Robert J. Dole House of Representatives Papers, 1960-1969
Dublin Core
Title
Robert J. Dole House of Representatives Papers, 1960-1969
Subject
Dole, Robert J. 1923-2021
Description
The collection spans the dates 1960-1969 and includes a small number of official records, personal letters and other items relating to Dole's college years, his military service, and his legal career as Russell County (KS) attorney and lawyer in private practice. The main body of the papers documents Dole's campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1959-1960, subsequent Congressional campaigns, and the eight years (1961-1969) he spent as a congressman from Kansas' Sixth and later First Congressional Districts. The 119 cartons of material include correspondence, memos, reports, newsletters, speeches, casework, statements, testimony, campaign and Republican Party records.
Source
Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics
Publisher
Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections
Date
1960-1969
Contributor
Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021
Language
English
Coverage
United States
Collection Items
1961 Questionnaire
Questionnaire that Bob Dole sent out to his constituents in the Big First District in 1961.
Pawnee Rock, Kansas Constituent Letter
Letter to Bob Dole from a constituent in Pawnee Rock, Kansas opposing the war in Vietnam.
Lyons, Kansas Constituent Letter
Letter to Bob Dole from a constituent in Lyons, Kansas expressing their views on the Vietnam War and asking Dole to support withdrawal.
Liberal, Kansas Constituent Letter
Letter sent to Bob Dole from a constituent in Liberal, Kansas expressing his support for the Vietnam War.
Constituent Letter to Bob Dole
Letter written to Bob Dole from a Kansas constituent telling of how they lost their son in Vietnam and urging him to not support the war.
Salina, Kansas Constituent Letter on Vietnam
Letter to Bob Dole from a constituent in Salina, Kansas protesting the war in Vietnam and urging him to resist prolonging the war.
McPherson Postcard
Postcard sent to Bob Dole from a constituent in McPherson, Kansas expressing their support for Senator Dirksen's amendment about voluntary prayer in schools.
Opinion Ballot from Kingman, Kansas
Opinion Ballot from Kingman, Kansas about whether or not schools should be allowed to offer prayers and the reading of the Bible in schools.
Kingman, Kansas Constituent Letter
Letter to Bob Dole from a constituent in Kingman, Kansas expressing their support for putting prayer and reading the Bible back into public schools.