Congressional Papers of Colorado Congressman William S. Hill, 1941-1959
Collection Summary
| Title: | Congressional Papers of Colorado Congressman William S. Hill, 1941-1959 |
| Call Number: | MS 73-06 |
| Size: | 3.5 linear feet |
| Acquisition: | Gift of William S. Hill |
| Processed By: | MDH, 11-19-1973; Reprocessed by SMC, 12-3-1997; MN, 10-2008 |
| Note: | Collection stored in off-site facility. Contact Special Collections regarding retrieval. |
| Restrictions: | None |
Literary Rights
Literary rights were not granted to Wichita State University. When permission is granted to examine the manuscripts, it is not an authorization to publish them. Manuscripts cannot be used for publication without regard for common law literary rights, copyright laws and the laws of libel. It is the responsibility of the researcher and his/her publisher to obtain permission to publish. Scholars and students who eventually plan to have their work published are urged to make inquiry regarding overall restrictions on publication before initial research.
Restrictions
None
Content Note
This collection of Congressman Hill’s papers contains a substantial amount of data concerning the U.S. Department of Agriculture (1956-1958) and foreign affairs with Europe (1947). These papers also contain information on Pearl Harbor, Un-American activities, World War II, and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Speeches by and newspaper clippings about Hill also are included.
Biography
William Silas Hill (1886-1972) was born in Kelly, Nemaha County, Kansas, January 20, 1886; attended the public schools, Kansas State Normal at Emporia, and Colorado State College of Agriculture at Fort Collins; homesteaded near Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, 1907-1915; superintendent of Cache la Poudre Consolidated School of Larimer County, Colorado, 1919-1922; secretary of the Colorado State Farm Bureau in 1923; served in the State house of representatives 1924-1926; engaged in the mercantile business at Fort Collins, Colorado, 1927-1953; elected as a Republican to the 77th and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1941-January 3, 1959); chairman, Select Committee on Small Business (83rd Congress); was not a candidate for renomination in 1958 to the 86th Congress; retired in 1958 and operated a farm southwest of Fort Collins until 1969; delegate to Republican National Convention in 1964; died in Fort Collins, Colorado, August 28, 1972; interment in Grandview Cemetery. (Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.)
Detailed Description: Series Listing
| Series 1 | Box 1-Box 6 FF 4 | Subject Files |
| Series 2 | Box 6 FF 5 | Photographs |
| Series 3 | Box 7-Box 8 | Newspaper Clippings |
Detailed Description: Box and Folder Listing
Series 1 ‒ Subject Files
| Box 1 | FF 1 | Academies (West Point, Naval, and Air Force), 1958 |
| Box 1 | FF 2 | Agriculture Department -- Wheat, Milk, Wool, Rice, and Feed Grains, 1959 |
| Box 1 | FF 3 | Agriculture and Commerce Departments -- Basic Statistics of Puerto Rico |
| Box 1 | FF 4 | Agriculture Department -- Colorado Rural Rehabilitation Corporation -- Denver |
| Box 1 | FF 5 | Agriculture Department -- Cotton, 1958 |
| Box 1 | FF 6 | Agriculture Department -- Dairy Hearings, etc. |
| Box 1 | FF 7 | Agriculture Department -- Feed Grains, 1958 |
| Box 1 | FF 8 | Agriculture Department -- Feed Grains |
| Box 1 | FF 9 | Agriculture Department (Forest Service California Region) |
| Box 1 | FF 10 | Agriculture -- Livestock Information, 1958 |
| Box 2 | FF 1-4 | Agriculture Department -- Public Law 480, 1958 |
| Box 2 | FF 5-6 | Agriculture Department -- Sugar Act, 1955-56 |
| Box 2 | FF 7 | Cuba Trip -- Agricultural Concerns |
| Box 3 | FF 1 | Election Costs |
| Box 3 | FF 2 | Election Material -- William Hill |
| Box 3 | FF 3 | Election Materials |
| Box 3 | FF 4 | Election Results |
| Box 3 | FF 5 | European Trip, 1947 |
| Box 3 | FF 6 | Foreign Affairs -- Austria, 1947 |
| Box 3 | FF 7 | Foreign Affairs -- Belgium, 1947 |
| Box 3 | FF 8 | Foreign Affairs -- Puerto Rico Trip Concerning Agriculture, 1953 |
| Box 4 | FF 1 | Foreign Affairs -- Denmark, 1947 |
| Box 4 | FF 2 | Foreign Affairs -- France, 1947 -- Concerning French Agriculture |
| Box 4 | FF 3 | Foreign Affairs -- Germany, 1947 |
| Box 4 | FF 4 | Foreign Affairs -- Italy, 1947 |
| Box 4 | FF 5 | Foreign Affairs -- Norway, 1947 |
| Box 4 | FF 6 | Foreign Affairs -- Sweden, 1947 (Concerns Agriculture) |
| Box 4 | FF 7 | Foreign Affairs -- Switzerland, 1947 |
| Box 4 | FF 8 | Foreign Affairs -- Netherlands, 1947 |
| Box 4 | FF 9 | Foreign Affairs -- United Kingdom, 1941 |
| Box 4 | FF 10 | Letters, Miscellaneous |
| Box 4 | FF 11-12 | Lincoln’s Day (Speeches and Miscellaneous) |
| Box 4 | FF 13 | Missouri Cotton Producers -- 8th Annual Meeting, March 28, 1957 |
| Box 4 | FF 14 | Pearl Harbor (2 Pamphlets by John Flynn) |
| Box 4 | FF 15 | Post Office Department |
| Box 5 | FF 1 | Presidential Inauguration, 1953 |
| Box 5 | FF 2 | Retirement for William Hill, 1958 |
| Box 5 | FF 3 | Social Security and Dr. Townsend |
| Box 5 | FF 4 | Speeches by William Hill |
| Box 5 | FF 5 | Congressional Record Speeches of William Hill -- January 1941 - July 1946 |
| Box 5 | FF 6 | Department of State -- Technical Cooperation Administration |
| Box 5 | FF 7 | Taber, John to William Hill -- October 5, 1950 (Letter about Aubrey Williams to Harry Hopkins) |
| Box 5 | FF 8 | Un-American Activities |
| Box 5 | FF 9 | United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization |
| Box 6 | FF 1 | United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Position Papers, 1953 |
| Box 6 | FF 2 | United Nations Documents for the Seventh Session of the Food Agriculture Organization Conference, 1953 |
| Box 6 | FF 3 | Williams, Ralph (Information Concerning) |
| Box 6 | FF 4 | World War II (Trip to England and letters about the War and the United States) |
Series 3 ‒ Newspaper Clippings
| Box 7 | FF 1 | Colorado Politics, 1938-46 - Clippings |
| Box 7 | FF 2 | Hill, Representative William S., 1938-41 -- Clippings |
| Box 7 | FF 3 | Hill, Representative William S., 1942-46 -- Clippings |
| Box 7 | FF 4 | Colorado Politics, 1948-49 -- Clippings |
| Box 7 | FF 5 | Hill, Representative William S., 1948-49 -- Clippings |
| Box 7 | FF 6 | Colorado Politics, 1950-51 -- Clippings |
| Box 7 | FF 7 | Hill, Representative William S., 1950-51 -- Clippings |
| Box 7 | FF 8 | Colorado Politics, 1952-56 -- Clippings |
| Box 7 | FF 9 | Hill, Representative William S., 1952-56 -- Clippings |
| Box 7 | FF 10 | Colorado Politics, 1957-58 -- Clippings |
| Box 7 | FF 11 | Hill, Representative William S., 1957-58 -- Clippings |
| Box 7 | FF 12 | Hill, Representative William S. -- Retirement -- Colorado Politics -- Clippings |
| Box 8 | Scrapbook with Hill Clippings, 1940 |