Margaret Heckler papers, 1953-1992 (bulk 1962-1989)

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Margaret Heckler papers, 1953-1992 (bulk 1962-1989)

1953-1992 (bulk 1962-1989)

http://hdl.handle.net/2345.2/CA1998-004

These papers document the career of Margaret Heckler, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Ambassador to Ireland. They contain correspondence, legislative files, scheduling files, photographs, speeches, audio and video recordings, clippings, ephemera, Republican Party materials, and personal materials.

179.25 Linear Feet (156 boxes)

eng, Latn

Boston College. John J. Burns Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7399619

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Heckler, Margaret, 1931-2018

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Heckler, Margaret.

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Massachusetts Congresswoman, Cabinet Officer and Diplomat. Heckler was born in 1931 and attended Albertus Magnus College and Boston College Law School. From 1966 to 1982 she served in the United States House of Representatives. In 1983 she was appointed Secretary of Health and Human Services and from 1987 to 1988 she was Ambassador to Ireland. From the description of Margaret Heckler Papers, [1966?]-[1987?]. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 38038293 ...