Collections
House of Representatives Papers (1960-1969)
- Administrative Notes
- Brief Biography
- Biographical Notes – House of Representatives Years
- Scope and Content
- Arrangement
- Series of Descriptions
- Timeline of Events
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| Representative Robert J. Dole on 1966 trip to India. |
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| Representative Dole with the "Bob-O-Links", 1960. |
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| Robert J. Dole speaks at Post Office dedication, Luray, Kansas n.d. |
Arrangement
The papers are organized chronologically, much as they were when they made up the working files in the Congressman's office. They are indexed in a searchable (on-site only) MS Access database. Each box is indexed to the folder level. Folder titles and general contents of the collection are searchable by topic, format, controlled subject vocabulary (based on Legislative Indexing Vocabulary), date span, record group, proper names, and places.
Scrapbooks, photographs, books, film, sound recordings, maps, printed materials, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia found within the House Papers have been removed from the manuscript collection and indexed separately.
The Dole House Papers are organized into five (5) Record Groups, each containing several series, which reflect the activities of the congressman and his staff.
- Personal/Political
- Campaigning, promoting Republican Party, fostering personal and professional relationships
- Legislative Records
- Developing, monitoring, and passing or blocking legislation
- Constituent Service
- Maintaining awareness of constituent interests and assisting voters from home district with problems they encounter in the federal bureaucracy
- Press/Media Activities
- Reporting and publicizing constituent interests and legislative agenda
- Office Administration
- Kansas and DC office operations
Examination of files in all five record groups reveals how closely then-Congressman Dole was involved with all of the functions of his office. Activities in each of these areas provided support for his bi-yearly re-election bids. Indeed, these records were not the only means for performing these functions; they supplement telephone and in-person communications. The majority of files contain Senator Dole's handwritten comments, instructions, or replies to telephone and written communications.
