Box 4

Scope and Contents From the Series: The largest group of materials in the collection, the Legislation Files, span Bennett's career in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1949-1993. A handful of documents, such as government reports and published committee hearings, date from 1944 to 1949. The files are arranged alphabetically, and often contain drafts and final versions of legislation, correspondence and memoranda, floor proceedings, news clippings and reference or background materials. Folder titles typically reflect...