Benjamin B. Blackburn papers, 1969-1974.

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Benjamin B. Blackburn papers, 1969-1974.

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The collection consists of papers of Benjamin B. Blackburn from 1969-1974. The papers include correspondence, both incoming constituent letters and copies (green forms) of Blackburn's outgoing correspondence; newsclippings; speeches; reports; press releases; printed materials; photographs; and maps. The materials document Blackburn's activities in the United States House of Representatives including his tenure on the Banking and Currency Committee, the Joint Economic Committee, and the Housing and Domestic Finance Committee. The correspondence mainly pertains to concerns of Blackburn's constituents and contains information on the 1974 Watergate investigation and Richard M. Nixon, the Vietnamese conflict and prisoners of war, the United Nations, foreign policy and trade, health care, taxation, and environmental issues.

25.5 linear ft.

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7404498

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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