Jim Wright papers, 1911-2004 (bulk 1960-1989).

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Jim Wright papers, 1911-2004 (bulk 1960-1989).

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The papers document Jim Wright's career in the U.S. House of Representatives. The papers include constituent correspondence, correspondence between Wright and his colleagues, subject files, news clippings, speeches, writings, oral history, photographs, and audiovisual materials.

1074 linear ft.

Texas Christian University

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Texas Christian University

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U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house of Congress. From the guide to the Subscription lists, 1870, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The first session of the Congress of the United States, under a resolution passed by the Congress of the Confederation, on September 13, 1788, was called to meet in New York City on March 4, 1789. On the appointed day only 13 Members of the House were present and, as this number did not constitute a quorum, the sessions...

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Jim Wright was born in Fort Worth in 1922 and spent his childhood in Texas and Oklahoma before attending Weatherford College and the University of Texas. Wright enlisted in the Army Air Corps during World War II and received his flyer’s wings and an officer’s commission at the age of nineteen. He flew combat missions in the South Pacific and received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Legion of Merit. Wright began his political career after the war. He joined the Young Democrats of Texas ...

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