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U.S. Senate : Legislative Records.
Transportation and Commerce, 1980-1994.
59.5 linear feet.
Catalog Number: M202.6.2.11
Background Note:
Senator Mitchell's office was involved with commerce and transportation
issues through most of the senator's career from 1980 through 1994. Several
legislative aides advised him in these areas, especially Robert Carolla.
Grace Reef and Sandy Brown were among other staffers who also managed
particular aspects of commerce and transportation legislation. All of
the legislative aides and legislative correspondents who worked on these
issues did research, advised the senator, and drafted legislation. Senator
Mitchell primarily concerned himself with the fishing and maritime industries,
aviation, highway development, the railroad industry, local development
projects, and general commerce issues. Many of the files deal with projects
that would maintain and develop the nation's infrastructure, particularly
roads, railroads, airports, waterways, and communications that in turn
would provide jobs for workers. Additionally, many files deal with regulations,
particularly in communications and the transportation industries. These
topics had a combination of local, regional, and national interests. For
example, many of the railroad files deal with the Guilford Transportation
Industries railroad strike during 1987 and 1988, which had both a local
Maine interest and an eastern seaboard regional interest. While many files
in the Highway series deal with local road construction projects in Maine,
files on the development of the Central Artery project in Boston affected
all the states in New England. In the Aviation series many files concern
development projects at local airports in Maine, while other files deal
with the Montreal Protocols assigning liability in international flight
disasters and had a national and international impact.
Description:
Files in this series were created from 1980 through 1994. Materials include
memos, notes, correspondence, speeches, reports, proposals, hearing testimony,
bills, press releases, and news clippings. Subjects include fisheries
and maritime files, highways, aviation, railroads, general commerce files,
and local development projects. Significant legislation and events covered
in this series include the Guilford railroad strike, the International
Paper strike, and the Montreal Protocols, which are subsequent to the
Warsaw Convention.
Robert Carolla, Peggy Dorothy, Grace Reef, and Sandy Brown were primary
staff members who worked on these issues. Many other staff members contributed
to this series of files and are listed in the descriptions for the individual
sub-subseries.
Access Restrictions: Restricted until January 3, 2015
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