Massachusetts State Senator for the
Berkshire District, 1950-1958, and representative for Massachusetts's First District in
the United States Congress for 17 terms, 1959-1991, where he made significant
contributions in the areas of health and human services, the environment, education,
energy, transportation, and small business. Spanning four decades and eight presidents,
the papers offer an extraordinary perspective on the major social, economic, and
cultural changes experienced by the American people. Includes correspondence, speeches,
press releases, bill files, his voting record, committee files, scrapbooks, travel
files, audio-visual materials and over 5,000 photographs and slides.
A moderate New England Republican, Silvio O. Conte represented the 1st District of
Massachusetts in Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 30 years. The
son of Italian immigrants who had settled in Pittsfield, Mass., Conte was born on Nov.
9, 1921, and was a product of the local public schools. After service in the Navy during
the Second World War, he used the G.I. Bill to earn undergraduate and law (1949) degrees
from Boston College.
Returning to his home in Western Massachusetts after completing his education, Conte set
up practice in the law, but almost immediately dove into politics. In a district in
which Democrats held the edge, he ran as a Republican, after being frozen out by local
Democratic insiders, and easily won election to the state Senate on his first try in
1950. Over the next eight years, he instilled himself as an influential member of the
committees on the Judiciary, Public Welfare, Towns, and Juvenile Delinquency, chairing
the Committees on Judiciary, Conservation, Constitutional Law, and Insurance.
With the retirement of long-term representative John Heselton in 1958, Conte ran for,
and won, election to the U.S. House as representative of the First District, which
covered much of western Massachusetts. In his first term in office, he secured a place
on the powerful House Appropriations Committee and its Subcommittee on the Treasury and
Post Office and Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Conte won a reputation during his
sixteen terms in office as a fierce advocate for his constituents and for bringing home
the proverbial bacon. His record of success included securing a succession of lucrative
defense contracts for General Electric in his home town of Pittsfield and driving
federal support for the establishment of the polymer research center at UMass Amherst
that now bears his name.
Throughout his career, Conte enjoyed a down to earth reputation and he seemed to most
observers to love the legislative process and the opportunity to improve the lives of
his constituents and to harness the power of the federal government to the needs of the
American people. Described as an affable, extroverted, cigar-chomping liberal, he was
truly an independent in politics. He and his Democratic friends Tip O'Neil, Edward
Boland, and Ted Kennedy forged a powerful and effective bloc in Washington, and Conte
often stood up against the extremism then growing within his party. Domestically, his
ability to deliver the meat and potatoes policies that benefited his constituents was
coupled with a broader liberal agenda that sought to balance fiscal prudence against
federal support for the common good. A consistent supporter of civil rights legislation,
he marched with Martin Luther King at Selma in 1965, opposed calls for a constitutional
amendment to prohibit school busing in the early 1970s, and he was an original sponsor
of the ill-fated H.R. 700, Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1985. He earned the
distinction of becoming the first member of the Massachusetts delegation to speak out
against the war in Vietnam in 1968,and late in his career, he become one of only three
Republicans who voted to deny President Bush authorization to use force to repel Iraqi
troops from Kuwait.
Conte's independence and instinctive moderation also pitted him against members of his
party who sought to dismantle or defund social programs and international aid. "Being on
this [Republican] side of the aisle," he once said, "has allowed me to do a lot of good,
whereas over there, I'd be just another vote." An early and enthusiastic supporter of
the legislation that authorized establishment of the Peace Corps, his record included
leadership in establishing the Public Broadcasting Service and sponsorship of one of the
largest emergency supplemental bills ever approved by Congress, the Conte Africa
Supplemental, which provided $800 million for famine and disaster relief. At home, he
supported federal funding for student aid, Head Start, and other educational initiatives
and perhaps most famously, he advocated strongly for environmental conservation and
preservation. Among his most notable legislative accomplishments, he co-authored the
North American Wetlands Conservation Act and was instrumental in passage of the landmark
Clean Air Act of 1990. His impact on federal health policy and support for scientific
research was equally profound.
Although his political power and effectiveness never waned, Conte was often out of step
with the Republican mainstream, particularly in the latter years of his career. "I like
Ronald Reagan," he wrote, "but this party is getting carried away with its crazy
ideology. They think I'm a 'dumb Dago,' but they're wrong. And someday this country will
pay a price for the programs they're cutting." His popularity in his district was
unmatched. Conte won each of the 17 congressional elections in which he took part, often
winning more than seventy percent of the vote. In the late 1980s, however, his health
began to deteriorate. Already hampered by severe arthritis, Conte contracted prostate
cancer, but was committed to remaining in office. Surgery in 1987 and other treatments
were ultimately unsuccessful. Following two surgical attempts to remove a blood clot on
his brain, Conte died in the naval hospital at Bethesda, Maryland, on Feb. 8, 1991, aged
69. In addition to the Conte Polymer Research Center at UMass Amherst, he leant his name
to projects as diverse as the National Archives Center and West Side Elementary School
in Pittsfield; Building 49 at the National Institutes of Health; the 36,000 acre Silvio
O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge that protects the Connecticut River
Watershed; and a nature trail in Hadley, Mass.
Conte Chronology
1921
Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on November 9th to Ottavio and Lucia (Lora)
Conte.
1940
Following graduation from Pittsfield Vocational High School worked for a time
as a machinist at General Electric Co. and later in the press room of the
Berkshire Eagle.
1942
Enlisted in the Navy and served from 1942 to 1944 with the Seabees in the
Southwest Pacific during World War II.
1947
Married the former Corinne Duval on November 8th.
1949
Graduated from Boston College Law School in June.
1950
In November was elected to the Massachusetts State Senate for the first of
four successive terms. Served on the Committees of Judiciary, Public Welfare,
Towns and Juvenile Delinquency. Was Chairman of the Committees on Judiciary,
Conservation, Constitutional Law and Insurance.
1954
Received the Young Man of the Year Award from the Massachusetts Junior Chamber
of Commerce.
1958
Elected to the United States House of Representatives defeating Professor
James M. Burns of Williams College by a decisive margin.
1959
Named to the powerful Appropriations Committee and its Subcommittee on the
Treasury and Post Office and Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. Traveled to
Southeast Asia to inspect the Mutual Security Program (foreign aid) operations.
Cosponsored an Area Redevelopment Bill that would provide federal funds on a loan
basis to finance industrial development projects to areas with chronic
unemployment.
1960
Delegate to the Republican National Convention. Five new towns - Amherst,
Hadley, Hatfield, Northampton and Easthampton - were added to the First District
as a result of redistricting.
1961
Cast a deciding vote that changed the make-up of the House Rules Committee to
enable President Kennedy to move his legislative agenda through Congress.
Legislation to establish a Cape Cod National Seashore was signed into law. As an
original co-sponsor, worked for over two years to enact this measure. Voted
enthusiastically in favor of legislation authorizing the establishment of the
Peace Corps. House adopted Conte amendment to Peace Corps bill prohibiting members
of Peace Corps from serving in any country where they may be subjected to
discrimination.
1962
Won re-election by a wider margin than any other Republican incumbent who
faced opposition. Urged approval of sponsored bill, House Joint Resolution 479,
intended to protect the golden and bald eagles from extinction. Introduced an
amendment to eliminate the use of occupant and boxholder mailing privileges of
Members of Congress.
1963
Named by Republic of Italy to the rank of Commendatore of the Order of Merit
for his work in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Introduced
legislation that would create a National Economic Conversion Commission, its
mission to minimize changes in defense spending on the economy. Cast crucial
Appropriations Committee vote in support of President Johnson's foreign aid
package, bucking Democratic Chairman Otto Passman.
1964
Denounced by extremists at the Republican National Convention held in San
Francisco for outspoken opposition to the John Birch Society. Received the
nomination of both the Republican and Democratic parties in bid for re-election to
Congressional seat. Cosponsored immigration and naturalization reform legislation.
Conte bill would liberalize policies and overhaul the quota system.
1965
Appointed a member of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission on February
1st. Named to the Joint Commission on the Coinage when that body was authorized
under the Coinage Act of 1965. One of first members of Congress to support the
creation of the Medicare and Medicaid Programs. Marched along with Martin Luther
King, Jr. on historic march to Selma, Alabama.
1966
Eliminated quota on residual oil imports to the East Coast. Supported the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Began serving on the Small Business Committee
and held ranking minority seat from 1969 to 1978.
1967
Helped to establish public broadcasting by voting for the Public Broadcasting
Act.
1968
Spoke out against Vietnam War before Pittsfield Area Council of Churches,
becoming first member of Massachusetts delegation to oppose the war. As member of
the Republican presidential convention's platform committee, publicly opposed
nomination of Spiro Agnew as Vice-President, preferring George Romney of
Michigan.
1969
Introduced first bill ever to eliminate the oil import quota system that had
been instituted in 1959. Appointed to Appropriations Subcommittee on
Transportation.
1970
Wrote law creating Amtrak to preserve passenger rail travel. Won re-election
unopposed for the fourth election in a row. Voted against supersonic transport
(SST) despite widespread support in First District.
1971
Secured assignment on Health, Education and Welfare Subcommittee and
relinquished seats on Subcommittees on Foreign Operations and Treasury, Postal
Service. Became ranking minority member of Transportation Subcommittee. In April
held first annual trout derby on Onota Lake, Pittsfield.
1972
Voted against a constitutional amendment which would prohibit the busing of
school children to achieve racially balanced schools. Cosponsored the Fair
International Trade Act of 1972 to modernize existing law regarding the regulation
of
1973
Named co-chairman of the newly organized New England Congressional Caucus.
Reappointed to the Foreign Operations Subcommittee, after two-year hiatus. Awarded
honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from the University of Massachusetts. Obtained
initial grant to fund the Five College free bus system.
1974
Demanded immediate Congressional investigation into effect of aerosol sprays
on the ozone layer. Introduced amendment to Foreign Aid bill to limit funds to
Cambodia.
1975
Traveled to the Middle East with Congressional delegation. Met with Israeli
and Egyptian leaders. Cosponsored legislation to study feasibility of establishing
a nationally sponsored cross-country bicycle trails system. Sponsored successful
amendment to bar expenditure of $122.9 million for further production of the
F1-11F fighter bomber. Satirized Emergency Farm Price Support Bill by
proposing
1976
Broke a House-Senate deadlock on the abortion issue, by writing compromise
language to prohibit federal funding
1977
Traveled to China as part of congressional delegation.
1978
Created with House Speaker Tip O'Neill, low-income home energy assistance
program, (LIHEAP).
1979
Became ranking minority member of the House Appropriations Committee and
ranking minority member on the Legislative; Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education; and Transportation subcommittees. Gave up seat on Foreign Operations
subcommittee. Appointed by Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill, Jr. to the Board of
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Supported the passage of the Alaska Lands
legislation which provided for the preservation of millions of acres of wilderness
in Alaska. Released final report of the New England Energy Congress. Sponsored by
the New England Congressional Congress, of which Conte was co-chairman, the report
addressed 22 energy conservation bills, many of vital concern to oil-dependent New
England.
1980
The Small Business Development Center opened at the University of
Massachusetts Amherst. Played a leading role in obtaining federal funds necessary
to start program. Introduced legislation for a nuclear freeze.
1981
Kept Westover Air Force Base in Chicopee open with joint-use agreement.
Prevailed in the decade-long fight against the Dickey-Lincoln water project in
Maine with the deauthorization of project. Traveled to Australia and New Zealand
as part of a Congressional delegation.
1982
The Small Business Innovation and Development Act passed. Had sponsored and
supported for past five years through legislative initiative as a member of the
House Committee on Small Business. Joined the Congressional Caucus on Women's
Issues. (Formerly the Congresswomen's Caucus)
1983
Cosponsored the first $5 million for AIDS research. Donned a pig's snout and
ears on the House floor to denounce pork-barrel projects and specifically to fight
the Garrison Diversion Project in North Dakota. Was the second Paul Hoffmann
Lecturer at the United Nations in New York. Voted against funding for MX missiles
in Appropriations Committee vote. Ultimately approved by 30-26 vote.
1984
Introduced H.R. 5175 to impose a nine-month moratorium on large oil company
mergers.
1985
The Conte Africa Supplemental was signed into law. It provided $800 million
for famine and disaster relief and was one of the largest emergency supplemental
bills ever approved by Congress. Traveled to the Soviet Union as a member of first
Congressional delegation to meet with Mikhail Gorbachev. Urged Soviet leader to
halt nuclear arms race. An original sponsor of H.R. 700, Civil Rights Restoration
Act. Act was ultimately defeated by pro-life groups.
1986
Helped to prevent the construction by the U.S. Air Force of the highly
unpopular Radio Relay Tower.
1987
Underwent surgery for removal of cancerous growth in prostate gland. In the
wake of
1988
Won passage of cosponsored plant-closing legislation. Announced support for
own party presidential candidate George Bush over Massachusetts Governor Michael
Dukakis. Announced a $300,000 Health and Human Services grant to the Holyoke
Health Center to combat high infant mortality rates.
1989
Coauthored the landmark North American Wetlands Conservation Act, which
provided up to $25 million annually for wetland and waterfowl habitat preservation
and restoration. Spoke at dedication of the Silvio O. Conte Forum, the new
Athletic Arena, Boston College on February 19. Obtained $2 million grant for Smith
College in Northampton. Won enactment of resolution to declare the 1990s
1990
Reelected to 17th term with 78 percent of the vote. Announced allocation of
funds through amendment on Treasury, Postal Service Appropriations Bill for move
of the Regional United States Fish and Wildlife Service Office to the Amherst
area. Through same amendment allocated funds to build a New England Regional
Archives of the National Archives in Pittsfield. In February introduced bill H.R.
3977 Antarctica Protection and Conservation Act, the first bill to increase
protection for the Antarctic environment and prevent mineral exploitation.
Established an educational foundation to assist graduating First District high
school students attend a college of their choice. Passage of the Clean Air Act,
the culmination of a decade-long fight to stop acid rain. Had signed on as the
first Republican sponsor of new clean-air and acid-rain legislation. Appointed by
President to sit on Budget Summit, as one of eleven members of the House. Worked
out a proposal to keep the federal deficit on a declining track. Attended
dedication of the Silvio O. Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center, Turner's Falls
capping twenty-four-year effort to bring Atlantic salmon back to Connecticut
River. Introduced amendment to farm bill limiting government subsidies to $100,000
per farmer and banning farmers from collecting multiple subsidies. Although
amendment went down in defeat, succeeded in limiting subsidies to $250,000 per
farmer. Through position on Subcommittee on Transportation restored popular
Montrealer service from Washington to Montreal with service through Amherst and
obtained $139 million to set up high-speed Boston-New York Rail service. Broke
with President Bush in voting against constitutional amendment banning burning of
U.S. flag. Singled out by the Citizens Against Government Waste as one of four
representatives most accomplished at garnering grants for his state and
district.
1991
On January 12th submitted last big vote as one of only three Republican
members of Congress to deny President Bush the authority to use force to repel
Iraqi troops from Kuwait. In honor of career-long efforts to restore the
Connecticut River and to complete the work begun, passage of H.R. 794 was
completed which named the fish and wildlife haven along the Connecticut River the
Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, only the second such designated
refuge in the country. Died February 8th at the National Institutes of Health in
Bethesda, Maryland of complications caused by cancer.
Conte's Committee & Subcommittee Assignments
1959-1991
House Appropriations Committee (Ranking Minority Member of Full Committee,
1979-91)
1959-1971, 1973-1979
Subcommittee on Foreign Operations
1959-197
Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, General Government
1969-1991
Subcommittee on Transportation, (Ranking Minority Member 1979-91)
1971-1991
Subcommittee on Health, Education & Welfare (1971-1979)* (Ranking
Minority Member 1979-1991)
Note
*Committee was restructured in 1980
1979-1991
Subcommittee on Legislative (Ranking Minority Member 1979-1991)
1966-1991
Small Business Committee (Ranking Minority Member 1969-1979); Subcommittee
on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (1980-1991)
Towns in Conte's District
State Senate District 1950-1958
Berkshire County : Adams, Alford, Becket, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Dalton,
Egremont, Florida, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesborough, Lenox, Mount Washington, New
Ashford, North Adams, Peru, Pittsfield, Richmond, Savoy, Stockbridge, Washington,
West Stockbridge, Williamstown, Windsor
First Congressional District, 1958-1962
Berkshire County: Adams, Alford, Becket, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Dalton,
Egremont, Florida, Great Barrington, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesborough, Lee, Lenox,
Monterey, Mount Washington, New Ashford, New Malborough, North Adams, Otis, Peru,
Pittsfield, Richmond, Sandisfield, Savoy, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham,
Washington, West Stockbridge, Williamstown, Windsor
In the book Congress and Its Members Congressional scholars Roger Davidson and Walter
Oleszek discuss the"dual nature of Congress," observing that"there really are two
Congresses. One of these is Congress as a lawmaking institution - the Congress of
textbooks, of how-a-bill-becomes-a-law...There is also a second Congress...it comprises
men and women of diverse backgrounds...whose electoral fortunes depend less upon what
Congress produces as an institution than upon the support and goodwill of voters
hundreds of miles away."1 This duality is revealed throughout the Silvio O. Conte
Congressional Papers - from the vast array of bill files, position papers, mark-ups for
consideration, reports, and floor statements, to the constituent mail, Conte speeches
delivered throughout the district, returned constituent questionnaires, and the hundreds
of photographs of Conte with his constituents.
The Silvio O. Conte Congressional Papers, 1950-1991 document Conte's public service
first as Massachusetts State Senator for the Berkshire District, 1950-1958 and primarily
as representative for Massachusetts's First District in the United States Congress for
17 terms, 1959-1991, where he made significant contributions in the areas of health and
human services, the environment, education, energy, transportation, and small
business.
The collection comprises 575 linear feet of those files maintained by Conte and his
staff in Washington, D.C. and in the two district offices in Pittsfield and Holyoke
(most of which is casework with restricted access), including correspondence, speeches,
press releases, bill files, his voting record, committee files, scrapbooks, travel
files, audio-visual materials and over 5,000 photographs and slides. The papers have
been divided into five subgroups delineating broad functional areas of a congressional
office: Personal/Political/Official; Legislative; Press Relations/Media Activities;
Constituent Services; Office Administration. Each subgroup has been further divided into
series based on file format and type of activity documented. Detailed descriptions of
each of these 27 series are included in this guide.
There are folder title lists - which serve as primary subject access to the materials -
for each series, although several have been omitted from this guide because of excessive
length. The series excluded are: Legislative Subject Files, General Subject Files, Bills
Files and item-level lists of VIP Correspondence, Speeches, Press Releases, Audio-Visual
materials, and Photographs. These lists are available to researchers in the Special
Collections and University Archives Reading Room.
The State Senator series (Subgroup I, Series 2), documents Conte's beginnings as a
politician. Divided into speeches, correspondence, campaign and subject files spanning
1950-1958, this valuable series illustrates issues central to 1950s politics on the
national and state level. Other early files of significance exist in the Travel series
(I, 3) which feature Conte's handwritten notes and taped recordings with his personal
accounts of the inspection tours of U.S. foreign aid programs in Africa and Southeast
Asia during the 1960s that he participated in as a member of the Foreign Operations
Subcommittee (see also Audio-Visual series, III, 6).
The bulk of the collection is contained in the two series identified as House
Appropriations Committee Files (II, 3a-3m) and Legislative Subject/Correspondence files
(II, 6a-6b). The Appropriations Committee Files reveal Conte's powerful position as
ranking minority member of that committee from 1979-1991, a position that gave him a
vote on all thirteen subcommittees. Although official committee records remain in
Washington, D.C., housed in the Center for Legislative Archives, documentation of much
of the work done by aides as they monitored the appropriations process and gathered
information that Conte needed to make informed decisions remained within the collection.
Although Conte served on the Small Business Committee from 1965-1991 and was very active
in crafting legislation and providing vigorous support to small businesses in the First
District, few files remain in this collection to document his influential role. Within
the House Appropriations Committee Files, the Subcommittees on Interior and Health and
Human Services are the largest of the subseries and cover areas in which Conte took a
passionate personal interest and was an established leader in Congress.
The Health and Human Services Files (II, 3h.2) document Conte's largely successful
efforts to continue full funding to the National Institutes of Health for biomedical
research; and to support programs such as the low income home energy assistance program,
(LIHEAP) and family planning centers in Western Massachusetts.
An ardent conservationist and outdoorsman, Conte fought for 10 years for passage of
stringent acid rain legislation, and his efforts to clean up the Connecticut River and
restore the Atlantic salmon to it are manifest in the Subcommittee on Interior Files
(II, 3g). Within the General Budget subseries (II, 3a) are Conte's handwritten notes
regarding periodic meetings (1983-1989) he attended at the White House with cabinet
members, the Republican leadership, and the President as well as notes on his
participation in the Budget Summits of 1987 and 1990. His attendance reveals his
important position as ranking minority member of the Appropriations Committee and his
recognized ability for bipartisan compromise.
While supporting most large-scale social spending requests, Conte established himself as
a fiscal conservative in other areas. A colorful figure with a penchant for theatrics,
his vocal denunciations sometimes took the form of satirical poems or pranks. The later
years of his longstanding crusade to limit the size of farm subsidies are documented in
the Subcommittee on Agriculture Files (II, 3i). The Energy and Water Subcommittee files
(II, 3d) reveal his opposition to water projects such as the Garrison Diversion project
in North Dakota and the Dickey-Lincoln Dam project, both of which he viewed as
environmentally damaging boondoggles. The Department of Energy Files (II, 3h.2), a
segment of the Subcommittee on Interior Files, document his efforts to kill the
Synthetic Fuels Corporation which he had accused of"bankrolling the pet projects of the
fat-cat oil barons."
The Legislative Subject/Correspondence Files (II, Series 6) reflect Conte's early
assignments on the Treasury-Postal Service & Foreign Operations Subcommittees and
contain mostly constituent correspondence and the office's response. Issues documented
include the invasion of Cambodia, the Vietnam War, Watergate, the Civil Rights movement,
communism, firearms control, abortion, the Equal Rights Amendment, oil import quotas,
the energy crisis, and federal aid to education.
Davidson and Oleszek make the observation that"Members of Congress . . . depend upon the
support of their electorate in order to serve. In turn, they are expected to understand
and promote the views of constituents and to serve as their links with the federal
government."2 Two sections of the collection that illustrate this reciprocity are the
Press Relations/Media Activities and Constituent Services subgroups. Conte kept in touch
with his constituents by mail, by public appearances, and by radio and television
appearances. The Speeches, Press Releases, Radio and Television Transcripts, and
Newsletters series document this function. Maintained by staff more carefully than most
other parts of the collection, the series offer valuable synopses of Conte's political
career.
A large portion of the Audio-Visual materials (III, Series 6) consists of audio
recordings of Conte's weekly radio show. Most of the 16mm films consist of Conte's five
minute television programs, often condensed versions of the radio show, which aired
mainly during 1959, 1961 and 1967-1968. Included here is an audio recording of a 1958
testimonial dinner honoring Conte's election to Congress; a 1967 film of an interview
with John W. Lederle, President of University of Massachusetts; and an audio recording
of the 1987 fund raiser for the endowment of the Silvio O. Conte chair at the University
of Massachusetts.
Research strategies should be formulated carefully and researchers should keep in mind
that there is substantial overlap of topical coverage and information is widely
dispersed throughout this large collection. A good example of this is Conte's fight
against oil import quotas. Because New Englanders are highly dependent on oil for
heating fuel the quotas adversely affect them by causing oil prices to rise. Conte began
his vocal opposition in his first year in Congress when the Eisenhower administration
instituted the quota system. He continued to fight for free trade with regard to oil
throughout his career. Discussion of his continuing efforts can be found within the
Floor Statements series in the form of a compilation by staff of all floor remarks Conte
made regarding oil import quotas and fees spanning the years 1959-1984; this issue is
also documented in the staff-compiled Oil Notebooks located in the Issue Books/Briefing
Books series. His efforts to inform his constituents of his activities are reflected in
the Speeches, Press Releases, Radio and Television Transcripts, and Newsletters.
Documentation of the legislative initiatives he sponsored exist in the Bill Files,
Voting Record, and all the way up to the 1990 Budget Summit notes filed in the
Appropriations Committee Series, which document Conte's efforts to block Senator Lloyd
Bentsen's proposal to reinstate the quotas to increase revenues. And finally,
constituents' opinion on this topic can be found in the Legislative
Subject/Correspondence Files and annual constituent questionnaires.
Aside from the study of legislation, public policy debates, and the relationship between
Congressman and his constituents, the Conte Papers are a history of the times in which
he served. Spanning four decades and eight presidents, the papers offer an extraordinary
perspective on the major social, economic, and cultural changes experienced by the
American people.
Footnotes
1. Davidson, Roger H. and Oleszek, Walter J., Congress and Its
Members, 4th ed. (Washington, DC 1994)
2. Ibid.
Inventory
Subgroup I. Personal, Political, Official
Series 1: Biographical Files
1965-1991
1 box, 1.25 linear ft.
The Biographical Files provide background on Conte's life and political career.
This series has been artificially created by drawing from other series within
the collection. Materials within folders in this series are arranged
chronologically and include biographical sketches generated by aides; feature
articles on Conte; transcripts of interviews; guest lists and notes regarding
both of Conte's well-known annual celebrations the Labor Day Atlantic salmon
party (1985-1989) and his birthday party (1983-1986) at the Botanical Gardens
in Washington, D.C. There are also obituaries and several folders containing
news clippings with substantive biographical content. This series contains a
compilation of the famed rhymes he recited on the House floor and a few of his
published writings. Tax returns from 1959 to 1975, and a few cards and notes
from family members round out this key series.
Articles on Conte
1965-1990
6 folders
Box 1
Articles, Features
Massachusetts Wildlife
1974 Nov.-Dec.
Box 1
"Ham of the House," Audubon
1986 Jan.
Box 1
"Silvio O. Conte, His Own Man," The Berkshires
Magazine
1989-1990
Box 1
"The Autumn of the Patriarch," Berkshire Magazine
1990 Nov.
Box 1
Obituaries and Commemorations, SOC
1991 Feb.
15 folders
Box 1
Congressional Record, H.Res. 76, Expressing Sorrow of the House on
the death of Silvio O. Conte
1991 Feb.
Box 1
Eulogies, by Hon. Thomas (Tip) O'Neill, Jr. and Hon. Robert
Michel
1991 Feb.
Box 1
Biographical Sketches
Interviews
WGBY-TV Interview
1977
Box 1
WMAL-Radio, June
1977
Box 1
Westinghouse Broadcasting Meeting, WBZ-TV
1977
Box 1
C-Span "American Profiles, Notes
1989 Nov.
Box 1
Boston Globe Interview, Persian Gulf War
1990 Feb.
Box 1
Issues and Interviews
1985
Box 1
Issues and Interviews
1995
Box 1
Poems and Published Writings
undated
Box 1
Roast, SOC, materials on
1990
Box 1
Family, Miscellaneous
Box 1
Income Tax Returns
1959-1975
Box 1
Guest Lists and Mailing lists
1984-1990
Box 1
Alaskan Salmon Party
1985-1988
Box 1
Birthday Party, SOC's
1987-1990
Box 1
Awards, received by SOC
1961-1990
Box 1
Awards, background material
Series 2: State Senator Files
1950-1958
9 boxes, 11.25 linear ft.
The State Senate Files document Conte's eight-year tenure as a Massachusetts
State Senator representing the Berkshire District. This series makes possible
insight into Conte's formative years as a politician and public servant. The
files reflect Conte's early involvement in what would become his major career
interests: health and human services, education, the environment, and
transportation. As a State Senator he served on more committees than had any
other member of the state Legislature, and was the youngest legislator, in the
history of the Commonwealth, to serve as chairman of the important Committee on
Insurance.
This series documents his extensive involvement in legislative and
investigative committees and his correspondence with constituents. Included in
the nine boxes are campaign materials, correspondence, speeches, and subject
files.
The one box of campaign materials is arranged in chronological order according
to campaign year. Files for each campaign include addresses, correspondence
with constituents and colleagues, newspaper clippings, endorsements, and
campaign expenditures. Senator Conte's campaign addresses are particularly
useful in revealing his political convictions as well as issues central to
1950s politics.
The four boxes of correspondence are the largest group of files within the
State Senator series and reveal his diligent attention to his district's
concerns and his dedication to serving his constituency. The correspondence,
comprised of both incoming and outgoing letters, is almost entirely
constituent-oriented with nearly one quarter of the correspondence consisting
of general requests made by constituents, all of which were dutifully
completed. The files are arranged both alphabetically by the name of the
correspondent and by general subject.
Perhaps more than any other group of files in this series, Conte's speeches
reveal his personality and opinions. Conte's speeches were candid, often
humorous, and suggest that he was not afraid of difficult fights. The box of
speeches is arranged in alphabetical order by subject or location of speech.
Often folders contain more than one speech made on a single subject.
The subject files consist of three boxes and are arranged alphabetically. Each
subject file contains an assortment of materials including correspondence,
background material, newsclippings and Conte's handwritten notes. Most of the
files pertain to legislation or committee activity. Prominent issues reflecting
public sentiment during the 1950s McCarthyism, the Cold War and defense
spending, unions, and the push for public works are recurring themes. During
his years as a State Senator, Conte was particularly well known for his
investigative work into mismanagement of union health and welfare trust funds;
for authoring legislation establishing accident and health insurance for all
state, city, town, and county employees, the first such law in the United
States; and for introducing a bill outlawing communism in Massachusetts.
Also well documented in the subject files is his interest in the environment,
evidenced in his work as chairman of the Conservation Committee and illustrated
by his repeated efforts to obtain new state conservation and recreation
areas.
His efforts to curb juvenile delinquency and his investigations of such health
insurance agencies as Blue Cross and Blue Shield foretold his future vigorous
support for health and social service programs in Congress. Conte also received
attention for his vehement opposition to Governor Foster Furculo's proposal to
establish the first sales tax in Massachusetts.
Included in the subject files are five folders of newsclippings provided by a
newsclip service to which Conte subscribed. The clippings are extremely useful
in obtaining background information on Conte's legislative and campaign
activities.
The variety of subjects represented shows the diversity of Conte's interests,
ranging from farming legislation to foreign affairs, and from an investigation
of Gypsy Moths to authorship of a "Witches Bill" which exonerated the final
eight victims of the Salem Witch Trials. Many topics represented in the subject
files also appear in the State Senate speech files.
The Travel Files is one of the few series in the collection to reveal at length
Conte's own thoughts and impressions. These appear in the handwritten letters
and taped recordings he sent to his staff while he traveled. This series
contains itineraries, correspondence, background materials, transcripts of
personal reports, newsclippings, press releases, thank-you notes, and speeches.
The files are arranged chronologically and total two boxes.
Many of Conte's early trips stemmed from his service on the House
Appropriations Committee and its Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. The trips
were often inspection tours of America's foreign aid programs to developing
nations. The most complete files concern Conte's six week tour of Africa and
Europe in 1961, accompanied by his good friend and fellow committee member
Robert Michel R-IL, and constitute nearly one-half of this series. Here Conte
offers interesting commmentary on topics ranging from industrialization,
agricultural practices, and political structures to descriptions of the climate
and local customs. On that 1961 trip Conte made a stopover in Berlin. There he
witnessed the flow of East German refugees into West Germany and the hardships
endured by the German people as a result of the official separation of the city
of Berlin by the construction of the Berlin Wall. His personal accounts of
these events and others exemplify his concern for human rights and help to
explain his strong support for well-funded foreign assistance programs to
developing nations.
Although primarily known for his activism on the domestic front, Conte also
played an international role by representing the United States when dealing
with foreign leaders. His forays into diplomacy are documented in the China and
Soviet Union files. The efforts of the Carter and Reagan administrations to
improve Sino-American relationships are reflected in the files on the China
Trips in 1977 and 1983. In 1985 Conte was a member of the first Congressional
delegation to meet with the Soviet Union's leader Mikhail Gorbachev. As Tip
O'Neill said in his eulogy of Conte: "I don't know how many places we went
around the world together, but Sil could ask the leader of a nation the most
pertinent question that would have taken a diplomat two years to ask. He could
get to the point."
Conte occasionally made taped recordings while traveling and these audiotapes
are included in the collection often accompanied by a typed transcript. The
trip to Africa and Europe in 1961 is especially well documented with audiotapes
and transcripts for nine different countries.
Additional series that document Conte's travels include the Speeches, Press
Releases, Radio & TV Files, Newsletters, Photographs, and Audio-Visual
Materials.
Laos
1959
Box 11
Southeast Asia Trip Report
1959
Box 11
Thailand
1959
Box 11
France
1960
Box 11
Greece
1960
Box 11
Italy
1960
Box 11
Africa and Europe, November-December
1961
Follow-up and Thank-You Letters
Box 11
Itineraries
Box 11
Press Releases
Box 11
Report, Congressional Committee
Draft & Final, Aug.
1962
Box 11
Subject Files:
Congo, Republic of the
Box 11
Ethiopia
Box 11
Kenya
Box 11
Liberia
Box 11
Morocco
Box 11
Nigeria
Box 11
Rhodesia; Nyasaland
2 folders
Box 11
South Africa
Box 11
Transcripts of audiotapes:
Congo, Republic of the
Box 11
Ethiopia
Box 11
Germany, East & West
Box 11
Kenya
Box 11
Liberia
Box 11
Morocco
Box 11
Nigeria
Box 11
Rhodesia; Nyasaland
Box 11
South Africa
Box 11
Paris; Beirut; Cairo; Turkey; Rome; Italy; Portugal;
Israel
1964
Box 12
Beirut
1964
2 folders
Box 12
Puerto Rico
1964
Box 12
Syria
1964
Box 12
Europe
1965
Box 12
Poland
1965
Box 12
Columbia, Aug.
1966
Box 12
Thailand; Vietnam; Indonesia
1966
Box 12
Korea; China; Philippines
1971
Box 12
Manilla, Philippines
1973
2 folders
Box 12
Middle East, Transcripts
1975 Apr.
Box 12
Alaska
1975
Box 12
Lesotho, Africa, African-American Conference
1976
3 folders
Transcript
1976
Box 12
Poland
1976
Box 12
China
1977
4 folders
Box 12
Latin America
1977 Dec.-1978 Jan.
Argentina
1977
Box 12
Latin America
1977 Dec.-1978 Jan.
Box 12
Argentina
1977
Box 12
Brazil
1978
Box 12
Chile
1978
Box 12
Columbia
1978
Box 12
Costa Rica
1978
Box 12
Cuba
1978
Box 12
Italy
1979
Box 12
Belgium; England; Hungary; Ireland
1979
2 folders
Box 12
China; Singapore; Hong Kong; Japan
1983
10 folders
Box 12
Soviet Union
1985
5 folders
Box 12
Series 4: VIP Correspondence
1967-1991
3 boxes, 3.75 linear ft.
The VIP Correspondence series consists of three boxes of incoming
correspondence designated by Conte or his staff for inclusion in a special
"VIP" album. For preservation reasons all letters have been removed from the
albums and placed in acid free folders.
Most frequent correspondents in the VIP series include: James A. Baker III,
Charles E. Bennett, William Brock, Jimmy Carter, Lawrence Couglin, Elizabeth
Dole, Michael Dukakis, Vic Fazio, Gerald Ford, Edward Kennedy, Robert Michel,
James C. Miller III, Tip O'Neill, Leon Panetta, Ronald Reagan, Donald Regan,
George Shultz, Olympia Snowe, David Stockman, and Jamie Whitten.
Although designated "VIP" by Conte's staff, many of the letters are routine
they reflect the networking activities and daily interaction among members of
Congress. There are notes thanking fellow members of Congress for small gifts
(often home-state products), thank-yous for co-sponsorship of a bill or
resolution, Dear Colleague letters, and occasionally a more substantive letter
discussing an important national or local issue.
The preponderance of letters from such individuals as David Stockman, White
House Budget Director; James C. Miller III, Director of the Office of
Management and Budget; and President Ronald Reagan document the major reworking
the national budget sustained during the Reagan presidency and underscores the
administration's need for Conte's cooperation as the ranking Republican on the
House Appropriations Committee in order to implement "Reaganomics." These
letters illustrate the growing urgency of the federal budget deficit as a
potent political issue by the 1980s.
An alphabetical index to letters is available in Special Collection and
Archives Reading Room.
Series 5: Campaign Files and Issue Books
1960-1990
4 boxes
Over the course of 17 congressional elections Conte won both party nominations
three times and ran unopposed eight times and often won elections by 70% of the
vote or more. Full-fledged campaigns were seldom necessary.
The files for each campaign include Conte's official candidacy announcements,
correspondence expressing support or congratulations to Conte, information on
the Republican party campaign fundraisers and national platform, and Conte's
campaign newspaper, The Conte Record.
The later campaign files (1978-1990) contain the so-called Issue Books, which
were prepared by Conte's staff to provide detailed, factual summaries of
Conte's recent (usually in the last Congress) legislative accomplishments and
his stance on important campaign issues.
Other series that relate to campaigns include the Scrapbooks, Issue
Books/Briefing Books, Biographical Files, and Speeches.
Files regarding Conte's first Congressional campaign in 1958 can be found in
the State Senate series.
1960 Campaign
1959-1960
3 folders
General
1959-1960
Box 16
Republican National Congressional Committee
Newsletters
1960
Box 16
Republican Platform
1960
Box 16
1962 Campaign, The Conte Record
1962 Feb.
Box 16
1964 Campaign
1964
2 folders
Election Statistics
1964
Box 16
Republican Platform
1964
Box 16
1966 Campaign
1966
2 folders
General
1966
Box 16
Candidacy Announcement
1966
Box 16
1968 Campaign
1967-1968
7 folders
Candidacy Announcement
1968 July
Box 16
Correspondence, Thank-yous, Congratulations
1967-1968
Box 16
Newsclippings
1967-1968
Box 16
Republican Clubs and Regional Committees
1967-1968
Box 16
Republican National Committee
1967-1968
Box 16
Republican Platform
1968
Box 16
Republican Policy Committee
1966-1967
Box 16
1970 Campaign
1970
2 folders
General
1970
Box 16
Candidacy Announcement
1970 July
Box 16
1972 Campaign
1971-1973
3 folders
General
1971-1973
2 folders
Box 16
Republican Platform, Miami Beach, Florida
1972
Box 16
1974 Campaign
1973-1974
4 folders
General
1973-1974
Box 16
The Conte Record
1974 Sept.
Box 16
Correspondence
1974
Box 16
Newsclippings
1974
Box 16
1976 Campaign
1965-1976
4 folders
General
1965-1976
Box 16
The Conte Record
1976 Nov.
Box 16
Press Releases
1976
Box 16
D.C. Fundraiser
1976 May
Box 16
1978 Campaign
1973-1978
35 folders
General
1974-1978
Box 16
Financial Disclosure
1977
Box 16
Issue Book, 95th Congress
1973-1977
13 folders
Table of Contents
Box 16
Agriculture, May-September
1977
Box 16
Common Cause Issues
1977 May-June
Box 16
Consumer Protection
1977 June-July
Box 16
Education
1977 June-Aug.
Box 16
Employment
1977 Apr.-July
Box 16
Energy, Department of
1977 May-Aug.
Box 16
Energy, Hydroelectric
1977 May-June
Box 16
Energy, Nuclear
1976 Sept.-Sept.
Box 16
Energy, Oil and Gas
1973 Nov.-July
Box 16
Energy, Solar
1976 Sept.-Apr.
Box 16
Transportation, Railroads
1977 June-Aug.
Box 16
Veterans
1977
Box 16
Nomination Papers
1978
Box 16
Review of the 95th Congress
1978
19 folders
Table of Contents
Box 17
Agriculture
Box 17
Airline Registration, Civil Service Reforms, Consumer
Protection
Box 17
Congressional Affairs, Defense
Box 17
Education, Election Law Reform
Box 17
Energy
Box 17
Employment
Box 17
Environment
Box 17
Equal Rights Amendment and Susan B. Anthony Coin, Government
Spending
National Education Association Candidate Questionnaire, 1988 and
1990 Campaign
1989-1990
25 folders
Box 19
General
1989-1990
2 folders
Box 19
Arden, John
1990
Box 19
Candidacy Announcement
1990 Sept.
Box 19
The Conte Record
1990 Nov.
Box 19
Endorsements
1990
Box 19
Favor Cards
1989
Box 19
Issue Book for 1990 Campaign
16 folders
Priorities for 102nd Congress
Box 19
101st Congress Successes
Box 19
Abortion; Agriculture
Box 19
Budget; Campaign Finance
Box 19
Cable TV; Defense
Box 19
Education; Energy
Box 19
Environment; Flag Burning
Box 19
Foreign Policy; Health
Box 19
Housing; Human Services; Labor
Box 19
NEA; S&L "Mess;"
Box 19
Senior Citizens
Box 19
Small Business;
Box 19
Economic Statistics; Trade
Box 19
Transportation; Veterans
Box 19
Cutting Waste
Box 19
Berkshire County
Box 19
Franklin County
Box 19
Hampden County
Box 19
Hampshire and Worcester Counties
Box 19
Issues Symposium
1990
Box 19
Pat's List of Campaign Workers
undated
Box 19
Talking Points
undated
Box 19
Series 6: Invitations/Daily Schedules
1959-1991
10 boxes, 12.5 linear ft.
The 10 boxes in this series consist of accepted invitations and daily
schedules. The original size of this series was reduced by sampling. Whenever
possible daily and weekly summary sheets of Conte's appointments were retained.
Arranged chronologically, this series reveals the sheer volume and diversity of
requests made on the Congressman's time.
Series 7: Scrapbooks
1950-1990
42 over-sized boxes
The 80 scrapbooks in this collection cover Conte's eight years in the State
Senate as well as every year Conte was in Congress. Compiled by staff, the
majority of the scrapbooks comprise news clippings in which Conte's name
appears. There are also campaign scrapbooks from the years 1952, 1954, 1958,
1960 (2), 1964, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, topical
scrapbooks on the 1976 Republican presidential primary, the 1976 election, the
1980 election, the Fall 1987 budget appropriations process and three scrapbooks
documenting the annual congressional baseball game for the years 1973-1974 and
1977-1979.
Series 8: Memorabilia
There is a small amount of memorabilia contained in Series 8. Items include a
model General Electric power transformer, a framed Treasury check payable to
the University of Massachusetts, and House of Representatives cufflinks. There
are numerous campaign pins, bumper stickers, and fliers.
A few of the many plaques and awards Conte received over the years can be found
here as well. These have been listed below in chronological order.
Certificate of Appreciation to Conte from Kiwanis Club of
Pittsfield, MA
1955 Dec.
Box 19
Scroll and signing pen commemorating passage of state legislation to
regulate water usage for City of Pittsfield
1955 July
Box 19
Framed letter to Conte from Secretary of State Dean Rusk
1961 Oct.
Box 19
Plaque from "Organization of Executive Departments and Federal
Agencies
1964
Box 19
Autographed program of play "An Evening's Journey to Conway, MA" by
Archibald MacLeish
1967
Box 19
First Day of Issue of Susan B. Anthony Stamp Ceremony in Adams,
MA
1970 June
Box 19
Framed photograph of Robert C. Wood, President of University of
Massachusetts, Governor Frank Sargent and Conte, for 1970
Campaign.
1970
Box 19
Framed letter to Conte from Secretary of Transportation John A.
Volpe
1972 Sept.
Box 19
Republican National Convention Delegate Log Book (3 copies), and
Delegate Pass (2 copies)
1972
Box 19
Framed SOC Press Release re: Veto of 1975 Emergency Farm Price
Support Bill
1975 May
Box 19
American Revolution Bicentennial Commemorative Medal
1976
Box 19
Framed letter to Conte from President Jimmy Carter
1979 June
Box 19
Framed letter and Commemorative pen to Conte from President Jimmy
Cater
1979
Box 19
Framed photograph of Carl Yastremski and Speaker of the House Tip
O'Neill
1979
Box 19
Framed letter to Conte from President Jimmy Carter
1980-06-22
Box 19
Framed photograph of Conte receiving first Annual Award for
Distinguished Public Service in Support of National Family Planning
Programs
Box 19
Dedication of the Silvio O. Conte Medical Research Center, Boston
University School of Medicine, Program and Invitation
1985 Oct. 20
Box 19
Plaque of Washington Post article on SOC
1987 May 20
Box 19
Appreciation gift to Conte from Loret Miller Ruppe, Peace Corps, for
"being a leader of peace"
1987 Oct. 23
Box 19
Framed copy of receipt from the Hampshire Community Action
Commission for "helping everyone in Hampshire County stay warm."
1987 Nov. 25
Box 19
Framed U.S. Treasury Check payable to UMass for $250,000 for Polymer
Research Center
Box 19
Trout Unlimited, Trout Conservation Award for Distinguished
Service
Box 19
Framed letter to Conte from Nancy Reagan
Box 19
Association of Community College Trustees Award to Conte
1989 Feb.
Box 19
Invitation to dedication of Silvio O. Conte Forum, Boston
College
1989 Feb. 18
Box 19
Framed letter to Conte from Senator Ted Kennedy
1990 Feb. 23
Box 19
Framed photograph of Conte with Jacques Cousteau and copy of
Antarctic Protection Act
1990 Apr. 30
Box 19
Signed proclamation of "Decade of the Brain" by Sec. of HHS John
Sullivan.
1990 July 26
Box 19
Plaque with aerial photograph of UMass Amherst Campus given to Conte
in appreciation "for all that has been done" from Students Advocating
Financial Aid, (SAFA) UMass Amherst
undated
Box 19
Award to Conte from Head Start of Franklin County, "in honor of a
decade of service"
undated
Box 19
Framed letter to Conte from Senator Ted Kennedy
undated
Box 19
Framed photograph of Conte with Pope John Paul II
undated
Box 19
Framed photograph of Conte with Robert Michel, House Minority
leader
undated
Box 19
Framed photograph of Conte and Tip O'Neill in front of Thomas P.
O'Neill Jr. Library, Boston College
undated
Box 19
General Electric Model Power Transformer
undated
Box 19
Various pins, buttons, coins, cufflinks, flags, stickers, and
campaign paraphernalia
undated
Box 19
Subgroup II. Legislative
Series 1: Voting Record
1959-1991
2 boxes, 2.5 linear ft.
The Voting Record contains printed summaries of Conte's votes in Congress. In
addition to the record supplied each member by the House Clerk, this series
also includes vote analyses supplied by special interest organizations such as
the Americans for Democratic Action (ADA), Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
and the Farmer's Union. From the 86th to 89th Congresses there are charts
comparing Conte's vote with the votes of House and Senate leadership and the
GOP; and from the 87th to 91st Congresses there are useful summaries that
provide a synopsis of the bill's intent and the rationale for Conte's vote.
Beginning with the 99th and continuing through to the 102nd congress the more
voluminous Clerk-produced "Legislative Activity Guides" replace the smaller
Roll Calls. To supplement these guides there are "Legi-Slate" reports for the
98th and 99th congresses. These reports were obtained for members by the
Congressional Research Service using a commercial on-line database and are
simply a compilation of all votes by the congressman for that particular
session, with a short explanation of the bill.
SOC's Voting Record
1959-1966
Box 30
86th-89th Congresses, Votes Charted by Issue
1959-1966
2 folders
Box 30
86th-91st Congresses, Attendance Record
1959-1970
Box 30
86th Congress 1st and 2nd Session
1959-1960
Box 30
87th Congress
4 folders
1st and 2nd Session
1961-1962
Box 30
Bill Summaries, Vote Justification
1961
Box 30
2nd Session, Bill Summaries, Vote Justification
1962
Box 30
2nd Session, Explanation of SOC Votes
1962
Box 30
88th Congress
3 folders
1st Session
1962
Box 30
2nd Session
1964
Box 30
2nd Session, Comments on Voting Record
1964
Box 30
89th Congress
3 folders
1st Session
1965
Box 30
2nd Session
1966
Box 30
2nd Session, Comments on Voting Record
1966
Box 30
90th Congress, 1st Session
1967
Box 30
90th Congress, 2nd Session
1968
Box 30
91st Congress
5 folders
1st Session
1969
Box 30
1st Session, Vote Justification and Comparison Charts
Box 30
1st Session, Comments on Record
Box 30
2nd Session
1970
Box 30
2nd Session, Vote Justification and Comparison Charts
Comments on Voting Record, Internal Memos and Constituent
Correspondence
1959-1964
Box 31
Series 2: Bills of Legislation
1959-1991
23 boxes, 28.75 linear ft.
This series represents Conte's staff's efforts to maintain files on the bills
sponsored or cosponsored by Conte. The bills are arranged in chronological
order by Congress. Except for the first two Congresses in which Conte served
the 86th and 87th covering the years 1959-1963, and the 96th and 97th
Congresses which cover 1979-1982 each bill is in an individual folder and
arranged by the assigned number.
Exceptions to the folder level arrangement include the 86th Congress, which
consists of one folder containing a list of Conte sponsored legislation, and
the 87th Congress, which consists of two folders for each session, each
containing a list of Conte-sponsored legislation along with a printed bill.
Other exceptions to folder level arrangement by bill number can be found in the
96th and 97th Congresses (1979-1982), which have computer generated
"Legislative Profiles" produced by the House Office of the Clerk. The profiles
summarize bills sponsored or cosponsored by Conte under broad topic.
The contents of the folders vary depending on which staff member maintained the
files. Many of the files contain printed bills and drafts of bills, reports,
statements, correspondence from constituents, members of congress and
lobbyists, press releases, newsclippings and Congressional Record tear sheets;
other files contain only a copy of the printed bill.
All types of legislative proposals: bills, both public and private; House
Resolutions; House Joint Resolutions; and House Concurrent Resolutions are
included and have been arranged in that order. Within each type the folders
have been arranged numerically. There are numerous private bills interspersed
among the public that pertain to individual matters, such as claims against the
government, immigration and naturalization cases, and land titles.
Prominent issues reflect Conte's interests and committee assignments. There is
much legislation in the areas of small business, farm subsidy reforms, social
security, medicare, clean air and conservation, energy issues especially
concerning oil import quotas and trade.
There is overlap within the collection and other series that are likely to have
information supplementary to this series include the Legislative
Subject/Correspondence Files, Floor Statements and Appropriations Committee
Files.
The complete folder-title list for this series has not been included in this
guide owing to its great length. It is available in the Special Collections and
University Archives Reading Room.
Series 3: House Appropriations Committee
1973-1991
84 boxes, 105 linear ft.
Series 3, House Appropriations Committee Files, consists of the files created
and maintained by the minority staff assistants who helped Conte to meet the
responsibilities of his position as ranking minority member of the
Appropriations Committee.
This series does not fully cover Conte's Appropriations Committee activities.
Prior to Conte becoming ranking minority member in 1979, most
appropriations-related materials were filed by his staff in the Legislative
Subject/Correspondence files.
The files span the 1970s through 1991, and contain documentation of many of
Conte's favorite issues and important legislative initiatives. In addition to a
subseries for each subcommittee, there are also subseries for General Budget
Files, Correspondence, and Markup Books.
Several of the subseries have been further divided. The Interior Subcommittee
files have been subdivided into four segments: Acid Rain files, Department of
Energy files, Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (MBCC), and Tim Shea
Subject Files. The Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee
files have been further divided into Health and Human Services (HHS) files and
Education and Labor files and the one box of materials on the Joint Commission
on the Coinage has been placed under Treasury-Postal Service Subcommittee
files.
There are no files on the Legislative Subcommittee or the Subcommittee on
Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary.
The General Budget Files represent files not directly related to any one
subcommittee but created as a result of Conte's leadership role and expertise
in the appropriations process.
Subseries 3l, Markup Books, consists of the background information compiled by
staffers in their effort to monitor Subcommittee Appropriations bills. The
typical markup book consists of a looseleaf binder containing budget
justification tables, correspondence from lobbying groups, committee
recommendations, report language, and floor statements.
Subseries 3m, two boxes, Appropriations Correspondence, consists of copies of
minority staff assistants' outgoing correspondence, filed by the name of the
staff member within chronological periods.
Subseries a: General Budget Files
1982-1990
3 boxes, 2.5 linear ft.
The files have been arranged chronologically except for the last box, which
contains the Budget Summit notes for 1987, 1990, and the White House Notes,
1983-1989.
These files cover general appropriations issues not related to specific
subcommittee bills. This includes Office of Management and Budget proposals
and overviews, deficit reduction agreements and supplemental and urgent
appropriations bills. Notable files in this series include Conte's notes
(some with accompanying typed transcripts prepared by office staff) on the
meetings he attended as a participant in the Budget Summits of 1987 and
1990. The summits called together cabinet members, leadership in congress,
and the president to work out solutions to the budget deficit crisis. Some
of the notes have typed transcripts to accompany them. Also of interest are
typed transcripts of his notes taken during meetings at the White House
spanning 1983-1989. Though other topics were discussed in the White House
meetings, topics predominantly pertained to budget issues.
Related series include VIP Correspondence and Scrapbooks.
Fiscal Year 1980, Fithian Amendment
1979 July
Box 55
Fiscal Year 1980, H.R. 7325 Supplemental Appropriations
Bill
Box 55
Fiscal Year 1981 Budget Statement
Box 55
Fiscal Year 1983
1 folder
Office of Management and Budget, Budget Presentation,
FY83
1982-02-09
Box 55
Fiscal Year 1983, Report to the Budget Committee
1982-03-15
Box 55
Fiscal Year 1983, Bipartisan Recovery Budget
Committee
1982-05
2 folders
Box 55
Fiscal Year 1984
5 folders
Budget Resolution, House Republican Conference
1983 Mar.
Box 55
Continuing Resolution
1983 June-Sept.
Box 55
Engineering Facilities, Boston University/University of New
Mexico
1982-1984
Box 55
1st Supplemental Bill, H.R. 3959
1983 Nov.
Box 55
2nd Supplemental Bill, H.R. 6400
1984 Aug.
Box 55
Fiscal Year 1985
9 folders
Mid-Session Budget Review, Office of Management and
Budget
1984 Aug. 15
Box 55
Continuing Resolution
3 folders
Aug-Sep 1984
Box 55
Sep-Oct 1984
Box 55
OMB Position
1984 Sept.
Box 55
Deferrals of Budget Authority
1985 Mar.
Box 55
Supplemental Bill, H.R. 2577
4 folders
Administration (E.X.O.P.) Position
1985 May-June
Box 55
Rules
1985 June
Box 55
Conference Committee
1985 May-July
Box 55
Conference Committee, Amendments
1985 June
Box 55
Fiscal Year 1986
5 folders
Budget Presentation, OMB Dir. Stockman
1985 Feb. 7
Box 55
Budget Outline for Editorial Meeting with Berkshire
Eagle
1985 Feb. 9
Box 55
Budget Proposal, First Budget Resolution FY86, Sen.
Dominici
First, Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, and Final Draft, and Cover
Letter
1990 Sept.
Box 56
Budget Process Reform Act, H.R. 3929
1986-1990
Box 56
Budget Freeze Proposal, Office of Management and
Budget
1985 Jan.
Box 57
Budget Rescission Bill, Senate Version
1985 Feb.
Box 57
Budget Reform Bill
1989 Apr.-Oct.
Box 57
Budget Summit Notes
1987
3 folders
Box 57
Budget Summit Final Agreement
1987 Nov.
Box 57
Budget Summit Notes
1990 May-Sept.
10 folders
Box 57
White House Meeting Notes
1983-1989
5 folders
Box 57
Subseries b: Subcommittees on Defense and Military
Construction
1977-1988
2 boxes, 2.5 linear ft.
Files for both subcommittees are combined because the files were maintained
by the same individual, contain similar subject matter, and were kept in the
same physical space. The folders are filed alphabetically under
"Appropriations Bills," then chronologically by fiscal year.
The files for both the defense and military construction subcommittees of
the House Appropriations Committee were maintained by minority staff
assistant George Allen, and later by Charles (Chinch) Wollerton and by
legislative assistant Patrick Larkin.
Materials in this series are typically correspondence from contractors,
constituents, and government agencies, Dear Colleague letters, and internal
memos, and especially reflect First District concerns. District defense
industries from large General Electric and Smith & Wesson to small
Kollmorgen sought Conte's support, as did local defense installations like
Westover AFB. From national concerns like Arms Control, SDI ("Star Wars")
and the MX Missile to First District controversy over noise from Westover
Air Force Bases's C-5A transport planes or the proposed construction of two
unpopular communications systems (one in Amherst, the other in Hawley). This
series reveals Conte's interest in and influence over defense issues most
significantly through the appropriations process.
This series contains legislative materials relating to Conte's place on the
District of Columbia Appropriations Subcommittee. Part of a group of
appropriations subcommittee files maintained by Tim Shea, they have been
segregated to reflect the work of the individual subcommittee. Although
supplemental appropriations bills are all-encompassing, that is, not tied to
individual subcommittees, supplemental issues relating only to District of
Columbia appropriations have been included in this series.
District of Columbia Appropriations
1983-1990
18 folders
FY83, Washington Convention Center
1982 Sept.-Dec.
Box 60
FY84, H.R. 3415
1983 June-Sept.
Box 60
FY85, H.R. 5899, Full Committee Markup
1984 June
Box 60
FY85, H.R. 5899, Floor Action
1984 June-Sept.
Box 60
FY85, St. Elizabeth's Hospital
1984 June
Box 60
FY85, Bills and Reports
1984 June-Sept.
Box 60
FY85, H.R. 5899, Conference Notes
1984 Aug.-Sept.
Box 60
FY85, H.R. 5899, Conference Committee
1984 Sept.-Oct.
Box 60
FY85, H.R. 5899, Conference Report
1984 Sept.-Oct.
Box 60
FY85, Home Rule Amendments
1984 Sept.-Oct.
Box 60
FY85, H.R. 5899, Sakharov Avenue
1984 June-Sept.
Box 60
FY86, Appropriations Tables
1985 Jan.
Box 60
FY86, H.R. 3067, Conference Committee
1985 July-Nov.
Box 60
FY88, H.R. 2713, Subcommittee, Full Committee,
Floor
1987 Apr.-June
Box 60
FY88, H.R. 2713, Conference Committee
1987 Oct.-Nov.
Box 60
FY89, H.R. 4776, Subcommittee Markup
1988 June
Box 60
FY89, H.R. 4776, Floor, Conference
1988 June-Sept.
Box 60
FY90, H.R. 4404, Supplemental Appropriations
Subseries d: Subcommittee on Energy And Water
1977-1991
3 boxes, 3.75 linear ft.
The files relating to the Subcommittee on Energy and Water of the House
Appropriations Committee contain materials relating to passage of specific
appropriation bills and supplementals as well as to subjects of both
one-time and ongoing interest. These subjects include the Job Training
Partnership Act (JTPA), which provided federally funded employment through
energy and water related projects and the Conte-sponsored "Buy American"
provisions for government procurement contracts, particularly aimed at
helping General Electric obtain contracts to provide generating equipment to
hydroelectric plants. (Files related to JTPA can also be found in the
L-HHS-ED Subcommittee files, Labor and Education subseries.) The
appropriations bills are arranged chronologically by fiscal year and subject
files follow in alphabetical order.
Also of interest are several files on individual hydroelectric projects,
notably the Garrison project in North Dakota and the Dickey-Lincoln Lakes
School project in northern New England, which illustrate Conte's efforts to
balance clean energy production with the potentially devastating
consequences of dam building to wetlands, conservation areas, and wildlife.
Conte's dual concern for environmental and fiscal issues is also apparent in
his opposition to the Clinch River breeder reactor and the Superconducting
Super Collider (SSC) projects. Many of the projects overseen and funded by
the Subcommittee on Energy and Water were once the province of the now
defunct Subcommittee on Public Works. For this reason some material in these
files, generated during the latter part of the 1970s, may seem out of place
here. Another issue outside the province of the Subcommittee on Energy and
Water is the Synfuels debate. This Department of Energy issue relates to the
Interior Subcommittee. Nevertheless, several folders of Synfuels material
appear in this series.
In general, these files consist of materials relating directly to markup and
passage of appropriations bills, including (but not limited to) floor
statements, hearing materials, amendments, conference notes, staff memos and
correspondence from colleagues, constituents and lobbying groups. Subject
files contain correspondence of the types just mentioned, staff memos,
newsclippings, and some printed materials from lobbying groups.
There is also material relating to First District projects funded by the
energy and water appropriations bill in the Project/Grant Series.
Appropriations Bills FY83-FY90
35 folders
FY83
2 folders
Sec. of Energy Hearings
1982 Feb.-Mar.
Box 61
Dept. of Energy Changes to Continuing
Resolution
undated
Box 61
FY84 Supplemental, H.R. 6040
2 folders
Bill, Statements, Correspondence
1984 July-Aug.
Box 61
Conference Report, Amendments
1984 Aug.
Box 61
FY85, H.R. 5653
2 folders
Markup, OMB Position
1984 Mar.-June
Box 61
Sensenbrenner, Ottinger & Other Amendments
1984 May
Box 61
FY85 Supplemental, H.R. 2577
3 folders
Water Projects
1984 Oct.-1985 May
Box 61
Rules, Amendments
1985 Feb.-June
Box 61
Chapter IV, Projects and Notes
1985 July
Box 61
FY86, H.R. 2959
3 folders
Markup, Member Requests, Conference
1985 Apr.-Oct.
Box 61
Conference Notes, Annotated
1985 July-Aug.
Box 61
Projects
1985 Apr.-Oct.
Box 61
FY87, Subcommittee Hearings, Markup
1986 Jan.-June
Box 61
FY88, H.R. 2700
5 folders
Subcommittee Markup
1987 Mar.-June
Box 61
Conference Committee, OMB and Member Requests,
Amendments
1987 Sept.-Dec.
Box 61
Continuing Resolution (H.J. Res. 395), Energy and Water
Issues
Box 61
Clean Water Amendments
1987 Oct.-Dec.
Box 61
Continuing Resolution, OMB Position, n.d.
1987
Box 61
Continuing Resolution, Rule, Statement, n.d.
1987 Dec.
Box 61
FY89, H.R. 4567
8 folders
Markup
1988 Mar.-June
Box 61
Markup, Non-Member Requests
1988 Apr.-May
Box 61
Subcommittee/Full Committee Amendments
1988 Apr.-June
Box 61
"Buy American" Amendment (SOC)
1988 Feb.-Apr.
Box 61
Markup, Shorthand Notes
1988 May
Box 61
Conference Committee, Statements, Memos, Notes
1988 June-July
Box 61
Conference Committee, Member/Non-member
Requests
1988 May-June
Box 61
Conference Notes, Amendments, n.d.
ca.1988
June
Box 61
FY90, H.R. 2696
9 folders
Rule and Vote
1989 June
Box 61
Amendments
1989 June
Box 61
SOC Statements, n.d.
ca.1989
June
Box 61
Member Requests
1989 Jan.-Aug.
Box 61
Non-member Request, Correspondence
1989 Apr.-Sept.
2 folders
Box 61
Bush Administration Policy
1989 June-Sept.
Box 61
Ogsbury Memoranda
1989 June-Oct.
Box 61
Notes (Handwritten)
undated
Box 61
Summaries
1989 June-Sept.
Box 61
Alternative Energy Sources, FY88
1987
Box 61
Argonne Laboratories, Energy and Water Funding FY86
1985 Feb.-Sept.
Box 61
Argonne Laboratories, "Wish List" FY88
1987
Box 61
Army Corps of Engineers
1982-1983
Box 61
Boston College Multi Purpose Center, Apr 1987 Boston
Harbor
Civilian Programs Authorization, Dept. of Energy, H.R. 2587
FY84
1983 May
Box 62
Clean Water Act, H.R. 3282, Reauthorization,
Emendation
1984 May-July
Box 62
Clinch River Breeder Reactor
2 folders
FY83
1982 Sept.-Dec.
Box 62
Correspondence, Amendments, FY84
1983 Apr.-May
Box 62
Connecticut River Diversion
1977-1980
Box 62
SEE ALSO: Water Resources Development Act of 1979
Connecticut River Dredging and Hydroelectric Projects
1984-1986
Box 62
Cooper Lake and Channels Project, Texas
1986-1989
Box 62
Dam and Water Diversion, FY88
1987
Box 62
Dickey-Lincoln School Dam and Hydroelectric Project
4 folders
FY79
1977 Dec.-1978 May
Box 62
Fact Sheet
1979 Feb.-Mar.
Box 62
Environmental Impact Statement; Fact Sheet
1980 May-1981 Feb.
Box 62
Senate Floor Action
1980 Sept.
Box 62
Electric Energy Systems, Budget Overview, FY86, n.d.
ca.1985
Box 62
Elk Creek Dam, Oregon, FY85 Supplemental, H.R. 2577
1985 July
Box 62
[Dept. of] Energy, Budget Highlights, FY84
1983 Jan.
Box 62
[Dept. of] Energy, FY87-88
1987 Mar.-198Apr.
Box 62
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), "Open Season"
Proceedings/N.E. Gas Caucus/Champlain Caucus
1988 June-July
Box 62
Garrison Diversion Project, South Dakota
5 folders
SEE ALSO: Souris Valley
1987
Box 62
1989-1990
Box 62
FY91
1990 Feb.-
Box 62
FY91, Includes background from FY88-89
Box 62
Diversion Digest/Diversion Newsletter
1989 Feb.-1990 July
Box 62
General Electric, FY88
1987
Box 62
SEE ALSO: "Buy American"
Highway Projects, Funding
1982-1984
Box 62
Hydro-electric Power
1976-1977
Box 62
Infrastructure - Water Projects
1978-1979
Box 62
Job Training Partnership Act (Jobs Bill), H.R. 1718
9 folders
Infrastructure
1982 Mar.-1983 Mar.
Box 62
ADAP, Airport Improvement, Correspondence
1988 Feb.
Box 62
Targeting Amendment, SOC Sponsored
4 folders
Box 62
Correspondence, Memoranda, Tables
1983 Mar.
2 folders
Box 62
Programs, Costs
1983 Mar.-Apr.
2 folders
Box 62
Conference, Cape Cod Railway
1983
Box 62
P.L. 98-8, Correspondence, Memos
1983 Apr.-1984 Dec.
Box 62
P.L. 98-8, Program Inventory Under
undated
Box 62
Kankakee River Icebreaker, 1988 Supplemental
1988
Box 63
Libby Dam, MT, General Electric Contract
1981-1982
Box 63
Littleville Lake Dam, Huntington, MA
1981
Box 63
Meadow Dam, Deerfield River, MA
1984 July-Aug.
Box 63
National Electrical Manufacturer's Association
1990
Box 63
Natural Gas - NOREX Proceedings
1988 May
Box 63
Natural Gas - NOREX Data Package, Tennessee Gas
Pipeline
1988-05
Box 63
Public Works Appropriation Bill and Veto, FY79
1978 June-Sept.
Box 63
Public Works Deauthorization, Water Projects
1978-1980
Box 63
Reclamation Projects, FY87
1986
Box 63
Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant, Markey Amendment, H.R.
499
1987 Jan.-Aug.
2 folders
Box 63
Souris Valley, Canada [Garrison Project]
1987
Box 63
Southeastern Power Authority [SEPA], SOC Bill to
Privatize
1986 Sept.-1987 July
Box 63
Superconducting Super Collider [SSC]
5 folders
FY88
1987 May
Box 63
Dept. of Energy Packet, Site Invitations
1987 Aug.
Box 63
Articles
1989
Box 63
Hearing
1987 June
Box 63
Superconductivity Conference Invitation
1987 July
Box 63
Superfund, H.J. Res 727
1986
Box 63
Synthetic Fuels
6 folders
FY85 Rescission Amendment
1984 July-Oct.
2 folders
Box 63
Articles
1983-1984
Box 63
Bills, H.R.s 5772, 5893, FY85
1984
Box 63
Letters
1984 May-July
Box 63
Votes
1984 June
Box 63
Tellico Dam - TVA
1979
Box 63
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
1980-1982
Box 63
TVA-Dept. of Energy Dispute, FY88
1987 Apr.-June
Box 63
Uranium Enrichment Program
1985 June
Box 63
Waste to Energy
1987
Box 63
Waterfowl Symposium Speech/Background
1985 Feb.
Box 63
Water Projects and Environmental Concerns
1977-1978
Box 63
Water Projects, Funding of
1979-1984
Box 63
Water Resources Development Act of 1979, H.R. 4788
3 folders
Deauthorization Amendments
1979 Dec.-1980 Jan.
Box 63
Connecticut River Diversion
1979-1981
Box 63
Amendment, H.R. 6
1987
Box 63
Western Area Power Administration (WAPA)
3 folders
Sidney, NE, FY83 Supplemental
1983 Apr.
Box 63
1984-1985
Box 63
Colorado Forum
1985 June
Box 63
Whately Groundwater Contamination
1984-1985
Box 63
Wind Power Project, University of Massachusetts
1986 May-June
Box 63
Subseries e: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations
1976-1991
3 boxes, 3.75 linear ft.
The files in this series document Conte's role as ranking minority member of
the House Appropriations Committee, his position as an ex officio member of
the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, and his commitment to human
rights.
Arranged alphabetically by folder title, the files include correspondence,
memoranda, news clippings, and legislative reference material. Much of the
correspondence, and most of the policy research, was conducted by Jim
Fairchild, minority staff assistant, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations,
1980-1990; Bob Goudie, Conte's legislative assistant from 1983-1987, who was
extensively involved in the formulation of Conte's policies regarding
Central America; and Ed Gresser, legislative assistant to the Congressman in
1989.
Conte's interest in foreign affairs can be attributed to, in part, his
service on the Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee in the 1960s.
During that time he undertook a number of trips through Africa. (Files
related to these subjects can be found in the Legislative
Correspondence/Subject Files, Travel Files and Audio-Visual materials).
The files most often deal with problems within Africa, the Soviet Union, and
Central American countries and cover a variety of issues including world
hunger, human rights, refugees, international debt, trade and tariffs.
A large number of files in this series concern foreign aid appropriations.
Other files concern human rights issues of interest and concern to Conte,
unrelated to appropriations. Still others represent a synthesis of
appropriations and human rights issues, such as those instances in which
funding or aid is tied to human rights records. Of particular interest are
the files on Conte's involvement in funding for the government of El
Salvador and the Nicaraguan rebels. The Congressman often took positions on
these issues that opposed the positions of the Republican administration.
His commitment to fighting for human rights is demonstrated by his
involvement in a number of cases concerning individuals such as Argentinean
journalist Jacob Timmerman and ethnic groups such as Soviet Jewry and
starving populations in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Afghanistan
1982-1986
Box 64
Africa
1982-1989
7 folders
Africa, Boston University's Strengthening Health Delivery
Systems Project
1982
Box 64
Africa, Boston University's Strengthening Health Delivery
Systems Project
1984-1986
Box 64
Africa, Hunger, Agency for International Development,
Correspondence
1984-1985
Box 64
Africa, Hunger, Agency for International Development,
Legislation
1984
Box 64
Africa, Hunger, Agency for International Development,
Legislation
1985
Box 64
Africa, Sylvia Stein's Trip
1989
Box 64
Africa, TETRAD
1985
Box 64
Alaskan Oil Imports to Japan
1985
Box 64
Angola
1985-1986
Box 64
Anti-Terrorism Bills, H.R. 5612 and 5613
1984
Box 64
Appropriations Bills, Foreign Operations
1982-1986
14 folders
Continuing Resolution, Targeted Aid Amendment
1982
Box 64
H.R. 2760, Boland/Zablocki Amendment, FY 1983
Box 64
Security Assistance Supplemental, FY 1983
Box 64
Intelligence Authorization Act, FY 1984
Box 64
Urgent Supplemental, "Held up over aid for El Salvador," FY
1984
Generalized System of Preference, H.R. 6023
Reauthorization
1984
Box 65
Genocide Convention
1984
Box 65
Germany, Reagan's Visit to Bitburg Cemetery
1985
Box 65
Guatemalan Refugees
1985
Box 65
Haiti
1985
Box 65
Harvest of Peace Resolution
1990
Box 65
Helsinki Accords Compliance
1987-1985
Box 65
Human Rights
1981-1990
14 folders
Argentina
1981-1982
Box 65
Cuba Letter
1989
Box 65
General
1983-1986
Box 65
Guinea
1983
Box 65
Letters
1988-1990
Box 65
Letters
1989-1990
Box 65
Peru
1985
Box 65
Political Prisoners
1984-1985
Box 65
South Africa
1981-1985
Box 65
South Africa
1986
Box 65
South America
1981-1982
Box 65
Soviet Union
1982-1986
Box 65
Turkey
1985
Box 65
Ukraine
1984-1985
Box 65
India
1984
Box 65
Indonesia, East Timor
1976-1986
Box 65
Institutes for Technological Cooperation
1979
Box 65
International Atomic Energy Agency, and
Non-Proliferation
1985
Box 65
International Community Schools, American Community
School
1985
Box 65
International Development Cooperation Agency
1980
Box 65
International Labor Rights
1989-1990
Box 65
International Monetary Fund, Witteveen Facility
1978
Box 65
Israel, U.S. Embassy
1984-1985
Box 65
Israel/U.S. Free Trade Area, H.R. 5377
1984
Box 65
Italy, 1980 Earthquake Assistance
1980-1988
Box 65
Italian Prime Minister
1985
Box 65
Jacobo Timmerman
1977-1980
4 folders
Part I
1978-1980
Box 65
Part II
1977-1978
Box 65
Part III
1978-1979
Box 65
Part IV
1978-1979
Box 65
Japan
1989-1990
2 folders
Trade Relations
1990
Box 65
Whaling Letter
1989
Box 65
Jordan, Arms Sale
1985-1986
Box 65
Kenya
1990
Box 65
Korematsu, Japanese Internment
1982-1985
Box 65
Labor-Industry Coalition on International Trade (LICIT), H.R.
1950 Trade Bill
1985
Box 65
Lebanon
1989-1990
2 folders
Lebanon
1989
Box 65
William Robinson
1990
Box 65
Liberia
1990
Box 65
Mexico, Mexico City Earthquake
1985
Box 65
Morocco
1986
Box 65
Mozambique
1984
Box 65
Namibia
1985
Box 65
Nicaragua
1980-1986
7 folders
Contra Aid
1980-1986
Box 65
"Covert Activities," H.Con.Res. 108
1982-1984
Box 65
Harkin Amendment
1982
Box 65
House Republican Research Committee
1984
Box 65
Administration
1985
Box 65
International Court of Justice
1984
Box 65
Witness for Peace
1984
Box 65
Omnibus Trade Bill, Floor File
1984
Box 65
Panama
1989-1990
Box 65
Peace Corps
1985-1987
Box 65
Pease-Conte Trade Bill
1987
Box 65
Puerto Rican Statehood, Independence
1982
Box 65
Poland, Solidarity Support Committee
1983
Box 66
Population Control
1980-1985
3 folders
Box 66
Population Control
1980-1983
Box 66
Refugees
1982-1985
2 folders
Westover Air Force Base as Refugee Center, FY 1982
Box 66
Refugees, FY 1985
Box 66
Resource Input Subsidies, H.R. 2451
1986
Box 66
Romania, Orphan Adoptions
1990
Box 66
Saudi Arabia
1981-1986
2 folders
AWACS Sale
1981
Box 66
Saudi Arabia
1986
Box 66
South Africa
1985-1986
4 folders
Anti-Apartheid Act, H.R. 1460
1985
Box 66
Anti-Apartheid Act, H.R. 1460, Background Material
1985
Box 66
Legislation, 99th Congress
1985-1986
Box 66
University of Massachusetts Project
1986
Box 66
Soviet Food Industry
1990
Box 66
Soviet Jewry
1983-1990
7 folders
"Action Luncheon"
1985
Box 66
"Conte's Action"
1984 Jan.-June
Box 66
"Conte's Action"
1984 July-Dec.
Box 66
General
1983
Box 66
General
1988-1990
Box 66
Kelman Family
1990
Box 66
Lurie Family
1989
Box 66
Soviet Union
1985
2 folders
General
1985
Box 66
Yosyp Terelia
1985
Box 66
Syria, Wahid Khadhur
1990
Box 66
Task Force on Afghanistan
1985
Box 66
Textile and Apparel Trade Enforcement Act, H.R. 1562
1985
Box 66
Textiles, Country of Origin
1984-1985
Box 66
Trade
Box 66
SEE ALSO: Pease-Conte Trade Bill
Trade Adjustment Assistance Program
1984-1986
2 folders
Mailing to District Businesses
1984-1985
Box 66
Reauthorization
1984-1986
Box 66
Trade Letters
1989-1990
Box 66
Trade Policy and the Overvalued Dollar
1982-1985
Box 66
Trade Remedies, H.R. 4784
1984
Box 66
Trade Remedies Reform Act, H.R. 4785
1984
Box 66
Trade Reorganization
1983
Box 66
Trade War, Japan, 99th Congress
1985
Box 66
Traprock Peace Center
1989
Box 66
Tunisia
1985
Box 66
United Nations Development Program, Draper Luncheon
1986
Box 66
United Nations Fund for Population Activities
1986-1987
Box 66
United States-China Nuclear Pact
1985
Box 66
United States-Honduran Military Exercises
1983
Box 66
United States-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics High School
Academic Partnership Program
Box 66
Vatican, Mission Upgrade and Funding
1983-1984
Box 66
Voluntary Restraint Agreements
1984-1985
Box 66
World Bank, Sub-Saharan Africa
1985
Box 66
World Hunger
1981-1985
Box 66
Zaire
1984-1985
Box 66
Subseries f: Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Development
(HUD)-Independent Agencies
1966-1991
6 boxes, 6.25 linear ft.
Congressman Conte championed the interests of his district by seeking
funding for First District projects in the appropriations phase, and
represented those interests as an intermediary between constituents and the
bureaucracy once a grant application was filed or a project under way.
The HUD subcommittee files document Conte's efforts, through his influence
on the appropriations committee, to strengthen the economy of Western
Massachusetts and to assist the elderly and low-income residents of Western
Massachusetts through a myriad of housing and community development grants.
Most of the files in this six box subseries relate to the appropriations of
monies for programs such as Urban Development Action Grants (UDAG), Housing
Development Action Grants (HODAG), Community Development Block Grants,
funding for public works projects, housing for the elderly, and other
HUD-related grants.
The contents here include correspondence, memoranda, news clippings,
legislative reference materials, notes, speeches, and federal grant
applications. The files are arranged alphabetically by folder title. Most of
the files are under the first town or city for which the project was
intended. There are also several files relating to the annual HUD-IA
appropriations bill.
As a long-time supporter of public housing, Conte was extensively involved
in procuring federally funded, low-income housing projects and developments
in his district. As a result, he often found himself in the position of
being a mediator between low-income constituents in need of affordable
housing and those constituents who were opposed to housing projects in their
neighborhood. Towns most often mentioned are: Pittsfield, Holyoke,
Northampton, Greenfield, and North Adams.
Congressman Conte's interest in the environment and his concern for the
homeless are evident in his legislative and constituent correspondence
regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), two of the several independent
agencies within the HUD subcommittee's jurisdiction. There are several files
regarding EPA projects in the First District, most of which relate to water
pollution control and wastewater treatment. Other independent agencies
represented in these files include the Veterans Administration, NASA, and
the National Science Foundation.
The staff members most frequently represented in correspondence and
memoranda are Gayl Mileszko and Mary Silveira, with assistance from Peter
Gossens, James Ogsbury and James Kulikowski, all minority staff
assistants.
Researchers should note that many subjects are to be found in a mixture of
Appropriations Bills, Independent Agency, and First District Town or City
files. This is due to the fact that many projects, such as a sewage
treatment plant, may be requested by a town, funded by a HUD grant, and
monitored by the EPA.
Adams, MA
1967-1985
6 folders
Elderly Housing and Urban Renewal
1967-1972
Box 67
Housing
1970-1972
Box 67
Housing Authority Board Conflict
1987
Box 67
HUD Grants
1969
Box 67
Water and Sewer
1968-1971
Box 67
Water Supply
1985
Box 67
Agawam, MA
1969-1976
3 folders
Housing
1971-1976
Box 67
Urban Renewal Funds/Police Station Construction
1970-1972
Box 67
Water and Sewer Facility
1969-1972
Box 67
Amherst, MA
1966-1976
4 folders
Community and Urban Development
1967-1976
Box 67
Housing
1969-1972
Box 67
Village Park Project
1970-1971
Box 67
Water and Sewer
1966-1974
Box 67
Appropriations Bills (HUD and I.A.), FY83,
Supplemental
Box 67
Appropriations Bills (HUD and I.A.), FY84,
Supplemental
Box 67
Appropriations Bills (HUD and I.A.), FY 85
4 folders
NASA
Box 67
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Box 67
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
Box 67
Supplemental
Box 67
Appropriations Bills (HUD and I.A.), FY 86
10 folders
Appropriations Bills (HUD and I.A.), FY 86
Box 67
Conference Report
Box 67
Conference Correspondence
Box 67
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Box 67
H.R. 1, Housing Act of 1985, FY 1986
Box 67
H.R. 465 and 457, First Continuing Resolution
Box 67
H.J. Res. 441, Second Continuing Resolution
Box 67
NASA
Box 67
Subcommittee Markup Notes
Box 67
Third Continuing Resolution
Box 67
Urban Development Action Grants
Box 67
Appropriations Bills (HUD and I.A.), FY 87
4 folders
Correspondence
Box 67
Legislative Materials
Box 67
National Credit Union Administration
Box 67
Supplemental, Clean Water
Box 67
Appropriations Bills (HUD and I.A.), FY 88
8 folders
Appropriations Bills (HUD and I.A.)
Box 67
Appropriations Expirations, FY88 and 1989
Box 67
Correspondence
Box 67
Government Correspondence
Box 67
H.J.Res. 395, Continuing Resolution
Box 67
H.R. 2783
Box 67
Markup Material
Box 67
NASA
Box 67
Appropriations Bills (HUD and I.A.), FY 89
19 folders
Administration Correspondence
Box 67
Conference Notes
Box 67
Correspondence
Box 67
Environmental Protection Agency
Box 68
H.R. 4800
Box 68
"Member Requests"
Box 68
Supplemental - "Administration"
Box 68
Supplemental - Administration Correspondence
Box 68
Supplemental - Background Material
Box 68
Supplemental - Correspondence
Box 68
Supplemental - Government Correspondence
Box 68
Supplemental - Green Bank Telescope
Box 68
Supplemental - Memoranda and Notes
Box 68
Supplemental - Statements
Box 68
Supplemental - Veterans correspondence I
Box 68
Supplemental - Veterans correspondence II
Box 68
Supplemental - Veterans correspondence III
Box 68
Supplemental - Veterans Administration
Box 68
Supplemental - Veterans Affairs
Box 68
Appropriations Bills (HUD and I.A.), FY 90
3 folders
Appropriations Bills (HUD and I.A.)
Box 68
Veterans Affairs Budget
Box 68
Veterans Affairs Budget and Legislative Materials &
Memoranda
Box 68
Appropriations Bills (HUD and I.A.), FY 91
2 folders
Veterans Affairs Budget and Correspondence
Box 68
Veterans Affairs Budget and Legislative Materials &
Memoranda
Box 68
Asbestos
1984-1988
2 folders
Amendment
1984
Box 68
Risks and Removal
1986-1988
Box 68
Athol, MA
1969-1970
Box 68
Baldwinville, MA, Requests for Federal Assistance
1968
Box 68
Barre, MA, Housing and Urban Development
1971
Box 68
Belchertown, MA
1971-1976
Box 68
Berkshire County, MA, FHA and VA loans
1987
Box 68
Berkshire County Weather Station
1984
Box 68
Berkshire Public Theater, National Endowment for the Arts
Application
1985
Box 68
Bernardston, MA, HUD Grants
1968
Box 68
Blandford, MA, Water and Sewer
1972
Box 68
Charlemont, MA, Sanitary Landfill
1972
Box 68
Cheshire, MA
1969-1973
2 folders
Requests for Federal Assistance
1969-1970
Box 68
Historic Preservation
1973
Box 68
Chester, MA
1971-1986
2 folders
Housing Development
1986
Box 68
Requests for federal assistance
1971-1972
Box 68
Christian Center Housing Corp. Loan
1986
Box 68
Clarksburg, MA
1973-1986
2 folders
Baily Bridge Construction
1973
Box 68
Sewer Connector
1986
Box 68
College Housing Loan
1984
Box 68
Construction Work in Progress (CWIP), H.R. 555
1983
Box 68
Conte Statements, "Poles"
1979-1987
Box 68
Correspondence
1983-1988
2 folders
Box 68
Council on Environmental Quality
1983-1985
Box 68
Cummington, MA, Storm Drainage
1986
Box 68
Dalton, MA
1967-1981
3 folders
Water and Sewer
1967-1970
Box 68
Urban Development
1970
Box 68
Dalton Woolen Mills Apartments
1981-1982
Box 68
Davis-Bacon Act
1987
Box 68
Deerfield, MA, HUD Grants
1970
Box 68
District of Columbia, Reserve Water Supply
1972
Box 68
Downing Industrial Park, Road Improvements/Expansion
1984
Box 68
Easthampton, MA
1968-1987
6 folders
HUD Grants
1968-1970
Box 68
Grant Applications/Requests
1984
Box 68
HUD Section 235 Housing Dispute
1972
Box 68
R.L. Truehart Co., Inc., HUD Restricted List
1972-1973
Box 68
HUD Grants
1975-1976
Box 68
Orchard View Elderly Housing
1987
Box 68
Emergency Food and Shelter
1982-1985
3 folders
1982
Box 68
1983
Box 68
1984-1985
Box 68
Emmanuel College, NSF Grant
1987
Box 68
Enterprise Zones
1981-1984
Box 68
Environmental Protection Agency
1980-1988
18 folders
Acid Rain
1985
Box 69
Ashfield, MA
1985
Box 69
Background Material, Correspondence
1987
Box 69
Boston Harbor Cleanup
1988
Box 69
Federal Water Pollution Control Act
1980-1982
Box 69
First District Sewage Treatment
1973
Box 69
General Electric
1984-1985
Box 69
Hearing in Pittsfield, MA - Wastewater Treatment
1983
Box 69
Hearing Material, FY 1985
Box 69
Lead and Copper Control Act
1988
Box 69
Legislative Correspondence
1983-1984
Box 69
Legislative Material, Notes, Correspondence
1986
Box 69
Markup Material/Correspondence, FY 1985
Box 69
News Clippings
1984-1985
Box 69
Reclassification of Perchloroethylene
1987
Box 69
South Hadley Water Pollution Control Project
1985
Box 69
Superfund
1980-1985
Box 69
Wastewater Treatment Grants
1986
Box 69
Erving, MA
1972-1985
2 folders
HUD Grants
1972
Box 69
Action Grant, (UDAG)
1985
Box 69
Federal Crime Insurance
1984
Box 69
Federal Emergency Management Agency, (FEMA)
1983-1987
5 folders
Arson Control
1985
Box 69
Correspondence and Budget Requests
1983-1985
Box 69
Correspondence
1983-1988
Box 69
Funds for Local Fire Departments
1984
Box 69
Homeless
1983-1987
Box 69
Financial Adjustment Factor
Box 69
First District Grants and Awards
1986
Box 69
Florence, MA
1976
Box 69
Gayl Mileszko, Correspondence/form letters
1986
Box 69
"Gayl Mileszko File," Correspondence
1986-1987
Box 69
Gill, MA, HUD Grants
1971
Box 69
Gill, MA Sewer Project
1983
Box 69
Grant Announcements
1983-1984
Box 69
Granville, MA, Requests for Federal Assistance
1972
Box 69
Granby, MA
1973-1974
Box 69
Great Barrington, MA
1966-1984
2 folders
Great Barrington, MA
1966-1977
Box 69
"Construct Inc.," Home Ownership Program
1984
Box 69
Greenfield, MA
1966-1987
13 folders
Correspondence
1973
Box 69
Federal Building
1969-1971
Box 69
Housing
1970-1975
Box 69
Industrial Park Grant
1984-1986
Box 69
Millhouse Project
1982-1984
Box 69
Millhouse Project
1983-1985
Box 69
Transportation for the Elderly
1971-1972
Box 69
Urban and Community Development
1969-1976
Box 69
Urban Development Action Grant
1986
Box 69
Urban Development Action Grant
1986
Box 69
Urban Development Action Grant
1987
Box 69
Water and Sewer
1966-1972
Box 69
Weldon House
1979-1982
Box 69
Hadley, MA
1971-1973
2 folders
Waste Disposal
1973
Box 69
Fire Station Equipment, Water and Sewage, Flood
Insurance
1971-1973
Box 69
Hampden County, MA, "Bondi's Island"
1987
Box 69
Hancock, MA, Zoning Change
1975
Box 69
Hardwick, MA, Requests for Federal Funding
1970-1971
Box 69
Harrington, MA (UDAG Grant)
1984
Box 69
Hatfield, MA, HUD Grants
1970-1974
Box 69
Heath, MA, HUD Grants
1976
Box 69
Hinsdale, MA, Requests for Federal Assistance
1968-1971
Box 69
Hinsdale, MA, HUD Grants, Water and Sewer
1974
Box 69
Holyoke, MA
1968-1987
34 folders
Bower-Mosher I and II project
1973-1974
Box 69
Conciliation Agreement Between HUD and Holyoke Housing
Authority
1973
Box 69
Crosier Field Rehabilitation Project
1984
Box 69
Elderly Housing
1972-1973
Box 69
Farm Labor Housing
1986
Box 69
Hadley Mills Townhouses
1972
Box 69
Holyoke Energy Recovery Company
1985
Box 70
Holyoke House Request for Section 8 Mortgage
1985
Box 70
Housing Authority
1983-1985
Box 70
Housing Authority Racial Discrimination Case
1985
Box 70
Housing and Economic Resources, Inc.
1987
Box 70
Housing Development Action Grant (HODAG), Echo Hill
Apartments, Holyoke
1984-1986
Box 70
Housing Development Action Grant (HODAG), Millhouse,
Greenfield
1983-1985
Box 70
Housing Development Action Grant (HODAG), Village Apartments,
Holyoke
1984-1986
Box 70
Housing Development Action Grants, (HODAG)
1986-1987
Box 70
Housing, General
1971-1972
Box 70
HUD-related correspondence
1974-1976
Box 70
HUD-related correspondence
1975
Box 70
"Mary Silveira" UDAG File
1981
Box 70
Miscellaneous - HUD
1968-1971
Box 70
Miscellaneous - HUD
1972-1973
Box 70
Model Cities Health Center
1971-1972
Box 70
Model Cities Program
1972-1974
Box 70
Nueva Esperanza (HODAG)
1984-1986
Box 70
Pearson Valley Industrial (UDAG)
1983
Box 70
Pre-72 Model Cities
1968-1970
Box 70
"Pre-72 Model Cities," Constituent Form Letters
1968-1970
Box 70
Pulaski Heights Elderly Housing
1975-1976
Box 70
Riverview Urban Renewal
1969
Box 70
Section 8 Funding Requests
1987
Box 70
"University Products," (UDAG)
1987
Box 70
Urban Development Action Grants, Pearson Valley Industrial
Park
1985
Box 70
Urban Renewal
1968-1972
Box 70
Wang Laboratories Inc. Urban Development Action
Grant
1981
Box 70
Water and Sewer
1967-1970
Box 70
Homeless
1984-1988
2 folders
Homeless
1984-1987
Box 70
Issues and Legislation
1988
Box 70
Housing, Community Development, and Hopelessness Prevention
Act
1987
Box 70
Housing Development Action Grants
1986
Box 70
HUD
1981-1987
3 folders
Administrative Fee Reduction
1985
Box 70
Boiler Purchasing Practices
1981-1985
Box 70
Fair Market Rents
1987
Box 70
Huntington, MA, Requests for Federal Assistance
1971-1973
Box 70
Interstate Land Sales (HUD)
1987
Box 70
Lanesborough, MA, Water and Sewer
1970-1971
Box 70
Lee, MA
1965-1987
3 folders
Housing/Water and Sewer
1965-1972
Box 70
HUD Grants
1973-1975
Box 70
Hyde Place, Housing for the Elderly
1983-1987
Box 70
Lenox, MA
1968-1984
2 folders
Cranwell School Property
Box 70
Federal Grants/Water and Sewage
1968-1970
Box 70
Massachusetts Housing Finance Committee
1984-1985
Box 70
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
1987
Box 70
Monroe, MA
1971-1986
2 folders
EPA Discharge Permit Extension
1986
Box 70
Sewer Grant
1971
Box 70
Montague, MA
1970-1985
3 folders
HUD Application
1976
Box 70
HUD File
1970-1972
Box 70
Powertown
1985
Box 70
Morningside Heights Housing
1987
Box 70
Mt. Washington, MA, Flood Control and Misc. Requests
1973-1976
Box 70
NASA
1984-1989
7 folders
Astronaut Frank L. Culberton
1988
Box 70
Berkshire Community College Conference
1985
Box 70
Challenger Explosion
1984-1986
Box 70
Columbia Mission
1983
Box 70
Hearing Questions
1989
Box 70
Malcolm Conway Patent
1985
Box 70
Teachers in Space Project
1985
Box 70
National Institutes of Building Sciences
1983-1985
Box 70
National Science Foundation
1980-1985
Box 71
New Bedford, MA, Urban Development Action Grant
1988
Box 71
Nominations for HUD positions
1988
Box 71
North Adams, MA
1967-1975
6 folders
Beaver Mill Project
1983
Box 71
Community Development Projects
1986
Box 71
Elderly Housing
1970-1972
Box 71
Housing
1970-1975
Box 71
Main Street Renewal Project & Inequities Funds
1968-1975
Box 71
Mohawk forest Apts.
1971
Box 71
Saint Joseph's Court Housing Project
1981-1982
Box 71
Urban Renewal Material
1967-1969
Box 71
Vouchers
1985
Box 71
Water and Sewer
1966-1970
Box 71
Northampton, MA
1967-1988
9 folders
General
1969-1972
Box 71
Economic Development Administration Grants
1983
Box 71
Florence Heights Project
1984-1987
Box 71
Hampton Court Project
1986
Box 71
Hawley School
1984
Box 71
HUD Funds and Housing
1973-1975
Box 71
Industrial Park
1988
Box 71
Low Income Housing
1971-1972
Box 71
National Guard Facility
1968
Box 71
Project Self Sufficiency
1985
Box 71
Saint Michael's House
1979-1982
Box 71
Urban Renewal Action Grant (UDAG)
1987
Box 71
Water and Sewer
1970-1971
Box 71
Northfield, MA, Schnell Bridge
1973-1984
Box 71
Orange, MA, Urban Development and Action Grants
(UDAG)
1983
Box 71
Otis, MA, HUD Building Rehab.
1967
Box 71
Pequois Elderly Housing
1983
Box 71
Pittsfield, MA
1968-1987
26 folders
Berkshire Housing Development (HUD Grant)
1970-1971
Box 71
Berkshire Housing Development Corp.
1985
Box 71
Bradford Block Elderly Housing and Neighborhood
Facilities
1969-1970
Box 71
Columbus Urban Renewal Project
1968-1973
Box 71
Community Development Action Grant, Lipton Steel and Metal
Products
1985
Box 71
Correspondence Regarding HUD Housing
1975
Box 71
Deering Street Section 236
1970-1971
Box 71
Epworth Arms Dedication
1988
Box 71
General
1970-1972
Box 71
Housing Authority
1983
Box 71
HUD "Code Enforcement Ceremony,"
1970-1971
Box 71
Jubilee Urban Renewal Project
1967-1969
Box 71
Jubilee Urban Renewal Project
1971
Box 71
Lake Ridge (UDAG)
1986-1987
Box 71
Correspondence
1972-1973
Box 71
Correspondence
1974-1976
Box 71
Morningside Heights
1987
Box 71
"Old Town Hall" Restoration
1969-1972
Box 71
"Operation Breakthrough," HUD Grant
1969
Box 71
Renton 23 Unit Low Income Project
1969-1971
Box 71
Urban Development Action Grant
1985-1986
Box 71
Victory Hill Housing Project
1970-1971
Box 72
West Side Urban Renewal
1969-1971
Box 72
Williams St. Housing Project-Opposition
1970
Box 72
Williams St. Housing Project
1970
Box 72
Richmond, MA, Grant Inquiry
1976
Box 72
Savings and Loan Crisis
1988-1989
Box 72
Shelburne Falls, MA, Inquiries
1969
Box 72
South Hadley, MA
6 folders
Community Development Block Grant
1975
Box 72
"Cowan Block" Project
1984
Box 72
Holyoke Bridge
1973
Box 72
Miscellaneous
1972
Box 72
Request for Federal Assistance
1986
Box 72
Water Pollution Control
1985
Box 72
Southampton, MA
1969-1986
4 folders
Water and Sewer Project
1969
Box 72
West Fenway Housing Project
1986
Box 72
Southwick, MA
Box 72
Federal Grant Inquiry
1974
Box 72
Stockbridge, MA
1967-1976
Box 72
Sunderland, MA, New Post Office
1973
Box 72
Templeton, MA, Industrial Cost Recovery
1978-1985
Box 72
Turners Falls, MA
1967-1983
2 folders
Fire Station and Ball Fields
1967-1976
Box 72
Fourth Street Project
1980-1983
Box 72
United Way
1986
Box 72
University of Massachusetts Amherst
4 folders
Correspondence
1985
Box 72
Economic Development Administration Grant
1983-1985
Box 72
Northeast Regional Environmental Public Health
Center
The Interior files are arranged with five boxes of appropriation bills
first, followed by eight boxes of subject files. The bills files have been
arranged by fiscal year. Within a given fiscal year an Interior
Appropriations bill can be tracked from bureau and departmental requests
through subcommittee and full committee markup, to floor action and
conference committee. The amount of information available within a given
fiscal year varies considerably. The subject files are arranged
alphabetically.
The subject files reveal Conte's interest in environmental and conservation
issues. Subjects of national importance include Antarctic preservation,
wetlands acquisition, prevention of development of Matagorda Island, Texas,
the last untouched barrier island and home of the whooping crane, and other
National Wildlife Refuges, and the North American Waterfowl Conservation
Act. Issues more specifically related to Interior concerns in Massachusetts'
First District include the files on the restoration of the Atlantic salmon
and striped bass to the Connecticut River through projects like the
Northeast Anadromous Fish Lab in Turners Falls and the Sunderland holding
station, obtaining federal Clean Water Act funds for Massachusetts, and
Appalachian Trail relocation plans for the Berkshire County towns of
Tyringham and Sheffield. For his many years of hard work and dedication to
preserving the environment he was honored by many environmental
organizations including the Sierra Club and the Audubon Society.
Despite Conte's interest in environmental and interior issues, he served
only as an ex officio member of the Subcommittee on Interior, a position
granted by his status as ranking minority member.
In general, these files consist of materials relating directly to markup and
passage of appropriations bills, including (but not limited to) floor
statements, hearing materials, amendments, conference notes, staff memos and
correspondence from colleagues, constituents and lobbying groups. Subject
files contain correspondence of the types just mentioned, staff memos, and
newsclippings. From 1985-1991, the Interior Subcommittee files were
maintained by Tim Shea, minority staff assistant for the Interior
subcommittee and primary staff member represented in these files.
Although supplemental appropriations bills are all-encompassing, that is,
not tied to individual subcommittees, supplemental issues relating only to
Interior matters have been included in this series.
There are four subseries of the Interior Subcommittee files: Acid Rain,
Department of Energy, Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, and Tim Shea
General Subject Files.
Interior Appropriations Bill, FY85, H.R. 5973
12 folders
Non-Committee Member Requests, n.d.
ca.1984
Box 73
Grace Commission
1984 Feb.-1984 July
Box 73
Subcommittee Hearings, U.S. Forest Service, Questions,
Research, Bob Wolf Correspondence
1984 Dec.-1985 May
Box 73
U.S. Forest Service Requests, Hearings
1984 Oct.-1985 May
Box 73
U.S. Forest Service Annual Reports, Printed Material,
Maps
1984 Feb.-1985 Feb.
Box 73
National Park Service, Background Correspondence
(photocopies)
1981-1983
Box 73
National Park Service, Historic Preservation
1984
Box 73
National Park Service, Budget Requests, Subcommittee
Hearings
1984
Box 73
Territorial and International Appropriations
Hearings
1984 Feb.-1985 Apr.
Box 73
Rules Committee
1984 June
Box 73
Full Committee Markup and Senate Version
1984 May-Aug.
Box 73
Floor Activity, Cong. Record Clippings
1984 Sept.-Oct.
Box 73
Interior Appropriations Bill, Supplemental, FY85
H.R. 2577, Chapter 7, Interior
1985 Mar.-May
Box 73
Interior Appropriations Bill, FY86, H.R. 3011
41 folders
Audubon Society Budget Recommendations, n.d.
ca.1985
Box 73
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Budget Justification
undated
Box 73
U.S. Geological Survey Budget Request
1985 Mar.
Box 73
Interior Dept. Budget Overview
1985 Feb.-May
Box 73
Budget Estimates, Tables
1985 Jan.-Mar.
Box 73
Subcommittee Hearing Schedules
1985
Box 73
Subcommittee Hearings, Bureau of Land Management
Testimony
1985 Feb.
Box 73
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Testimony, FY85-86
1984-1985
Box 73
Subcommittee Hearings, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Testimony, Questions
1985 May
Box 73
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Capability Statements
undated
Box 73
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Background Information
1985
Box 73
Subcommittee Hearings, U.S. Forest Service
Testimony
Conte's concern for the environment is well documented in the Acid Rain
subseries of the Interior Subcommittee files. The files were maintained
primarily by minority staff assistant, Tim Shea. Divided into legislative
(bill materials arranged chronologically) and subject (arranged
alphabetically) subseries, the files document Conte's ongoing interest in
combatting acid rain. Writing and cosponsoring both clean air and clean
water legislation for over a decade, Conte established himself as a
congressional leader in the fight against acid rain.
A key issue here, documented to some extent in the Department of Energy
Appropriations files and the Energy and Water Subcommittee files as well, is
funding for the U.S. Synthetic Fuels Board. Initiated partly to study means
of producing non-polluting (non-acid rain-causing) fuels, Conte was soon
convinced that it was a waste of tax dollars and sought to rescind its
funding. Files on the Synfuels successor, or as Conte referred to it, the
"son of Synfuels" the Clean Coal Program are also covered in this series.
Seeing the Clean Coal Program as an example of corporate welfare, Conte
believed clean coal technologies should be developed in the private sector.
Without restrictions on acid rain-causing emissions, Conte viewed the
program as simply an expensive replacement for emissions control
legislation.
Otherwise, the subject files here generally provide background material to
legislative bills.
Early A/R Legislation, Background Information
1979-1983
Box 86
H.R. 1030 Fact Sheets, n.d.
ca.1983
Box 86
H.R. 3400 Waxman/Sikorski A/R Bill, Background
1981-1983
Box 86
H.R. 3904 Donelly A/R Mitigation Bill
1983 Sept.
Box 86
H.R. 4404 Clean Air Act Amendments
6 folders
98th Cong.
1983 Nov.
Box 86
Bill Reintroduction, Press Releases, Memos,
Correspondence
1985 Jan.-Feb.
Box 86
H.R. 3400 Comparison, New England Congressional
Caucus
1985
Box 86
Bill Comparison Charts H.R. 3400, S. 145
1985
Box 86
Bill Comparison, H.R. 5794, Congressional Research
Service
1985 Jan.
Box 86
Proposed Changes and Amendments
1984-1985
Box 86
Other A/R Bills, 98th Congress, First Session
1983
Box 86
H.R. 5794, Eckhart A/R Bill, DEQE Analysis
1984
Box 86
H.R. 8 Clean Water Act with Amendments
1985 Jan.
Box 86
H.R. 8 Clean Water Act, SOC Statements
1985 July-Oct.
Box 86
H.R. 8 Clean Water Act, Information
1985
Box 86
H.R. 2900 "Tall Stacks," SOC Bill and Background
Box 86
SEE ALSO: Tall Stacks and Clean Coal Jan-Jul 1985
H.R. 2918 Clean Air Act Amendment, Rinaldo, et al.
1986 June
Box 86
H.R. 2697 Cheyney/Udall A/R Legislation
1984-1985
Box 86
H.R. 4567 Clean Air Act Bill, Sikorski-Conte
1986 Apr.
Box 86
H.R. 4567 Hearings, Subcommittee on Health and the
Environment
10 folders
Congressional Statements, Notes
1986 Apr.
Box 86
Testimony I
1986 Apr.
Box 86
Testimony II
1986 Apr.
Box 86
Testimony I
1986 Apr.
Box 86
Testimony II
1986 Apr.
Box 86
Testimony (including SOC)
1986 May
Box 86
Congressional Testimony, Witness Lists
1986 May
Box 86
Testimony I
1986 May
Box 86
Testimony II
1986 May
Box 86
SOC Testimony
1986 May
Box 86
Michael Dukakis, MA Gov., Testimony
1986 May
Box 86
H.R. 4567 Stationary Sources of A/R
1986 May
Box 86
H.R. 4567 Correspondence Against
1986 Apr.-1987 Jan.
Box 86
H.R. 4567 Special Order Bills and Information
1986
Box 86
H.R. 4567 Cost of Legislation
1986 Apr.-Sept.
Box 86
H.R. 5370 Sikorski/Conte Bill, Drafts and Notes
1986 Feb.
Box 86
H.R. 5370 Sikorski/Conte Bill, Cosponsor Information
Tall Stacks Report, National Resources Defense
Council
1985 Mar.
Box 91
Tall Stacks, SOC letter to Pres. Reagan
1985 May
Box 91
Tall Stacks, Clippings
1985
Box 91
"Tim Stuff," 100th Cong.
undated
Box 91
Wildlife Briefing Material
1983-1985
Box 91
Wildlife Federation Roundtable on A/R Strategy
1984 Nov.-Dec.
Box 91
Subseries 3g-2: Interior Subcommittee, Department of Energy,
(DOE)
1979-1990
3 boxes, 3.75 linear ft.
Though the appropriations for the Department of Energy are determined by two
house subcommittees, Interior and Energy and Water, the files here generally
relate more to the Interior subcommittee.
Principal subjects within this series include the home heating oil crisis of
the late 1980s, outer continental shelf leasing and drilling moratoria
(which Conte favored) and the maintenance of the strategic petroleum
reserve. Some information on the U.S. Synthetic Fuels Board, a favorite
target of Conte's, can be found in this series, but most of this information
is located in the Acid Rain subseries.
The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission was established in 1934, its
mission to acquire, through the revenue raised from the sale of federal duck
stamps, wetlands around the country to be designated as national waterfowl
refuges. Appointed by President Johnson in 1965, Conte served for 25 years
on the Commission's board, the longest time for any member.
Because the commission works closely with the Interior Department and
because there are Interior Department documents interspersed throughout the
MBCC files, this small group of files has been placed with Subcommittee on
Interior files. The one box of MBCC files consists of a small assortment of
program agendas, minutes, correspondence, hearing testimonies, and Interior
Department press releases.
Migratory Bird Conservation Commission
25 folders
Annual Reports
1964-1980
Box 95
Correspondence
1963-1966
4 folders
Box 95
Correspondence
1977
Box 95
Facts & Figures
Box 95
Functions
Box 95
Minutes
1964-1985
Box 95
Minutes
1987-1988
Box 95
Miscellaneous
1987-1989
Box 95
Subseries 3g-4: Interior Subcommittee, General Subject Tim
Shea
1983-1990
4 boxes
The files are arranged alphabetically by topic.
The four boxes of files reflect Tim Shea's work as legislative assistant for
Conte in 1983-1984 and minority staff assistant on the Interior,
Treasury-Postal-Service-General Government, and District of Columbia
Subcommittees, 1985-1990. There are several files relating to the
Smithsonian Institution, documenting Conte's position on the Board of
Regents of the Smithsonian, 1979-1991, and Tim Shea's role as staff liaison
to the Board.
The majority of the files represent Interior-related activities, with
particular emphasis on environmental research, clean-up programs, and
wildlife conservation. The files also include an assortment of files
relating to national issues or Conte sponsored legislation.
Abortion Issues
1985
Box 96
Acid Rain
1985-1988
2 folders
Boelhert Amendment, H.R. 4505
1988
Box 96
Letter to the President
1985
Box 96
Administrative Conference of the United States
1984-1986
Box 96
African Elephant Protection (Endangered Species)
1989-1990
Box 96
American Revolution Bicentennial Administration/Limited Editions
Collectors Society Case
1985
Box 96
Appointments
1985-1990
7 folders
Cason, James E., U.S. Forest Service
undated
Box 96
Eno, Amos, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
1988
Box 96
Kripowicz, Robert, Energy Dept.
1989
Box 96
Kulig, J. Wayne, Under Secretary of Defense
undated
Box 96
Olson, Glenn, North American Wetlands Conservation
Council
Internal Revenue Service Tax Return Processing Surveys and
Investigations
1985 July
Box 97
International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine
and Furniture Workers
1990
Box 97
Invitations (to Tim Shea)
1988 Feb.-Mar.
Box 97
Lead Shot Issue
1985
Box 97
League of Conservation Voters Voting Charts
1984
Box 97
Legal Services Corporation
1983
Box 97
Machine Tools Petition
1983 May
Box 97
Major League Sports Community Protection Act
1982-1985
Box 97
Major League Sports Community Protection Act,
Articles
1985
Box 97
Malt Beverage Interbrand Competition, Hearing
1983 Nov.
Box 97
Malt Beverage Interbrand Competition Bills
1981-1983
Box 97
March for Life
1987
Box 97
Massachusetts Hunting Season
1987
Box 97
Memoranda, Tim Shea to SOC
5 folders
Feb-May 1987
Box 97
Jun 1987-Jan 1988
Box 97
1989 Dec.-1991 Jan.
3 folders
Box 97
Merit Systems Protection Board
1989 June
Box 97
National Endowment for the Arts, Grant
1988
Box 98
National Weather Service, Forrest/Beckett Case
1986
Box 98
Nestle's Infant Formula Report
1983
Box 98
Neurofibromatosis Bill, H.R. 1676, 98th Congress
1983-1984
Box 98
New England Congressional Congress, State of the Region's
Environment
1984 Mar.
Box 98
New England Congressional Congress, Superfund
Re-authorization
1985
Box 98
New England Farm Center, Project at Hampshire College
1983
Box 98
New England Fisheries Management Council
1988
Box 98
New England Power Company, Proposed Coal Plant, Millers
River
1988
Box 98
New Mexico Hearings
1985
Box 98
Nuclear Liability Insurance, H.R. 3277
1983
Box 98
Office Machine Retail Dealers Agreement Act
1983-1984
Box 98
Oil Import Fee
1986-1987
Box 98
Oil Import Tax
1982
Box 98
Otis, MA Hydro Plant
1988
Box 98
Ozone Depletion
1988
Box 98
Personnel Management, Office of
1984-1985
Box 98
Pornography Cases, Radio, Postal Service
1972-1977
Box 98
Postal Service
1988-1989
Comprehensive Statement on Operations
1989
Box 98
Cutbacks
1988
Box 98
Presidential Primary Reform Bill, H.R. 6054
1984
Box 98
"President's Pork List"
1988
Box 98
Private Property Rights, Presidential Executive Order
12630
1988
Box 98
Project Oceanology
1988
Box 98
Prosthetics, State of the Art Prosthetic Association
1988
Box 98
Prudhoe Bay Pollution Report
1988
Box 98
Puerto Rico, Status Deliberations (Statehood)
1990
Box 98
Republican Analysis Of Democratic Platform
1984
Box 98
Republican Conference Rules
1988
Box 98
Safe Drinking Water Act
1988
Box 98
Semiconductor Research and Development
1984
Box 98
Shaine's Company Case, SPM Manufacturing Corp. vs. the General
Services Administration
1987
Box 98
Sheffield Recycling Project
1987
Box 98
Sheffield Trail Situation
1987
Box 98
Sierra Club, Environmental Platform
1988
Box 98
Smithsonian Institution
Minutes of Board of Regents Meetings
1982-1990
29 folders
Box 98
Appropriations
1984
Box 98
Budget, Fiscal Year 1987
Box 98
Canal Zone Biological Area
1983
Box 98
Eastman House
1984
Box 98
Employment
2 folders
Box 98
Equal Opportunity
1988
Box 98
Festival of American Folklife
1988
Box 98
Food Service
1985
Box 98
General Information
1984-1985
Box 98
Legislation & miscellaneous
1981-1985
2 folders
Box 99
Native American Museum, S. 1722
1988 May
3 folders
Box 99
Prospectus, Five-year, Fiscal Year
1980-1984
Box 99
Prospectus, Five-year, Fiscal Year
1986-1991
Box 99
Prospectus, Five-year, Fiscal Year
1991-1995
Box 99
Quadrangle Project
1981
Box 99
Remarks on S. Dillon Ripley
1984
Box 99
Renwick Gallery of Contemporary Crafts
1986 Mar.-June
Box 99
Snow/Hiler Resolution
1988
Box 99
Stump Speeches, Talking Points
1984
2 folders
Box 99
SPM Manufacturing vs. Governmental Services
Administration
1987
2 folders
Box 99
Tim Shea Personal
1983-1987
Box 99
Tim Shea Travel Authorizations
1985
Box 99
Silverware Case, Reed & Barton
1981-1985
Box 99
Tongass Timber Reform, H.R. 1516
1987
Box 99
Toxic Waste Clean-up, Superfund
1985
Box 99
Tributes
1990
Box 99
University of Massachusetts, National Marine Fisheries
Agreement
1987
Box 99
Used Car Rule, F.T.C., H.Con.Res. 178
1981
Box 99
Ware Fire Department
1990
Box 99
Water Infrastructure Loan Program, H.R. 1644
1983
Box 99
Water Resources Research Act, H.R. 2911
1983
Box 99
Wildlife Refuge System
1988
Box 99
Windfall Profits Tax, Oil Companies
1981-1982
Box 99
Subseries h: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education
Subcommittee
1981-1990
5 linear ft.
Conte was an outspoken proponent of federal funding for education. He
successfully fought against proposed spending cuts year after year to ensure
adequate student loans and grants to college students and vocational and
adult education grants. The Labor and Education subcommittee files were
maintained by minority staff assistant James Kulikowski and later by Peter
Gossens and document only a very small portion of Conte's significant
achievements in education and labor related appropriations. Additional
information on education and labor issues can be found in the Legislative
Subject/Correspondence series. Unlike some other Appropriations Subcommittee
files, a separate legislative subseries for Appropriations bills has not
been created. Instead, these folders have been filed alphabetically under
"Appropriations Bills," then chronologically by fiscal year.
Aside from the material dealing with Appropriations bill markup and passage
per se the salient subject matter here is First District educational grant
proposals. The Holyoke Magnet Middle School and North Adams State College
TRIO (programs for students from disadvantaged backgrounds) Grants are two
noteworthy examples of Conte's efforts to obtain grant monies for his
district. There is a small file on the proposed Polymer Science Center at
the University of Massachusetts and files on other grants and programs;
information regarding default rates for the Guaranteed Student Loans program
and the successful passage of a Conte sponsored bill to increase handicapped
education funds for Massachusetts. There is some information on the Job
Corps and Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA); additional material on the
JTPA exists in the Energy and Water files. (II, 3d).
Conte was also concerned about shortages in the availability of well-trained
healthcare workers and provided program funding to aid individuals seeking
an education in the health sciences and the institutions that provide the
training. The files concerning his efforts in this area are in the part 2.
HHS subcommittee files.
In general, these files consist of materials relating directly to markup and
passage of appropriations bills, including floor statements, hearing
materials, amendments, conference notes, staff memos and correspondence from
colleagues, constituents and lobbying groups. Subject files contain
correspondence of the types just mentioned, staff memos, and
newsclippings.
Part 1: Labor and Education Files
ACTION/VISTA
1990 Apr.-1990 May
Box 100
ACTION Waiver, H.R. 1312
1989 Jan.-June
Box 100
Adams Print Works
undated
Box 100
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
(AACSU), Ed Elmendorf Candidacy for President of
1991 Jan.
Box 100
American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
(AAOHN)
1990 Mar.-Apr.
Box 100
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Issue Book
1990
4 folders
Box 100
Amherst College, President's Report
1989 Mar.
Box 100
Appointments, Gerry/Morrissey, Assistant Sec. of Education
Position
1988 Nov.-1989 Feb.
Box 100
Apprenticeship Training, Bureau of
1981-1984
Box 100
Appropriations
23 folders
FY83 Supplemental, Backup Information
undated
Box 100
FY87 Supplemental, H.R. 1827, LHHS Issues
4 folders
Jan-Mar 1987
Box 100
Feb-Apr 1987
Box 100
Apr-Aug 1987
Box 100
Amendments
1987 Mar.
Box 100
FY88 Continuing Res., H.J.Res. 395, LHHS
Chapter
3 folders
Oct-Dec 1987
Box 100
House/Senate Amendments
1987 Nov.-Dec.
Box 100
Administration Position/Conference
1987 Dec.
Box 100
FY88 Emergency Supplemental, H.R. 5026
5 folders
Bill/Report
1988 Mar.-June
Box 100
Administration Position
1988 Mar.-July
Box 100
Amendments
1988 July
Box 100
Conference
1988 July-Aug.
Box 100
Estimates, Justifications, Amendments
1988 July-Aug.
Box 100
FY89 LHHS Appropriations Bill, H.R. 4783
Floor Statement
undated
Box 100
Memos re:
1988 May-Aug.
Box 100
Administration Position
1988 Aug.-Sept.
Box 100
Summaries
1988 Aug.-Sept.
Box 100
Report Language
1988
Box 100
FY90 Budget Requests
1989
H.R. 2900, Veto, n.d.
ca.1989
Box 100
FY90 Supplemental, H.R.4404
1990
Box 100
FY91 Education Bill, H.R. 5115
1990
Box 100
FY91 Continuing Resolution, H.J. Res. 655
1999 Sept.
Box 100
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities,
Massachusetts
1988-1989
Box 100
Association for the Support of Human Service
(ASHS)
Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship, Grant
Application
1987
Box 103
Polymer Science Center
1983
Box 103
University Without Walls and Berkshire Community College
Collaborative: Women's Bureau
1986-1987
Box 103
University of Massachusetts Boston
1984 May-July
Box 103
Very Special Arts, Arts For the Handicapped,
Newsclippings
1990
Box 103
Vigneron, Joan E., Science Teaching
1987
Box 103
Vocational Education, H.R. 7
1989-1990
Box 103
Washington Center for Internships
1988-1990
Box 103
Washington Library Consortium
1989 Apr.
Box 103
Westfield State College
4 folders
Drug Prevention Program
1987 May
Box 103
Holyoke Proposal
1990 May
Box 103
Title III
1985-1986
Box 103
SOC Addresses and Invitations
1987-1989
Box 103
Williams College
1985-1991
Box 103
Yost Award, American Association of University
Professors
1981-1990
Box 103
Youth Employment Opportunity Wage Act
1984 May-1985 Mar.
Box 103
Youth Service (National Service)
1989 Jan.-Apr.
2 folders
Box 103
Subseries h: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education
Subcommittee
1981-1990
15 boxes, 18.75 linear ft.
In 1971 when Conte actively sought and obtained a seat on the subcommittee
on Health, Education and Welfare (and in so doing relinquished his seats on
the subcommittees on Foreign Operations and Treasury, Postal Service) he
commented that "health, education and welfare deals with the quality of our
lives and will play an even stronger role as the country prepares to move
from a war economy to peacetime pursuits."
Eight years later Conte became ranking minority member of the House
Appropriations Committee and, by his choice, ranking minority member of the
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (as it
became known in 1980).
The HHS files consist of 15 boxes of materials which include correspondence
from agency officials, fellow members of congress, constituents, community
organizations, lobbying organizations and non-profit agencies and
foundations; speeches; floor statements; memoranda; and background
information.
Conte focused a great deal of his energy and attention on the L-HHS-ED
subcommittee appropriations process, becoming a recognized leader in
national health policy and social service programs. He consistently fought
successful battles against attempts by the administration to dismantle and
cutback on the number of HHS programs and was effective in reordering
spending priorities to benefit these programs.
His emphasis on funding for biomedical research is revealed in the files on
the National Institutes of Health, Cancer, and Mental Health that document
his work to increase funding for research into diseases such as cystic
fibrosis, diabetes, arthritis, birth defects, AIDS, cancer, and Alzheimer's.
His belief in the need for more research into mental illness and
neuroscience is revealed in the files pertaining to a resolution he
sponsored to designate the 1990s as the "Decade of the Brain." Issues
affecting the elderly and the poor are documented in the files on Medicare,
Medicaid, catastrophic health care, and various outreach programs. Issues
affecting children and adolescents are well documented here with files on
legislation concerning child abuse and runaway youths, teenage mothers,
infant mortality rates, Child Welfare Resource Centers, lead poisoning
prevention programs, and maternal and child health programs.
The voluminous files on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program are
testimony to his strong advocacy for continued full funding of this program
amid massive budgets cuts during the Reagan administration and gave him the
nickname "father of low-income fuel assistance."
The abortion and family planning files reflect his anti-abortion stance
while also documenting his major support for federal funding of family
planning facilities. There is much correspondence from both pro-choice and
anti-abortion lobbyists and family planning center administrators. His
active opposition to repeated efforts to eliminate funding to family
planning centers earned him several awards over the years, among them a
distinguished public service award in 1981 from the National Family Planning
and Reproductive Health Council.
Part 2: Health and Human Services Files (HHS)
Abortion
1977-1991
22 folders
SEE ALSO: Family Planning
General
1977-1991
14 folders
Box 104
Clippings
1987
Box 104
Correspondence
1987-1989
2 folders
Box 104
Floor Remarks
1989
Box 104
Speeches
1984-1991
2 folders
Box 104
Voting Record on Appropriations
1976-1990
Box 104
Adolescent Family Life Program
1986-1987
Box 104
Advocacy Network Newsletter
1968
Box 104
Aged
1979-1990
8 folders
SEE ALSO: Medicaid/Medicare
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
1987
Box 104
Elder Services of Berkshire County, Speech
1988
Box 104
Funding, FY 1979-1980 & FY 1987-1988
Box 104
Holyoke Senior Service Corp.
1985
Box 104
Issues
1982-1990
Box 104
Medical Care
1984
Box 104
Northampton, Highland Valley Office of Human Development
Services
1984-1986
Box 104
Older Americans Act
1988
Box 104
Agent Orange, Health Effects
1984
Box 104
Aging, Administration of
1983-1986
2 folders
General
1983-1986
Box 104
Newsclippings
1986
Box 104
AIDS
1985-1991
Box 104
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1988
Box 104
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, Mental Health Administration
1984-1990
5 folders
Box 104
Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health
Administration
1983-1989
10 folders
General
1986-1989
3 folders
Box 104
Appearance before Appropriation Committee
1989
2 folders
Box 104
Background Material
1983-1987
Box 104
Block Grant
1984-1990
Box 104
Clippings and Congressional Record
1983-1985
Box 105
Correspondence on Appropriations Issues
1984-1985
Box 105
Instrumentation
1988
Box 105
Alzheimer's Disease, Pamphlet
Box 105
American Academy of Family Physicians
1987
Box 105
American Cancer Society, Correspondence
1988
Box 105
American Dental Association
1988-1989
2 folders
General
1988-1989
Box 105
Speech
undated
Box 105
American Diabetes Association, Correspondence
1990
Box 105
American Federation for Clinical Research, Award &
Speech
1988
Box 105
American Foundation for the Blind
1986
Box 105
American Health Care Assoc., Massachusetts Federation of
Nursing Homes, Inc.
1987
Box 105
American Liver Foundation
1987
Box 105
American Lung Association
1983-1985
Box 105
American Public Welfare Association, speech
1987
Box 105
Appropriations Bill, H.R. 4783, FY 1989
Box 105
Appropriations Correspondence
1988-1990
2 folders
FY 1988
Box 105
Budget requests
1989-1990
Box 105
Appropriations for L-HHS-Ed
1989-1990
2 folders
H.R. 3566, FY 1990
Box 105
H.R. 5257, FY 1991
Box 105
Area Health Education Center, Correspondence
1982-1989
3 folders
Box 105
Association for the Support of Human Services Inc.,
Correspondence
1984-1985
Box 105
Autism
1981-1984
Box 105
Awards for SOC's Labor-HHS-Ed efforts
1968-1989
Box 105
Belchertown State Hospital
1983-1986
Box 105
Berkshire Cholesterol Countdown, award and speech
1988
Box 105
Berkshire Community Action Council, speech
1986
Box 105
Biomedical Research
1985-1987
3 folders
Arthroscopy Assoc., Speech at North Adams, MA
1985-1986
Box 105
Medical Simulation Foundation, Inc.
1986-1987
Box 105
Biopure, Blood Substitute, Correspondence
1989
Box 105
Blacks in Medicine, The Morehouse School of
Medicine
ca.1985
Box 105
Boston University Medical Center
1986-1988
2 folders
General
1986-1988
Box 105
Dedication of Medical Research Center
1986
Box 105
Brightside for Families and Children
1988-1991
5 folders
Adolescent Pregnancy Grant
1991
2 folders
Box 105
Assorted Grants
1990
Box 105
Family Life
1986
Box 105
Speech & Grant Support
1988-1989
Box 105
Brightwood Development Corp., Community Service Grant,
Springfield, MA
1990
Box 105
Breast Cancer
1988
Box 105
Budget Reconciliation, FY 1989
2 folders
Box 105
Cambodian American Assoc. of Hampden County, Refugee Mutual
Assistance Association