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Congressional Files, 1951-1964
The Congressional files series is divided into several subseries. These include Legislation; Committee files; Speeches, statements and news releases; Campaign materials; Topical Files, and Case Files.
John Lesinski papers, 1930s-1964 (majority within 1950-1964)
27 linear feet — 3 oversize volumes — 2 oversize folders
Legislation
The Legislation subseries is arranged by legislative term and bill number. The subseries includes copies of the legislation introduced by Lesinski, correspondence about legislation, and supporting documents such as research or pamphlets about the topic. Legislation spans the areas of civil service, post office issues, retirement, and occasionally health or foreign policy issues.
Congressional Papers
The Congressional Papers subgroup is divided into ten record series: Biographical Material (1 folder); Legislative Files, 1959-1976 (30 ft.); Bills File, 1959-1976 (2 ft.); Speeches, 1959-1976 (1.5 ft.); Public Relations, 1959-1976 (2 ft.); Political Files, 1958-1976 (6 ft.); Democratic Party, 1968-1975 (4.75 ft.); Miscellaneous (.25 ft.); Visual Materials (2 linear ft.); and Sound Recordings (1 linear ft.). This arrangement generally retains the filing system established by O'Hara's office. In several instances files have been combined to form new series or subseries.
Biography
The Biographical series includes a folder of biographical information and two scrapbooks covering O'Hara's career, 1958 to 1974.
Congressional Papers, 1966-1976
The Congressional documents Riegle's five terms as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Personal
In the Congressional series, the first listed is the Personal subseries. This contains correspondence resulting from the publication of his book O Congress in 1972. Other material concerns his dissertation proposal, fact-finding trips, and his break with the Nixon administration.
Conservation Career
The Conservation Career series documents Sharkey's activities as a conservationist for the DNR, as well as his conservation-related activities in the Petoskey community.
Reginald F. Sharkey papers, 1953-2007 (majority within 1967-1991)
4.5 linear feet (in 6 boxes) — 1 oversize folder
Topical Files
Topical Files makes up the bulk of the collection with three subseries of files, each arranged alphabetically, but kept separate because of different dates of accessions.
Group 1
This first of three Topical Files subseries has been designated Group 1 (16 linear feet; bulk dates 1985-1995) and consists of a wide variety of collected material on the New Age Movement. Due to the success of her first book The Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow Constance Cumbey established a wide correspondence network which enabled her to build an impressive collection of ephemeral materials and independent publications -- material which is sometimes referred to as "gray literature" or "fugitive literature." The series contains general information about the New Age Movement such as pamphlets and magazines regarding globalization, alternative religions, spirituality, alternative lifestyles, technology, Afrocentrism, feminism, and foreign politics. There is also information on known New Age leaders Benjamin Creme and the Maitreya movement, Robert Muller and AD 2000 movement, and Bubba Free John and the Free Communion Church. A strength of this series is the large amount of information about education in Michigan and how the New Age Movement may have influenced the creation of new educational measures such as the Malcolm X Academy in Detroit, the Michigan Model, outcome based education, and home schooling.