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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt396nf3qp No online items Carlos J. Moorhead papers, 1973-1995 Processed by Dan Luckenbill; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé. UCLA Library Special Collections Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/ © 2010 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Carlos J. Moorhead papers, 494 1 1973-1995 Descriptive Summary Title: Carlos J. Moorhead papers Date (inclusive): 1973-1995 Collection number: 494 Creator: Moorhead, Carlos J. Extent: 111 boxes (55.5 linear ft.) Abstract: Carlos J. Moorhead was the Representative for the Forty-third Assembly District of California from 1966 until 1972. Collection consists of correspondence, an extensive array of legislative material, and printed ephemera. Language: Finding aid is written in English. Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections. Los Angeles, California 90095-1575 Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. Restrictions on Access COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. Restrictions on Use and Reproduction Property rights to the physical object belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright. Provenance/Source of Acquisition Gift of Carlos J. Moorhead, 1996. Processing Note These materials were from Moorhead's congressional office in Washington, DC. The papers were retained or discarded according to the House Historian Office guidelines. The materials that were retained focus on Moorhead's committee work within his areas of interest, ie. copyright and immigration. Materials from his office in Glendale, CA were discarded. They were comprised of case files, some printed materials and constituent files. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Carlos J. Moorhead papers (Collection 494). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA. Biography Carlos J. Moorhead was born on May 5, 1922 in Long Beach, Calif. He graduated from Hoover High in Glendale (1940), UCLA (1943) and, after serving in WWII, USC Law School. He became the Representative for the Forty-third Assembly District of California from 1966 until 1972. During his tenure, Moorhead was vice chair of the Natural Resources, Planning and Public Works Committee, and a member of the California Law Revision Commission. Moorhead left the Assembly after being elected in 1972 to the U.S. House of Representatives. Upon beginning his term in the House in 1973, Moorhead served on the Judiciary Cte during the impeachment hearings of President Nixon. He served as Vice Chair of the Energy and Commerce Cte and of the Subcte on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration. He also was Republican dean of the California congressional delegation and was appointed to serve on the Federal Court Study Commission by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist. Moorhead was a founding member of the California Institute for Federal Policy, a think tank formed to help inform California's congressional members. Scope and Content Collection consists of correspondence, an extensive array of legislative material, and printed ephemera. Topics cover a broad range of issues reflective of Moorhead's long tenure, including those relating to antitrust, appropriations, the national budget, the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport, California redistricting, commemorations and designations, Congressional reform, military defense, education, energy, the envionment, gun control, health care, immigration, intellectual property, judiciary matters, mass transit, telecommunications, and wages and benefits. Corr - Both formal and informal letters to and from Moorhead Carlos J. Moorhead papers, 494 2 1973-1995 Dear Colleague Letter - Correspondence from and between Congressmen usually regarding pending legislation and petitions for bill sponsorship Bill summary - A brief synopsis of pending legislation, occasionally includes a bill's status and current sponsors. Legislative history summary - A synopsis of legislation which can include dates, original sponsors, and status in a committee. News clippings - Includes original articles on newsprint cut from a newspaper, photocopies of articles, news wires from Associated Press, Dow Jones, or Lexis-Nexis news services. Hearing Notice - A lengthy memo to Committee members which provides background, questions & answers, proposals, and amendments to pending legislation. Organization and Arrangement Arranged in the following series: 1. Affirmative action 2. Anti-abortion 3. Antitrust 4. Appropriations 5. Budget 6. Burbank Airport 7. California Institute 8. California redistricting 9. Commemoration/designation 10. Commerce 11. Congressional reform 12. Defense 13. Education 14. Election campaign reform 15. Elections 16. Energy 17. Environment 18. Gun control 19. Health care 20. Immigration 21. Intellectual property 22. International relations 23. Judiciary 24. Legislation 25. Mass transit 26. Religious liberties 27. Rose Bowl 28. School prayer 29. Taxation 30. Telecommunications 31. Wages and benefits Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Subjects Moorhead, Carlos J., --- 1922- Archives. Legislators --- California --- Archival resources. California. --- Legislature. --- Assembly. Carlos J. Moorhead papers, 494 3 1973-1995 United States. --- Congress. --- House. Republican Party (Calif.) California --- Politics and government --- 1951- UCLA Catalog Record ID UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4432614 Related Material Oral history interview with Carlos J. Moorhead [oral history transcript] / by Susan Douglass Yates [interviewer]. UCLA Oral History Department interview, 1997. Available at UCLA Library Special Collections. Affirmative Action Scope and Content Note Refers to items dealing with desegregation, minority rights, and affirmative action within the workplace or in an educational setting. Box 105, Folder 5 Ocean Technology Inc. 1977-1978 Scope and Content Note Note, Corr, Report, Stats, Organization chart, Advertisements, Memo Box 35, Folder 70 H Con Res 102 College Admssns 1991-1992 Scope and Content Note Corr, News clippings, Dear Colleague Letter, Co-sponsors roster, Resolution draft, Resolution, Co-sponsored Legislation Box 36, Folder 43 H Con Res 147 College Quotas 1989 Scope and Content Note Notes, Dear Colleague Letter, Memo, Resolution Summary Box 44, Folder 7 1977 California LAUSD 1977 Scope and Content Note Corr, Newsletter, Brochure, Report response Box 73, Folder 13 UCLA 1988 Scope and Content Note Corr, Report Allocations Box 21, Folder 19 HR 531 Improve Allctns to EMS 1991 Scope and Content Note Bill Resolution RE Emerging Telecommunications Technologies Act of 1991 Anti-abortion Scope and Content Note Refers to items dealing with pro-life, anti-abortion issues. Box 37, Folder 23 HR 623 Preborn Children Prtctn 1989 Scope and Content Note Bill Resolution RE "Declaration of Personhood Act", Co-sponsored Legislation Carlos J. Moorhead papers, 494 4 1973-1995 Antitrust Antitrust Scope and Content Note Refers to items dealing with monopolies. Box 37, Folder 10 HR 29 Interlocking Directorate 1989 Scope and Content Note Bill Resolution RE Interlocking Directorate Act of 1989, Notes, Bill summary, Co-sponsored Legislation Box 57, Folder 2 HR 2740 and HR 2699 1995-1996 Scope and Content Note Floor Statement, Hearing Notice, Agenda, Dear Colleague Letter, Bill resolutions, Testimony summary, Corr, Business card, Mailing label Box 61, Folder 13 Baseball Antitrust Hearing 1994 Scope and Content Note Corr, Memo, News clipping, Dear Colleague Letter, News release, Bill resolution, Hearing attendee roster, Stats, Report, Hearing notice, Witness list, Testimony, Biography, Bill analysis Box 61, Folder 2 HR 4494 Baseball Antitrust 1994 Scope and Content Note Corr, Amendment proposals, Talking points, Markup notice, Bill Resolution, Dear Colleague Letter, Floor Statement Box 61, Folder 8 HR 4781 Intl Antitrust 1994 Scope and Content Note Markup notice, Markup summary, Amendment proposals, Bill resolution Box 63, Folder 10 HR 3626 Antitrust Communicatn 1993-1994 Scope and Content Note Talking points, Bill summary, Congressional Quarterly excerpt, Newsletter Box 63, Folder 11 HR 5096 Antitrust Reform Act 1992 Scope and Content Note Report Box 63, Folder 12 HR 3626 MFJ Opposes 1994 Scope and Content Note Corr, Bill draft comparison, Bill summary, News release, Dictation Tape transcript, Stats, Advertisements, Report Box 63, Folder 13 HR 3626 MFJ Supports 1994 Scope and Content Note Corr, Report Box 63, Folder 3 HR 4781 Intl Antitrust Enfrcmt 1994 Scope and Content Note Corr, Witness List, Hearing notice, Testimony, Testimony synopsis, Report, Bill resolution Box 63, Folder 8 HR 3626 Hearing 2-2-94 1994 Scope and Content Note Floor Statement, Witness list, Hearing notice, Corr, Testimony summaries Carlos