The Glenn R. Davis Papers were assembled while he was congressman from the Ninth District of Wisconsin, 1965-1974. The period 1947-1956 when Davis served in the House of Representatives from Wisconsin's Second District, is documented in the collection by a microfilm copy of press clippings and by several newsletters. The collection is arranged in six sections: a Legislative Bill File, Watergate File, Public Relations File, Political Correspondence, a Biographical Sketch, and Press Clippings. The files contain mainly constituent correspondence; there are no administrative records or campaign material.
The LEGISLATIVE BILL FILE consists mainly of copies of bills Davis introduced or cosponsored, accompanied by correspondence with other congressmen and constituents relating to the bills. The largest amount of mail in this sequent of the papers concerns the Budget Control act of 1974 (Box 1, Folder 42).
Occasionally Davis has made notes about the bills. One folder contains bills and correspondence relating to bills, on which Davis spoke but which he did not sponsor. This series is arranged chronologically by session.
The WATERGATE FILE consists of correspondence between Davis and his constituents beginning with the hearings of the Senate Select Committee on Watergate in the summer of 1973 and continuing to Richard Nixon's resignation in August 1974. Although Davis did not participate directly in hearings, as a staunch supporter of Nixon he received considerable mail on the issue, even from citizens outside his district and state. The mail appears to have strongly supported Nixon until the “Saturday Night Massacre” (the firing of Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox) in October 1973; the mail then turned overwhelmingly against the President.
The PUBLIC RELATIONS FILE contains Newsletters to constituents between 1950-1951 and 1965-1974, and News Releases for radio, television and newspapers between 1967-1974.
The POLITICAL CORRESPONDENCE folder contains copies of letters between Davis and notable figures including Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and fellow congressmen. Some letters are personal, but most discuss congressional legislation.
The Biographical Sketch is a single sheet containing information on Davis' life, assembled by his staff.
The PRESS CLIPPINGS, 1946-1974, come from Wisconsin and national newspapers and detail Davis' involvement in politics, particularly his political campaign and his service in congress. There are fewer clippings for the years 1958-1963, when Davis was out of the political scene. During that period they document his community activities. The clippings are arranged in roughly chronological order. After microfilming the clippings were returned to the donor.
The papers are arranged chronologically in each of the categories.
