These legislative papers are selected files, mainly concerning Native American treaty rights and other issues especially important in northern Wisconsin. The papers consist of two series, Subject Files and Legislative Files.
The Subject Files mainly consist of constituent correspondence and background information, the papers also contain campaign materials, newsletters, speeches and testimony, and materials concerning a recall effort in 1990. The state Department of Natural Resources' enforcement of rules on snowmobiling, boat shelters and jet skis also generated much constituent correspondence. Especially important in this series are the papers on the Native America treaty rights disputes concerning rights to fish and hunt in northern Wisconsin. The series is organized according to the numerical filing system used in Holperin's office, which is essentially alphabetical by subject.
The Legislative Files contain materials on legislation in which Holperin was involved, mainly the Petroleum Environmental Clean Up Fund Act, snowmobiling laws, and the purchase of Willow Flowage by the state. The series is organized alphabetically. Some of these topics also can be found in the Subject Files.
