18 November 1991

Stenholm, Charles W., 1938-?

Typed letter signed

Title: To Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

A thank you letter from Charles Stenholm, the House representative for Texas's seventeenth district, to Moorhead for his support on a substitution to the family medical leave act. The substitution that Stenholm put forth did not pass, but would have provided a statutory hiring preference to workers who leave their jobs to fulfill family responsibilities. According to Stenholm this would include leaving the workforce for 6 years to care for a new child, and up to 2 years for a seriously ill family member. When the worker wished to return to the workforce they would be reinstated if a position…

GLC09613.01.12

26 November 1991

Thomas, William Marshall, 1941-?

Typed letter signed

Title: To Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

A thank you letter from William Marshall Thomas, the House representative for California's twenty first district, to Moorhead for his support for H.R. 3750, concerning campaign spending. The Republican effort was "geared toward returning control over campaign financing to the voters, reducing the special interest influence of PACs, and banning soft money." In contrast according to Thomas, the Democrat version which was passed "was designed to protect incumbents by imposing an arbitrary spending limit on campaigns without compensating for the advantages of incumbency." This letter is on…

GLC09613.01.13

12 May 1992

Lehman, Richard H., 1948-?

Typed letter signed

Title: To Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

A thank you letter from Richard Lehman, the House representative for California's nineteenth district, to Moorhead for his participation in a Special Order commemorating the 77th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Lehman states, "Your participation helped to communicate that the Armenian genocide will not go unacknowledged and unmourned. By raising the public's consciousness of atrocities of the past, we can hopefully prevent their repetition in the future." This letter is on Lehman's House of Representative stationery.

GLC09613.01.14

27 July 1992

Crane M.C., Philip M., 1930-2014

Typed letter signed

Title: To Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

A thank you letter from Philip Crane, the House representative for Illinois's eighth district, to Moorhead for his support in elimination funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. Although the vote was unsuccessful there was more support for "returning to Constitutional principles and terminating government involvement in the arts." These funds include a $178 million taxpayer donation to the NEA which Crane believes could be made up for by the private sector which donated $7.9 billion to the arts in the last year. The letter concludes saying "Once again, I appreciate your support and…

GLC09613.01.15

14 April 1993

Kasich, John R., 1952-?

Typed letter signed

Title: To Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

A thank you letter from John Kasich, the House representative for Ohio's twelfth district, to Moorhead for his support on the Republican Budget Committees alternative budget resolution. The message according to Kasich was, "lower taxes, less spending, and smaller government." He also hopes that Moorhead will continue to support the efforts of the Republican Budget Committee. This letter is on Kasich's House of Representative stationery.

GLC09613.01.16

5 April 1994

Dellums, Ronald V., 1935-?

Typed letter signed

Title: To Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

A appeal for support from Ronald Dellums, the House representative for California's ninth district, to Moorhead for H.R. 4114 the Governors Island Reinforcement Act of 1994. The bill hopes to stop the current policy of the Navy and Coast Guard to turn back any Haitian refugees. The policy is currently to "interdict and summarily repatriate all and any Haitians fleeing their island, whatever their destination, however heart-rending their pleas. No questions asked, we return these refugees to the terror they so desperately try to escape." Dellums is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus,…

GLC09613.01.17

5 May 1994

Chapman, Jim, 1945-?

Typed letter signed

Title: To Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

A thank you letter from Jim Chapman, the House Representative for Texas's first district, to Moorhead for his support for the Chapman Truth in Sentencing Amendment for the Crime Bill. This amendment is in hope of reducing violent crime. This letter is on Chapman's House of Representatives stationery.

GLC09613.01.18

6 October 1994

Johnson, Sam, 1930-?

Typed letter signed

Title: To Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

A thank you letter from Sam Johnson the House representative for Texas's third district, to Moorhead for his support for the Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act. This act "contains strong language protecting the constitutional rights of all schoolchildren to voluntarily pray." This letter is on Johnson's House of Representative stationery.

GLC09613.01.19

5 July 1995

Horn, Stephen, 1931-2011

Typed letter signed

Title: To Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

A thank you letter from Stephen Horn, the House representative for California's thirty eighth district, to Moorhead for his support of an amendment of H.R. 1817 the military construction appropriations bill. This amendment was to prevent the Navy from stonewalling information requests from a appropriations subcommittee, the General Accounting Office or a Member of the house. This letter is on Horn's House of Representative stationery.

GLC09613.01.21

12 July 1995

Porter, John Edward, 1935-?

Typed letter signed

Title: To Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

A thank you letter from John Edward Porter, the House representative for Illinois's tenth district, to Moorhead for his support of the Porter-Wolf-Smith amendment which cut $25 million from economic assistance to Turkey. This was a response to "Turkish intransigence for the last 21 years regarding Cyprus, its blockade of U.S. humanitarian assistance bound for Armenia, and its egregious genocide against the Kurdish minority." In the hope that this disapproval would change the direction of a valued ally. Porter also says "torture, extrajudicial killings by military and police, severe repression…

GLC09613.01.22

13 July 1995

Crapo, Michael D., 1951-?

Typed letter signed

Title: To Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

A thank you letter from Michael D. Crapo, the House representative for Idaho's second district, to Moorhead for his support against Congressman Obey's amendment to the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill which would kill research and development for electrorefining spent fuel at Argonne labs. He declares that, "The future of safe nuclear waste disposal depends on the continued development of this program. The program is good science and fiscally responsible. It is supported by the National Academy of Sciences, the Administration, the House Science Committee, and the House Appropriations…

GLC09613.01.23

17 April 1996

Coburn, Tom, 1948-?

Typed letter signed

Title: To Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

A solicitation letter from Tom Coburn, the House representative for Oklahoma's second district, to Moorhead for his support for NOFAS, the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Coburn is asking for a $200 donation to the charity which is entirely funded by private funds. The organization was founded in 1990 in response to a need for coordinated efforts to combat alcohol related birth defects.This letter is on Coburn's House of Representative stationery.

GLC09613.01.24

22 July 1996

Seastrand, Andrea, 1941-

Typed letter signed

Title: To Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

A thank you letter from Andrea Seastrand, the House representative for California's twenty second district, to Moorhead for his support for H.R. 3415. The act would temporarily repeal the 4.3 cent per gallon gas tax increase in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. This letter is on Seastrand's House of Representative stationary.

GLC09613.01.25

1993-2001

Browner, Carol M., 1955-

Typed letter signed

Title: To Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

A thank you letter from Carol Browner, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to Moorhead for his leadership in moving the Superfund bill, H.R. 3800 through committee. The bill would make the program faster fairer and more efficient. This letter is on Browner's Environmental Protection Agency stationery.

GLC09613.01.26

1989-1993

Photograph

Title: George H.W. Bush

A portrait of President George H.W. Bush.

GLC09613.01.27

13 September 1976

Photograph

Title: President Gerald Ford

A photograph of President Gerald Ford surrounded by other men. On the back is a note which states, "at White House- President signed Government in Sunshine 8.5"

GLC09613.01.28

30 June 1944

Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jacob Stone and Beatrice Stone

Addressed to "Dad + Bee." He's happy he could get one last call in before he ships out. The train trip was "swell" and the officers had drawing rooms. This was their last night out before they sail. He's hoping he'll have mail waiting at his new address. The letter is dated "Friday Nite." "Letters in a Box" notes the letter was written on June 30, 1944.

GLC09620.108

3 July 1944

Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jacob Stone

Addressed to "Dad." He enclosed an insurance slip for his good watch that he just sent home and it needs some work to be done. He has another watch so there is no rush in getting it back. The letter is not dated, but the reciept enclosed is dated July 3, 1944. "Letters in a Box" notes the letter was written on July 3, 1944.

GLC09620.109

1970

Bleicher, Kevin, fl. 1970

Header Record

Title: [Collection of photographs of Ohio State University 1970 Anti-War Demonstrations] [Decimalized .001- .318.02]

Collection consists of approximately 318 items that consists of snapshot photographs, most accompanied by original celluloid negatives, from the 1970 Ohio State University riots, April 15 to May 7, 1970, and from the demonstrations in Washington, DC, on May 9, 1970. The Ohio State riots were one of the largest student demonstrations of the Vietnam War era but were overshadowed by the contemporaneous demonstrations at Kent State, which resulted in the deaths of four students. Seven protesters were shot at Ohio State but all survived, and Ohio Governor James Rhodes took the unprecedented…

GLC09650

1875

Engraving

Title: [Portrait of Samuel Houston]

Portrait of Samuel Houston. Included with GLC01119.01. Date drawn from handwritten note in pencil.

GLC01119.02

1 July 1794

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Manuscript document signed

Title: The Massachusetts Society of Cinncinnati in Account current with Henry Jackson Treasurer.

The second document is a July 1, 1794 account signed by Henry Jackson, including payments made for a July 4th, 1793 "Feast" for the officers. (Costs include advertising through the publisher of the Columbian Centinel, wine and dinner.) This document is kept in Size 3, Box 008.

GLC01450.627.01.02

28 June 1793

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Manuscript document signed

Title: Accot. Current with Henry Jackson Treasurer

The third document is a June 28, 1793 verification of the financial accounts of the same society, which is signed by Joseph Vose, Benjamin Dana and Thomas H. Condy of the Massachusetts Society's Committee of Examination. This document is stored in Size 3, Box 008.

GLC01450.627.01.03

1908

The Outlook Company, fl. 1908

Print

Title: Stephen Austin "The Father of Texas"

Magazine clipping image of Stephen Austin standing in a forest with a dog, holding a rifle. The image is printed from a portrait held by the Texas Historical Society. A two page clipping is included which gives a brief biography of Austin. Clipping dimensions: 8.9 x 5.7 cm. Backside of image includes biographical information about Sam Houston. Image is taken from a page of volume 8 of "The Outlook" magazine, a weekly publication in New York City.

GLC02452.02

circa 1859 - 1862

McClees, J.E., fl. 1855-1865

Engraving Signed

Title: J.L. Reno

Photo taken by J.E. McClees, engraving done by J.C. Buttre. General Jesse L. Reno is pictured in his union uniform.

GLC02457.15.02

26 May 1995

Lungren, Daniel E., 1946-?

Typed letter signed

Title: To Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

A thank you letter from Daniel Lungren, the Attorney General of California, to Moorhead for his legislation the Officer's Civil Liability Act of 1995(H.R.1446). This act strives to limit the award of punitive damages "to the kinds of egregious conduct that warrant a recovery" it also limits the attorney's fees to under one-third of the recovery. Lungren also mentions a particular case Chuman V. Wright in which this bill would have been a benefit. The case was such that an officer got a warrant to search a suspected cocaine storage house. When no drugs were recovered, a lawsuit was filed…

GLC09613.01.20