Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aids

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Arrangement of the Materials

Appendix: Prominent Correspondents in 1977 Additions

Container	Title
	Accomplishments
	Predecessors' issue files
Box 853 Folder 5	1972
Box 853 Folder 6-7	1974
Box 854 Folder 1-2	1977
Box 854 Folder 3	1978
	Cards and sheets
	Card text printed on sheets
Box 854 Folder 4	Card list for Obey, undated
Box 854 Folder 5	1985-1986
Box 854 Folder 6	1985-1986
Box 854 Folder 7	1986-1987
Box 854 Folder 8	1987-1988
Box 854 Folder 9	1988 issue and campaign sheets
Box 855 Folder 1	1988-1989, sheets by Rachel Spector
Box 855 Folder 2	1988-1990 sheets
Box 855 Folder 3	1989 sheets
Box 855 Folder 4-8	1989-1990 sheets
Box 855 Folder 9	1989-1990 county sheets
Box 855 Folder 10	1990-1991
Box 856 Folder 1	1991-1992
	Card text on cards
	Filed by year
Box 905 Folder 1	1994-1995
Box 905 Folder 2	1996-1998
Box 905 Folder 3	undated
	Filed by subject, undated
Box 906 Folder 1	Attendance
Box 906 Folder 2	Agriculture
Box 906 Folder 3	Budget
Box 906 Folder 4	Business
Box 906 Folder 5	Clinton, Bill, President
Box 906 Folder 6	Dairy
Box 906 Folder 7	Energy and environment
Box 906 Folder 8	Foreign affairs and defense
Box 906 Folder 9	Honoraria
Box 906 Folder 10	Indians
Box 906 Folder 11	Labor-Health and Social Services and Education
Box 907 Folder 1	Labor-Health and Social Services and Education (continued)
Box 907 Folder 2	Miscellaneous issues
Box 907 Folder 3	Reagan/Bush
Box 907 Folder 4	Social issues
Box 907 Folder 5	Transportation
Box 907 Folder 6	“Wisconsin's share”
	Filed by subject, circa 1990-1994
Box 907 Folder 7	Accomplishments, Congressional
Box 907 Folder 8	Accomplishments, Obey
Box 907 Folder 9	Appropriations
Box 907 Folder 10	Budget deficit
Box 907 Folder 11	Crime
Box 907 Folder 12	Gays in the military
Box 907 Folder 13	Health
Box 907 Folder 14	Highways and transportation
Box 907 Folder 15	Hmong
Box 907 Folder 16	Labor
Box 907 Folder 17	Seniors
Box 907 Folder 18	Small business
Box 907 Folder 19	Veterans
Box 907 Folder 19	West, Scott (Obey opponent)
Box 907 Folder 20	“Wisconsin's share”
Box 907 Folder 21	Women
	circa 1990
Box 856 Folder 2	“What Has Obey Done?” memoranda
	Research files
Box 856 Folder 3	Clipping system index
Box 856 Folder 4	Americans with Disabilities
Box 856 Folder 5	Bipartisanship
Box 856 Folder 6	Congressional accomplishments
Box 856 Folder 7	Counties
Box 856 Folder 8	Education
Box 856 Folder 9	“Highlights”
Box 856 Folder 10	Inventory of staff word processing documents, 1988-1989
Box 856 Folder 11	Labor memos
Box 856 Folder 12	Liberal label
Box 856 Folder 13	Miscellaneous Carver drafts, 1987-1988
Box 856 Folder 14	Miscellaneous clippings
Box 856 Folder 15	“Successes”
	1991-1992
Box 856 Folder 16-18	“Obey Project,” draft chapters
Box 857 Folder 1-2	“Obey Project,” draft chapters (continued)
	Research files and clippings
Box 857 Folder 3	General
Box 857 Folder 4	Appropriations Committee
Box 857 Folder 5	Approval ratings
Box 857 Folder 6	Awards
Box 857 Folder 7	Balanced Budget Amendment
Box 857 Folder 8	Budget votes record, 1981-1990
Box 857 Folder 9-10	Budget and taxes, 1986-1992
Box 857 Folder 11	Bush/Quayle
Box 857 Folder 12	Commercial driver's licenses, 1988-1992
Box 857 Folder 13	Congressional pay and outside income
Box 857 Folder 14	Congressional staff salaries
Box 857 Folder 15	Crime
Box 858 Folder 1	Dairy and agriculture, 1991
Box 858 Folder 2	Democratic Party
Box 858 Folder 3	Education, 1987-1991
Box 858 Folder 4	Energy policy
Box 858 Folder 5	Environment, 1990
Box 858 Folder 6	Farm Bill, 1992
Box 858 Folder 7	Flags
Box 858 Folder 8	Foreign affairs
Box 858 Folder 9	Gun control, 1986-1991
Box 858 Folder 10	Hunger
	“Indian issues”
Box 858 Folder 11	Crist/Stop Treaty Abuse
Box 858 Folder 12	Crabb decision
Box 858 Folder 13	Federal resistance
Box 858 Folder 14	Inouye participation
Box 858 Folder 15	Lac du Flambeau settlement
Box 858 Folder 16	Obey's actions
Box 858 Folder 17	Others' actions
Box 858 Folder 18	Peterson/Protect American Rights and Resources
Box 858 Folder 19	Petri, Tom
Box 858 Folder 20	Recall editorials
Box 858 Folder 21	Recall election
Box 858 Folder 22	Recall, Obey actions
Box 858 Folder 23	Reconciliation efforts
Box 858 Folder 24	Support
Box 858 Folder 25	Wisconsin counties' actions
Box 858 Folder 26	Iran-Contra, 1989-1992
Box 859 Folder 1	Iraq, 1990-1992
Box 859 Folder 2	Israel
Box 859 Folder 3	“Issues”
Box 859 Folder 4	Jobs and business, 1986-1991
Box 859 Folder 5	Kuwait hostage, 1991
Box 859 Folder 6	Leadership
Box 859 Folder 7	Miscellaneous clippings
Box 859 Folder 8	National Guard
Box 859 Folder 9	Paper companies
Box 859 Folder 10	Park Service cabin use, 1991-1992
Box 859 Folder 11	Persian Gulf War
Box 859 Folder 12	Personal
Box 859 Folder 13	Priorities
Box 859 Folder 14	Rural health care
Box 859 Folder 15	Savings and loan associations
Box 859 Folder 16	Small business
Box 859 Folder 17	Space
	Spending cuts
Box 859 Folder 18	General
Box 859 Folder 19	Voting record, 1981
Box 860 Folder 1-4	Voting record, 1983-1991
Box 860 Folder 5	State and local taxes
Box 860 Folder 6-8	“Staying in touch with Wisconsin”
Box 860 Folder 9	Term limits
Box 860 Folder 10	Transportation
Box 860 Folder 11	Values
	Wisconsin counties
Box 860 Folder 12	Ashland
Box 861 Folder 1-18	Bayfield-Wood
Box 861 Folder 19	Wisconsin state government
Box 861 Folder 20	Working families
	1993
	“Big Book” clipping files
Box 861 Folder 21	National, before 1989
Box 862 Folder 1-5	National, 1989-1992
Box 862 Folder 6	Local, 1989-1993
Box 862 Folder 7-10	“Clippings to add,” 1980-1992
	1993-1994
	“What Has Obey Done?”
Box 86 Folder 14	Planning outline
Box 863 Folder 1-4	Research binder (alphabetical by subject)
	Research files and clippings
Box 863 Folder 5	Abortion
Box 863 Folder 6	Agriculture
Box 863 Folder 7	Anti-Obey
Box 863 Folder 8	Appropriations
Box 863 Folder 9	Appropriations chairmanship
Box 864 Folder 1	Appropriations chairmanship (continued)
Box 864 Folder 2	Arms control and peace
Box 864 Folder 3	Awards
Box 864 Folder 5	Biographical profiles
Box 864 Folder 6	Bipartisanship
Box 864 Folder 4	Bovine growth hormone
Box 864 Folder 7	Budget and tax fairness
Box 864 Folder 8	Budget deficit
Box 864 Folder 9	Bush farm policy
Box 864 Folder 10	Business development
Box 864 Folder 11	Campaign finance reform
Box 864 Folder 12	Central Wisconsin Airport
Box 864 Folder 13	Clinton, Bill, President, agenda
Box 865 Folder 1	Clinton, Hillary
Box 865 Folder 2	Commerce
Box 865 Folder 3	Communications
Box 865 Folder 4	Condition of American politics
Box 865 Folder 5	Congress
Box 865 Folder 6	Congressional pay
Box 865 Folder 7	Congressional performance
Box 865 Folder 8	Constituent service
Box 865 Folder 9	Crime and guns
Box 865 Folder 10	Dairy
Box 865 Folder 11	Defense
Box 865 Folder 12	Democratic accomplishments
Box 865 Folder 13	Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Box 865 Folder 14	Disaster aid
Box 865 Folder 15	Eastern Europe
Box 865 Folder 16	Economic growth
Box 865 Folder 17	Education
Box 865 Folder 18	Environment
Box 866 Folder 1	Ethics
Box 866 Folder 2	Executive power
Box 866 Folder 3	Farm organizations
Box 866 Folder 4-5	Foreign policy
Box 866 Folder 6	Forestry and lumber industry
Box 866 Folder 7	Franking
Box 866 Folder 8	Fraser Shipyard
Box 866 Folder 9	Gas tax
Box 866 Folder 10	“Gridlock”
Box 866 Folder 11	Haiti
	Health care
Box 866 Folder 12-13	General
Box 866 Folder 14	Forums
Box 866 Folder 15	Reform
Box 866 Folder 16	“Highlights,” 1993
Box 867 Folder 1	Highways
Box 867 Folder 2	Hmong
Box 867 Folder 3	House bank and perks
Box 867 Folder 4	Housing
Box 867 Folder 5	Indian gaming
Box 867 Folder 6	Investment
Box 867 Folder 7	Jobs and labor
Box 867 Folder 8	Joint Economic Committee
Box 867 Folder 9	Low Income Home Energy Assistance
Box 867 Folder 10	Milk marketing orders
Box 867 Folder 11	Miscellaneous clippings
Box 867 Folder 12	North American Free Trade Agreement
Box 867 Folder 13	Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center
Box 867 Folder 14	“Obey fights for consumers”
Box 867 Folder 15	“Obey fights for workers”
Box 868 Folder 1	“Obey gets dollars for the district and Wisconsin”
Box 868 Folder 2	“Obey and the press”
Box 868 Folder 3	“Obey saves money for taxpayers”
Box 868 Folder 4-7	“Obey stays in touch”
Box 868 Folder 8	“Obey's clout”
Box 868 Folder 9	Personal
Box 868 Folder 10	Poor
Box 868 Folder 11	Postal Service
Box 868 Folder 12	Project Elf/Gwen
Box 868 Folder 13	Railroads
Box 868 Folder 14	Reich, Robert, visit to Wausau, 1994
Box 868 Folder 15	Rural development
Box 869 Folder 1	Russia
Box 869 Folder 2	Seniors
Box 869 Folder 3	Seventh District demographics
Box 869 Folder 4	Social issues
Box 869 Folder 5	Special interests
Box 869 Folder 6	Spending cuts
Box 869 Folder 7	Supercollider/Space Station
Box 869 Folder 8	Tourism
Box 869 Folder 9	Trade
Box 869 Folder 10	Tribal appropriations
Box 869 Folder 11	Veterans
Box 869 Folder 12	Voting record
Box 869 Folder 13	Wisconsin delegation
Box 869 Folder 14	Worker safety
Box 869 Folder 15	Working families/family income
	1995-1996
Box 869 Folder 16	“Wisconsin Values, Common Sense, Putting Working Families First” report
	Research files and clippings
Box 869 Folder 17	General accomplishments
Box 869 Folder 18	Appropriation votes, FY 1996
Box 869 Folder 19	Clipping analyses, 1995-1996
Box 870 Folder 1-3	Clipping analyses, 1995-1996 (continued)
Box 870 Folder 4	Corporate welfare
Box 870 Folder 5	Counties, cities, and towns
Box 870 Folder 6	County accomplishments list
Box 870 Folder 7	Dairy
Box 870 Folder 8	Education
Box 870 Folder 9	Environment
Box 870 Folder 10	“Goals”
Box 870 Folder 11	Health
Box 870 Folder 12	Highways
Box 870 Folder 13	Hmong
Box 870 Folder 14	Housing
Box 870 Folder 15	Jobs and workers
Box 870 Folder 16	Labor Department
Box 870 Folder 17	Legislative checklists
Box 871 Folder 1	Letters to the editor clippings
Box 871 Folder 2	Mailing lists information
Box 871 Folder 3	Manufacturing partnership
Box 871 Folder 4	Maritime issues
Box 871 Folder 5	Miscellaneous clippings and memos
Box 871 Folder 6	Political reform
Box 871 Folder 7	Rural issues
Box 871 Folder 8	Seniors
Box 871 Folder 9	Solving problems
Box 871 Folder 10	Spending
Box 871 Folder 11	Tax fairness
Box 871 Folder 12	Taylor County accomplishments draft
Box 871 Folder 13	Veterans
	1997-1998
Box 871 Folder 14	Accomplishments report draft, 1998 October
	Research files and clippings
Box 871 Folder 15	General
Box 871 Folder 16	Abortion
Box 871 Folder 17	Balanced Budget Amendment
Box 871 Folder 18	Beer
Box 871 Folder 19	Budget
Box 872 Folder 1	Budget cuts and taxes
Box 872 Folder 2	Campaign finance
Box 872 Folder 3	Case work
Box 872 Folder 4	Central Wisconsin Airport
Box 872 Folder 5	Children's health
Box 872 Folder 6	Clinton, Bill, President
Box 872 Folder 7	Congressional pay raise
Box 872 Folder 8	Credit unions
Box 872 Folder 9	Crime and guns
Box 872 Folder 10	Dairy
Box 872 Folder 11-12	Education
Box 872 Folder 13	Environment
Box 872 Folder 14	Families
Box 872 Folder 15	Federal Reserve accountability
Box 872 Folder 16	Flags
Box 872 Folder 17	Foreign affairs
Box 873 Folder 1	Gingrich, Newt, Representative
Box 873 Folder 2	Green Thumb
Box 873 Folder 3	Health
Box 873 Folder 4-5	Highways
Box 873 Folder 6	Housing
Box 873 Folder 7	Jobs and business development
Box 873 Folder 8	Labor
Box 873 Folder 9	Low Income Home Energy Assistance
Box 873 Folder 10	Miscellaneous issues
Box 873 Folder 11	“Money for Wisconsin”
Box 873 Folder 12	Native Americans
Box 873 Folder 13	Obey's legislative history
Box 873 Folder 14	Personal
Box 873 Folder 15	Plant closings
Box 873 Folder 16	“Platinum fleece”
Box 873 Folder 17	Project Elf
Box 873 Folder 18	School reform
Box 874 Folder 1	Social Security
Box 874 Folder 2	Spending cuts, “Top Ten Hits”
Box 874 Folder 3	“Staying in touch”
Box 874 Folder 4	Student aid
Box 874 Folder 5	Taxes
Box 874 Folder 6	Trade
Box 874 Folder 7	Transportation
Box 874 Folder 8	Veterans
Box 874 Folder 9	Viking Voyageur gas pipeline
	1999-2000
	Research files and clippings
Box 874 Folder 10	General
Box 874 Folder 11	Arts
Box 874 Folder 12	Budget
Box 874 Folder 13	Campaign funding
Box 874 Folder 14	Congress
Box 874 Folder 15	Crime and guns
Box 874 Folder 16	Dairy
Box 874 Folder 17	Defense
Box 874 Folder 18	Economic Development Administration grants
Box 875 Folder 1	Education
Box 875 Folder 2	Election
Box 875 Folder 3	Energy
Box 875 Folder 4	Environment
Box 875 Folder 5	Foreign affairs
Box 875 Folder 6	Gore, Al
Box 875 Folder 7	Health care and seniors
Box 875 Folder 8	Jobs and business development
Box 875 Folder 9	Legislative record
Box 875 Folder 10	Mailings
Box 875 Folder 11	Miscellaneous clippings
Box 875 Folder 12	“Money for Wisconsin”
Box 875 Folder 13	Native Americans
Box 875 Folder 14	“Obey's clout”
Box 875 Folder 15	Obey's website
Box 875 Folder 16	Prescription drugs
Box 875 Folder 17	Social Security
Box 875 Folder 18	“Staying in touch”
Box 875 Folder 19	Taxes
Box 875 Folder 20	Trade
Box 876 Folder 1	Veterans
Box 876 Folder 2	Workers/Seniors/Families/Veterans
	circa 2000
	Local issue books
Box 876 Folder 3	Chippewa Falls
Box 876 Folder 4	Rhinelander
Box 876 Folder 5-6	Superior
Box 876 Folder 7	Wausau
	2001-2002
Box 876 Folder 8	Preliminary report
Box 876 Folder 10-11	Deregulation record and research
Box 876 Folder 9	Letters to the editor, clippings
Box 876 Folder 12	Low Income Home Energy Assistance
	2004
Box 877 Folder 1	Summary counties report drafts
	Research files and clippings
Box 877 Folder 2-17	Ashland-Sawyer
Box 878 Folder 1-3	Taylor-Wood
	2005-2006
Box 878 Folder 4	Report draft, 2006 January
Box 878 Folder 5-7	Report draft, 2006 October
	Research files and clippings
Box 878 Folder 8	General
Box 878 Folder 9	Budget
Box 879 Folder 1-2	Counties
Box 879 Folder 3	Dairy
Box 879 Folder 4-6	Defense, Foreign affairs
Box 879 Folder 7	Education
Box 879 Folder 8	Environment
Box 879 Folder 9-10	Health
Box 879 Folder 11	“Highlights”
Box 880 Folder 1	Homeland Security
Box 880 Folder 2	Jobs
Box 880 Folder 3	Seniors and Social Security
Box 880 Folder 4	“Values”
Box 880 Folder 5-7	Working families
	2008
Box 880 Folder 8-9	Subject reports
Box 881 Folder 1-7	Subject reports (continued)
Box 881 Folder 8	Counties reports
Box 882 Folder 1-5	Counties reports (continued)
Box 882 Folder 6	Region
	Research files and clippings
Box 882 Folder 7-9	General
Box 882 Folder 10	Budget
Box 883 Folder 1	Dairy
Box 883 Folder 2	Health
Box 883 Folder 3	Intelligence oversight
Box 883 Folder 4-5	Iraq
Box 883 Folder 6-7	Letters to the editor
Box 883 Folder 8	“Obey's clout”
Box 883 Folder 9	Project database
Box 883 Folder 10	Veterans
	2008-2009
Box 883 Folder 11	40th anniversary career achievements