Henry P. Smith papers, [1966-1978?].
Collection Number: 2867
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Henry P. Smith papers, [1966-1978?].
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
2867
Abstract:
Papers of Henry P. Smith III from his terms as a United States Congressman from New
York State.
Creator:
Smith, Henry P., 1911-1995.
Quanitities:
122.1 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
Cornell University LL.B. 1936. ‡b Henry P. Smith III was born in North Tonawanda,
New York on September 29, 1911. After he received a law degree from Cornell in 1936,
he practiced law in Ithaca, New York until 1941, and then in North Tonawanda. He was
elected mayor of North Tonawanda in November, 1961 and resigned in January, 1963 to
accept appointment as Niagara County judge, surrogate and family court judge for one
year. He was elected to the House of Representatives, serving from 1965 to 1974.
Papers of Henry P. Smith III from his terms as a United States Congressman from New
York State. Includes transcripts of interviews, correspondence, requests for information,
legislation, press clippings, voting records, inter-office memos, subject files, records
of committees, and related records. Subjects include armed forces, crime, education,
pollution, poverty, taxes, Vietnam War, agriculture, civil rights, drug abuse, and
other issues.
Series I. Code file (same as from Congressman William E. Miller) | Boxes 1-6 |
Series II. Alphabetical files | Boxes 7-9 |
Series III. Non-code chronological files | Boxes 10-11 |
Series IV. Other papers | Boxes 12-24 |
Series V. Papers received Jan. 12 and 23, 1973 | Boxes 25-48 |
Series VI. Other papers | Boxes 49-123 |
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Henry P. Smith papers, #2867. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell
University Library.
Access restricted to the permission of the curator.
Transcript of oral history interview with Smith conducted by Charles T. Morrissey
requires permission of the Association of Former Members of Congress to quote or reproduce.
Boxes 54, 55, 113 are open for research.
Names:
United States. Congress. House
United States. Congress -- : Officials and employees.
Places:
United States -- Politics and government.
United States -- Armed forces.
Subjects:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Taxation.
Poverty.
Pollution.
Education.
Criminals.
Civil rights.
Armed forces.
Agriculture.
CONTAINER LIST
Container
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Description
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Date
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Series I. Code file (same as from Congressman William E. Miller)
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Box 1 |
G 1 to G 4-3
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Box 2 |
G 5-1 to G 11-1.1
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Box 3 |
G 11-2 to G 11-13
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Box 4 |
G 11-13.1 to G 11-22
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Box 5 |
G 15-2 to G 27-9
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Box 6 |
G 28 to G 42-12
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Series II. Alphabetical files
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Box 7 |
A-I
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Box 8 |
L-M
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Box 9 |
N-W
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Series III. Non-code chronological files
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Box 10 |
Jan.-June 1966
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Box 11 |
July-Dec. 1966
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Series IV. Other papers
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Box 12 |
Transcript of oral history interview with Smith conducted by Charles T. Morrissey
(first session, June 7, 1978) for the Association of Former Members of Congress, 96
pp.; permission required to quote or reproduce
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Box 13 |
No box or code file list
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Box 14 |
No box or code file list
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Box 15 |
No box or code file list
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Box 16 |
No box or code file list
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Box 17 |
No box or code file list
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Box 18 |
No box or code file list
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Box 19 |
No box or code file list
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Box 20 |
No box or code file list
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Box 21 |
No box or code file list
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Box 22 |
No box or code file list
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Box 23 |
No box or code file list
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Box 24 |
No box or code file list
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Series V. Papers received Jan. 12 and 23, 1973
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Scope and Contents
This is a preliminary listing of the papers received on the above date. The Code File
has been put in numerical order (prior to the receipt of code file particulars from
Naomi Glass, secretary to Congressman Smith) ca. 1967-1971, mainly 91st Congress,
some 90th Congress.
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Box 25 |
Code file G 1 to G 3
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Box 26 |
Code file G 3-1
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Box 27 |
Code file G 3-1
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Box 28 |
Code file G 3-4 to G 5-2
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Box 29 |
Code file G 5-6 to G 7-1
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Box 30 |
Code file G 7-3 to G 11-1
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Box 31 |
Code file G 11-1.1 to G 11-13
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Box 32 |
Code file G 11-13 to G 11-13.3
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Box 33 |
Code file G 11-13.4 to G 15-4
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Box 34 |
Code file G 14-4 to G 19-3
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Box 35 |
Code file G 20 to G 25-6
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Box 36 |
Code file G 26-6 G 38
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Box 37 |
Code file G 40-1 to G 43-13
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Box 37 |
ABM legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 37 |
Administration, Pro and Anti
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Box 37 |
Agriculture Committee (91st Congress)
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Box 37 |
Agricultural legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 37 |
Air pollution legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 37 |
Appropriations Committee (91st Congress)
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Box 37 |
Appropriations Committee--Medical research funds (91st Congress)
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Box 37 |
Armed Services Committee (91st Congress)
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Box 37 |
Balance of payments (empty folder)
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Box 37 |
Ballots (91st Congress)
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Box 37 |
1976 Bicentennial Celebration
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Box 37 |
Cambodia (91st Congress)
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Box 37 |
Census legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 37 |
Chiropractic under Medicare legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 37 |
Civil rights legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 37 |
Congratulations, HPS. 1968. No. 1 (91st Congress)
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Box 37 |
Congratulations, HPS. 1968. No. 2 (91st Congress)
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Box 37 |
Conservative legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 37 |
Consumer affairs
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Box 37 |
Crime legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 37 |
District Day,
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Apr. 1970 | |
Box 37 |
Drug abuse legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 38 |
Education legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 38 |
Education and Labor Committee (91st Congress)
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Box 38 |
Education (opposition to busing)
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Box 38 |
Electoral College legislation
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Box 38 |
End of Session Report,
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1969 | |
Box 38 |
Federal spending legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 38 |
Firearms legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 38 |
Foreign Affairs Committee (91st Congress)
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Box 38 |
Foreign aid legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 38 |
Government Operations Committee (91st Congress)
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Box 38 |
Health legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 38 |
HEW appropriations VETO
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Box 38 |
House Administration Committee (91st Congress)
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Box 38 |
Housing legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 38 |
Inauguration,
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Jan. 1969 | |
Box 38 |
Interior and Insular Affairs (91st Congress)
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Box 38 |
Interstate and Foreign Commerce (91st Congress)
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Box 38 |
Labor legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 38 |
Medical legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 38 |
Medicare legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 38 |
Merchant Marine and Fisheries (91st Congress)
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Box 38 |
Middle East legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 38 |
Miscellaneous legislation, Proxmire Bill. S.3003
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Box 38 |
Miscellaneous legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 38 |
National Endowment for the Arts (91st Congress)
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Box 38 |
National Guard Technicians, H.R.10249 and S.2031
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Box 38 |
Oil imports file
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Box 38 |
Organization heads for
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1970 | |
Box 38 |
Pay raise legislation
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Box 39 |
Phosgene gas file (91st Congress)
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Box 39 |
Phosgene newspaper clips
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Box 39 |
Pollution (91st Congress)
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Box 39 |
Pollution--those who requested info.
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Box 39 |
Pollution--18-mile creek (91st Congress)
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Box 39 |
Pollution-general constituent letters
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Box 39 |
Pornography (91st Congress)
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Box 39 |
Post Office and Civil Service
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Box 39 |
Postal legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 39 |
Postal reform
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Box 39 |
Poverty legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 39 |
Powell, Adam Clayton
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Box 39 |
Public Works (91st Congress)
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Box 39 |
Pueblo legislation
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Box 39 |
Questionaire,
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1969 | |
Box 39 |
Questionaire,
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1970 | |
Box 39 |
Radio-TV
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Box 39 |
Railroad legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 39 |
Reordering priorities form (91st Congress)
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Box 39 |
Republican Campaign Committee
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Box 39 |
Republican National Committee
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Box 39 |
Republican Organization, House of Reps.
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Box 39 |
Rules (91st Congress)
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Box 39 |
Science and Astronautics (91st Congress)
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Box 39 |
Small Business Committee (91st Congress)
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Box 39 |
Social Security legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 40 |
Standards of Official Conduct (91st Congress)
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Box 40 |
Student disorders (91st Congress)
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Box 40 |
Tax legislation--single taxpayer
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Box 40 |
Single taxpayer petitions (91st Congress)
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Box 40 |
Tax legislation (from 1969 ) (91st Congress)
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1969 | |
Box 40 |
Tax legislation through Aug. 1969 (91st Congress)
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Aug. 1969 | |
Box 40 |
Y.W.C.A. tax reform letter (tax-exempt org.) (91st Congress)
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Box 40 |
Pay T.V. (91st Congress)
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Box 40 |
Textile import letters, tariff legislation (2 folders) (91st Congress)
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Box 40 |
Trade legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 40 |
Un-American Activities (91st Congress)
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Box 40 |
Veterans Affairs (91st Congress)
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Box 40 |
Veterans legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 40 |
Vietnam legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 40 |
Vietnam Moritorium (91st Congress)
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Box 40 |
Voting age legislation (91st Congress)
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Box 40 |
Ways and Means (91st Congress)
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Box 40 |
Ways and Means Committee H.R. 3782 (91st Congress)
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Box 40 |
Welfare legislation
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Box 40 |
Welfare legislation thru Jan. 1971 (91st Congress)
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Jan. 1971 | |
Box 41 |
Academies,
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1969 | |
Box 41 |
Air Force Academy,
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1969 | |
Box 41 |
Merchant Marine Academy,
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1969 | |
Box 41 |
Military Academy,
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1969 | |
Box 41 |
Naval Academy,
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1969 | |
Box 41 |
Betsch, Keith A., AF Academy, Class of '71
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Box 41 |
Camann, Stephen P., AF Academy, Class of '72
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Box 41 |
Neuland, Michael E., AF Academy, Class of '72
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Box 41 |
Rajczak, William M., AF Academy, Class of '71
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Box 41 |
Baxter, Richard B., Naval Academy, Class of '71
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Box 41 |
Baldwin, Frederick A., West Point, Class of '71
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Box 41 |
Benoit, John F., West Point, Class of '70
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Box 41 |
Flood, John F., West Point, Class of '71
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Box 41 |
Gustin, Maurice J., West Point, Class of '71
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Box 41 |
Maday, Roy E., West Point, Class of '71
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Box 41 |
McKeon, Thomas C., West Point, Class of '71, Presidential Appt.
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Box 41 |
Runge, Jerry D., West Point, Class of '71, Academy Appt.
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Box 41 |
Somers, Robert L., West Point, Class of '72
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Box 41 |
Weber, Alfred J., Jr., West Point, Class of '72
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Box 41 |
Buffalo Harbour, Black Rock Channel etc. Drift Resolution (88th Congress)
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Box 41 |
Bud Lesis
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Box 41 |
Phil Case
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Box 41 |
Iona Creaney
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Box 41 |
Pending cases plus misc.
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Box 42 |
Outgoing letters (copies),
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Jan.-Sept. 1967 | |
Box 43 |
Outgoing letters (copies),
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Oct. 1967-July 1968 | |
Box 44 |
Outgoing letters (copies),
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Aug.-Sept. 1968 | |
Box 44 |
Outgoing letters (copies),
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Nov.-Dec. 1969 | |
Box 44 |
Outgoing letters (copies),
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Jan.-Mar. 1970 | |
Box 45 |
Outgoing letters (copies),
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Jan.-Oct. 1969 | |
Box 46 |
Outgoing letters (copies),
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Apr.-Dec. 1970 | |
Box 47 |
Outgoing letters (copies),
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Jan.-July 1971 | |
Box 48 |
Outgoing letters (copies),
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Aug.-Dec. 1971 | |
Box 48 |
Service Academy files for 1970 ; individual cadet files for 1973 graduates
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1970, 1973 | |
Series VI. Other papers
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Box 49 |
Bills introduced by Rep. Smith, 89th and 90th Congress
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Box 50 |
Bills introduced by Rep. Smith, 89th and 90th Congress
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Box 50 |
Judiciary Committee files, 89th and part of 90th Congress
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Box 51 |
Bills introduced by Rep. Smith, 91st and 92nd Congress
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Box 52 |
Bills introduced by Rep. Smith, 91st and 92nd Congress
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Box 53 |
Bills introduced by Rep. Smith, 91st and 92nd Congress
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Box 54 |
Judiciary Committee files, 92nd Congress
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Box 54 |
D.C. Committee files, 92nd and 91st Congress
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Box 55 |
D.C. Committee files, 92nd and 91st Congress
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Box 55 |
Judiciary Committee files, 91st Congress
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Box 56 |
Judiciary Committee files, 91st Congress
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Box 57 |
Speeches delivered by Rep. Smith,
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1965-1971 | |
Box 58 |
Miscellaneous photographs of Rep. Smith with others
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Box 59 |
Judiciary Committee, 89th Congress (Subcommittee #3)
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Box 59 |
Judiciary Committee, 90th Congress (Subcommittee #3 and 4)
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Box 59 |
Miscellaneous photos
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Box 60 |
Working files on End of Sessiion Reports and Questionaires
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Box 60 |
Background files, Water Pollution, Naigara Falls Remedial, Vietnam, Aid to Private
Schools (Tax credit)
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Box 61 |
Legislative/Research Subject Files, 93rd Congress, A-E
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Box 62 |
Legislative/Research Subject Files, 93rd Congress, E-P
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Box 63 |
Legislative/Research Subject Files, 93rd Congress, P-Z
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Box 64 |
Voting records, 89th-93rd Congress (1st Session 93rd)
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Box 65 |
91st Congress, Members of Congress for Peace Through Law
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Box 65 |
92nd Congress, SPUR EDA Grant (Niagara Falls tourism)
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Box 65 |
92nd Congress, Bell Aerospace Contract
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Box 65 |
1967 World Peace Through Law Conference, Geneva
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1967 | |
Box 65 |
1968 European trip, Judiciary Committee
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1968 | |
Box 65 |
1971 World Peace Through Law Conference, Belgrade
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1971 | |
Box 65 |
92nd Congress, Republican Task Force on Transportation
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Box 65 |
92nd Congress Great Lakes Task Force
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Box 65 |
1971 Ditchley Conference
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1971 | |
Box 65 |
1969 Canadian Crude Oil problem (Ashland Oil)
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1969 | |
Box 66 |
Bills introduced by Rep. Smith in 93rd Congress
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Box 67 |
Bills introduced by Rep. Smith in 93rd Congress
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Box 68 |
Bills introduced by Rep. Smith in 93rd Congress
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Box 69 |
Files G 1 to G 3-1, 92nd Congress
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Box 70 |
Files G 3-1 to G 4-2, 92nd Congress
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Box 71 |
Files G 4-3 to G 7-1, 92nd Congress
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Box 72 |
Files G 7-1 to G 11-1, 92nd Congress
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Box 73 |
Files G 11-1 to G 11-13, 92nd Congress
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Box 74 |
Files G 11-13 to G 11-13.2, 92nd Congress
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Box 75 |
Files G 11-13.3 to G 15-2, 92nd Congress
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Box 76 |
Files G 15-4 to G 20, 92nd Congress
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Box 77 |
Files G 21 to G 26-4, 92nd Congress
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Box 78 |
Files G 26-5 to G 42-9, 92nd Congress
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Box 79 |
Service academies,
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1971-1972 | |
Box 80 |
Service academies,
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1973-1974 | |
Box 81 |
Chronological files,
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Nov. 1972-June 1973 | |
Box 82 |
Chronological files,
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Jan.-Feb. 1974, July-Dec. 1973 | |
Box 83 |
Chronological files,
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Mar.-Oct. 1974 | |
Box 84 |
Chronological files,
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Jan.-Oct. 1972 | |
Box 85 |
Press releases, 91st-92nd Congress
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Box 86 |
G 42-9, 92nd Congress
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Box 86 |
Subject files (legislative), A-P, 92nd Congress
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Box 87 |
92nd Congress, subject files, P-V
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Box 88 |
92nd Congress, subject files, W-Z
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Box 88 |
Committee files (except Judiciary and D.C.)
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Box 89 |
Campaign files,
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1964-1972 | |
Box 90 |
Military, VA, and Social Security case files
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Box 91 |
Military, VA, and Social Security case files
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Box 92 |
G 1-Agric., G 2-Air Force, G 3 thru 1973 -Army
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1973 | |
Box 93 |
G 3 thru 1974 -Army, G 4-Dept. of State
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1974 | |
Box 94 |
G 5-Justice, G 6-Treasury, G 7-Navy
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Box 95 |
G 8-5-Veterans' Administration, G 10-Civil Service, G 11-1-Positions
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Box 96 |
G 11-1.1-Recommendations thru G 11-9-Flags ( 1973 )
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1973 | |
Box 97 |
G 11-9 Flags ( 1974 ) thru G 11-13
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1974 | |
Box 98 |
G 11-13.1 thru G 11-22 (except G 11-17)
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Box 99 |
G 11-17, G 14, G 15-2 thru
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Dec. 1974 | |
Box 100 |
G 15-2 (cases) thru G 16
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Box 101 |
G 17 thru G 19-10 ( Dec. 1972 )
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Dec. 1972 | |
Box 102 |
G 19-10 thru G 19-22
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Box 103 |
G 20 thru G 24-3
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Box 104 |
G 26-1 thru G 40
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Box 105 |
G 42 thru G 42-12, G 9-5, individual Post Office files
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Box 106 |
Subject A-H
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Box 107 |
Subject I-P
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Box 108 |
Subject Q-Z
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Box 109 |
Committees--Agriculture, Appropriations, Atomic Energy Commission, Armed Services,
Banking and Currency, Education and Labor, Foreign Affairs, Government Operations,
House Administration, Interior and Insular Affairs, Internal Security, Interstate
& Foreign Commerce, Merchant Marine & Fisheries, Post Office & Civil Service, Public
Works, Rules, Science & Astronautics, Veterans' Affairs
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Box 110 |
Ways and Means Committee; miscellaneous--Niagara Falls Remedial Works; G 21-Rail Reorganization
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Box 111 |
93rd Congress press releases
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Box 112 |
1972-1973 press releases, 1973-1974 speeches; 1975 Service Academy files
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1972-1973, 1973-1974, 1975 | |
Box 113 |
Judiciary Committee; District of Columbia Committee
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Box 114 |
Judiciary Committee cont'd, patent reform legislation
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Box 115 |
Projects (Niagara Falls Sewage Treatment Plant, 1972-1973 ; All American Canal; Niagara
County Redevelopment Area Designation; Model City AEC Proposal, 1965-1966 ; Tonawanda
Island Bridge, 1965-1966 ; North Tonawanda Refuse Disposal Machine; Wilson Harbor
Dredging Project; Urban Planning Assistance Grants, 1967-1968 )
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1972-1973, 1965-1966, 1965-1966, 1967-1968 | |
Box 116 |
Rockefeller Confirmation material (Judiciary)
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Box 117 |
Rockefeller Confirmation material (Judiciary)
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Box 118 |
Loose-leaf binders of press clippings and Smith's official voting record for 92nd
and 93rd Congresses
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Box 119 |
Loose-leaf binders of press clippings and Smith's official voting record for 92nd
and 93rd Congresses
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Box 120 |
Scrapbook, 1969-1971 ; copies of correspondence, 1966-1974 ; inter-office memos from
Washington, D.C.,
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1969-1971, 1966-1974, 1966-1974 | |
Box 121 |
Inter-office memos to Washington, D.C., 1966-1974 ; coded subject files, G 0 to G
9
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1966-1974 | |
Box 122 |
Coded subject files, G 10 to G 15
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Box 123 |
Coded subject files, G 17 to G 42; Subject files, 1965-1974 ; Corps of Engineers,
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1965-1974, 1966-1973 |