Legislators--United States
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Congratulatory letter to Justin S. Morrill
Collection — Communal collections box 2, Placement: 09
Identifier: MSP 112
Scope and Contents
The Congratulatory Letter to Justin S. Morrill (1858; 0.1 cubic feet) documents the passage of the Morrill Land bill through the U.S. House of Representatives. The letter notes that passage through the Senate was pending at time of writing. The bill mentioned in the letter, ultimately vetoed by President James Buchanan, was a predecessor to the Morrill Land-Grant Act of 1862. The author of the letter is Benjamin P. Johnson, who served as Secretary of the Board of Trustees for the New York...
Dates:
1858; Other: Date acquired: 10/12/2012
Floyd Fithian papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 1
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the congressional files of U.S. House Representative Floyd J. Fithian. The papers cover a wide variety of subjects, but are particularly rich in the history of environmental awareness in the United States.
Please see PDF Finding Aid for collection inventory. Please note that although the collection is open and available for research use, the collection has been minimally processed so an archivist's review of each box will be needed prior to providing...
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1970s-1980s; Other: Date acquired: 04/02/1983
Floyd Fithian papers, addition 01
Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 50
Identifier: 2023-147
Dates:
1974 - 2017; Majority of material found within 1974 - 1981