83rd Congress
Series
Identifier: CAC_CC_004_2_0000_0000_0000
The Belcher Collection consists of 182 linear feet of material plus maps and nearly 250 photographs. Materials cover a wide-range of topics with prominence being give to agriculture, wheat, meat inspection, federal aid to education, tax legislative, social security amendments, civil rights, school prayer, oil legislation, the Vietnam War, the Republican Party, soil conservation, the Farmers Home Administration, and rural electrification. A variety of document types related to legislation exist within the Belcher Collection, particularly those found generally in congressional collections including memos, background research, bills, and publications. However, the majority of the documents is constituent correspondence and highlight Belcher’s relationships with his constituents. The Water Projects and Post Office series also provide useful insight into various projects in Oklahoma and how they altered the state.
Dates
- 1951-1972
- Majority of material found in 1951-1972
Language of Materials
English
Extent
From the Collection: 247.63 Linear Feet (208 containers)
Repository Details
Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository