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Because of the character of its work and the types of material it maintained, the Press Office (1959-1976; 38 linear feet) is treated differently from the rest of the Hart staff files. The Press Office series consists of five major subseries: "Press releases and newsletters," "Speeches," "Newspaper clippings," "Subject files" and "Schedules." Except for the "Subject files," each of the subseries has been arranged chronologically. The first two subseries are comprised of mimeographed releases of press notices, newsletters, and speeches given. "Clippings" consists of newspaper clippings compiled by a professional clipping service about Hart and his congressional activities. This series reflects and documents Hart's image of himself and the image that the print media had of him. The "Subject files" comprise press releases, memoranda, drafts, and other information maintained by Hart's press secretary Jerry Kabel. These files are arranged alphabetically by broad subject heading and should be used to complement other subject files within the collection.