Taxation--Law and legislation--United States
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Mickey Edwards Collection
Collection
Identifier: CAC-CC-016
Scope and Contents
The Edwards Collections is approximately 126 linear feet, plus 8 maps and 50 photographs. The Correspondence and Legislative series represent the majority of the materials in the collection and include constituent correspondence, issue surveys and opinion ballots, voting records, issue folders, memos, notes, and legislation. Topics of note include cable and satellite television, the break-up of AT&T, civil rights legislation, foreign affairs, energy policy, Contra Aid, Tallgrass Prairie...
Dates:
1977-1992
Thomas P. Gore Collection
Collection
Identifier: CAC-CC-024
Scope and Contents
While the Gore Collection is only 15 linear feet, it contains a wide variety of materials related to topics important to Gore and Oklahoma. Many of the materials, especially the correspondence, come from Gore’s post-Senate years, but the Subject Correspondence and Papers are related to his time in the Senate and include documents related to Indian affairs, economics, national and Oklahoma politics, and both World War I and World War II. Because of his reputation as a nationally renowned...
Dates:
1890-1940; Majority of material found in 1930-1940
Jed J. Johnson Collection
Collection
Identifier: CAC-CC-029
Scope and Contents
The Jed J. Johnson Collection is quite small (0.25 cubic feet) and consists mainly of speeches, campaign materials, publications, and newspaper clippings. Although the dates are widely distributed (1927-1947), most of the material deals specifically with Johnson's congressional career. Johnson's speeches and newspaper clippings pertain to issues and legislation facing Congress such as veterans, illegal aliens, taxes and tariffs, rural electrification, and achievements and failures of the...
Dates:
1927-1947
James R. Jones Collection
Collection
Identifier: CAC-CC-109
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the Jones Collection covers his Congressional career, 1973-1986, and his time as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. This includes records generated in or received by the Washington, D.C. and district offices by the Congressman and his staff, or in the Embassy of the United States in Mexico City. Broadly, these records include correspondence with constituents, other members of Congress and Senators, Presidents, Executive Office staff, Cabinet members and Federal agency staff, celebrities,...
Dates:
1965-1997; Majority of material found in 1969-1986
Robert S. Kerr Collection
Collection
Identifier: CAC-CC-031
Scope and Contents
The Kerr Collection mainly consists of materials generated during the Senate years. However, there are several cubic feet of documents that relate to his years as Oklahoma's governor. Because of Kerr's devotion to conservation work, there is a significant amount of documentation on both Oklahoma and non-Oklahoma projects. As with so many of Oklahoma's lawmakers, there is a large amount of material regarding agriculture and Native Americans. Finally one of the most valuable parts of the...
Dates:
1871-1970; Majority of material found in 1931-1962
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection
Identifier: CAC-CC-047
Scope and Contents
A moderate-sized collection of 33 cubic ft., the Schwabe Papers include materials from the period 1921-1952, although the bulk of the records date from the years 1946-1952. The collection also includes a small number of photographs and outsized materials, mostly newspapers and clippings. The collection covers a wide range of topics. The departmental and legislative files contain correspondence and information pertaining to flood control and agriculture, particularly in Oklahoma....
Dates:
1921-1952; Majority of material found in 1921-1952
Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Steed Collection
Collection
Identifier: CAC-CC-048
Scope and Contents
The Steed Collection is approximately 413 linear feet plus oversize material. The majority of the documents date from 1948-1980, though there are some materials from earlier. The collection resembles more typical congressional collections with materials including correspondence, legislation, reports, clippings, publications, memos, schedules, and invitations. Because of the time period during which Steed served a variety of topics on the local, state, and national level are addressed in the...
Dates:
1934-1981
Michael Lynn "Mike" Synar Collection
Collection
Identifier: CAC-CC-051
Scope and Contents
The greater part of the Synar collection, some 97,000 items, consists of legislative and research materials used by the Synar office during his years as a Congressman from Oklahoma. These materials range in date from 1979 to 1994 and include, but are not limited to, internal memos, drafts of bills, hearing materials, and background research. The materials cover a variety of topics relevant to Congress and Oklahoma but provide particular focus on issues that galvanized the Synar...
Dates:
1979-1996