Silvio O. Conte Congressional Papers 1950-1991

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Silvio O. Conte Congressional Papers 1950-1991

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Massachusetts State Senator for the Berkshire District, 1950-1958, and representative for Massachusetts's First District in the United States Congress for 17 terms, 1959-1991, where he made significant contributions in the areas of health and human services, the environment, education, energy, transportation, and small business. Spanning four decades and eight presidents, the papers offer an extraordinary perspective on the major social, economic, and cultural changes experienced by the American people. Includes correspondence, speeches, press releases, bill files, his voting record, committee files, scrapbooks, travel files, audio-visual materials and over 5,000 photographs and slides.

388 boxes; (582 linear ft.)

eng,

Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries

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