Congressional Papers of Dan Glickman
Collection Summary
Title: Congressional Papers of Dan Glickman Call Number: MS 97-05 Size: 329.0 linear feet Acquisition: Donated by Dan Glickman. Processed by: SKH, 1996; FAM, 3-9-1998 Restrictions: Constituent correspondence and case files are closed. Please confer with Special Collections' staff for more information on these files. Note: See also MS 2001-05, Papers of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman
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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 original order.
Dan Glickman was born November 24, 1944, in Wichita, Kansas. He attended Wichita public schools, graduating from Wichita Southeast High School in 1962. He earned his B.A. in history from the University of Michigan in 1966. In 1969, he received his J.D. from George Washington University, Washington, D.C. He was admitted to the District of Columbia bar in 1969.
Glickman began his career as a trial attorney for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. In 1970, he returned to Wichita and became an officer in Glickman, Inc., a family concern specializing in recycling metals. He joined the law firm of Sargent, Klenda of Wichita in 1971 and was made partner in 1973. That same year he was elected to the Wichita Board of Education and served as its president in 1975. In 1976, Glickman was elected as a Democrat to represent the 4th Congressional District in Kansas, an 11-county area around and including Wichita. He began his service in the 95th Congress and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1977-January 3, 1995).
As a member of Congress, Glickman served on the House Agriculture, Judiciary, Science and Technology, and Intelligence Committees. On the House Agriculture Committee, he served on the following sub-committees: Conservation, Credit, and Rural Development; Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition; and Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains, of which he chaired from 1988 to 1993. On the Judiciary Committee, he served on the sub-committee on crime. Glickman served as Chairman of the sub-committee on Transportation, Aviation and Materials, from 1983 to 1987. He also served as Chair of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in 1993-1994 (103rd Congress).
Glickman was appointed by President Bill Clinton to serve in his cabinet as Secretary of Agriculture. He served from 1995 to 2001.
From 2002-2004, he was director of the Institute of Politics at Harvard University. He then was president and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America from 2004-2010. He served as president of Refugees International in early 2010. In June 2010 he was named a senior fellow by the Bipartisan Policy Center.
Glickman married Rhoda Yura of Detroit in 1966. They have two children: Jonathan, born in 1969, and Amy, born in 1972.
Series 1 |
Box 1-16 |
Congressional Correspondence. This series contains congressional correspondence between Dan Glickman and other members of congress, federal policy letters, and related reports and publications. All correspondence is arranged in chronological order by congressional year and alphabetically by subject. |
Series 2 |
Box 17-82 |
Committee Reference Material. This series contains reference materials relating to the following committees: Agriculture, Judiciary, and Science and Technology. The materials include governmental publications and independent reports concerning various issues relating to the committees. Some of the materials in this series are arranged in alphabetical order by author. Materials produced or specifically gathered by Dan Glickman's office concerning agriculture are located at the beginning of this series. |
Series 3 |
Box 83-112 |
Legislation. This series contains congressional correspondence, whip advisories, and reference materials concerning various legislation of the 95th-103rd congresses. The materials are organized by congressional year and arranged numerically according to the legislative number assigned to each bill. Materials found in the series are published bills and resolutions, legislative cards, recap legislation and notebooks containing reference on various legislative matters. |
Series 4 |
Box 113-166 |
Issue and Subject. This series contains correspondence, reports, and other reference materials generated by interest groups and lobbying organizations. The materials in this series are arranged in alphabetical order by subject. |
| Series 5 | Box 167-221 | Today in House. This series contains the daily legislative packet, consisting of a tentative list of the day's votes, staff input on that day's votes, whip advisories, and the Democratic Study Group's Daily Report, providing general background information about the amendment and/or bill before the vote. Materials in this series are arranged in chronological order. |
Series 6 |
Box 222-234 |
Speeches and Trips. This series contains copies of speeches, information on speaking engagements, international conferences, and Dan Glickman's daily schedule for trips to the district. This series is arranged chronologically. |
Series 7 |
Box 235-236 |
News Releases, Weekly Columns and Publications. This series contains newsletters, news releases, and weekly columns produced by Dan Glickman's office and distributed to constituents, television stations and newspapers. This series is arranged in chronological order. |
Series 8 |
Box 237-246 |
News Clippings. This series contains news clippings from various state and local newspapers concerning Dan Glickman's activities. The clippings are ordered by subject and date. |
Series 9 |
Box 247 |
Photographs. This series contains photographs of Dan Glickman with political leaders, corporate leaders and entertainers. Oversized photographs are part of Series 10, Memorabilia and Oversized Items. |
Series 10 |
Box 248-252 |
Memorabilia and Oversized. This series contains certificates of appreciation from groups, birthday wishes from Presidents Carter and Reagan, and plaques given to Dan Glickman from various organizations. This series is arranged alphabetically by contributor. Oversized documents and photographs make up a small portion of this series. |
Series 11 |
Box 253-256 |
Audio-visual. This series contains both audio and video tapes featuring interviews with Dan Glickman as a guest on television and radio shows. Also included are campaign commercials and Window on Washington television series, a video series Dan Glickman produced. |
Series 12 |
Box 257-258 |
Computer. This series contains printed lists of computer files with the original eight inch floppy disks. Also included in this series are eight inch floppy disks of computer programs and a record of Dan Glickman's floor votes. This series is arranged in the original order received. (Note: Computer access to floppy disks is problematic). |
Series 13 |
Box 259-264 |
Campaign. This series contains various letters, reports and news clippings concerning Dan Glickman's congressional campaigns. Polling information and notebooks on other Kansas candidates are also included in this series. This series is arranged in alphabetical order. |
Series 14 |
Box 265-331 |
Constituent Correspondence. This series is restricted. Constituent correspondence on various issues is contained in this series. The correspondence represented in the series are constituent inquiries and Dan Glickman's responses, issue mail by subject and number, and constituent response form letters. Some of the correspondence retained in the series is from a random sampling of issue mail and response form letters. |
Series 15 |
Box 332 |
Case Files. This series is restricted. Various cases handled by Dan Glickman's office is typified by the series' contents. Randomly sampled, the subject matter in this sub-series ranges from Academy appointments to the Veterans Administration. |
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