CONGRESSIONAL PAPERS OF DAN GLICKMAN

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Size: 329.0 linear feet

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Restrictions:
Constituent correspondence and case files are closed. Please confer with Special Collections' staff for information on these files.

Content note:
The Congressional Papers of Dan Glickman extend from 1977 to 1995. The collection includes congressional correspondence, constituent correspondence, federal policy letters, reports, publications and photographs documenting Glickman's 18-year tenure as Congressman of the 4th Congressional District in Kansas, an eleven-county area around and including Wichita, Kansas, his hometown. Of particular interest in the collection are documents concerning agriculture, aviation, a hazardous waste site at Furley, Kansas, and the creation of the National Tallgrass Prairie Reserve in Kansas. Included in the collection are materials relating to Glickman's activities on the House Science and Technology Committee, including the sub-committee of Transportation, Aviation and Materials which he chaired from 1981 to 1987; and the House Agriculture Committee, including the sub-committee on Wheat, Soybeans and Feed Grains which he chaired from 1988 to 1993. The collection was arranged in its original order.

Biographical note:
To read a biographical note about Dan Glickman, click here.

Acquistion:
Donation of Dan Glickman

Processed by: SKH, 1996; FAM, 3-9-1998

See also: MS 2001-05, Papers of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman