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Scope and Contents From the Series: Senator Tower had a well-organized press office from the beginning of his tenure in the Senate until his retirement. His staff kept copies of his publications as well as articles written about him; transcripts of his speeches and remarks on radio and television programs and at press conferences; and copies of his statements on various issues and events. In addition, there are press office publications, correspondence with the media, and comprehensive newspaper clipping files. Complete or...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Senator Tower had a well-organized press office from the beginning of his tenure in the Senate until his retirement. His staff kept copies of his publications as well as articles written about him; transcripts of his speeches and remarks on radio and television programs and at press conferences; and copies of his statements on various issues and events. In addition, there are press office publications, correspondence with the media, and comprehensive newspaper clipping files. Complete or...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Senator Tower had a well-organized press office from the beginning of his tenure in the Senate until his retirement. His staff kept copies of his publications as well as articles written about him; transcripts of his speeches and remarks on radio and television programs and at press conferences; and copies of his statements on various issues and events. In addition, there are press office publications, correspondence with the media, and comprehensive newspaper clipping files. Complete or...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Senator Tower had a well-organized press office from the beginning of his tenure in the Senate until his retirement. His staff kept copies of his publications as well as articles written about him; transcripts of his speeches and remarks on radio and television programs and at press conferences; and copies of his statements on various issues and events. In addition, there are press office publications, correspondence with the media, and comprehensive newspaper clipping files. Complete or...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Senator Tower had a well-organized press office from the beginning of his tenure in the Senate until his retirement. His staff kept copies of his publications as well as articles written about him; transcripts of his speeches and remarks on radio and television programs and at press conferences; and copies of his statements on various issues and events. In addition, there are press office publications, correspondence with the media, and comprehensive newspaper clipping files. Complete or...

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...

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: This series is comprised of awards, plaques, artifacts, books, political cartoons, scrapbooks and a multitude of other items that Senator Tower collected during his campaigns and his career in government service. A number of the items, especially many of the political cartoons, are on loan from the Tower family.The collection of art/prints includes political cartoons, portraits of the senator, maps, and Texas and Southwestern art. Among the works are an oil painting of...

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....

Scope and Contents From the Series: Senator Tower’s aides and assistants often played key roles in enabling the senator to carry out the functions of his office. Although the work of aides and assistants is found throughout the papers, this series contains files that were clearly created or maintained by particular aides and staff members, including several of Tower’s administrative assistants in his Washington, D.C. office. The materials which concern politics, nominations, legislation, casework, projects and a broad range of...