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This series contains legislative materials relating to Conte's place on the District of Columbia Appropriations Subcommittee. Part of a group of appropriations subcommittee files maintained by Tim Shea, they have been segregated to reflect the work of the individual subcommittee. Although supplemental appropriations bills are all-encompassing, that is, not tied to individual subcommittees, supplemental issues relating only to District of Columbia appropriations have been included in this series. |
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District of Columbia Appropriations, (18 folders)
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1983-1990
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FY83, Washington Convention Center
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Sep-Dec 1982
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Box 60
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FY84, H.R. 3415
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Jun-Sep 1983
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Box 60
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FY85, H.R. 5899, Full Committee Markup
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Jun 1984
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Box 60
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FY85, H.R. 5899, Floor Action
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Jun-Sep 1984
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Box 60
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FY85, St. Elizabeth's Hospital
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Jun 1984
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Box 60
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FY85, Bills and Reports
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Jun-Sep, 1984
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Box 60
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FY85, H.R. 5899, Conference Notes
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Aug-Sep 1984
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Box 60
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FY85, H.R. 5899, Conference Committee
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Sep-Oct 1984
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Box 60
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FY85, H.R. 5899, Conference Report
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Sep-Oct 1984
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Box 60
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FY85, Home Rule Amendments
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Sep-Oct 1984
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Box 60
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FY85, H.R. 5899, Sakharov Avenue
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Jun-Sep 1984
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Box 60
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FY86, Appropriations Tables
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Jan 1985
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Box 60
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FY86, H.R. 3067, Conference Committee
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Jul-Nov 1985
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Box 60
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FY88, H.R. 2713, Subcommittee, Full Committee, Floor
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Apr-Jun 1987
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Box 60
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FY88, H.R. 2713, Conference Committee
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Oct-Nov 1987
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Box 60
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FY89, H.R. 4776, Subcommittee Markup
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Jun 1988
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Box 60
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FY89, H.R. 4776, Floor, Conference
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Jun-Sep 1988
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Box 60
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FY90, H.R. 4404, Supplemental Appropriations
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Subseries d: Subcommittee on Energy And Water,
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1977, 1991, bulk: 1984-1990
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3 boxes, 3.75 linear ft.
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The files relating to the Subcommittee on Energy and Water of the House Appropriations Committee contain materials relating to passage of specific appropriation bills and supplementals as well as to subjects of both one-time and ongoing interest. These subjects include the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), which provided federally funded employment through energy and water related projects and the Conte-sponsored "Buy American" provisions for government procurement contracts, particularly aimed at helping General Electric obtain contracts to provide generating equipment to hydroelectric plants. (Files related to JTPA can also be found in the L-HHS-ED Subcommittee files, Labor and Education subseries.) The appropriations bills are arranged chronologically by fiscal year and subject files follow in alphabetical order. Also of interest are several files on individual hydroelectric projects, notably the Garrison project in North Dakota and the Dickey-Lincoln Lakes School project in northern New England, which illustrate Conte's efforts to balance clean energy production with the potentially devastating consequences of dam building to wetlands, conservation areas, and wildlife. Conte's dual concern for environmental and fiscal issues is also apparent in his opposition to the Clinch River breeder reactor and the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) projects. Many of the projects overseen and funded by the Subcommittee on Energy and Water were once the province of the now defunct Subcommittee on Public Works. For this reason some material in these files, generated during the latter part of the 1970s, may seem out of place here. Another issue outside the province of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water is the Synfuels debate. This Department of Energy issue relates to the Interior Subcommittee. Nevertheless, several folders of Synfuels material appear in this series. In general, these files consist of materials relating directly to markup and passage of appropriations bills, including (but not limited to) floor statements, hearing materials, amendments, conference notes, staff memos and correspondence from colleagues, constituents and lobbying groups. Subject files contain correspondence of the types just mentioned, staff memos, newsclippings, and some printed materials from lobbying groups. There is also material relating to First District projects funded by the energy and water appropriations bill in the Project/Grant Series. |
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Appropriations Bills FY83-FY90 (35 folders)
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FY83 (2 folders)
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Sec. of Energy Hearings
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Feb-Mar 1982
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Box 61
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Dept. of Energy Changes to Continuing Resolution
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n.d.
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Box 61
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FY84 Supplemental, H.R. 6040 (2 folders)
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Bill, Statements, Correspondence
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Jul-Aug 1984
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Box 61
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Conference Report, Amendments
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Aug 1984
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Box 61
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FY85, H.R. 5653 (2 folders)
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Markup, OMB Position
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Mar-Jun 1984
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Box 61
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Sensenbrenner, Ottinger & Other Amendments
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May 1984
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Box 61
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FY85 Supplemental, H.R. 2577 (3 folders)
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Water Projects
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Oct 1984, May 1985
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Box 61
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Rules, Amendments
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Feb-Jun 1985
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Box 61
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Chapter IV, Projects and Notes
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Jul 1985
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Box 61
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FY86, H.R. 2959 (3 folders)
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Markup, Member Requests, Conference
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Apr-Oct 1985
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Box 61
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Conference Notes, Annotated
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Jul-Aug 1985
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Box 61
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Projects
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Apr-Oct 1985
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Box 61
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FY87, Subcommittee Hearings, Markup
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Jan-Jun 1986
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Box 61
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FY88, H.R. 2700 (5 folders)
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Subcommittee Markup
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Mar-Jun 1987
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Box 61
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Conference Committee, OMB and Member Requests, Amendments
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Sep-Dec 1987
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Box 61
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Continuing Resolution (H.J. Res. 395), Energy and Water Issues
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Box 61
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Clean Water Amendments
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Oct-Dec 1987
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Box 61
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Continuing Resolution, OMB Position, n.d.
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[1987]
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Box 61
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Continuing Resolution, Rule, Statement, n.d.
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[Dec 1987]
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Box 61
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FY89, H.R. 4567 (8 folders)
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Markup
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Mar-Jun 1988
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Box 61
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Markup, Non-Member Requests
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Apr-May 1988
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Box 61
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Subcommittee/Full Committee Amendments
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Apr-Jun 1988
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Box 61
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"Buy American" Amendment (SOC)
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Feb-Apr 1988
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Box 61
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Markup, Shorthand Notes
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May 1988
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Box 61
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Conference Committee, Statements, Memos, Notes
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Jun-Jul 1988
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Box 61
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Conference Committee, Member/Non-member Requests
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May-Jun 1988
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Box 61
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Conference Notes, Amendments, n.d.
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[Jun 1988]
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Box 61
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FY90, H.R. 2696 (9 folders)
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Rule and Vote
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Jun 1989
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Box 61
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Amendments
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Jun 1989
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Box 61
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SOC Statements, n.d.
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[Jun(?) 1989]
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Box 61
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Member Requests
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Jan-Aug 1989
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Box 61
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Non-member Request, Correspondence, (2 folders)
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Apr-Sep 1989
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Box 61
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Bush Administration Policy
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June-Sep 1989
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Box 61
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Ogsbury Memoranda
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Jun-Oct 1989
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Box 61
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Notes (Handwritten)
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n.d.
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Box 61
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Summaries
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Jun-Sep 1989
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Box 61
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Alternative Energy Sources, FY88
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1987
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Box 61
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Argonne Laboratories, Energy and Water Funding FY86
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Feb-Sep 1985
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Box 61
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Argonne Laboratories, "Wish List" FY88
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1987
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Box 61
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Army Corps of Engineers
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1982-1983
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Box 61
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Boston College Multi Purpose Center, Apr 1987 Boston Harbor
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1984-1985
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Box 61
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Brandeis University, National Energy Center, n.d.
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[1988]
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Box 61
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"Buy American," SOC Amendments (6 folders)
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H.R. 1329, SOC Bill
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1978-1979
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Box 62
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Bonneville Power/TVA Issues
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1985
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Box 62
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General Electric, (3 folders)
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1984-1987
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Box 62
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General Electric
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1986
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Box 62
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Campaign Materials, Speeches, Statements, Correspondence, Newsclippings
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1984-1986
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Box 62
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Central Arizona Project (CAP)
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1986-1987
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Box 62
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Chemical Research Center at Columbia University
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Apr 1983
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Box 62
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Civilian Programs Authorization, Dept. of Energy, H.R. 2587 FY84
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May 1983
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Box 62
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Clean Water Act, H.R. 3282, Reauthorization, Emendation
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May-Jul 1984
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Box 62
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Clinch River Breeder Reactor (2 folders)
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FY83
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Sep-Dec 1982
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Box 62
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Correspondence, Amendments, FY84
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Apr-May 1983
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Box 62
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Connecticut River Diversion
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1977-1980
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Box 62
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Connecticut River Dredging and Hydroelectric Projects
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1984-1986
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Box 62
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Cooper Lake and Channels Project, Texas
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1986-1989
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Box 62
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Dam and Water Diversion, FY88
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1987
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Box 62
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Dickey-Lincoln School Dam and Hydroelectric Project (4 folders)
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FY79
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Dec 1977- May 1978
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Box 62
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Fact Sheet
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Feb-Mar 1979
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Box 62
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Environmental Impact Statement; Fact Sheet
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Mar 1980; Feb 1981
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Box 62
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Senate Floor Action
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Sep 9, 1980
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Box 62
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Electric Energy Systems, Budget Overview, FY86, n.d.
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[1985]
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Box 62
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Elk Creek Dam, Oregon, FY85 Supplemental, H.R. 2577
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Jul 1985
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Box 62
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[Dept. of] Energy, Budget Highlights, FY84
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Jan 1983
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Box 62
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[Dept. of] Energy, FY87-88
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Mar-Apr 1987
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Box 62
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), "Open Season" Proceedings/N.E. Gas Caucus/Champlain Caucus
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Jun-Jul 1988
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Box 62
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Garrison Diversion Project, South Dakota, (5 folders)
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1987
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Box 62
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1989-1990
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Box 62
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FY91
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Feb-Jun 1990
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Box 62
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FY91, Includes background from FY88-89
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Box 62
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Diversion Digest/Diversion Newsletter
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Feb 1989-Jul 1990
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Box 62
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General Electric, FY88
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1987
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Box 62
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Highway Projects, Funding
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1982-1984
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Box 62
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Hydro-electric Power
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1976-1977
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Box 62
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Infrastructure - Water Projects
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1978-1979
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Box 62
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Job Training Partnership Act (Jobs Bill), H.R. 1718 (9 folders)
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Infrastructure
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Mar 1982-Mar 1983
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Box 62
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ADAP, Airport Improvement, Correspondence
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Feb 1988
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Box 62
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Targeting Amendment, SOC Sponsored (4 folders)
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Correspondence, Memoranda, Tables, (2 folders)
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Mar 1983
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Box 62
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Programs, Costs, (2 folders)
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Mar-Apr 1983
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Box 62
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Conference, Cape Cod Railway
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1983
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Box 62
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P.L. 98-8, Correspondence, Memos
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Apr 1983, Dec 1984
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Box 62
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P.L. 98-8, Program Inventory Under
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Box 62
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Kankakee River Icebreaker, 1988 Supplemental
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1988
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Box 63
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Libby Dam, MT, General Electric Contract
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1981-1982
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Box 63
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Littleville Lake Dam, Huntington, MA
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1981
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Box 63
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Meadow Dam, Deerfield River, MA
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Jul-Aug 1984
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Box 63
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National Electrical Manufacturer's Association
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1990
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Box 63
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Natural Gas - NOREX Proceedings
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May 1988
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Box 63
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Natural Gas - NOREX Data Package, Tennessee Gas Pipeline
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May 13, 1988
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Box 63
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Public Works Appropriation Bill and Veto, FY79
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Jun-Sep 1978
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Box 63
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Public Works Deauthorization, Water Projects
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1978-1980
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Box 63
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Reclamation Projects, FY87
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1986
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Box 63
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Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant, Markey Amendment, H.R. 499 (2 folders)
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Jan-Aug 1987
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Box 63
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Souris Valley, Canada [Garrison Project]
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1987
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Box 63
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Southeastern Power Authority [SEPA], SOC Bill to Privatize
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Sep 1986-Jul 1987
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Box 63
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Superconducting Super Collider [SSC] (5 folders)
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FY88
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May 1987
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Box 63
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Dept. of Energy Packet, Site Invitations
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Aug 1987
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Box 63
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Articles
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1989
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Box 63
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Hearing
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Jun 10, 1987
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Box 63
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Superconductivity Conference Invitation
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Jul 1987
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Box 63
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Superfund, H.J. Res 727
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1986
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Box 63
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Synthetic Fuels (6 folders)
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FY85 Rescission Amendment, (2 folders)
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Jul-Oct 1984
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Box 63
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Articles
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1983-1984
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Box 63
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Bills, H.R.s 5772, 5893, FY85
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1984
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Box 63
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Letters
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May-Jul 1984
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Box 63
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Votes
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Jun 1984
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Box 63
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Tellico Dam - TVA
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1979
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Box 63
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Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
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1980-1982
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Box 63
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TVA-Dept. of Energy Dispute, FY88
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Apr-Jun 1987
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Box 63
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Uranium Enrichment Program
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Jun 1985
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Box 63
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Waste to Energy
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1987
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Box 63
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Waterfowl Symposium Speech/Background
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Feb 1985
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Box 63
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Water Projects and Environmental Concerns
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1977-1978
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Box 63
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Water Projects, Funding of
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1979-1984
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Box 63
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Water Resources Development Act of 1979, H.R. 4788 (3 folders)
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Deauthorization Amendments
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Dec 1979-Jan 1980
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Box 63
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Connecticut River Diversion
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1979-1981
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Box 63
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Amendment, H.R. 6
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1987
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Box 63
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Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), (3 folders)
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Sidney, NE, FY83 Supplemental
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Apr 1983
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Box 63
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1984-1985
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Box 63
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Colorado Forum
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Jun 1985
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Box 63
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Whately Groundwater Contamination
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1984-1985
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Box 63
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Wind Power Project, University of Massachusetts
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May-Jun 1986
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Box 63
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Subseries e: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations,
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1976-1991
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The files in this series document Conte's role as ranking minority member of the House Appropriations Committee, his position as an ex officio member of the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, and his commitment to human rights. Arranged alphabetically by folder title, the files include correspondence, memoranda, news clippings, and legislative reference material. Much of the correspondence, and most of the policy research, was conducted by Jim Fairchild, minority staff assistant, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, 1980-1990; Bob Goudie, Conte's legislative assistant from 1983-1987, who was extensively involved in the formulation of Conte's policies regarding Central America; and Ed Gresser, legislative assistant to the Congressman in 1989. Conte's interest in foreign affairs can be attributed to, in part, his service on the Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee in the 1960s. During that time he undertook a number of trips through Africa. (Files related to these subjects can be found in the Legislative Correspondence/Subject Files, Travel Files and Audio-Visual materials). The files most often deal with problems within Africa, the Soviet Union, and Central American countries and cover a variety of issues including world hunger, human rights, refugees, international debt, trade and tariffs. A large number of files in this series concern foreign aid appropriations. Other files concern human rights issues of interest and concern to Conte, unrelated to appropriations. Still others represent a synthesis of appropriations and human rights issues, such as those instances in which funding or aid is tied to human rights records. Of particular interest are the files on Conte's involvement in funding for the government of El Salvador and the Nicaraguan rebels. The Congressman often took positions on these issues that opposed the positions of the Republican administration. His commitment to fighting for human rights is demonstrated by his involvement in a number of cases concerning individuals such as Argentinean journalist Jacob Timmerman and ethnic groups such as Soviet Jewry and starving populations in Sub-Saharan Africa. |
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1982-1986
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Box 64
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Africa, (7 folders)
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1982-1989
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Africa, Boston University's Strengthening Health Delivery Systems Project
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1982
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Box 64
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Africa, Boston University's Strengthening Health Delivery Systems Project
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1984-1986
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Box 64
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Africa, Hunger, Agency for International Development, Correspondence
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1984-1985
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Box 64
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Africa, Hunger, Agency for International Development, Legislation
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1984
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Box 64
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Africa, Hunger, Agency for International Development, Legislation
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1985
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Box 64
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Africa, Sylvia Stein's Trip
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1989
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Box 64
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Africa, TETRAD
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1985
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Box 64
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Alaskan Oil Imports to Japan
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1985
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Box 64
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Angola
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1985-1986
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Box 64
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Anti-Terrorism Bills, H.R. 5612 and 5613
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1984
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Box 64
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Appropriations Bills, Foreign Operations, (14 folders)
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1982-1986
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Continuing Resolution, Targeted Aid Amendment
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1982
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Box 64
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H.R. 2760, Boland/Zablocki Amendment, FY 1983
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Box 64
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Security Assistance Supplemental, FY 1983
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Box 64
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Intelligence Authorization Act, FY 1984
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Box 64
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Urgent Supplemental, "Held up over aid for El Salvador," FY 1984
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Box 64
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H.R. 5119, Foreign Aid Authorization Act, FY 1985
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Box 64
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H.R. 5399, Intelligence Authorization Act, FY 1985
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Box 64
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H.R. 6117, Global Primary Health Act, FY 1985
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Box 64
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Continuing Resolution, Foreign Affairs, FY 1985
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Box 64
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Africa Supplemental, FY 1986
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Box 64
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Bologna Center
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1986
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Box 64
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H.R. 1555, Foreign Aid Authorization, FY 1986
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Box 64
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Foreign Aid, FY 1986
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Box 64
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H.R. 2068, State Department Authorization, FY 1986
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Box 64
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H.R. 5339, Foreign Assistance, FY 1987
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Box 64
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Armenian-American Affairs
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1983-1985
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Box 64
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Baltic States
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1991
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Box 64
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Belize
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1984
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Box 64
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Bread for the World
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1988
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Box 64
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Cambodia
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1985-1986
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Box 64
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Caribbean Basin Initiative, H.R. 2769
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1982-1985
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Box 64
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Central America, "Pledge of Resistance", Western Massachusetts
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1984-1986
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Box 64
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Chad/Libya Conflict
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1983
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Box 64
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Czechoslovakia
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1986
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Box 64
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Child Survival Fund
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1984-1985
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Box 64
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China
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1984-1986
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Box 64
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China, (2 folders)
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1989-1990
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Box 64
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China
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1989-1990
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Box 64
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China, Shang Jingsheng, Amnesty International Case
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1990
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Box 64
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Comprehensive Trade Law Reform Act, H.R. 2809
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1985
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Box 64
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Contadora Peace Process
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1982-1983
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Box 64
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"Conte Receives Honorary Doctorate-Tufts," Commencement Speech on Foreign Policy
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1980
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Box 64
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Copper Imports
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1984
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Box 64
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Costa Rica
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1982, 1984
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Box 64
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Crisis in Foreign Aid Briefing
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1986
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Box 64
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Cuba
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1985
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Box 64
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Cutting Tools, Country of Origin
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1984
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Box 64
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Czechoslovakia, Vaclav Havel
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1989
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Box 64
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Danforth-Cohen 201 Amendment
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1984
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Box 64
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Domestic Content Legislation, H.R. 5133
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1982-1984
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Box 64
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Donnelly/Tsongas Fair Foreign Trade Practice Act, H.R. 2607
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1985
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Box 64
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Egypt, (3 folders)
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1982-1986
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Egypt, GE Power Plant
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1983
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Box 64
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Egypt, Nuclear Project
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1986
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Box 64
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Egypt, Raytheon Project
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1982
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Box 64
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El Salvador, (8 folders)
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1981-1990
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"COMADRES", America Sosa Case
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1989-1990
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Box 64
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Conte Letters/Statements
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1981-1982
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Box 64
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Conte Statements
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1983
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Box 64
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Legislation
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1981-1982
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Box 64
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Legislation
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1983
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Box 64
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Nun Slaying
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1982-1983
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Box 64
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Third Certification Report
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1983
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Box 64
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Fourth Certification Report
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1983-1984
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Box 64
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Export Administration Act Reauthorization, H.R. 1786
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1983-1985
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Box 64
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Export-Import Bank, (4 folders)
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1981-1985
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Export/Import Bank Reauthorization
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1981-1984
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Box 64
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Export/Import Bank Authorization
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1982-1983
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Box 64
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Export/Import Bank, Mixed Credit War Chest
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1985
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Box 64
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Export/Import Bank, 99th Congress
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1985
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Box 64
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Export Trading Company Act of 1982, Extension
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1982-1984
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Box 64
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Food Assistance Africa Act, H.R. 2080
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1985
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Box 64
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Footwear Imports, (2 folders)
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1983-1985
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Footwear Import Relief
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1985
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Box 64
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Footwear Import Relief
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1983-1984
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Box 64
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Foreign Affairs Correspondence, (4 folders)
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1988-1990
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Cosponsorship Letters
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1988-1989
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Box 65
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Cosponsorship Letters I
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1989
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Box 65
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Cosponsorship Letters II
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1989
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Box 65
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Cosponsorship Letters
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1990
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Box 65
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Foreign Policy Letters
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1989-1990
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Box 65
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Former Members of Congress Association
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1982
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Box 65
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Generalized System of Preference, H.R. 6023 Reauthorization
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1984
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Box 65
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Genocide Convention
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1984
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Box 65
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Germany, Reagan's Visit to Bitburg Cemetery
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1985
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Box 65
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Guatemalan Refugees
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1985
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Box 65
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Haiti
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1985
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Box 65
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Harvest of Peace Resolution
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1990
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Box 65
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Helsinki Accords Compliance
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1987-1985
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Box 65
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Human Rights, (14 folders)
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1981-1990
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Argentina
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1981-1982
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Box 65
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Cuba Letter
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1989
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Box 65
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General
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1983-1986
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Box 65
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Guinea
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1983
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Box 65
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Letters
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1988-1990
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Box 65
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Letters
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1989-1990
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Box 65
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Peru
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1985
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Box 65
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Political Prisoners
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1984-1985
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Box 65
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South Africa
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1981-1985
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Box 65
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South Africa
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1986
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Box 65
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South America
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1981-1982
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Box 65
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Soviet Union
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1982-1986
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Box 65
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Turkey
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1985
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Box 65
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Ukraine
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1984-1985
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Box 65
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India
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1984
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Box 65
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Indonesia, East Timor
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1976-1986
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Box 65
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Institutes for Technological Cooperation
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1979
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Box 65
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International Atomic Energy Agency, and Non-Proliferation
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1985
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Box 65
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International Community Schools, American Community School
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1985
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Box 65
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International Development Cooperation Agency
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1980
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Box 65
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International Labor Rights
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1989-1990
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Box 65
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International Monetary Fund, Witteveen Facility
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1978
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Box 65
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Israel, U.S. Embassy
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1984-1985
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Box 65
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Israel/U.S. Free Trade Area, H.R. 5377
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1984
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Box 65
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Italy, 1980 Earthquake Assistance
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1980-1988
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Box 65
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Italian Prime Minister
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1985
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Box 65
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Jacobo Timmerman, (4 folders)
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1977-1980
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Part I
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1978-1980
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Box 65
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Part II
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1977-1978
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Box 65
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Part III
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1978-1979
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Box 65
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Part IV
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1978-1979
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Box 65
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Japan, (2 folders)
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1989-1990
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Trade Relations
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1990
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Box 65
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Whaling Letter
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1989
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Box 65
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Jordan, Arms Sale
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1985-1986
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Box 65
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Kenya
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1990
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Box 65
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Korematsu, Japanese Internment
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1982-1985
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Box 65
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Labor-Industry Coalition on International Trade (LICIT), H.R. 1950 Trade Bill
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1985
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Box 65
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Lebanon, (2 folders)
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1989-1990
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Lebanon
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1989
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Box 65
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William Robinson
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1990
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Box 65
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Liberia
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1990
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Box 65
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Mexico, Mexico City Earthquake
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1985
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Box 65
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Morocco
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1986
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Box 65
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Mozambique
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1984
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Box 65
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Namibia
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1985
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Box 65
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Nicaragua, (7 folders)
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1980-1986
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Contra Aid
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1980-1986
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Box 65
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"Covert Activities," H.Con.Res. 108
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1982-1984
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