[WSCSS] * NEW * ROBERT H. MICHEL COLLECTION: PRESS SERIES, 1965-94

[Cindy Koeppel]

The Dirksen Center houses the papers, photographs, and memorabilia of former Senate Minority Leader Everett McKinley Dirksen, former House Minority Leader Robert H. Michel, and former Congressman Harold H. Velde. The Center's holdings also include over 70 other, mostly small collections, and more than 200 accessions.  

The Press Series of the Robert H. Michel Papers consists largely of documents which contain legislative issue information given by Michel's office to the public or other congressional offices. 30 linear feet accumulates clippings, memoranda, newsletters, constituent questionnaires, remarks and releases, files of the Republican Press Secretary, and an extensive subject file. The bulk of the materials date from 1965 to 1994.

The Dirksen Center cropped these documents to allow search capabilities for each individual box number.  This will allow users to go directly to the correct box number using their search query rather than scrolling through the entire 71 pages.  All you have to do is enter a keyword in the search box found at http://www.dirksencenter.org/findingaids/index.htm.  For example, entering ORGANIZATION in the search box will pull up a list of documents in the Robert H. Michel Collection that include this word.  To find this word in the Press Series collection, the search results would appear like this: Robert H. Michel Collection: Press Series, 1965-94: Box 12

Find the complete index page for the Robert H. Michel Collection: Press Series, 1965-94, including all box numbers and a brief listing of the contents for each at: http://www.dirksencenter.org/findingaids/rhm_pressseries.htm

Cindy Koeppel 
The Dirksen Congressional Center