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Box PH 2

 Container

Contains 6 Collections and/or Records:

President John F. Kennedy and a group of Congressmen in the Oval Office of the White House for the signing of H.R. 6713 - the Highway Bill, 1961 June 29

 Item — Box: PH 2
Identifier: CAC_CC_31_15_2_0000_187
Scope and Contents Those present include Senator Robert S. Kerr, Senator Harry Byrd (D.-Va.), Congressman Wilbur Mills (D.-Ark.), John McCormack. Washington, D.C.

Senator Robert S. Kerr with June Benson, mayor of Norman, and Oliver Benson. They are holding the bill (H.R. 47) for the Norman water project which passed Senate and referred to House Interior Committee. Also shown is Senator Mike Monroney. September 9, 1959

 Item — Box: PH 2
Identifier: CAC_CC_31_15_2_0000_160
Scope and Contents The Kerr Collection consists of over 368 linear feet of materials, the majority of which includes materials generated during his years in the Senate, though the Gubernatorial series does relate to his years as Oklahoma’s governor. As a Senator, Kerr was involved in a variety of issues and reforms of national and state prominence including conservation projects, the development of the space program, Native Americans issues and concerns, healthcare insurance reform, and agriculture....

Robert S. Kerr cooking at open fire, probably a campaign rally. Oklahoma. July 9?, 1949 Mercury Press. John B. McGuire, photographer.

 Item — Box: PH 2
Identifier: CAC_CC_31_15_2_0000_129
Scope and Contents The Kerr Collection consists of over 368 linear feet of materials, the majority of which includes materials generated during his years in the Senate, though the Gubernatorial series does relate to his years as Oklahoma’s governor. As a Senator, Kerr was involved in a variety of issues and reforms of national and state prominence including conservation projects, the development of the space program, Native Americans issues and concerns, healthcare insurance reform, and agriculture....

Image of Robert S. Kerr with Bruce Mixon, 1954

 Item — Box: PH 2
Identifier: CAC_CC_31_15_2_0000_130
Scope and Contents Note on back: "Bruce Mixon and oil painting of Kerr which he made from picture on a match book cover. In front of Wallie Werr Co. 212 N. Main, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Werr had sign made and displayed at 4th and Cincinnati in Tulsa during election 1954." "To a winner. Peggy Wallie. July 5, 1954." Tulsa, Oklahoma. D. LeRoy Randall, photographer.

Senator Robert S. Kerr sitting with Maurice Lee Sr. at a Chamber of Commerce meeting, Boley, Oklahoma. December 21, 1960.

 Item — Box: PH 2
Identifier: CAC_CC_31_15_2_0000_163
Scope and Contents The Kerr Collection consists of over 368 linear feet of materials, the majority of which includes materials generated during his years in the Senate, though the Gubernatorial series does relate to his years as Oklahoma’s governor. As a Senator, Kerr was involved in a variety of issues and reforms of national and state prominence including conservation projects, the development of the space program, Native Americans issues and concerns, healthcare insurance reform, and agriculture....

President John F. Kennedy signing Peace Corps Legislation, 1961 September 22

 Item — Box: PH 2
Identifier: CAC_CC_31_15_2_0000_189
Scope and Contents Those present include Senator Robert S. Kerr, Senator Hubert Humphrey, Senator Jacob Javits, Representative Carl Albert. Oval Office, White House. Washington, D.C.