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Student/Senior Records, undated
Item
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Tower papers, when received at Southwestern University, contained two large boxes labeled “General Files” that held folders related to the senator’s office administration, conferences, and a few other topics. The remaining items in this series are miscellaneous files and microfilm that were found scattered throughout the papers.The first folders in Box 1 contain biographical information about Senator Tower including photocopies of photographs from his high school yearbook....
Dates:
undated
Studies/Surveys, undated, 1965-1972, 1974-1979, 1982-1983
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The “Campaign/Political Series” of the John Tower Papers is a rich source for documenting Congressional campaigns of the late twentieth century. Senator Tower started his campaign career in the early 1960s with a personal effort and a small campaign staff that operated out of the Republican Party Headquarters in Houston. His later campaigns were increasingly sophisticated and well-organized, with professional campaign staff and paid consultants. Because the files span 20 years, they...
Dates:
Majority of material found in undated, 1965-1972, 1974-1979, 1982-1983
Subject, 1947 - 1984, bulk: 1962 - 1984
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
This subseries is primarily material that Tower's legislative staff generated in the course of writing and amending legislation. It is arrange in the following categories:
General, 1947-1984 (bulk 1962-1984)
Agriculture, 1962-1984 (bulk 1975-1980)
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, 1966-1980
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, 1966-1980
Banking, savings and loans, mortgage, and financing
Housing, building standards, real...
Dates:
1947 - 1984; Majority of material found within 1962 - 1984
Telegram Reading Files, 1964
Sub-Series
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From the Series:
During his 24 years in office, Senator Tower received thousands of letters from Texans and other citizens that revealed their concerns with the issues of the day: Communism, social welfare programs, Vietnam, environmental issues, women’s rights, foreign policy—and the price of wool in the Texas Hill Country and the closing of the local post office. By far the most correspondence is with constituents, but congressional colleagues, foreign dignitaries, government officials, representatives of...
Dates:
1964
Telephone Log Book, 1969
File — Box: 3, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
These miscellaneous files, generally related to the Senator's office and staff, contained biographical information, letters of thanks regarding gifts of art/prints, books, booklets/brochures, and other objects to Tower by colleagues, constituents, publishers and foreign dignitaries. The biographical files include photocopies of photographs from Tower's high school yearbook. Also found in this group are files such as clippings (one folder containes clippings related to the Senator's...
Dates:
1969
"Texas: A One Party State" - The New Guard, 1965-07
File — Box: 16, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This subseries...
Dates:
Publication: 1965-07
"Texas Historical Study and Rewarding Dividends." JUNIOR HISTORIAN., 1962-01
File — Box: 16, Folder: 51
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This subseries includes typescripts and articles written by or attributed to Senator Tower and interviews that were published in national and Texas magazines, newspapers, and special interest publications. Occasionally correspondence accompanies the materials, and a few typescripts have editorial revisions, usually minor. A number of the publications are for conservative publication, such as New Guard, Forewarned, Battle...
Dates:
Publication: 1962-01
Texas Independence Day, 1974 - 1975
File — Box: 4, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
These miscellaneous files, generally related to the Senator's office and staff, contained biographical information, letters of thanks regarding gifts of art/prints, books, booklets/brochures, and other objects to Tower by colleagues, constituents, publishers and foreign dignitaries. The biographical files include photocopies of photographs from Tower's high school yearbook. Also found in this group are files such as clippings (one folder containes clippings related to the Senator's...
Dates:
1974 - 1975
Th-Z, 1960 - 1980
Item — Box: 14
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Tower papers, when received at Southwestern University, contained two large boxes labeled “General Files” that held folders related to the senator’s office administration, conferences, and a few other topics. The remaining items in this series are miscellaneous files and microfilm that were found scattered throughout the papers.The first folders in Box 1 contain biographical information about Senator Tower including photocopies of photographs from his high school yearbook....
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1960 - 1980
"The Challenge of Awareness." GETTYSBURG COLLEGE, PA. , 1962-04
File — Box: 16, Folder: 56
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This subseries includes typescripts and articles written by or attributed to Senator Tower and interviews that were published in national and Texas magazines, newspapers, and special interest publications. Occasionally correspondence accompanies the materials, and a few typescripts have editorial revisions, usually minor. A number of the publications are for conservative publication, such as New Guard, Forewarned, Battle...
Dates:
Publication: 1962-04