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J. Dennis Hastert Papers

Preliminary Box Inventory
BOX #LABELISSUE AREAYEAR(S)NOTES
1A1Agriculture/USDA Issues1989-1998"Misc. Issues: Agriculture, environment, wetlands, JDH letters, AG Yearbook, IL AG, AG Immigration, school lunch, food safety, etc."
2A2Agriculture/USDA Issues1990-1997"1995 Farm Bill, pork issues, hunger, crop insurance, American Heritage rivers, etc."
3B1Appointments by Statute1998-2006"Covers entire JDH Speakership, plus Gingrich, Foley, & Michel."
4B2Appointments by Statute1998-2006Boards & Commissions.
5B3Appointments by Statute1999-2004Masterbooks -- 106th & 108th Congresses.
6B4Appointments by Statute2003-2004"108th Congress files, plus expired pre-2001 files (Gingrich); individual Board/Commission files; empty ones rolled over into 109th files."
7C1Correspondence1999-2000"Republican Letters: Aderholt-Cook; also, government letters (inc. Pres. Clinton), & U.N."
8C2Correspondence1999-2000Official Letters organized C-S; government & private orgs.
9C3Correspondence1999-2000Republican Letters: Hunter-Regula.
10C4Correspondence1999-2000Republican Letters: Reynolds-Young (AK).
11C5Correspondence2003-2004"Letters from Senators, Administration, & Agencies."
12C6Correspondence2003-2004Republican Letters: Aderholt-Gerlach.
13C7Correspondence2003-2004Republican Letters: Gibbons-Musgrave.
14C8Correspondence2001-2002Members' Letters from Senators & Congressmen.
15C9Correspondence1999-2002Personal Letters; Christmas cards; & misc. letters.
16C10Correspondence2005-2006Republican Letters: Burton-Young (AK).
17C11Correspondence2005-2006Republican Letters: Aderholt-Burgess; Democratic Letters: Abercrombie-Wu; Various Administration & All Senators.
18C12Correspondence2005-2006"Letters to Speaker from Agencies, the Administration, Overseas, & misc."
19C13Correspondence1987-2005"Personal & Official Letters both to and from JDH (inc. Leadership races, re-election congrats, committee appointments, etc.)."
20C14Correspondence1987-2005"Personal & Official Letters both to & from JDH, esp. thank you letters."
21D1Drug Issues2001-2006107th-109th Congresses.
22D2Drug Issues2001-2006107th-109th Congresses.
23E1Economic Issues1989-2005"Budget & finance, inc. official 2005 U.S. Federal Budget book."
24F1Energy and Commerce Committee Issues1995-1997"Issues include: DDT, headwaters, private wells, NAAQS, etc."
25F2Energy and Commerce Committee Issues1989-1997"Issues include: DOE abolishment, 1990s Energy Plan, global warning, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, etc."
26F3Energy and Commerce Committee Issues1993-1997Fermilab & ethanol.
27F4Energy and Commerce Committee Issues1996-1998Environmental issues.
28F5Energy and Commerce Committee Issues1993-1997Electricity deregulation.
29F6Energy and Commerce Committee Issues1995-1997"Food safety, nuclear waste disposal, committee letters, etc."
30F7Energy and Commerce Committee Issues1993-1997"Fuel issues (natural gas, propane, etc.)"
31F8Energy and Commerce Committee Issues1990-1993Fermilab.
32F9Energy and Commerce Committee Issues1991-1998"Ethanol, philanthropy, TVA, child pornography, Internet privacy, etc."
33F10Energy and Commerce Committee Issues1990-1996"Commerce Action (104th) binder; National Energy Policy Act (1991); energy conservation, etc."
34G1Environment Issues1991-1995"Global Climate Change, Oil Recycling, EPA Correspondence, etc."
35H1Floor Operations1999-2007"Entire Speakership: Calendars 1998-2005, House Floor Rules, Opening Day 109th, Joint Meetings, House Callbacks, Former Members, NYC Joint Session 2002, Oxford Debates."
36I1Foreign Affairs/International Relations2001-2002Letters from U.S. government agencies & foreign embassies.
37I2Foreign Affairs/International Relations1999-2006Letters from foreign dignitaries.
38I3Foreign Affairs/International Relations1993-1998"Policy files on Cuba, Haiti, International Population Control, etc."
39J1Government Reform and Oversight Committee Issues1993-1998Product Liability.
40J2Government Reform and Oversight Committee Issues1993-1998Clinton-era scandals.
41K1Healthcare and Medicare Issues1993-1994Healthcare reform.
42K2Healthcare and Medicare Issues1992-1995"Bush Health Care Plan, Clinton, Medicare, etc."
43K3Healthcare and Medicare Issues1992-1997"Abortion, AIDS, Malpractice reform, Hyde Amendment (1997), Medical Savings Accounts, etc."
44K4Healthcare and Medicare Issues1995-1996"FDA issues, Medicare, & miscellaneous."
45K5Healthcare and Medicare Issues1991-1994"CBO studies, speeches, & miscellaneous."
46K6Healthcare and Medicare Issues1993-1997"Miscellaneous bills, etc."
47K7Healthcare and Medicare Issues1991-2000"Medicare, Health Insurance Act 1996, etc."
48K8Healthcare and Medicare Issues1995-1998MSAs.
49L1Housing/HUD Issues Labor Union Issues1994-1998"Minimum wage, Teamsters, OSHA, Right to Work, etc."
50M1Immigration Issues1995-2000"English First, Haitians, Religious Workers, Sephardic Jews, Smith Amnesty, etc. "
51N1Inauguration Packets2005Presidential Inauguration 2005.
52N2Inauguration Packets2005Presidential Inauguration 2005 and a 2001 inauguration packet.
53O1Legal/Judicial Issues1986-20012000 contested election; baseball antitrust 1993; Anti-car Theft Act 1992; FOIA 1993; Federal Prison Industries 1990-93; Design Piracy 1991-92; Property Search & Seizure 1993; Supreme Court Appointments 1993-94; Judicial Activism 1986-87; Patent Issues 1997; etc.
54O2Legal/Judicial Issues1999-2005"Bi-Partisan Legal Advisory Briefs on behalf of the House (various court cases, inc. Schiavo vs. Schindler)."
55P1Miscellaneous Issues1999-2005Misc. Box 1 - Capitol Visitor Center files
56P2Miscellaneous Issues1999-2000Misc. Box 2 – House Chaplain Search
57P3Miscellaneous Issues1988-2005"Misc. Box 3 – Issue Files -- a. Architect of the Capitol, b. House Operations, c. Religious/Social Issues, d. Miscellaneous Other Issues"
58P4Miscellaneous Issues1987-2005"Guest books, 100th Congress Legislative Guide, & Red Line copies of bills sent by the White House."
59Q1National Security/Homeland Security/Military/Veterans Issues2001-2004"Intelligence, Terrorism, 9/11 Report."
60Q2National Security/Homeland Security/Military/Veterans Issues1994-2004Veterans Affairs & FEMA.
61Q3National Security/Homeland Security/Military/Veterans Issues1991-1997Veterans Affairs & CODEL Hastert - Bosnia.
62R1Photos1999-2006"Miscellaneous: Latvia, PM Olmert, DEC 2001 Day of Reconciliation, NATO invitations, Newt Gingrich, etc."
63R2Photos2006March 2006.
64R3Photos2004April-November 2004.
65R4Photos2001-2006"107th & 109th Congresses: Rosa Parks Funeral 2005; Unspecified Date Events: Speaker Foley Portrait Unveiling, Parliamentarian Charlie Johnson Retirement, and Joe Moakley Memorial."
66R5Photos2002-2003May 2002-March 2003.
67R6Photos1999-2000"106th Congress: Congressional photos, NATO's 50th Anniversary, & Congressional Gold Medals."
68R7Photos2000106th Congress.
69R8Photos2004January-April 2004.
70R9Photos2002-2004Miscellaneous events/photos.
71R10Photos2002-2004CODEL Photo Albums: Uruguay 2004; Luxembourg 2002; USS Harry Truman & Airbase.
72R11Photos2002-2003Miscellaneous events/photos.
73R12Photos2002-2006"CODEL Photo Albums: ROK 2002; Portugal 2002; Russia 20xx; Hawaii/Okinawa/Japan/ROK/Thailand 2002; Speakers' Summit 2006/St. Petersburg, Russia."
74R13Photos2003-2006Miscellaneous events/photos.
75R14Photos1997-2002"JDH Speakership Day One, Columbia trip, & miscellaneous."
76R15Photos2005-2006March 2005-February 2006 miscellaneous events.
77R16Photos2001-2002June 2001-March 2002 miscellaneous events.
78R17Photos2001-2003Misc. photos (file inventory included).
79R18Photos2004-2005December 2004-March 2005.
80R19Photos2001-2006Miscellaneous events/photos.
81R20Photos2005-2006Miscellaneous events/photos.
82R21Photos1991-1997"CODEL photos: Bolivia, Columbia, Turkey, Greece, Africa, and Russia."
83R22Photos2003May-December 2003.
84S1Press/Communications1998-2001Photo album of visit to US T. Roosevelt; DVD of JDH visit to Luxembourg 2001; various press clippings.
85S2Press/Communications1999-2005VHS tapes: Speaker's TV appearances.
86S3Press/Communications1999-2005VHS tapes: Speaker's TV appearances.
87S4Press/Communications1999-2006"VHS tapes: Speaker's TV appearances; DVD/CDRs: Speaker's website, press clips, speeches, etc."
88S5Press/Communications1976-2003Misc. press clippings from Speakership & much older; 9/11 Press file.
89S6Press/Communications1999-2000Press Conference transcripts; Dear Colleague letters; few press copies.
90S7Press/Communications1999"VHS tapes -- JDH TV appearances; also several CD-Rs & 3.5"" disk on Health Care."
91SPress/Communications1999-2002Speaker's Transcripts.
92T1Republican Conference Issues1999-2006"106th-109th Congresses: GOP Conference Issues (Opening Day Speeches, etc.)."
93T2Republican Conference Issues1998-2006"GOP new member binders, plus misc."
94U1Republican Steering Committee Issues2004-2006"All files related to structure, organization, 109th meetings, resolutions, waivers, seniority, resignations, party changes, and chairmen."
95U2Republican Steering Committee Issues1995-1999"104th-106th Congresses: Committee request letters, steering cmte books, new member orientation materials, cmte resolutions, steering structure, historical cmte ratios."
96U3Republican Steering Committee Issues2005-2006"109th Congress: All books for 109th - Master, NMO, waiver requests, preference sheets, and letters."
97U4Republican Steering Committee Issues2003-2004"108th Congress: Committee request letters, steering master book, preference sheets, organizations and meeting files, waivers & seniority."
98U5Republican Steering Committee Issues1999-2002"106th Congress: Cmte request forms & various files (resolutions, structure, etc.); 107th Congress: cmte book contents & all 107th files (NMO, mailings, ratios, meetings)."
99U6Republican Steering Committee Issues107th"Candidates for cmte chairmanships - letters to JDH, visions for cmtes, interview schedule ballot."
100U7Republican Steering Committee Issues2002-2005Letters to Speaker 2002-03; Chairmanship interviews 2003; Steering cmte books 107th & 109th.
101V1Social Security and Earnings Test Issues1990-1999"Social Security, Older Americans Act, & Earnings Test."
102V2Social Security and Earnings Test Issues1990-1999"Social Security Earnings Limit repeal efforts, background material, and communications efforts."
103V3Social Security and Earnings Test Issues1990-1999"Social Security Earnings Limit repeal efforts, background material, hearings, and press."
104W1Special Event Files1998-2002"Special Events from 1998-2002, including Swearing In ceremonies, State of the Union nights, Gold Medal ceremonies, special dinners, and Capitol Christmas Tree Lightings."
105W2Special Event Files2003-2006"2003-06 Special Events, inc. Swearing In ceremonies, State of the Union nights, Gold Medal ceremonies, special receptions/dinners, Joint Meetings of Congress, Statue Dedications, and Reagan Lying in State."
106W3Special Event Files"1997, 2001, and 2005""Special Event miscellaneous photos and files from the 1997, 2001, and 2005 Presidential Inaugurations."
107X1Telecommunications Issues1990s"Committee business, background materials, floor statements, and bills. Issues include spectrum policy, TV violence, satellite competition, HDTV, and encryption."
108Y1Transportation Issues1991-1997"Trucking Deregulation, National Highway System, IL Transportation Issues, Air Bag Safety, Transportation Appropriations, etc."
109Y2Transportation Issues1991-1997"Railroads (Railroad Retirement System, Amtrak, Union Pacific Merger), FAA, Air Traffic Control, Local IL Airport Issues, etc."
110Z1Travel/CODELs1997-20061. Japan/Thailand/ROK (2002); 2. NATO @ Ottawa (2001); 3. Chicago G-8 Speakers Mtg (2004); 4. Gulf Coast (2006); 5. Latin America (1997); 6. Russia/Czech Republic (2001); 7. Africa (2001).
111Z2Travel/CODELs1987-2003"Miscellaneous Travel files (1987-97); CODEL: 1. Wales/Denmark/ Netherlands/Spain (2003); 2. UK/Germany/Cyprus (2003); 3. Poland/ Luxembourg/Malta/Italy/Portugal (2002); 4. Turkey (2002); 5. G-8 Speaker's Conference, Kingston, ON (2002); 6. Russia/Uzbekistan/ Afghanistan/Turkey/UK (2002); 7. France/Germany/Slovenia (2003); 8. Japan/ROK/Thailand (2002)."
112Z3Travel/CODELs2004-2005"CODEL: 1. Japan/ROK/Mongolia (2005); 2. Battle of the Bulge (2004); 3. D-Day (2004); 4. South America (2004). Also, ""Letters Signed"" 2004 & 2005, and several misc. files."
113Books 1BooksMiscellaneous books
114Books 2BooksMiscellaneous books
115Books 3BooksMiscellaneous books
116Books 4BooksMiscellaneous books
117Books 5BooksMiscellaneous books
118Books 6BooksMiscellaneous books
119Books 7BooksMiscellaneous books
120Books 8BooksMiscellaneous books
121Books 9BooksMiscellaneous books
122Books 10BooksMiscellaneous books
123Books 11BooksMiscellaneous books
124Books 12BooksMiscellaneous books
125Books 13BooksMiscellaneous books
126Books 14BooksMiscellaneous books
127Books 15BooksMiscellaneous books
128Books 16BooksMiscellaneous books
129Books 17BooksMiscellaneous books
130Books 18BooksMiscellaneous books
131Books 19BooksMiscellaneous books
132Books 20BooksMiscellaneous books
133Books 21BooksMiscellaneous books
134Books 22BooksMiscellaneous books
135Books 23BooksMiscellaneous books
136Books 24BooksMiscellaneous books
137Books 25BooksMiscellaneous books
138Books 26BooksMiscellaneous books
139Books 27Books2002"Box of Commemorative Joint Meeting of the Congress of the United States In Remembrance of the Victims and Heroes of September 11, 2001 -- Federal Hall, New York, NY -- Friday, September 6, 2002."
140Books 28BooksDeschler-Brown Precedents of the U.S. House of Representatives
141Books 29BooksDeschler-Brown Precedents of the U.S. House of Representatives
142Books 30BooksHinds' Precedents of the House of Representatives
143Books 31BooksHinds' Precedents of the House of Representatives
144Books 32BooksU.S. Code (engraved)
145Books 33BooksU.S. Code (engraved)
146Books 34BooksU.S. Code (engraved)
147Books 35BooksU.S. Code (engraved)
148Books 36BooksU.S. Code (engraved)
149Books 37BooksU.S. Code (engraved)
150Books 38BooksU.S. Code (engraved)
151Books 39BooksU.S. Code (engraved)
152Gifts 1Gifts1999-2006U.S. Postal Service Commemorative Stamps -- 41 sets
153Gifts 2Gifts1999-2006"Speaker's Official Visitors Signing Book, 9/11/01 Condolence Books, Boy Scouts of America 1999 Report to the Nation."
154Gifts 3GiftsVarious"Gift clock from British Prime Minister; American College of Radiology award; IL Dept. of Veterans of Foreign Wars award; Industry Education Association award; photo with Equity International president; tie; Mt. Vernon, IL, city seal; City of Joinville Plaza award; and various videos."
155Gifts 4GiftsVarious"National Stone, Sand, and Gravel Association award; 2 crystal domes of the Capitol; inlaid jewelry box featuring a black sassafras from Australian Prime Minister; 2 small figurines from Voice of Small Business; silver medal from Chicago Chamber of Commercy and Industry; landscape paintings; flower plaque with leaf from Albania."
156Gifts 5GiftsVarious"US flag and certificate: flag flown over the Capitol 11/23/99 to thank JDH for his leadership during the 1st Session of the 106th Congress; ceramic, hand-painted pottery piece; and a piece of the old carpet from the floor of the House of Representatives."
157Gifts 6GiftsVariousSilver Italian plaque; Lithuania silver picture and book; Kazakhstan gold soldier plaque; and 2 books on New Mexico.
158Gifts 7GiftsVarious"Abraham Lincoln award; ACHP award; Citizens Against Government Waste plaque; Illinois State Library picture; county courthouse picture; plaque from Tulane, CA; photo with Rep. John Campbell; silver etching; bronze plate from India; soldier figurine from Voice of Small Business; colorful clay flower vase; and Oklahoma Bell."
159Gifts 8GiftsVariousIllinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association 1980 recognition; national security leadership award; 4H alumni recognition award; American Legion Citation of Recognition; USS Abraham Lincoln Tour (1989); and 1991 Sound Dollar award.
160Gifts 9GiftsVariousGreen flower plate and stand; Asian cups; small book of Psalms; silver plate of Rome's Camera dei deputati; picture frame of bird flying over the coast; three pronged medal pitcher; small quartz watch; U.S. Mint coin; Parker pen; Korean fork and spoon set; cocktail glass from Congressional visit to Britain; decorative ashtray from British House of Commons; Wahaika; glass canister from Lithuania; CDs from the National Endowment for the Arts; and a few random CDs.
161Gifts 10GiftsVarious2005 Distinguished Community Health Champ; 2004 llinois Primary Health Care Association Congressional Recognition Award; 2002 Girls & Boys Town Service to America Award; American flag heart tree ornament; Jerusalem emblem with stand; Cael Sanderson bobble-head doll; mini U.S. Coast Guard life preserver; and 5 wooden plaque stands.
162Gifts 11GiftsVariousYuma picture book; Night of a Thousand Stars photo; Tuscon border sector photo book; US Oncology Medal of Honor award; clock pyramid; World of Corz stand and globe; Carolina Panthers signed football; and Huskies football.
163Gifts 12GiftsVarious1999 Taxpayer Hero Award; American Legion award; visit to JDFPG; 2002 Capitol Christmas Tree; 1996 Illinois Primary Health Congressional Recognition Award; CBA Distinguished Service Award; Northrop Grumman glass nameplate; Middle East plaque; City of Chicago production; plaque from BRK Brands.
164Gifts 13GiftsVariousAmerican Cancer Society box; American snow globe; Girls & Boys Town statue; 2 Boy Scout figurines; Child Help USA figurine; St. Charles Silver Medal; plaque from Peru; and Christian Coalition awards.
165Gifts 14GiftsVariousHR 3626 plaque; economic growth plaque; Guatemala Police plaque; Grateful Citizens of New York Glass Eagle Award; 2004 Distinguished Community Health Award with glass stand; and National Women's Hockey Team Wheaties box.
166Gifts 15GiftsVarious"Wheaton College banner; ""The Day Our Towers Fell"" CD and poem; Interfaith Conference folder; flower-patterned column from Ljubljana; Stock Exchange bell; Stamp Boot Award; Republican National Committee clock; Columbia gold medallion and stand; West Chicago Ken-McGee metal train plaque ; Small Business Champion plaque; Americans for Tax Reform plaque; Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Man of the Year plaque; Women's Federation for World Peace plaque; National Air Traffic Association plaque; Superhero Award; National Vietnam/Gulf War Veterans Award."
167Gifts 16GiftsVariousCommunity Anti-Drug Coalition Leadership Award; National Park Producers Council Award; U.S. Chamber of Commerce Spirit of Enterprise Award; 1990 Veterans Helping Veterans Award; 1992 Sound Dollar Award; FDR Friends of Seniors Award; 1987 Lions International Appreciation Award.
168Gifts 17GiftsVarious"U.S. Chamber of Commerce ""Spirit of Enterprise"" Award; Li""Bear""ty Statue; 2003 IRCHA Congressional Recognition Award; Fastner Quality Act of 1999 item; NIU Huskies pendant; Ukraine coin; and box recognizing the Bicentennial of the U.S. Congress."
169Gifts 18GiftsVariousMiscellaneous plaques
170Gifts 19GiftsVariousMiscellaneous plaques
171Letterhead 1LetterheadAssorted letterhead/envelopes
172Letterhead 2LetterheadAssorted letterhead/envelopes
173Letterhead 3LetterheadAssorted letterhead/envelopes
174Letterhead 4LetterheadAssorted letterhead/envelopes
175Letterhead 5LetterheadAssorted letterhead/envelopes
176Letterhead 6LetterheadAssorted letterhead/envelopes
177Letterhead 7LetterheadAssorted letterhead/envelopes
178Letterhead 8LetterheadAssorted letterhead/envelopes
179Letterhead 9LetterheadAssorted letterhead/envelopes
180Letterhead 10LetterheadAssorted letterhead/envelopes
181Letterhead 11LetterheadAssorted letterhead/envelopes
182BIG Box 1"Plaques, awards, frames, and pictures"Various"Miscellaneous plaques, awards, and frames"
183BIG Box 2"Plaques, awards, frames, and pictures"Various"Miscellaneous plaques, awards, and frames"
184BIG Box 3"Plaques, awards, frames, and pictures"Various"Miscellaneous plaques, awards, and frames"
185BIG Box 4"Plaques, awards, frames, and pictures"Various"Miscellaneous plaques, awards, and frames"


 

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