Records, 1965-1972.

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Records, 1965-1972.

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Transcripts, minutes and journals of plenary sessions. Files of nine committees that studied assigned issues and three procedural committees included. Research files document such issues as home rule, lowering the voting age to 18, environmental concerns, state aid to non-public schools, tax reform and minority rights.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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