Scope and Contents From the Sub-subseries: Files encompass committee work, information on individual bills, caucus materials, and background information on legislative topics. Heckler's longest committee assignments were on the Committee on Agriculture, the Joint Economic Committee, and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs; these are well represented and are listed alphabetically by their more common names of Agriculture Committee and Veterans' Affairs Committee. Committee files relate to specific legislation under consideration by the...

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Audio cassettes have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-subseries: Files encompass committee work, information on individual bills, caucus materials, and background information on legislative topics. Heckler's longest committee assignments were on the Committee on Agriculture, the Joint Economic Committee, and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs; these are well represented and are listed alphabetically by their more common names of Agriculture Committee and Veterans' Affairs Committee. Committee files relate to specific legislation under consideration by the...

Restrictions on Access

Audio cassettes have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-subseries: Files encompass committee work, information on individual bills, caucus materials, and background information on legislative topics. Heckler's longest committee assignments were on the Committee on Agriculture, the Joint Economic Committee, and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs; these are well represented and are listed alphabetically by their more common names of Agriculture Committee and Veterans' Affairs Committee. Committee files relate to specific legislation under consideration by the...

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Audio cassettes have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.

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Includes biographies of Margaret Heckler, clippings, audio and video recordings of interviews, magazines, newsletters, press releases, and radio statements. Clippings document Heckler as well as campaigns, district issues, legislative topics, and national events.

Restrictions on Access The phonograph discs in box 4593 object 4-5 have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room. The video recordings in box 143, object 8-9 are not available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule...

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Contains speeches, drafts, background materials, and notes for unfinished speeches. Also includes some audio recordings of speeches and remarks given by Heckler.

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The audio cassettes have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.

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Contains files on topics related to the Department of Health and Human Services' purview, as well as topics of interest to Margaret Heckler. Materials vary but frequently include background information, briefings, correspondence, memos, notes, reports, and speeches and remarks. A substantial portion of the briefings and memos focus on proposed and implemented regulations.

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The videocassette (VHS) has been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.

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Public relations materials include appointment books, clippings and magazine articles, event files, interviews, photographs, press releases, scheduling files, and speeches and remarks. Event files and scheduling files often document the same events and include briefings, invitations, speeches, and talking points.

Restrictions on Access The two audio cassettes in box 146 and the videocassette (VHS) in box 143 have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room. The two audio cassettes in box 135, cassette 32-33 are not available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it...

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Contains speeches, remarks, and draft versions of speeches given by Margaret Heckler while Health and Human Services Secretary. Some speeches also include attached briefings, memos, talking points, and background materials. Statements before Congressional committees and press conference remarks are also included.

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The videocassette (VHS) has been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Campaign materials include advertising, audio and video recordings, campaign organization memos and meeting notes, clippings, Congressional ratings and voting records, correspondence, endorsements, fundraising files, photographs, information on opponents, and polling data. Files labeled "good letters" or "favorable correspondence" are often found with the campaign materials and contain thank you letters and other supportive correspondence from constituents, government officials, interest...

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Box 5, folders 9-12 are closed until 2045.

The audio recordings in box 146, object 1-2 and the video recording in box 143, object 6 are not available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule reformatting.

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Margaret Heckler's activities with various national and Massachusetts Republican Party groups and her participation in the Republican National Conventions from 1968-1980 are documented in this subseries. Of particular interest are the materials from the 1980 Republican National Convention about her work on the women's rights and housing planks of the party platform. Also included are a few files on Heckler's work campaigning for George H. W. Bush and Nelson A Rockefeller.

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The audio cassette has been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-subseries: Files encompass committee work, information on individual bills, caucus materials, and background information on legislative topics. Heckler's longest committee assignments were on the Committee on Agriculture, the Joint Economic Committee, and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs; these are well represented and are listed alphabetically by their more common names of Agriculture Committee and Veterans' Affairs Committee. Committee files relate to specific legislation under consideration by the...

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The audio recording in box 143, object 10 is not available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule reformatting.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-subseries: Files encompass committee work, information on individual bills, caucus materials, and background information on legislative topics. Heckler's longest committee assignments were on the Committee on Agriculture, the Joint Economic Committee, and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs; these are well represented and are listed alphabetically by their more common names of Agriculture Committee and Veterans' Affairs Committee. Committee files relate to specific legislation under consideration by the...

Restrictions on Access

The audio cassettes and videocassette (VHS) have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-subseries: Files encompass committee work, information on individual bills, caucus materials, and background information on legislative topics. Heckler's longest committee assignments were on the Committee on Agriculture, the Joint Economic Committee, and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs; these are well represented and are listed alphabetically by their more common names of Agriculture Committee and Veterans' Affairs Committee. Committee files relate to specific legislation under consideration by the...

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The audio recordings in box 143, object 11-12 are not available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule reformatting.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-subseries: Files encompass committee work, information on individual bills, caucus materials, and background information on legislative topics. Heckler's longest committee assignments were on the Committee on Agriculture, the Joint Economic Committee, and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs; these are well represented and are listed alphabetically by their more common names of Agriculture Committee and Veterans' Affairs Committee. Committee files relate to specific legislation under consideration by the...

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The audio cassette and videocassette (VHS) have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-subseries: Files encompass committee work, information on individual bills, caucus materials, and background information on legislative topics. Heckler's longest committee assignments were on the Committee on Agriculture, the Joint Economic Committee, and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs; these are well represented and are listed alphabetically by their more common names of Agriculture Committee and Veterans' Affairs Committee. Committee files relate to specific legislation under consideration by the...

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The audio recording in box 143, object 13 is not available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule reformatting.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-subseries: Files encompass committee work, information on individual bills, caucus materials, and background information on legislative topics. Heckler's longest committee assignments were on the Committee on Agriculture, the Joint Economic Committee, and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs; these are well represented and are listed alphabetically by their more common names of Agriculture Committee and Veterans' Affairs Committee. Committee files relate to specific legislation under consideration by the...

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The video recordings in box 143, object 14-15 are not available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule reformatting.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-subseries: Files encompass committee work, information on individual bills, caucus materials, and background information on legislative topics. Heckler's longest committee assignments were on the Committee on Agriculture, the Joint Economic Committee, and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs; these are well represented and are listed alphabetically by their more common names of Agriculture Committee and Veterans' Affairs Committee. Committee files relate to specific legislation under consideration by the...

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The video recording in box 143, object 16 is not available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule reformatting.

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Background materials, briefings, clippings, correspondence, itineraries, notes, photographs, reports, and travel information documenting Margaret Heckler's fact-finding trips both domestic and abroad as a member of caucuses and House committees. Of note are files pertaining to a delegation of Congresswomen she led to China in 1975 and a Congresswomen's Caucus trip to Thailand and Cambodia in 1979.

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The video recording in box 143, object 7 is not available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule reformatting.