Margaret Heckler Papers 1953-1992 (bulk 1962-1989) CA.1998.004 http://hdl.handle.net/2345.2/CA1998-004
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Summary Information ...... 3 Administrative Information ...... 4 Related Materials ...... 4 Biographical Note ...... 6 Scope and Contents ...... 7 Arrangement ...... 8 Collection Inventory ...... 9 I: Massachusetts Governor's Council ...... 9 II: U.S. House of Representatives ...... 9 III: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ...... 40 IV: Ambassador to Ireland ...... 57
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Creator: Heckler, Margaret Title: Margaret Heckler papers Collection Identifier: CA.1998.004 Date [inclusive]: 1953-1992 Date [bulk]: 1962-1989 Physical Description 179.25 Linear Feet (156 containers) Physical Description 295 Gigabytes (68 files with approximately 33 hours of audio and video) Language of the In English. Material: Abstract: These papers document the career of Margaret Heckler, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Ambassador to Ireland. They contain correspondence, legislative files, scheduling files, photographs, speeches, audio and video recordings, clippings, ephemera, Republican Party materials, and personal materials. Preferred Citation
Identification of item, Box number, Folder number, Margaret Heckler papers, CA.1998.004, John J. Burns Library, Boston College.
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Publication Information Processed by Katie Lamontagne in 2020. This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace.
Conditions Governing Access Collection is open for research. Fundraising materials that name donors and donation amounts are closed, as are political patronage files that include resumes and letters of recommendation. Most audio and video recordings are not available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule reformatting. Some audio and video recordings have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.
The majority of the collection is stored offsite; advance notice is required for retrieval.
Provenance Gift of Margaret Heckler, 1994 and 2007.
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Margaret Mary Heckler (née O'Shaughnessy) was born on June 21, 1931 in Flushing, New York to Irish immigrants. She graduated from Albertus Magnus College in New Haven in 1953 and met her husband, John M. Heckler, while running for Speaker of the House of the Connecticut Intercollegiate Student Legislature. John Heckler managed her campaign, which she won. Margaret Heckler then attended Boston College Law School, where she was the only woman to graduate in the class of 1956. She was admitted to the bar in Massachusetts and was admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.
In 1962 Heckler was elected to the Massachusetts Governor's Council, an advisory body to the governor, whose primary responsibility is to approve gubernatorial appointments, pardons, and commutations. In 1966, after two terms on the Governor's Council, she chose to run for Congress against a 42-year veteran Congressman and former Speaker of the House, Joseph W. Martin, Jr. It was seen as a risky move by some members of her party, but Heckler defeated Martin to secure the Republican nomination. After winning the general election she was sworn in as only the eleventh woman in the 90th Congress, out of a total of 435 Representatives. Pursuing women's rights legislation would become a hallmark of Heckler's career in Congress. She was a staunch supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), fought for Social Security benefits for homemakers and widowed women, and championed affordable, safe child care for working mothers. She was also instrumental in passing the 1974 Equal Credit Opportunity Act, which prohibited discrimination in credit transactions on the basis of sex or marital status, and was a co- founder of the Congresswomen's Caucus. A moderate Republican, Heckler often supported positions that went against the more conservative wing of her party.
In addition to her work on women's issues, Heckler was a vocal supporter of veterans' health and education benefits throughout her sixteen years on the Veterans' Affairs Committee, from 1967-1983. She was particularly concerned about the physical and mental health challenges facing Vietnam veterans returning from combat. Heckler also worked on alcohol fuels legislation, food stamp amendments, and nutrition guidelines as a member of the Agriculture Committee from 1975-1980. Heckler represented the interests of her district, including industrial towns like Fall River and Taunton, by joining other Representatives on the New England Congressional Caucus, Textile Caucus, and Steel Caucus. After redistricting in 1980, Heckler lost the 1982 election to incumbent Democrat Barney Frank.
Although she had been a supporter of George H. W. Bush for president in the 1980 Republican primary, Heckler was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to replace retiring Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Richard Schweiker in early 1983. Having no medical training or public health experience, Heckler vowed to be a "catalyst for caring" at her Senate confirmation hearing, where she was introduced by Senator Ted Kennedy. During her short tenure at HHS she led the administration's response to the AIDS epidemic and launched the Secretary's Task Force on Black and Minority Health, which resulted in a landmark report on the differences in health outcomes of whites and minorities in America. In late 1985 Heckler was asked to resign as HHS Secretary and accept the post of ambassador to Ireland after criticism from White House officials about her management of the department and commitment to the administration's conservative Republican values. She was sworn in as ambassador in December, 1985.
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- Page 6 - Heckler's tenure in Ireland was generally deemed a success, despite her initial reluctance to accept the job. She promoted U.S. business interests and sought to increase American investment in the country. Her term concluded in August, 1989, eight months after President George H. W. Bush's inauguration. After her retirement from public service Heckler returned to the U.S. to work with Catholic charities and pursue a private career.
Margaret Heckler died on August 6, 2018 in Arlington, Virginia. She was 87.
Sources:
Clymer, Adam. "Margaret Heckler, Lawmaker and Reagan Health Secretary, Dies at 87." The New York Times, Aug. 6, 2018.
"Margaret Mary O'Shaughnessy Heckler." In Encyclopedia of World Biography Online. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1998. Gale In Context: Biography (accessed January 29, 2020).
Schudel, Matt. "Margaret M. Heckler, congresswoman, HHS secretary and ambassador, dies at 87." The Washington Post, Aug. 6, 2018.
Scope and Contents
These papers document the career of Margaret Heckler, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Ambassador to Ireland. They contain correspondence, legislative files, scheduling files, photographs, speeches, audio and video recordings, clippings, ephemera, Republican Party materials, and personal materials. The papers date primarily from 1962-1989.
Series I contains campaign materials, clippings, correspondence, Council calendars and meeting materials, photographs, and press releases from Heckler's first elected position on the Massachusetts Governor's Council.
Series II documents Heckler's eight terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and includes extensive files from her work on the Agriculture, Joint Economic, and Veterans' Affairs Committees, as well as materials on other legislation of interest to her. Also included are campaign materials, correspondence, district files, scheduling files, speeches, photographs, audio and video recordings, artifacts and ephemera, and materials highlighting Heckler's involvement in Republican Party activities.
Materials from Margaret Heckler's tenure as Health and Human Services Secretary are found in Series III and include briefings, budget proposals, Cabinet meeting minutes, correspondence, memos, photographs, press releases, speeches, subject files, and travel files. This series also includes briefings, speeches, and Convention materials from Heckler's participation in President Ronald Reagan's re-election campaign in 1984.
Heckler left Health and Human Services in 1985 when she was appointed Ambassador to Ireland. Series IV contains materials from her four years in Dublin and includes correspondence, diplomatic cables,
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Arrangement
The collection is arranged into four series based on the chronology of Margaret Heckler's career: I. Massachusetts Governor's Council; II. U.S. House of Representatives; III. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; IV. Ambassador to Ireland.
Series II U.S. House of Representatives is divided into nine subseries: A. Administrative; B. Artifacts and ephemera; C. Campaigns; D. Constituent services; E. Correspondence; F. Legislative; G. Personal; H. Public relations; and I. Republican Party.
Series III U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is divided into eleven subseries: A. Administrative; B. Artifacts and ephemera; C. Budget; D. Cabinet-level meetings; E. Correspondence; F. Personal; G. Public relations; H. Republican Party; I. Subject files; J. Task forces and initiatives; and K. Travel.
Series IV Ambassador to Ireland is divided into six subseries: A. Administrative; B. Correspondence; C. Notes; D. Post-ambassador files; E. Public relations; and F. Travel.
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Series I: Massachusetts Governor's Council, 1960-1967 Scope and Contents
Material documenting Margaret Heckler's two terms on the Massachusetts Governor's Council, from 1963-1967. Among the topics covered are campaigning, Council business, approving pardons and paroles, and efforts to reform the Governor's Council. Campaign materials include photographs, press releases, and State Primary nomination papers. Other activities are documented through Council calendars and meeting materials, correspondence, clippings, Massachusetts Republican State Committee materials, and photographs.
1964 Republican National Convention badges, 1964 box 148 object 3 box 148 object 5
Appreciation Dinner at the Sheraton Plaza, photographs, 1965 box 128 folder 1 April 5
Campaign materials, 1962-1966 box 65 folder 9-10 box 130 folder 1
Campaign photographs, circa 1962 box 128 folder 2
Correspondence and invitations, 1960-1966 box 65 folder 11
Council calendars and meeting materials, 1964-1966 box 65 folder 12
Council reform efforts, 1963-1964 box 65 folder 13
Handwritten notes, circa 1962-1966 box 65 folder 14
Heckler, Margaret. "Ode to the Council," typescript, 1967 January box 65 folder 15 05
Massachusetts Republican Pre-Primary Convention delegate lists, box 65 folder 16 1962 May
Massachusetts Republican State Committee, 1962-1964 box 65 folder 17
Pardons and paroles, 1963-1966 box 65 folder 18
Photographs, circa 1962-1966 box 128 folder 3
Presidential candidates, 1964 box 65 folder 19
Press releases, drafts, and clippings, 1963-1966 box 65 folder 20
State Primary nomination papers, 1964 Shared box folder 6-7 117
Series II: U.S. House of Representatives, 1953-1984
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Materials document Margaret Heckler's 16 years in the House of Representatives, from 1967-1982. During that time she served primarily on the Veterans' Affairs Committee, Agriculture Committee, and the Joint Economic Committee. Legislative files document committee and caucus work, as well as travel as a member of Congressional delegations. Constituent services materials document Heckler's work on behalf of the 10th District and include grant and project files, issue mail, and background information on towns and organizations. Heckler's public relations activities are documented through appointment books, audio and video recordings, event files, photographs, scheduling files, and speeches. Correspondence, office files, artifacts, and Republican Party materials are also included.
Subseries A: Administrative, 1967-1982 Scope and Contents
Administrative materials include office guest books, mail logs, memos, phone messages, staff files, and stationary. Staff files include notes, memos, and some correspondence.
Guest books, circa 1967-1982 box 77 folder 15-16
Mail logs, 1967 box 77 folder 17
Memos, circa 1967-1982 box 78 folder 1-2
Phone messages, 1967-1982 box 78 folder 3-5 box 78 folder 15 box 134 folder 1-4
Staff office files, circa 1967-1981 box 78 folder 6-10
Stationary, circa 1967-1982 box 78 folder 11
Subseries B: Artifacts and ephemera, 1956-1984 Scope and Contents
Includes artifacts, certificates and awards, drawings of Margaret Heckler, plaques, posters, and signs. Awards include honorary degrees.
Certificates and awards, 1956-1984 box 78 folder 12-14
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Commemorative postage stamps, 1970, 1976 box 132 folder 4
Doctoral hood, circa 1967-1982 Shared box 7549
Drawings and sketches of Margaret Heckler, circa 1964-1981 box 78 folder 18 Shared box folder 5 117 Shared box 1763
House of Representatives ID cards and credit card, circa 1973 box 78 folder 16
Margaret Heckler banner, circa 1967-1982 box 151
Margaret Heckler signs, circa 1967-1982 box 148 object 16-17 object 142
Member of Congress seal, circa 1967-1982 box 133
Memorabilia, circa 1967-1982 box 78 folder 17 box 132 folder 5 box 149 object 4-25 box 150
Plaques, 1968-1983 box 140 box 141
Posters, 1976-1977 Shared box folder 3 117
Subseries C: Campaigns, 1965-1982 Conditions Governing Access
Fundraising materials that name donors and donation amounts are closed.
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Margaret Heckler ran nine Congressional campaigns from 1966 to 1982. In her first campaign in 1966 she defeated former Speaker of the House Joseph W. Martin, Jr., a 42-year veteran of the House of Representatives, to secure the Republican nomination. Heckler ran unopposed in 1972 and 1976. After redistricting, Heckler lost reelection to incumbent Democrat Barney Frank, in 1982.
Scope and Contents
Campaign materials include advertising, audio and video recordings, campaign organization memos and meeting notes, clippings, Congressional ratings and voting records, correspondence, endorsements, fundraising files, photographs, information on opponents, and polling data. Files labeled "good letters" or "favorable correspondence" are often found with the campaign materials and contain thank you letters and other supportive correspondence from constituents, government officials, interest groups, and local business leaders. Of particular interest is a file on the Ralph Nader Congress Project in the 1972 campaign files and another on Watergate in the 1974 files. Bumper stickers, pins, buttons, and keychains from the 1978 and 1982 campaigns are also included.
1966 campaign, circa 1965-1966 box 1 folder 1-6 box 130 folder 16
1968 campaign, 1967-1968 box 1 folder 7-23 box 2 folder 1-11
1970 campaign, 1969-1970 box 2 folder 12-19 Conditions Governing Access box 3 folder 1-18
Box 5, folders 9-12 are closed until 2045. box 4 folder 1-15
The audio recordings in box 146, object 1-2 and the box 5 folder 1-17 video recording in box 143, object 6 are not available for box 6 folder 1-5 playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns box 146 object 1-2 Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule reformatting. box 143 object 6
1972 campaign, 1970-1972 box 6 folder 6-14 Conditions Governing Access box 7 folder 1-15
Box 9, folders 6-8 are closed until 2047. box 8 folder 1-14 box 9 folder 1-15
box 10 folder 1-2
1974 campaign, 1972-1974 box 10 folder 3-16 Conditions Governing Access box 11 folder 1-19
Box 11, folders 10-12 are closed until 2049.
1976 campaign, 1975-1977 box 12 folder 1-16
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Box 12, folders 13-15 are closed until 2051.
1978 campaign audio recordings, 1978 Conditions Governing Access
The audio cassettes have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.
Debate between Margaret Heckler and John Marino in box 146 object 11 Side B Wellesley, Massachusetts, 1978 October 18 Physical Description Digital content 1 audio cassette. 135219 Processing Information
Because this recording was made from the audience, it is difficult to hear what the speakers are saying. The volume of the speakers' voices is very low compared to the sounds from the audience.
Opposition research on candidates John Marino and John box 146 object 10 Side A Fulham, 1978 Physical Description box 146 object 11 Side A 3 audio cassettes. box 146 object 12 Digital content 135220
1978 campaign print materials and artifacts, 1977-1979 box 13 folder 1-14 Conditions Governing Access box 14 folder 1-18
Box 14, folders 11-17 are closed until 2053. box 15 folder 1-8 box 148 object 2
1980 campaign, 1978-1980 box 15 folder 9-17 Conditions Governing Access box 16 folder 1-9
Box 16, folders 4-7 are closed until 2055.
1982 campaign audio and video recordings, 1982 April-October Conditions Governing Access
The audio cassettes and videocassette (VHS) have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.
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Forum with Margaret Heckler and Barney Frank at Temple box 146 object 13 Emanuel, Newton, Massachusetts, 1982 April 18 Physical Description Digital content 1 audio cassette. 135223
Margaret Heckler and Barney Frank television campaign box 145 object 11 advertisements, 1982 August 17 Physical Description Digital content 1 videocassette (VHS). 141636
Opposition research on candidate Barney Frank, 1982 July- box 146 object 14-15 October Physical Description Digital content 2 audio cassettes. 135224
1982 campaign print materials and artifacts, 1980-1982 box 16 folder 10-16 Conditions Governing Access box 17 folder 1-14
Box 20, folders 4-7 are closed until 2057. box 18 folder 1-15 box 19 folder 1-16 box 20 folder 1-16 box 21 folder 1-14 box 22 folder 1-14 box 23 folder 1-8 box 148 object 7-8
Labor supports Congresswoman Heckler, poster, circa Shared box folder 1 1966-1982 117
Subseries D: Constituent services, 1966-1982 Scope and Contents
Contains materials documenting Margaret Heckler's interactions with and work on behalf of her constituents in Massachusetts' 10th District. Includes files on towns, organizations, and projects, as well as constituent issue mail and requests. There are also a few political patronage files on people seeking appointments in President Ronald Reagan's first administration.
Sub-Subseries 1: District files, 1966-1982 Scope and Contents
District files contain: materials on towns, organizations, and events in the 10th District and Massachusetts more broadly; topic files relevant to Margaret Heckler's work on behalf of the district and surrounding areas;
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Attleboro, 1972-1981 box 24 folder 1
Bats and DDT, 1978 August box 24 folder 2
Berkley, circa 1978 box 24 folder 3
Breakfast meetings, 1978-1981 box 24 folder 4-9
Bristol Community College, 1977 box 24 folder 10
Bristol County, 1976-1977 box 24 folder 11
Brockton, circa 1980 box 24 folder 12
Business Opportunity Seminars, 1978 February-June box 24 folder 13
Coal refineries, 1974 October box 24 folder 14
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) box 24 folder 15 program, 1977-circa 1979
Conference for small businesses, 1978 March box 24 folder 16
Constituent questionnaires, 1968-1979 box 24 folder 17-22
Coppercraft Guild industrial accident, 1976-1978 January box 24 folder 23
Demographics of the 10th District, circa 1966-1978 box 24 folder 24
Easton, circa 1977 box 24 folder 25
Environmental issues, 1972-1982 box 24 folder 26
Fall River, 1970-1982 box 24 folder 27
Fall River clippings, 1977-1978 box 24 folder 28-31
Fall River needle trades industry seminar, 1968-1971 box 24 folder 32
"Family Fare" nutrition guide, 1970-1971 box 24 folder 33
Farmer's markets, 1978-1979 box 24 folder 34
Federal and state grant information, 1970-1980 box 25 folder 1-3
Federal spending in the 10th District, 1976-1978 box 25 folder 4-10 box 130 folder 17
Foreign trade seminar, 1979 April-August box 25 folder 11
General Dynamics Corporation Quincy Shipyard strike, box 25 folder 12 1977-1978
Hadassah groups, 1969-1972, circa 1982 box 25 folder 13
Jamaica Plain VA Medical Center, 1968 January box 25 folder 14
Lakeville, 1977 box 25 folder 15
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Mansfield, 1977 box 25 folder 17
Map of the 10th District, circa 1978 box 25 folder 18
Massachusetts employment data, circa 1977-1982 box 25 folder 19
Massachusetts Office for Children, 1980 box 25 folder 20
Massachusetts Vocational Education Act funds audit, 1982 box 25 folder 21
Massachusetts WIC Advisory Committee, 1978-1979 box 25 folder 22
Medfield, 1982 box 25 folder 23
Military bases and spending, 1969-1980 box 25 folder 24
Newspapers and radio stations, circa 1981 box 25 folder 25
Notes on district issues, meetings, and projects, circa 1980 box 25 folder 26
Office hours, 1977 August box 25 folder 27
Portuguese community, 1973-1979 box 25 folder 28
Presidential Classroom for Young Americans, 1971 box 25 folder 29
Railroad issues, 1977-1981 box 25 folder 30
Revenue sharing expenditures, 1976-1977 box 26 folder 1
Service clubs, circa 1970-1978 box 26 folder 2
Smaller Business Association of New England (SBANE), box 26 folder 3 circa 1982
Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development box 26 folder 4 District (SRPEDD), 1972-1982
The Task Force on Children Out of School, 1970 box 26 folder 5
Town election results, circa 1980-1981 box 26 folder 6
Town officials and organizations, circa 1980-1981 box 26 folder 7
United States Army Natick Development Center, circa 1976 box 26 folder 8
Veterans, 1966-1979 box 26 folder 9
Wellesley, 1971-1979 box 26 folder 10
Sub-Subseries 2: Grants and projects, 1969-1982 Scope and Contents
Correspondence, memos, news clippings, reports, and notes documenting grants and other projects Margaret Heckler's offices were involved in. Most relate to securing federal funding for towns, organizations, and projects in the 10th District, although four files deal with projects outside of the 10th District.
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Files are arranged alphabetically by town name, title of project, or name of organization.
Alcorn, Inc., 1980 box 26 folder 11
Attleboro, 1970-circa 1982 box 26 folder 12
Blizzard of 1978, circa 1974-1978 box 26 folder 13-15
Boston and Bedford VA Geriatric Research, Education, and box 26 folder 16 Clinical Centers (GRECCs), 1978 February-March
Boston and Maine Railroad, 1977 December-1978 January box 26 folder 17
Braga Bridge, Fall River, 1977 box 26 folder 18
Bridgewater, 1977-1980 box 26 folder 19
Brightman Street Bridge, Fall River, 1979-1982 box 26 folder 20
Bristol Knitting Mills, Inc., 1980 June box 26 folder 21
Charles River Natural Valley Storage Project, 1976-1978 box 26 folder 22
Commuter rail service cuts, 1980 box 26 folder 23
Dighton, 1977-1981 box 26 folder 24
Distrigas Corporation liquefied natural gas (LNG) box 26 folder 25 importation, 1978 January
East Bridgewater, 1977 box 26 folder 26
Easton, 1979 box 26 folder 27
Fall River, 1968-1982 box 26 folder 28-30 box 27 folder 1
Fall River Police Department study, 1974 box 27 folder 2
Fort Devens, circa 1976-1978 box 27 folder 3
Foxboro, 1977-1978 box 27 folder 4
Foxboro prison proposal, 1977 February-April box 27 folder 5
Gilbert Stuart portraits, 1979-1980 box 27 folder 6
Grant announcements, 1971, 1977 box 27 folder 7
Logan Airport dual carrier designation, 1977-1978 box 27 folder 8
Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare food stamps box 27 folder 9 cash-in demonstration project, 1981
Massachusetts grants and projects outside of the 10th District, box 27 folder 10-17 1976-1977
Medfield, 1976-1977 box 27 folder 18
Middleboro, 1976-1980
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Millis, 1976-1980 box 27 folder 20-25
Narragansett Basin Coal Project, 1978-1981 box 27 folder 26 Physical Description box 28 folder 1-16 Papers and 1 audio cassette. box 146 object 17 Conditions Governing Access Digital The audio cassette has been digitally copied; all original content media was retained, but may not be played due to 123655 format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.
Natick, 1976-circa 1980 box 28 folder 17 box 29 folder 1
Natick Post Office, 1977 box 29 folder 2-3
National Register of Historic Places, 1977 box 29 folder 4
Newton, circa 1977-1981 box 29 folder 5
Norfolk, 1976-1978 box 29 folder 6
Norfolk County, 1976-1977 box 29 folder 7
North Attleboro, 1977 box 29 folder 8
Northeast Corridor Improvement Project, 1977 box 29 folder 9 September-1978 January
Norton, 1976-1980 box 29 folder 10
Plainville, 1977 box 29 folder 11
Project IMPACT, 1978 box 29 folder 12
Raynham, 1977 box 29 folder 13
Region VII Comprehensive Health Planning grant outline, box 29 folder 14 circa 1969
Rehoboth, 1977, 1979 box 29 folder 15
Route 128 Professional Service Center, 1970-1971 box 29 folder 16-18
Route 128 Professional Service Center clippings, 1970-1971 box 29 folder 19
Seekonk, 1977 box 29 folder 20
Sharon, 1977-1982 box 29 folder 21
Somerset, 1977 box 29 folder 22
Southeastern Massachusetts Health Planning and box 29 folder 23 Development, Inc., 1977-1978
Swansea, 1976-1980 box 29 folder 24
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Ten Mile River, 1979 box 29 folder 29
Wellesley, 1975-1982 box 30 folder 1-3
Wellesley College, 1973, 1977 box 30 folder 4
Westport, 1976-1977 box 30 folder 5
Wrentham, 1977-1979 box 30 folder 6
Sub-Subseries 3: Issue mail, 1967-1981 box 23 folder 9-10 Physical Description box 145 object 1 Papers and 1 audio cassette. Digital Conditions Governing Access content 123686 The audio cassette has been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence from constituents, businesses, and national organizations expressing their opinions on proposed legislation or political issues and thanking Heckler for her recent votes.
Sub-Subseries 4: Political patronage, circa box 30 folder 7-15 1980-1982 Conditions Governing Access
Box 30, folders 7-15 are closed until 2057.
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence, resumes, memos, and notes on people soliciting Margaret Heckler's help in securing appointed positions in President Ronald Reagan's first administration.
Sub-Subseries 5: Requests, 1980 box 23 folder 11-13 Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence from constituents requesting flags, copies of bills and laws, information on topics of interest, and copies of government publications.
Subseries E: Correspondence, 1967-1982
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Contains correspondence between Margaret Heckler and constituents, business leaders, government and elected officials, and friends. Much of the general correspondence is from local groups and businesses thanking Heckler for giving speeches and attending events.
1967 box 80 folder 30
1968 box 80 folder 31
1969 box 80 folder 32 box 31 folder 1
1970 box 31 folder 2-3
1971 box 31 folder 4-5
1972 box 31 folder 6
1973 box 31 folder 7
1974 box 31 folder 8-12
1975 box 31 folder 13-17 box 32 folder 1
1976 box 32 folder 2-6
1977 box 32 folder 7
1978 box 32 folder 8
1979 box 32 folder 9
1980 box 32 folder 10
1981 box 32 folder 11-12
1982 box 32 folder 13-15
Subseries F: Legislative, circa 1962-1982 (1967-1982) Scope and Contents
Legislative materials date from 1967-1982 and include bills and resolutions sponsored or co-sponsored by Margaret Heckler, House floor remarks, topic and committee files, travel files, and Heckler's voting records.
Sub-Subseries 1: Bills and resolutions, 1974-1982 Scope and Contents
Contains bills and resolutions sponsored or co-sponsored by Margaret Heckler.
93rd Congress, 1974 May 30 box 33 folder 16
94th Congress, 1975-1976 box 33 folder 17-23
95th Congress, 1977-1978
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96th Congress, 1979-1980 box 77 folder 13-14
97th Congress, 1982 box 131 folder 1-5
Sub-Subseries 2: House floor remarks, 1968-1978, 1982 Scope and Contents
Remarks made by Margaret Heckler on the floor of the House of Representatives and extensions of remarks submitted to the Congressional Record. Some files include related correspondence, drafts, and notes.
1968 box 34 folder 1
1969 box 34 folder 2-3
1970 box 34 folder 4-5
1971 box 34 folder 6-7
1972 box 34 folder 8
1974 box 34 folder 9
1975 box 34 folder 9
1976 box 34 folder 10
1977 box 34 folder 11
1978 box 34 folder 12
1982 May 19 box 34 folder 13
Sub-Subseries 3: Topics and committees, circa 1962-1982 Scope and Contents
Files encompass committee work, information on individual bills, caucus materials, and background information on legislative topics. Heckler's longest committee assignments were on the Committee on Agriculture, the Joint Economic Committee, and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs; these are well represented and are listed alphabetically by their more common names of Agriculture Committee and Veterans' Affairs Committee. Committee files relate to specific legislation under consideration by the committee as well as background materials, reports, and briefings on topics that fell under the committee's purview and on legislation of particular interest to Heckler. Examples would be the extensive files on alcohol fuels and nutrition education in the Agriculture Committee materials, and on veterans' health and education benefits in the Veterans' Affairs Committee files. Materials in the committee files often include briefings, copies of testimonies and statements at hearings, issue mail, reference material, Dear Colleague letters, committee reports, and occasional press releases. Files on other legislation not related to Heckler's committee work include similar materials. This sub- subseries also includes topical files with notes, background information, clippings, reports, and other reference material on topics of interest, such as home heating oil prices and small business taxes. Occasional files include audio and video recordings.
1980 Olympics, circa 1980 box 34 folder 14
1980 United States Census, 1979-1980 box 34 folder 15-18
Abscam bribery scandal, 1980 October-December
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Agriculture Committee, 1975-1980 box 34 folder 20-22 Conditions Governing Access box 35 folder 1
The audio recording in box 143, object 10 is not box 143 object 10 available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule reformatting.
Agriculture Committee, Agricultural Act of 1980, circa 1980 box 35 folder 2 November
Agriculture Committee, Agricultural Land Protection Act, box 35 folder 3-5 1979-1980
Agriculture Committee, alcohol fuels and gasohol, 1978-1981 box 35 folder 6-14 Physical Description box 36 folder 1-5 Papers, 2 audio cassettes, and 1 videocassette (VHS). box 146 object 18 Conditions Governing Access box 146 object 19 Side B The audio cassettes and videocassette (VHS) have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but box 143 object 4 may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can Digital only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room. content 121555
Agriculture Committee, American Agriculture Movement, box 36 folder 6 circa 1979
Agriculture Committee, Animal Cancer Research Act, box 36 folder 7 1979-1980
Agriculture Committee, budget, 1979-1980 box 36 folder 8
Agriculture Committee, cotton, 1978-1980 box 36 folder 9-15
Agriculture Committee, Diethylstilbestrol (DES), 1979-1980 box 36 folder 16
Agriculture Committee, Egg Research and Consumer box 36 folder 17 Information Act Amendments of 1980, 1980
Agriculture Committee, Farm Credit Act amendments, box 37 folder 1-5 1979-1980
Agriculture Committee, Farm Production Protection Act of box 37 folder 6 1978, circa 1978 April-May
Agriculture Committee, farmer-to-consumer direct marketing, box 37 folder 7 1978-1980
Agriculture Committee, Federal Crop Insurance Act, box 37 folder 8 1979-1980
Agriculture Committee, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and box 37 folder 9-12 Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) appropriations, 1976-1980 Margaret Heckler Papers CA.1998.004
- Page 22 - Agriculture Committee, food marketing, 1978-1979 January box 37 folder 13
Agriculture Committee, food prices, 1979-1980 April box 37 folder 14 box 38 folder 1-2
Agriculture Committee, food processing, 1976-1979 box 38 folder 3-4
Agriculture Committee, Food Security Act, 1979-1980 box 38 folder 5-6
Agriculture Committee, Food Stamp Act amendments, 1968, box 38 folder 7-13 1977-1980 box 39 folder 1-3
Agriculture Committee, Forestry Loan Act of 1979, 1979 box 39 folder 4
Agriculture Committee, forests, 1979 box 39 folder 5
Agriculture Committee, fuel assistance, 1979 box 39 folder 6
Agriculture Committee, grain, circa 1975-1979 box 39 folder 7-11
Agriculture Committee, grain sales to the Soviet Union, box 39 folder 12 1979-1980 January
Agriculture Committee, infant formula, 1974-1979 box 39 folder 13
Agriculture Committee, International Coffee Agreement, 1980 box 39 folder 14
Agriculture Committee, Legislative Calendar, 1979 box 39 folder 15
Agriculture Committee, mechanically deboned meat, circa box 39 folder 16 1979
Agriculture Committee, milk price supports, 1979 box 39 folder 17
Agriculture Committee, National Agricultural Bargaining Act box 39 folder 18-19 of 1979, 1979
Agriculture Committee, National Aquaculture Act, 1979 May- box 39 folder 20 July
Agriculture Committee, nitrites, 1978-1979 box 39 folder 21
Agriculture Committee, nutrition and nutrition education, box 39 folder 22 circa 1976-1980 box 40 folder 1-14 box 41 folder 1-13
Agriculture Committee, peanuts, 1979-1981 box 41 folder 14
Agriculture Committee, Plant Variety Protection Act box 41 folder 15 amendments, 1979
Agriculture Committee, rules, 1975-1979 box 41 folder 16
Agriculture Committee, rural development, 1978-1979 box 42 folder 1-2
Agriculture Committee, Sugar Stabilization Act, circa box 42 folder 3-11 1974-1979
Alaska lands, 1979 May box 42 folder 12
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- Page 23 - Amnesty, 1974 September box 42 folder 13
Amtrak, 1977-1978 box 42 folder 14-15
Anti-recession and targeted fiscal assistance bill, 1979 box 42 folder 16 December-1980 February
Arthritis, circa 1976-1981 box 42 folder 17 box 43 folder 1
Azores, 1980-1982 box 43 folder 2
Bank Holding Company Act amendments, 1979 box 43 folder 3
Banking and Currency Committee, Subcommittee on box 143 object 11-12 Consumer Affairs, 1974 April 18 Conditions Governing Access
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Budget, 1970-1982 box 43 folder 4-6 Physical Description box 146 object 20 Papers and 1 audio cassette. Digital Conditions Governing Access content 121606 The audio cassette has been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.
Budget, Gramm-Latta Amendment, 1981-1982 box 43 folder 7
Calendars of the United States House of Representatives and box 43 folder 8 History of Legislation, 1981 June
Cambodian children, 1980-1981 box 43 folder 9 Physical Description box 143 object 5 Papers, 1 audio cassette, and 1 videocassette (VHS). box 145 object 2 Conditions Governing Access Digital The audio cassette and videocassette (VHS) have been content digitally copied; all original media was retained, but 121610 may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.
Camp David Accords, 1978 September box 43 folder 10
Campaign Contribution Reform Act of 1979, Obey-Railsback box 43 folder 11 bill, 1979
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Child care, Fall River hearings, circa 1971 October-December box 43 folder 14-15 Conditions Governing Access box 143 object 13
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Clean Waters Restoration Act appropriations, 1969 box 43 folder 16
Commission on International Trade and Investment, 1970 July box 43 folder 17
Committee assignments, 1978 box 43 folder 18
Community Services Administration, 1968, 1975-1977 box 43 folder 19
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of box 43 folder 20 1970, 1970
Congressional Monitor, 1975-1976 box 43 folder 21
Congressional page scandal, 1982 July box 43 folder 22
Congressional pay raise, 1978 February box 43 folder 23
Congressional travel voucher scandal, 1976 box 43 folder 24
Congresswomen's Caucus, 1978, 1981 box 43 folder 25
Consumer protection bills, 1975-1978 box 43 folder 26
Consumer Quality Safe Drinking Water Act, 1978 box 43 folder 27
Council on Environmental Quality, 1969-1970 January box 43 folder 28
Credit discrimination, 1973-1975 box 43 folder 29
Credit unions, circa 1978 box 43 folder 30
Dear Colleague letters, 1969, 1977-1980 box 44 folder 1
Department of Education proposal, circa 1978 box 44 folder 2
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1974-1979 box 44 folder 3
Department of Transportation and Related Agencies box 44 folder 4-5 Appropriation Act, air bags and automatic restraints, 1979 May-September
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and box 44 folder 6 Education and Related Agencies Appropriation Act of 1981, 1979-1980
Dickey-Lincoln hydroelectric dam, 1965, 1970 box 44 folder 7
Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), 1980-1981 box 44 folder 8
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- Page 25 - Disability Insurance Amendments, 1979 April box 44 folder 9
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, 1976 October box 44 folder 10
Elderly issues, 1974, 1980 box 44 folder 11
Elizabeth Pole commemorative medals, 1977-1978 box 44 folder 12
Energy briefings, circa 1977-1978 box 44 folder 13 Physical Description box 146 object 21 Papers and 1 audio cassette. Digital Conditions Governing Access content 121644 The audio cassette has been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.
Enterprise zones, 1982 March box 44 folder 14
Equal Rights Amendment, 1968-1982 box 44 folder 15-17
Equal Rights Amendment clippings, 1976-1978 box 44 folder 18
Ethics bills, 1967, 1977-1978 box 44 folder 19-20 Conditions Governing Access box 143 object 14-15
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Export Administration Act amendments, 1979 box 44 folder 21-23
Federal Election Campaign Act amendments, 1978 March- box 45 folder 1 April
Federal Employees Flexible and Compressed Work Schedules box 45 folder 2 Act, 1977-1978
Federal Employees Part-Time Career Employment Act, 1977 box 45 folder 3 November-1978 March
Federal Trade Commission Act amendments, 1971-1977 box 45 folder 4
Fuel oil shortage, 1970 September-November box 45 folder 5
Gasoline rationing, 1979 box 45 folder 6
Hair dyes, 1977-1979 box 45 folder 7
Health care, 1979-1980 February box 45 folder 8-9
Hearst, Patricia, 1954-, 1978 September-October box 45 folder 10
Home heating oil, 1979 March-May box 45 folder 11
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Homemakers, 1977 box 45 folder 13
Hospital Cost Containment and Reporting Act of 1979, 1979 box 45 folder 14-15 August-November
House Beauty Shop audits, 1972-1973 box 45 folder 16
House rules, 1974 May 13 box 45 folder 17
Housing and Community Development Act of 1980, 1980 box 45 folder 18-20
Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment and Balanced Growth box 45 folder 21-22 Act, 1978 January-March
Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois, 1978-1980 box 45 folder 23
Immigration and Nationality Act amendments, 1976-1979 box 45 folder 24
Independent Contractor Tax Status Clarification Act, box 45 folder 25 1978-1980
Industrial Cost Recovery, 1972-1981 box 45 folder 26 box 46 folder 1-16
Industrial Cost Recovery correspondence, 1976 box 47 folder 1-2 December-1979
Inflation, 1968-1979 box 47 folder 3-7 Conditions Governing Access Shared box object 6 1918 The audio recording in box 1918, object 6 is not available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule reformatting.
Irradiation, circa 1977-1980 box 47 folder 8
Israel, 1969-1974, 1982 box 47 folder 9
Joint Economic Committee, 1975-1982 box 47 folder 10-15 box 48 folder 1-3
Joint Economic Committee, audio recordings, 1978-1982 Physical Description 5 audio cassettes. Conditions Governing Access
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Hearing, 1982 February 23 box 143 object 20-21 Digital content 135242
Library of Congress Congressional Research Service box 143 object 17-18 briefings, 1978 June-September Digital content 135238
Joint Economic Committee, auto imports, 1980 March-April box 48 folder 4
Joint Economic Committee, dollar rescue operations, 1978 box 48 folder 5 November-December
Joint Economic Committee, food prices, 1977, 1979 box 48 folder 6
Joint Economic Committee, housing, 1979-1980 box 48 folder 7-8
Joint Economic Committee, Japan trade, 1979 September- box 48 folder 9 October
Joint Economic Committee, M1 tank, 1981 July box 48 folder 10
Joint Economic Committee, natural gas from Mexico, 1979 box 48 folder 11 January
Joint Economic Committee, productivity, 1978-1981 box 48 folder 12-13
Joint Economic Committee, regulatory budget, 1979 May- box 48 folder 14 August
Joint Economic Committee, supply-side economics, 1980 box 48 folder 15 April-May
Joint Economic Committee, tax cuts, 1980-1981 box 48 folder 16
Joint Research Act, 1982 April-August box 48 folder 17
"Koreagate" influence campaign scandal, 1977 June-July box 48 folder 18
Labor Reform Act, 1976-1978 box 48 folder 19-20 box 49 folder 1-2
Lebanon, 1978, 1982 box 49 folder 3
Legislation of the 96th Congress, 1979 box 49 folder 4
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act amendments, circa box 49 folder 5 1977-1978
Legislative profile of Heckler, 1977-1982 box 49 folder 6-7
Legislative veto, 1978, 1980 box 49 folder 8
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- Page 28 - Letter of marque, 1975 March box 49 folder 9
Life Insurance Company Income Tax Act of 1959 box 49 folder 10 amendments, circa 1982
Lifeline Systems, 1981 January-March box 49 folder 11
Lobbying disclosure, 1978-1980 box 49 folder 12
Low Income Energy Assistance Trust Fund Act, circa 1982 box 49 folder 13
Lowell National Historical Park, 1974, 1978 box 49 folder 14
Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), 1981-1982 box 49 folder 15
Meat Import Act, 1978 October-November box 49 folder 16
Meat inspection, 1967 box 143 object 16 Conditions Governing Access
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Members of Congress for Peace Through Law, 1973, 1978 box 49 folder 17
Middendorf, John William, 1924-, 1966-1969 box 49 folder 18
Military Construction Appropriation Act, 1980 May- box 49 folder 19 September
Monetary Control Act of 1979, 1979 June-July box 49 folder 20
Mortgage Subsidy Bond Tax Act, 1979-1981 box 49 folder 21
Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act, 1980 April- box 49 folder 22-24 August
Multiple sclerosis, circa 1974-1977 box 49 folder 25
Mushroom industry, 1980 October-November box 49 folder 26
Myers, Michael "Ozzie", 1980 September-October box 49 folder 27
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization box 50 folder 1 Act, 1980 April-June
National Commission on the Observance of International box 50 folder 2-6 Women's Year, ERA Committee, 1975-1978 box 148 object 9 Shared box folder 3 117
National Energy Act, Schroeder-Jones plowback amendment, box 50 folder 7 circa 1977 August
National health insurance, circa 1978-1979 Margaret Heckler Papers CA.1998.004
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National Institute on Aging, circa 1976-1978 box 50 folder 9-10
Naval Air Reserve reorganization, 1970 December-1971 box 50 folder 11 January
New England Congressional Caucus, 1974-1982 box 50 folder 12-15
New England Energy Congress, circa 1979 box 50 folder 16
New River Blue Ridge hydroelectric project, Wild and Scenic box 50 folder 17 Rivers Act, 1976
Nixon impeachment, 1974 box 50 folder 18
No-fault insurance, 1978 June-July box 50 folder 19
Northern Ireland, 1969, 1979 box 50 folder 20
Notes on legislative topics, circa 1967-1982 box 50 folder 21-22
Nuclear energy and weapons, circa 1977, 1981-1982 box 51 folder 1
Nuclear medicine, circa 1971-1972 box 51 folder 2-3
Oil exports to Iran, 1979 August-December box 51 folder 4
Oil imports, 1969-1970, 1980 box 51 folder 5
Older Americans Act amendments, 1978 March box 51 folder 6
Organized Crime Control Act, 1970 box 51 folder 7
Parental kidnapping, 1977-1978 box 51 folder 8
Pension plans, 1978 April box 51 folder 9
Prejudgment interest in antitrust litigation, circa 1980 box 51 folder 10
Prisoners of war, 1970 July-December box 51 folder 11
Product liability, 1977-1978 box 51 folder 12
Proposition 13, 1978 July box 51 folder 13
Public Broadcasting Financing Act, 1975-1976 box 51 folder 14
Public debt limit extension, 1980 June 3 box 51 folder 15
Realtors' legislative agenda, 1978-1979 box 51 folder 16
Regulation Q, 1979 October box 51 folder 17
Renegotiation Reform Act, 1977-1979 box 51 folder 18
Renewable energy, 1978 January-March box 51 folder 19
Revenue sharing, circa 1970-1971, 1976, 1980 box 51 folder 20 Physical Description box 145 object 3-5 Papers and 3 audio cassettes.
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School prayer, circa 1979-1980 box 51 folder 21
Science and Technology Committee, American Association box 51 folder 22 for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) membership, 1982
Science and Technology Committee, high technology, 1982 box 51 folder 23
Science and Technology Committee membership list, circa box 51 folder 24 1981
Science and Technology Committee, National Aeronautics box 51 folder 25 and Space Administration personnel, 1982 December 21
Science and Technology Committee, National Engineering box 51 folder 26-27 and Science Manpower Act, circa 1981-1982
Science and Technology Committee, National Science and box 51 folder 28 Technology Improvement Act, 1982 July-August
Select Committee on Aging, circa 1982 August box 51 folder 29 Physical Description box 146 object 22-24 Papers and 4 audio cassettes. box 145 object 6 Conditions Governing Access Digital Audio cassettes have been digitally copied; all original content media was retained, but may not be played due to 121761 format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.
Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1981, 1982 box 51 folder 30
Small Business Regulatory Relief Act, 1978-1979 January box 51 folder 31
Small business taxes, 1978-1979 box 51 folder 32 box 52 folder 1-2
Social security, 1969-1982 box 52 folder 3-7
Soft Drink Interbrand Competition Act, 1978-1980 box 52 folder 8
Soviet Jewry, 1969-1970 box 52 folder 9
State of the Union Address, 1979-1982 box 52 folder 10
Steel Caucus, 1978 November-December box 52 folder 11
Student financial aid, 1982 February-March box 52 folder 12
Sunset legislation, 1979 box 52 folder 13
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Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, 1982 July- box 52 folder 15-16 September
Tax indexing, 1978 box 52 folder 17
Taxes, 1977-1979 box 52 folder 18
Textile Caucus, 1978 box 52 folder 19
Textile industry, 1967-1982 box 52 folder 20-21
Trade, 1970, 1978-1979 box 53 folder 1
Transportation, circa 1977-1978 box 53 folder 2
Travel and Tourism Caucus, 1982 July box 53 folder 3
Trucking deregulation, Motor Carrier Act, circa 1980 box 53 folder 4-5 February-June
Veterans' Affairs Committee, 1967-1982 box 53 folder 6-17 box 54 folder 1-14 box 55 folder 1-2
Veterans' Affairs Committee, Agent Orange, 1978-1980 box 55 folder 3-13
Veterans' Affairs Committee, G.I. bills, 1977-1980 box 55 folder 14-16 box 56 folder 1-9
Veterans' Affairs Committee, issue mail, 1979-1981 box 56 folder 10-15 box 57 folder 1-3
Veterans' Affairs Committee, Servicemen Missing in Action, box 57 folder 4 1977, 1979
Veterans' Affairs Committee, Small Business Administration box 57 folder 5 loans, 1980
Veterans' Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Special box 57 folder 6-7 Investigations, 1978-1979
Veterans' Affairs Committee, Veteran Senior Citizen Health box 57 folder 8-17 Care Act of 1979, circa 1977-1980 Physical Description box 58 folder 1 Papers and 1 audio cassette. box 146 object 19 Side A Conditions Governing Access Digital content The audio cassette has been digitally copied; all original 121795 media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.
Veterans' Affairs Committee, Veterans' Administration box 58 folder 2 appropriations, 1979-1980
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- Page 32 - Veterans' Affairs Committee, Veterans' Administration box 58 folder 3-5 hospitals, 1970, 1977-1980
Veterans' Affairs Committee, Veterans' Educational box 58 folder 6-14 Assistance Act of 1982, 1980-1981
Veterans' Affairs Committee, Veterans' Health Care box 58 folder 15-16 Amendments of 1979, circa 1978-1979 box 59 folder 1
Veterans' Affairs Committee, veterans' preference, 1977-1979 box 59 folder 2-6
Veterans' Affairs Committee, Vietnam Veterans Week, 1979 box 59 folder 7-8
Veterans' Affairs Committee, Women Air Force Service Pilots box 59 folder 9-11 (WASPs), 1977-1979
Veterans' Affairs Committee, Women Veterans Project, 1980 box 59 folder 12
Veterans' Affairs Committee, World War I veterans' pensions, box 59 folder 13 1977-1978
Veterans' Conference on Aging, 1980-1981 box 59 folder 14
Voluntary Hospital Philanthropic Support Act, 1979 March box 59 folder 15
Voter Registration Act, 1976 box 59 folder 16
Watergate, circa 1972-1976 box 59 folder 17
Watergate, Banking and Currency Committee hearings, box 59 folder 18 1972-1973
White House Conference on Small Business, 1979 April-June box 59 folder 19
Wilson, Charles, 1933-2010, 1980 May-June box 59 folder 20 box 60 folder 1
Wiretapping, 1972-1973 box 60 folder 2
Women's rights, circa 1962-1979 box 60 folder 3-7
Work Incentive Program, circa 1974-1977 box 60 folder 8
Sub-Subseries 4: Travel, 1970-1979 Scope and Contents
Background materials, briefings, clippings, correspondence, itineraries, notes, photographs, reports, and travel information documenting Margaret Heckler's fact-finding trips both domestic and abroad as a member of caucuses and House committees. Of note are files pertaining to a delegation of Congresswomen she led to China in 1975 and a Congresswomen's Caucus trip to Thailand and Cambodia in 1979.
Azores, 1978 box 60 folder 9
California, 1973 February-March box 60 folder 10
China, 1971-1978 box 60 folder 11-12
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Germany, Belgium, Spain, and Portugal, circa 1968 May-June box 129 folder 13
Japan, Hong Kong, and Vietnam, circa 1970 box 60 folder 13 box 129 folder 14-17
Kansas, 1979 box 60 folder 14-15
Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea, 1979 box 60 folder 16 November-December
South America, 1973 March-April box 60 folder 17
Spain, Portugal, Yugoslavia, Austria, and Belgium, 1979 box 60 folder 18
Thailand and Cambodia, 1979 box 60 folder 19-21
USSR, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Great Britain, and box 60 folder 22 Germany, 1972 December-1973 January
Sub-Subseries 5: Voting records, 1967-1982
90th Congress, 1967-1968 box 33 folder 1
91st Congress, 1969-1970 box 33 folder 2-3
92nd Congress, 1971-1972 box 33 folder 4-5
93rd Congress, 1973-1974 box 33 folder 6-8
94th Congress, 1975-1976 box 33 folder 9-10
95th Congress, 1977-1978 box 33 folder 11-12
96th Congress, 1979-1980 box 33 folder 13-14
97th Congress, 1981-1982 box 33 folder 15
Subseries G: Personal, 1963-1982 Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence, photographs, religious artifacts, and files on Margaret Heckler's board memberships and memberships in professional organizations and clubs. Also includes materials on a book Heckler was planning to write on American veterans, a file on her potential nomination to the Supreme Court, and two audio recordings of her children.
Albertus Magnus College Alumnae Association membership, box 61 folder 1 1969-1980
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American veteran book project, circa 1978 box 61 folder 4
Audio recordings, circa 1967-1982 box 145 object 8 Physical Description box 145 object 10 2 audio cassettes. Digital Conditions Governing Access content 141625 The audio cassettes have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.
Capitol Hill Club membership, 1969-1973 box 61 folder 5
Catholic artifacts, circa 1967-1982 box 149 object 1-3
Christmas cards, circa 1969-1971, 1981 box 61 folder 6
Correspondence, 1967-1982 box 61 folder 7-16 box 62 folder 1-12
Epilepsy Foundation of America membership, 1973-1975 box 63 folder 1-5
Food Safety Council membership, 1977-1978 box 63 folder 6-11
Hampshire College National Advisory Council membership, box 63 folder 12 1972-1973
Madeira School Board of Directors membership, 1971-1974 box 63 folder 13 box 64 folder 1
Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers membership, box 64 folder 2 1969-1974
Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association membership, box 64 folder 3 1969-1976
Memberships, 1963-1978 box 64 folder 4-5
Mount Vernon College Advisory Committee, 1973-1977 box 64 folder 6
National Multiple Sclerosis Society membership, 1975-1981 box 64 folder 7
Newton-Wellesley Hospital board membership, 1969-1978 box 64 folder 8-13
O'Shaughnessy, Bridget, 1963, 1981 box 64 folder 14-15
Passport, circa 1967-1971 box 64 folder 16
Photographs, circa 1967-1982 box 129 folder 18-23
Recipes and recipe requests, circa 1969-1980 box 64 folder 17-18
Ripon Society membership, 1970-1971 box 65 folder 1
Scrapbooks, 1967 box 132 folder 1-2
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Wheaton College President's Committee membership, box 65 folder 3-6 1969-1975
Women's club memberships, 1968-1976 box 65 folder 7
Young Americans for Responsible Action membership, box 65 folder 8 1970-1971
Subseries H: Public relations, 1953-1982 Scope and Contents
Public relations materials include: appointment books and planners; audio and video recordings; event and scheduling files with correspondence, invitations, meeting notices and schedules; photographs; press by and about Margaret Heckler; and speeches and remarks.
Sub-Subseries 1: Appointment books and box 65 folder 21-23 planners, 1970-1982 box 66 folder 1-3
Sub-Subseries 2: Audio and video box 144 recordings, circa 1967-1982 box 145
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Scope and Contents
Contains unidentified and undated audio and video recordings.
Sub-Subseries 3: Events, 1971-1981 Scope and Contents
Event files include background and reference materials, correspondence, invitations, schedules, and speeches for events attended by Margaret Heckler from 1971-1981.
1971 box 66 folder 4
1972 box 66 folder 5-6
1973 box 66 folder 7
1974 box 66 folder 8
box 66 folder 9-23
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1977 box 66 folder 24 box 67 folder 1
1978 box 67 folder 2-3
1979 box 67 folder 4
1980 box 67 folder 5-7
1981 box 67 folder 8-9
Sub-Subseries 4: Photographs, 1967-1982 box 129 folder 24-54 Scope and Contents box 130 folder 13-15
Photographs document political activities, events, and Shared box folder 4 social engagements. Some files include negatives and 117 contact sheets as well as accompanying correspondence, notes, and clippings. Margaret Heckler appears in most of Shared box folder 3 the photographs. 1142
Sub-Subseries 5: Press, 1953, 1967-1982 Scope and Contents
Includes biographies of Margaret Heckler, clippings, audio and video recordings of interviews, magazines, newsletters, press releases, and radio statements. Clippings document Heckler as well as campaigns, district issues, legislative topics, and national events.
Biographies of Margaret Heckler, 1969-circa 1982 box 67 folder 10
Clippings, 1953, 1966-1982 box 67 folder 11-24 box 68 folder 1-14 box 69 folder 1-3 Shared box folder 4 1142
Interviews, circa 1967-1982 Shared box object 4-5 Physical Description 1918 2 phonograph discs and 2 videocassettes (U-matic). box 143 object 8-9 Conditions Governing Access Digital content The phonograph discs in box 1918 object 4-5 have been 123850 digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room. The video recordings in box 143, object 8-9 are not available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of
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Magazines, 1972-1982 box 69 folder 4 box 130 folder 18
Newsletters, 1967-1982 box 69 folder 5
Press releases, 1967-1982 box 69 folder 6-20 box 70 folder 1-2
Press summaries, circa 1978 box 70 folder 3
Radio statements, 1969-circa 1981 box 70 folder 4
Sub-Subseries 6: Scheduling, 1967-1982 Scope and Contents
Scheduling files document Margaret Heckler's legislative, political, and social activities and include correspondence, invitations, meeting and hearing notices, and schedules.
1967-1976 box 70 folder 5-8
1977 box 70 folder 9-17 box 71 folder 1-8
1978 box 71 folder 9-13
1979 box 71 folder 14-16 box 72 folder 1-6
1980 box 72 folder 7-12 box 73 folder 1-12 box 74 folder 1-6
1981 box 74 folder 7-12 box 75 folder 1-9
1982 box 75 folder 10-12
Sub-Subseries 7: Speeches and remarks, box 75 folder 13 1967-1982 box 76 folder 1-15 Physical Description box 77 folder 1-9 Papers and 2 audio cassettes. box 143 object 22 Conditions Governing Access
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Contains speeches, drafts, background materials, and notes for unfinished speeches. Also includes some audio recordings of speeches and remarks given by Heckler.
Subseries I: Republican Party, 1966-1982 Scope and Contents
Margaret Heckler's activities with various national and Massachusetts Republican Party groups and her participation in the Republican National Conventions from 1968-1980 are documented in this subseries. Of particular interest are the materials from the 1980 Republican National Convention about her work on the women's rights and housing planks of the party platform. Also included are a few files on Heckler's work campaigning for George H. W. Bush and Nelson A Rockefeller.
1968 Republican National Convention, 1967-1968 box 79 folder 1 box 148 object 1 box 148 object 4 box 148 object 6
1972 Republican National Convention, 1968-1972 box 79 folder 2-8
1976 Republican National Convention, 1972-1976 box 79 folder 9-10
1980 Republican National Convention, 1980 box 79 folder 11-19
Committee for the Re-election of the President, 1972 box 79 folder 20
George H. W. Bush presidential campaign, 1979-1980 box 80 folder 1 Physical Description box 143 object 23 Papers and 1 audio cassette. Digital Conditions Governing Access content 120458 The audio cassette has been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.
Gerald R. Ford endorsement, 1976 box 146 object 5 Physical Description 1 audio reel. Conditions Governing Access
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House Republican Conference, 1968-1976 box 80 folder 2
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Massachusetts Republican Pre-Primary Convention, 1966-1972 box 80 folder 4
Massachusetts Republican State Committee, 1969-1972 box 80 folder 5
National Federation of Republican Women, 1982 box 80 folder 6
National Republican Congressional Committee, 1966-1979 box 80 folder 7-8
Nelson A. Rockefeller presidential campaign, circa 1968 box 80 folder 9 Physical Description box 146 object 3-4 Papers and 2 audio reels. Conditions Governing Access
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Republican Club of Massachusetts, 1972-1976 box 80 folder 10
Republican National Committee, 1967-1980 box 80 folder 11-22 box 130 folder 19
Teen Age Republicans, 1972 March 1 box 80 folder 23
Tidewater II Conference, 1978-1979 box 80 folder 24
Wednesday Group, 1977-1982 box 80 folder 25-28
Wellesley Republican Town Committee, 1966-1976 box 80 folder 29
Series III: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1982-1985 Historical Note
Margaret Heckler served as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services from March of 1983 to December of 1985 when she was sworn in as Ambassador to Ireland. As Secretary she was responsible for overseeing numerous federal agencies including the Food and Drug Administration, the Social Security Administration, and the National Institutes of Health, among others. Two major initiatives during Heckler's tenure were the National Initiative on Technology and the Disabled and the Task Force on Black and Minority Health. The latter resulted in a consequential report on the health status of racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S., known as the Heckler Report.
Scope and Contents
Materials include briefings for meetings and events, budget proposals, correspondence, memos, photographs, press releases, speeches and Congressional testimonies, subject files, and travel files. Margaret Heckler focused on a number of health issues during her tenure, including AIDS, developmental and physical disabilities, homelessness, organ transplants, and enforcement of child support payments. Materials on these topics are found in the subject files and task forces and initiatives files. Republican Party materials document Heckler's role as a surrogate for the 1984 Reagan-Bush presidential campaign. Public relations materials provide a detailed look at her schedule through event
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Subseries A: Administrative, 1982-1985 Scope and Contents
Administrative materials document some of the operations of the Office of the Secretary in the Department of Health and Human Services. Most of the materials are memos, including decision memos on rules and regulations signed by Margaret Heckler, and memos from the White House Office of Cabinet Affairs. Other memos discuss upcoming events, scheduling, and weekly reports. Also included are phone call lists and notes, video news digests, and microcassette tape recordings of staff meetings.
Briefing preparation log, 1985 box 90 folder 1
Decision memos, 1982 box 90 folder 2
Decision memos, circa 1983-1985 box 90 folder 3
Decision memos, 1983 box 90 folder 4-14
Decision memos, 1984 box 90 folder 15-23
Decision memos, 1985 box 90 folder 24-27
Department of Health and Human Services organization charts, box 90 folder 28 1984-1985
List of Cabinet-level meetings, circa 1985 box 90 folder 29
List of international trips, 1985 July 3 box 90 folder 30
Memos, circa 1983-1985 box 90 folder 31
Memos, 1983 box 90 folder 32
Memos, 1984 box 91 folder 1-5
Memos, 1985 box 91 folder 6-8
Phone call lists and notes, 1983-1985 box 91 folder 9-10
Staff meetings, 1983-1984 box 135 cassette 1-2 Conditions Governing Access
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Video news digests, 1985 January-June box 91 folder 11-12
White House Office of Cabinet Affairs memos, 1983-1985 box 91 folder 13-16
Subseries B: Artifacts and ephemera, 1983-1985
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Artifacts and ephemera include plaques, awards, and certificates given to Margaret Heckler as Health and Human Services Secretary. Also included is a paperweight and a scrapbook.
1984 National Hispanic Heritage Week plaque, circa 1984 box 139
Access to Opportunity plaque, 1985 January 19 box 137
American Legion Auxiliary Girl's Nation certificate, circa 1984 box 91 folder 17
American Association of Blood Banks' 1983 Presidential Award box 137 plaque, circa 1983
Black Advisory Committee of the 50th American Presidential box 139 Inaugural plaque, 1985 January 20
Boston Chapter of Hadassah Tree of Life Award plaque, 1983 box 139 December 11
Committee for the 50th American Presidential Inaugural box 91 folder 18 certificate, 1985 January 20
Distinguished Associate of the International Health Economics box 137 and Management Institute plaque, 1985 March 12
Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council certificate of box 130 folder 3 appreciation, 1984 April 16
Fall River (Mass.) City Council commendation certificate, 1984 box 91 folder 19 September 25
Georgetown University Medical Center plaque, 1983 October 11 box 137
HEW Employees Federal Credit Union honorary membership box 130 folder 4 certificate, 1983 December 20
Lafayette Place Apartments Grand Opening plaque, 1984 June 2 box 139
Lupus Foundation of America Massachusetts Chapter plaque, box 139 1984 September
Meharry Medical College plaque, 1984 February 15 box 139
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Award for box 91 folder 20 Outstanding Support of Biomedical Science, 1984 May 17
National Council of Career Women 1984 Professional box 91 folder 21 Achievement Award certificate, 1984 December 6
National Health Screening Council's 1984 Health Fair Program box 139 Award plaque, circa 1984
New England Medical Center, Margaret M. Heckler Research box 91 folder 22 Fund certificate, circa 1983
Older Adult Service and Information System (OASIS) Honorary box 139 Member plaque, 1985 May 22
Southeastern Massachusetts SER Jobs for Progress, Inc. box 115 folder 1 honorary Amigo de SER certificate, 1984 June 2
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Susan B. Anthony Birthday Party scrapbook, circa 1984 box 91 folder 23 February
Swearing-in ceremony, The Washington Post, plaque, 1983 box 137 March 10
United Negro College Fund Distinguished Leadership Award box 139 plaque, 1984 October 11
Working Wonders Award for the Advancement of the Welfare box 91 folder 24 of the People of Florida certificate, circa 1985 February
Subseries C: Budget, 1983-1985 Scope and Contents
Briefing binders on different aspects of the budget, press conference briefings, statements and briefings for Congressional hearings, memos, and notes primarily document the Department of Health and Human Services' budget proposals for fiscal years 1984-1986, with a small amount of material on fiscal year 1987. Most of the materials were removed from binders. Also includes cassette and microcassette tapes of budget briefings and a recording of a House Appropriations Committee hearing from February, 1984.
Fiscal year 1984, 1983 box 92 folder 1-12 Physical Description box 135 cassette 3-13 Papers and 11 audio cassettes. Conditions Governing Access
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Fiscal year 1985 audio recordings, 1984
Briefings, circa 1983-1984 box 135 cassette Physical Description 14-31 18 audio cassettes. Conditions Governing Access
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House Appropriations Committee hearing, 1984 February 29
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Fiscal year 1985 print materials, 1983-1984 box 92 folder 13-31 box 93 folder 1-12
Fiscal year 1986, 1984-1985 box 93 folder 13-26 box 94 folder 1-14
Fiscal year 1987, circa 1985 box 94 folder 15
Subseries D: Cabinet-level meetings, 1983-1985 Arrangement
This subseries is arranged alphabetically by name of Council or group and then chronologically.
Scope and Contents
Contains files on Cabinet-level meetings, including Cabinet Councils and meetings of the full Cabinet. Topics covered in the meetings range broadly. Each Cabinet Council was responsible for a particular policy area, including economic affairs, natural resources, commerce and trade, food and agriculture, and human resources. The budget and tax policy were also frequent topics at full Cabinet meetings. Materials include agendas, meeting information sheets, briefings, memos, background information, and notes.
Cabinet Council on Commerce and Trade, 1983-1984 box 94 folder 16-34
Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs, 1983-1984 box 94 folder 35-47 box 95 folder 1-46 box 96 folder 1-7
Cabinet Council on Food and Agriculture, 1983-1984 box 96 folder 8-15
Cabinet Council on Human Resources, 1983-1984 box 96 folder 16-21
Cabinet Council on Legal Policy, 1983-1984 box 96 folder 22-26
Cabinet Council on Management and Administration, box 96 folder 27-34 1983-1984 box 97 folder 1-11
Cabinet Council on Natural Resources and Environment, box 97 folder 12-20 1983-1984
Domestic Policy Council, 1985 October box 97 folder 21-24
Full Cabinet, 1983-1985 box 97 folder 25-38
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Joint Cabinet Council meetings, 1983-1984 box 98 folder 6-10
Subseries E: Correspondence, 1983-1985 Scope and Contents
Contains Congressional correspondence between Margaret Heckler and U.S. Senators and Representatives on topics such as proposed regulations, grants and projects, and funding allocations. General correspondence includes thank-you letters for flowers, gifts, well-wishes, and hospitality, as well as responses to invitations. Much of the general correspondence is in regards to events attended and trips taken by Heckler. A few letters have photographs attached. Correspondents include friends, former constituents, professional contacts, and some high-ranking officials in the U.S. and foreign governments.
Sub-Subseries 1: Congressional, 1983-1985
1983 box 120 folder 1-16 box 121 folder 1-16
1984 box 122 folder 1-18 box 123 folder 1-7
1985 box 123 folder 8-18 box 124 folder 1-19
Sub-Subseries 2: General, 1983-1985
circa 1983-1985 box 98 folder 11
1983 box 98 folder 12-23
1984 box 98 folder 24-35
1985 box 98 folder 36-41 box 99 folder 1-19
Subseries F: Personal, 1983-1985 Scope and Contents
Includes personal correspondence and cards to and from Margaret Heckler, as well as files on her participation on the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Catholic Charitable Bureau of Boston.
Accomplishments as Secretary, circa 1984-1985 box 99 folder 20
Catholic Charitable Bureau of Boston board membership, box 99 folder 21-24 1983-1985 box 137
Correspondence, 1983-1985 box 99 folder 25-27
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National Multiple Sclerosis Society membership, 1984 box 99 folder 29 November
Subseries G: Public relations, 1983-1985 Scope and Contents
Public relations materials include appointment books, clippings and magazine articles, event files, interviews, photographs, press releases, scheduling files, and speeches and remarks. Event files and scheduling files often document the same events and include briefings, invitations, speeches, and talking points.
Sub-Subseries 1: Events, 1983-1985 Scope and Contents
Contains background information, briefings, correspondence, invitations, memos, schedules, and talking points for events attended by Secretary Margaret Heckler and, on occasion, Under Secretary Charles Baker. The briefings and other materials were prepared for upcoming meetings, public appearances, speeches, social engagements, press conferences, and interviews. The monthly files often include lead-up correspondence, briefings, and memos that sometimes date from previous months.
1983 February-June box 99 folder 30 box 100 folder 1-24
1983 July-December box 100 folder 25-41 box 101 folder 1-9
1984 January box 101 folder 10-14
1984 February box 101 folder 15-22
1984 March box 101 folder 23-27 box 102 folder 1
1984 April box 102 folder 2-8
1984 May box 102 folder 9-11
1984 June box 102 folder 12-21
1984 July box 102 folder 22-27
1984 August box 102 folder 28-30 box 103 folder 1-7
1984 September box 103 folder 8-20
1984 October box 103 folder 21-32 box 104 folder 1-3
1984 November box 104 folder 4-13
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1985 January box 104 folder 33-36 box 105 folder 1-9
1985 February box 105 folder 10-24
1985 March box 105 folder 25-35 box 106 folder 1-7
1985 April box 106 folder 8-30 box 107 folder 1-5
1985 May box 107 folder 6-29
1985 June box 107 folder 30-34 box 108 folder 1-13
1985 July box 108 folder 14-24
1985 August box 108 folder 25-26
1985 September box 108 folder 27-29 box 109 folder 1-10
1985 October box 109 folder 11-24
1985 November box 109 folder 25-32
1985 December box 109 folder 33-35
Sub-Subseries 2: Photographs, 1983-1985 Scope and Contents
Photographs document Margaret Heckler's public relations activities including receiving visitors, giving speeches, visiting health care facilities, hosting events, and presenting awards. Some photographs also document social engagements. Some files include negatives and contact sheets as well as accompanying correspondence, notes, and clippings. Margaret Heckler appears in most of the photographs. Other notable people include President Ronald Reagan, Vice President George H. W. Bush, Nancy Reagan, Sandra Day O'Connor, Dr. C. Everett Koop, Elizabeth Dole, Maureen Reagan, and Bob Dole. Heckler's three children appear in a number of photographs as well.
AIDS Hotline center visit, 1983 box 128 folder 15
Albertus Magnus College commencement, circa 1983-1985 box 128 folder 16
Allied Corporation Program on Aging dinner, 1984 November box 128 folder 17
Alton Ochsner Award ceremony, 1985 box 128 folder 18
Announcement of Margaret Heckler as Ambassador to box 128 folder 19 Ireland, 1985 October 1
Asthma poster child, 1985 April 25 box 128 folder 20
Australian Health Minister meeting, 1985 January 28 box 128 folder 21
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Barbara Franklin luncheon, 1984 March 19 box 128 folder 23
Boston Center for Independent Living visit, 1983 December box 128 folder 24
Cabinet meeting, 1985 March 27 box 128 folder 25
Check presentation to the Washington Hospital Center, 1985 box 128 folder 26 January 4
Chief Official White House Photographer Michael Evans' box 128 folder 27 photographs of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Heckler, circa 1983-1985
Child Support Enforcement Amendments of 1984 bill signing, box 128 folder 28 1984 August 16
Circus Saints and Sinners Club roast, 1984 box 128 folder 29
Danny Thomas event, circa 1983-1985 box 128 folder 30
Decade of Disabled Persons Access to Opportunity event, box 128 folder 31 circa 1985
Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of box 128 folder 32 1984 bill signing, 1984 September 24
Eva June luncheon, circa 1983-1985 box 128 folder 33
Events, circa 1983-1985 box 128 folder 34-52 box 130 folder 5
Fernald State School visit, 1983 July 23 box 128 folder 53
Footprints of Power exhibition, circa 1985 box 128 folder 54
Funeral of Cardinal Medeiros, 1983 September 23 box 128 folder 55
Headshots and press photographs, 1983-1985 box 128 folder 56-59 box 130 folder 6
Head Start Conference, 1983 April box 128 folder 60
Health planning session, 1985 April 25 box 128 folder 61
Highland Park Health Center, Highland Park, Michigan visit, box 130 folder 7 1985 October 29
Italian Night dinner, 1984 January 17 box 128 folder 62
Katie Beckett, 1985 June 19 box 128 folder 63
Kennedy Space Center, 1983 June 25 box 128 folder 64
New York City hospital visit, circa 1983 box 128 folder 65
Order of Prince Henry the Navigator award ceremony, 1984 box 128 folder 66 September
Powhatan Nursing Home visit, circa 1983-1985
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Presentation of Distinguished Service Award to Patti Birge box 128 folder 68 Tyson, circa 1983-1985
President Reagan's welcome home greeting, 1985 July 20 box 128 folder 69
Republican Women's Leadership Forum, 1983 June 4 box 128 folder 70
Richard Schweiker and Margaret Heckler, 1983 February 3 box 130 folder 8
Ronald Reagan with Margaret Heckler, circa 1983-1985 box 128 folder 71
Seattle, Washington trip, 1984 July box 128 folder 72
Secretary of Education Terrel Bell and Margaret Heckler, box 128 folder 73 circa 1983-1985
Secretary's Distinguished Volunteer Service Award ceremony, box 128 folder 74 1985 May 22
Senate confirmation hearing, 1983 February box 128 folder 75 box 130 folder 9
Social Security 50th Anniversary event, circa 1985 August box 128 folder 76
State Department dinner, circa 1984 November box 128 folder 77
Suffolk University Law School commencement, 1983 June 12 box 128 folder 78
Swearing-in ceremony, 1983 March 9 box 128 folder 79-80 box 130 folder 10
Swearing-in ceremony, circa 1983 box 128 folder 81
Trinity Medical Center visit, circa 1985 box 128 folder 82
Tufts University visit, circa 1983-1985 box 128 folder 83
United States Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting, 1983 box 128 folder 84 June 15
United States Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting, 1984 box 128 folder 85 June 18
Visitors to the Office of the Secretary, circa 1983-1985 box 128 folder 86-89
Wharton School public policy fellows, circa 1984 box 128 folder 90
Wilson Center Dialogue on the International Decade of box 128 folder 91 Disabled Persons, 1985 September 11
Sub-Subseries 3: Press, 1983-1985
Biographies of Margaret Heckler, 1983-1984 box 109 folder 36
Clippings, circa 1983-1985 box 125 folder 1-20 box 126 folder 1-21
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Magazine articles and newsletters, 1983-1985 box 91 folder 25-26
Press releases, 1983 box 109 folder 37-41 box 110 folder 1-5
Press releases, 1984 box 110 folder 6-17
Press releases, 1985 box 110 folder 18-29
Summary of press releases, circa 1985 box 110 folder 30
Washington Report on Medicine & Health, 1983-1985 box 91 folder 27-29
Sub-Subseries 4: Scheduling, 1983-1985 Scope and Contents
Includes appointment books, appointment requests, calendars, and an alphabetical list of all meetings, interviews, press conferences, and other events attended by Margaret Heckler.
Alphabetical list of events, 1983-1985 box 110 folder 31-32
Appointment books, 1983, 1985 box 110 folder 33-34
Appointment requests, 1985 July-September box 110 folder 35
Calendars of events, 1983-1985 box 110 folder 36
Scheduling Office functions and responsibilities, circa box 110 folder 37 1983-1985
Sub-Subseries 5: Speeches and remarks, 1983-1985
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Contains speeches, remarks, and draft versions of speeches given by Margaret Heckler while Health and Human Services Secretary. Some speeches also include attached briefings, memos, talking points, and background materials. Statements before Congressional committees and press conference remarks are also included.
circa 1983-1985 box 110 folder 38
1983 box 110 folder 39-45 Physical Description box 111 folder 1-15 Papers and 1 videocassette (VHS). box 143 object 1 Conditions Governing Access Digital The videocassette (VHS) has been digitally copied; all content original media was retained, but may not be played due 124386 to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.
1984 box 111 folder 16-30 box 112 folder 1-12
1985 box 112 folder 13-24 box 113 folder 1-13
Subseries H: Republican Party, 1983-1985 Scope and Contents
Republican Party materials primarily document Margaret Heckler's activities as a high-level surrogate for the Reagan-Bush presidential campaign in 1984 and her speech at the Republican National Convention that year in Dallas, Texas. Campaign materials include speeches, briefings for trips and appearances, talking points, opposition research, bumper stickers and buttons, and campaign literature. Materials from the Convention include schedules, speeches, programs, invitations, delegate badges and lists, photographs, and clippings. There is also a file on the Massachusetts Republican State Committee and the Republican National Committee.
Massachusetts Republican State Committee, 1983-1985 January box 114 folder 1
Reagan-Bush campaign bumper stickers, circa 1984 box 115 folder 2
Reagan-Bush campaign buttons, circa 1984 box 148 object 15
Reagan-Bush campaign materials, 1984 box 114 folder 2-27
Republican National Committee, 1981-1985 box 114 folder 28-29
Republican National Convention materials, 1983-1984 box 114 folder 30-34 box 115 folder 3-9
Republican National Convention photographs, 1984 box 128 folder 92-94 box 130 folder 11
Subseries I: Subject files, 1982-1985
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Contains files on topics related to the Department of Health and Human Services' purview, as well as topics of interest to Margaret Heckler. Materials vary but frequently include background information, briefings, correspondence, memos, notes, reports, and speeches and remarks. A substantial portion of the briefings and memos focus on proposed and implemented regulations.
Administration on Aging, circa 1985 box 116 folder 1
Affirmative action, 1985 box 116 folder 2
Agent Orange, circa 1983-1985 box 116 folder 3
AIDS, 1983-1985 box 116 folder 4-5 Conditions Governing Access box 135 cassette 34
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Alzheimer's disease, 1983-1985 box 116 folder 6-8 Conditions Governing Access box 135 cassette 35
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American Red Cross, 1983 box 116 folder 9
"Baby Doe" regulations, 1983-1984 box 116 folder 10
Cafeteria plans, 1985 box 91 folder 30
Cancer Prevention Awareness Program, 1984 March box 116 folder 11
Child support enforcement, 1983-1985 box 116 folder 12-13
China, circa 1984 box 116 folder 14
Cigarette excise tax, circa 1984 box 116 folder 15
Combined Federal Campaign, 1985 September-November box 116 folder 16
Computer systems, 1982-1983 box 116 folder 17 Conditions Governing Access box 135 cassette 36
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Council for a Black Economic Agenda, 1985 February 20 box 116 folder 18
Department of Defense, 1984 September box 116 folder 19
Developmental disabilities, 1983 box 116 folder 20-21 Conditions Governing Access box 135 cassette 37-41 The audio recordings in box 135, cassette 37-41 are not available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule reformatting.
Food additives and dyes, 1983-1985 box 116 folder 22-28
Food and Drug Administration, 1985 box 116 folder 29-31
Food irradiation, circa 1983-1985 box 116 folder 32 Conditions Governing Access box 135 cassette 42
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Health Care Financing Administration, circa 1983 box 135 cassette 43-44 Conditions Governing Access
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Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), circa 1984 box 116 folder 33
Health prevention efforts, 1985 box 116 folder 34
Homelessness, 1985 box 116 folder 35-36 box 117 folder 1-3
Hospice care, 1982-1985 box 117 folder 4-5
Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/ box 117 folder 6-10 MR), 1983-1985
Massachusetts litigation against the Department of Health and box 117 folder 11 Human Services, 1983
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Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services, 1984-1985 box 117 folder 13-14
Medicare, 1983-1985 box 117 folder 15-17
Medicare Prospective Payment System, 1983-1985 box 117 folder 18-21 Conditions Governing Access box 136 cassette 1-9
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Medicare trust funds, 1983-1985 box 117 folder 22-23
National Council on Alcoholism, 1982 July 14 box 117 folder 24
National Institutes of Health, circa 1983-1985 box 135 cassette 49 Conditions Governing Access
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Office of Child Support Enforcement, circa 1983 box 135 cassette 45-48 Conditions Governing Access
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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, box 117 folder 26 1985 December 5
Organ transplants, 1983-1985 box 117 folder 27-30
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Peer Review Organizations, 1984-1985 box 117 folder 31
Presidential Commission on U.S. Trade Policy, 1983 box 117 folder 32
Presidential inauguration, 1984-1985 box 118 folder 1-5
President's Task Force on Food Assistance, 1984 January box 118 folder 6
Preventive Medicine Research and Training Center, circa box 118 folder 7 1984-1985
Private sector initiatives, 1983-1984 box 118 folder 8-9
Public Health Service, circa 1983 box 136 cassette 17-18 Conditions Governing Access
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Raw milk, 1985 March box 118 folder 10
Reagan record, circa 1985 box 118 folder 11
Regulatory program, 1985 box 118 folder 12-24
Respite care for family caregivers, 1985 box 118 folder 25
Reye's syndrome, 1985 box 118 folder 26
Risk assessment, 1983-1985 box 118 folder 27
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, 1983-1984 box 118 folder 28
Secretary's Conference on Breast Cancer, 1985 box 118 folder 29-31 Physical Description box 143 object 3 Papers and 1 videocassette (VHS).
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Senate confirmation, 1983 January-March box 118 folder 32 Conditions Governing Access box 115 folder 10-11
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Vaccines, 1985 February box 118 folder 37
Veterans, 1983-1985 box 118 folder 38
Welfare, 1983 February 22 box 136 cassette 23 Conditions Governing Access
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Women's issues, circa 1983-1985 box 136 cassette 24 Conditions Governing Access
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Subseries J: Task forces and initiatives, 1983-1985
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Contains materials on two of the more prominent initiatives of Margaret Heckler's tenure at the Department of Health and Human Services: the National Initiative on Technology and the Disabled and the Task Force on Black and Minority Health. Materials related to the National Initiative on Technology and the Disabled include background materials, briefings, correspondence, memos, photographs, press releases, reports, and speeches and remarks. Some of the files include materials from the Paris Air Show in 1985 where the National Initiative on Technology and the Disabled was featured. Materials related to the Task Force on Black and Minority Health include briefings, charts and graphs, memos, photographs, press releases, reports, and speeches and remarks.
National Initiative on Technology and the Disabled, 1983-1985 box 119 folder 1-40
Task Force on Black and Minority Health, 1985 box 119 folder 41-47
Subseries K: Travel, 1983-1985 Scope and Contents
Materials document Margaret Heckler's international trips as Health and Human Services Secretary. Includes background materials, briefings, brochures for local sites, correspondence, invitations, photographs and albums, postcards, press and clippings, schedules, speeches and remarks, and talking points. Background materials occasionally predate the date range on the folder. Some clippings are in Swedish and Norwegian.
Egypt and Israel, 1983 box 115 folder 12-33 box 128 folder 95-96 box 130 folder 12
Egypt and Israel artifacts, 1983 box 138
Egypt and Israel photograph albums, circa 1983 November box 138
England, 1984 August-September box 115 folder 34
Greece, 1983 November box 115 folder 35
Italy, 1985 March box 115 folder 36-41 box 129 folder 1-3
Norway, 1983-1984 box 113 folder 14-26
Sweden, 1983-1985 box 113 folder 27-37 box 129 folder 4
Switzerland, 1983 April-May box 113 folder 38-39 box 129 folder 5
Switzerland, 1984-1985 box 113 folder 40 box 129 folder 6-8
Series IV: Ambassador to Ireland, 1982-1992
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This series documents Margaret Heckler's time as U.S. ambassador to Ireland, from 1985-1989. Topics include U.S. business relations with Ireland, the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985, Northern Ireland, the Irish political climate, and embassy operations. Much of the materials also document Heckler's social, political, and ceremonial engagements throughout Ireland. Materials include correspondence, scheduling files, travel files, photographs, and clippings. Diplomatic cables, memos, notes, invitations, speeches, and Department of State briefings are also included.
Subseries A: Administrative, 1982-1989 Scope and Contents
Contains materials related to Heckler's arrival in Ireland and the presentation of her credentials to the Irish government. Materials also include Department of State briefings and diplomatic cables, memos, and information on the U.S. Embassy in Dublin.
Accreditation, 1984-1986 box 81 folder 1
Arrival in Ireland, 1985-1986 box 81 folder 2
Contacts, circa 1985-1989 box 81 folder 3
Courtesy calls, 1986 February-December box 81 folder 4
Department of State briefings, regulations, and reports, box 81 folder 5 1982-1988
Diplomatic cables, 1986-1987 box 81 folder 6-8
Embassy artwork, 1986 box 81 folder 9
Embassy functions and staffing, circa 1985 box 81 folder 10
Foreign Service Institute ambassadorial seminar, circa 1986 box 81 folder 11-12
Memos, 1986-1989 box 81 folder 13-14
Subseries B: Correspondence, 1986-1989 Scope and Contents
Contains incoming and outgoing correspondence between Margaret Heckler and Irish government officials, Irish citizens, U.S. State Department officials, business leaders, and friends and acquaintances. Some of the correspondence includes attached brochures, clippings, newsletters, programs, and reports. The monthly files often include lead-up correspondence, memos, and notes that sometimes date from previous months.
circa 1986-1989 box 81 folder 15
1986 box 81 folder 16-22 box 82 folder 1-14
1987 box 82 folder 15-21 box 83 folder 1-7
1988 box 83 folder 8-22
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1989 box 84 folder 8-15
Subseries C: Notes, circa 1986-1989 box 127 folder 1-5 Scope and Contents
Fifteen notebooks and notepads belonging to Margaret Heckler contain her handwritten notes on a range of topics taken during her years as ambassador to Ireland.
Subseries D: Post-ambassador files, 1992 box 89 folder 19-20 Scope and Contents
Contains two files from Margaret Heckler's career after she was ambassador to Ireland. One file contains materials on a U.S./Ireland business partnership conference in Dublin, and the other is from the Council of American Ambassadors.
Subseries E: Public relations, 1985-1989 Arrangement
Scheduling files are arranged chronologically by month according to the original office filing system.
Scope and Contents
Public relations materials document Margaret Heckler's social, political, and ceremonial engagements as ambassador to Ireland. The largest piece of this subseries is the scheduling files, which include invitations, memos, notes, schedules, and correspondence. The monthly scheduling files often include lead-up correspondence, memos, and notes that sometimes date from previous months. Also included are clippings, interview preparation notes, photographs, and speeches. Heckler appears in most of the photographs as well as other notable people including Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Vice President George H. W. Bush, President Ronald Reagan, and Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop. Some photographs are identified, others are undated.
American Bald Eagle repatriation, 1987 December box 84 folder 16
An Tostal festivities, Drumshanbo, Ireland, photographs, 1986 box 128 folder 4 June
Black tie dinner at the home of the Marine Corp Commandant, box 128 folder 5 photographs, 1986 March 20
Clippings and magazine articles, circa 1986-1989 box 89 folder 14-18 box 130 folder 2
Connecticut Trials Lawyers Association reception at box 128 folder 6 Ambassador's residence, Dublin, photographs, circa 1986-1989
Diplomatic corps at the residence of the President of Ireland, box 128 folder 7 photograph, 1987 January 14
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Photographs, circa 1986-1989 box 128 folder 8-11
Reception for Dr. C. Everett Koop at Ambassador's residence, box 128 folder 12 Dublin, photographs, 1988 January
Scheduling, 1985 box 84 folder 18
Scheduling, 1986 box 84 folder 19-31
Scheduling, 1987 box 85 folder 1-18
Scheduling, 1988 box 85 folder 19-20 box 86 folder 1-17 box 87 folder 1-15
Scheduling, 1989 box 87 folder 16 box 88 folder 1-8
Speeches and remarks, 1986-1988 box 88 folder 9
St. Patrick's Day reception at the Irish Ambassador's residence, box 128 folder 13 Washington D.C., photographs, 1987 March 17
Swearing-in ceremony, photographs, 1985 December 19 box 128 folder 14
Visit of Dr. C. Everett Koop to Ireland, 1987-1988 box 88 folder 10
Subseries F: Travel, 1986-1989 Scope and Contents
Contains files on trips taken by Margaret Heckler for official business and personal leave. She traveled frequently within Ireland and to the United States. Materials include briefings, correspondence, diplomatic cables, memos, notes, schedules, and occasionally speeches and remarks.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1986-1987 box 88 folder 11
Boston, Massachusetts and Washington D.C., 1987 July-October box 88 folder 12
Boston, Massachusetts, Cancún, Mexico, and Washington D.C., box 88 folder 13 1988-1989
Boston, Massachusetts, Washington D.C., and New York, New box 88 folder 14 York, 1989 February-March
Boston, Massachusetts, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, box 88 folder 15 Pennsylvania, and New York, New York, 1987-1988
Brussels, Belgium, 1986-1987 box 88 folder 16
California and New York, 1988 box 88 folder 17
Cork, Ireland, 1987-1988 box 88 folder 18
Cork, Ireland, 1988 July box 88 folder 19
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Edinburgh, Scotland, London, England, and Cork, Ireland, 1988 box 88 folder 21 August-September
Galway, Ireland, 1986-1987 box 88 folder 22
Galway, Ireland, 1988 April-June box 88 folder 23
Galway, Ireland, 1988 June box 88 folder 24
Galway, Ireland, 1988 July box 88 folder 25
Killarney, Kerry, Ireland, 1988 August-October box 88 folder 26
Killarney, Kerry, Ireland and Dingle, Ireland, 1988 box 88 folder 27
List of trips, circa 1986-1988 box 88 folder 28
London, England, 1988 June box 88 folder 29
London, England, 1988 July box 88 folder 30
London, England and Manchester, England, 1989 February box 88 folder 31
London, England and Vienna, Austria, 1988 November- box 88 folder 32 December
Los Angeles, California and Washington D.C., 1988 box 88 folder 33
Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Boston, Massachusetts, and box 88 folder 34 Washington D.C., 1987
New Orleans, Louisiana, 1988 July-August box 88 folder 35
Oslo, Norway, 1987 November-December box 88 folder 36
Palm Desert, California, 1989 box 88 folder 37
Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1986-1987 box 89 folder 1
Shannon, Ireland, 1988 box 89 folder 2
Shannon, Ireland, 1988 September box 89 folder 3
Shannon, Ireland, 1988 box 89 folder 4
Sligo, Ireland, 1988 October box 89 folder 5
Sligo, Ireland, 1989 January-February box 89 folder 6
Stamford, Connecticut, New York, Washington D.C., and box 89 folder 7-8 London, England, 1988
Washington D.C., 1988 box 89 folder 9
Washington D.C., San Francisco, California, and Boston, box 89 folder 10 Massachusetts, 1987 February-March
West Palm Beach, Florida and Washington D.C., 1988-1989 box 89 folder 11
West Virginia, 1988 box 89 folder 12
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