Wendell R. Anderson papers, 1960-1978.

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Wendell R. Anderson papers, 1960-1978.

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Senatorial files (1977-1978), correspondence (1963-1971), legislative files and bills (1960-1970), sound and visual materials (1970s), and other papers created by this Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party state legislator (1959-1970), governor (1971-1977), and U.S. Senator (1977-1978). Senatorial files (76 boxes) include general correspondence (23 boxes), legislative assistants' files (15 boxes), bill and other legislation files (6 boxes), case work files (17 boxes), and St. Paul office files (4 boxes). Legislative areas of particular significance are agriculture, energy matters, environmental concerns, social legislation, and transportation. Remaining materials provide scanty documentation of Anderson's career as a state representative and senator during the 1960s.

78.5 cu. ft. (79 boxes).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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