Legislative Series continued
Box 25 - Un-America Activities (n. d., 1961-1967, 1969-1971) - Youth (1969-1972).
F 1: Un-American Activities (n. d., 1961-1967, 1969-1971).
Topics and types of documents include various correspondence dealing with un-American activities; retention of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC); legislation; pamphlets; news clippings; government documents; and letter regarding Joan Baez and "Pro-Communist Activities." Correspondents include American Civil Liberties Union; ACLU of New Jersey; Karl E. Mundt; Richard H. Ichord; Don Edwards (statement); and National committee to Abolish HUAC/HISC.
F 2 - 3: Veterans (1956-1958, 1964-1972).
Topics and types of documents include various correspondence dealing with veterans affairs and legislation; bulletins; reports; news clippings; re: H. R. 6277 to amend the Foreign Service Act of 1946; journal articles; pamphlets; Congressional Record remarks; "Summary of Veteran's Legislation Reported," United States Government Printing Office, 1971; "The JFV Report," Jobs for Veterans, November 1971; newsletters; government documents; veterans benefits calculator; and copy of H. R. 4964 to confer veteran preference upon members of the Philippine Army who have become American citizens. Correspondents include Korea Committee Relations Center International Allies of the Korean War (F 2); Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (F 2); Disabled American Veterans (F 2, 3); American Legion of New Jersey (statements) (F 2); United States Veterans Administration (F 2); Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., New Jersey Department (F 2); American Legion, Philippine Department (F 3); American Legion (F 3); Olin E. Teague (F 3); Veterans of World War I (F 3); Military Order of the Purple Heart (resolution) (F 3); and Filipino-American Veterans Association (F 3).
F 4: Veterans - Cemeteries (1966-1969, 1971-1972).
Topics and documents types include copy of H. R. 14503 to establish a national veterans' cemetery system; various correspondence from veterans organizations in regards to veterans cemeteries and legislation; statements; news release; copy of H. R. 13375 to establish a national cemetery within the Manassas National Battlefield Park, Virginia; and copy of H. R. 14110 to expand the Beverly National Cemetery. Correspondents include Olin E. Teague; Veterans of Foreign Wars; New Jersey State Grange; Veterans Administration (news release); American Federation of Government Employees of New Jersey; Veterans of Foreign Wars of New Jersey; Henry Helstoski; John Moss; John E. Hunt; and Robert A. Roe.
F 5: Veterans - Cold War G. I. Bill (1963-1966).
Topics and types of documents include various correspondence dealing with veterans of the Cold War benefits and legislation; bulletins; and news clippings. Correspondents include Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S.; Disabled American Veterans; and Ralph Yarborough.
F 6: Veterans - Court of Veterans Appeals (1964-1969).
Topics and types of documents include various correspondence dealing with the establishment a veterans court of appeals and legislation; and copy of H. R. 603 and H. R. 1114 to establish a Court of Veterans' Appeals. Correspondents include Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A.
F 7: Veterans - Disabled (1964-1965, 1968-1970, 1972).
Topics and types of documents include various correspondence regarding disabled veterans benefits and legislation; statements; memorandums; bills; and DAV: The Official Voice of the Disabled American Veterans, April 1972. Correspondence includes Disabled American Veterans, Department of New Jersey; and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
F 8: Veterans - Education (1959-1961, 1964-1965, 1968-1969, 1971-1972).
Topics and types of documents include various correspondence concerning veterans Peacetime G.I. Bill, educational benefits, and legislation; copy of H. R. 15391 to improve vocational rehabilitation training for service connected veterans; various bills relating to veterans education benefits; copy of H. R. 13471 to provide for veterans outreach services program in the Veterans Administration; and re: H. R. 12828 regarding veterans tuition reimbursement. Correspondents include Olin E. Teague; and Silvio O. Conte.
F 9: Veterans - Education - Benefits of World War II and Korean War Veterans to Children (1966, 1969-1970).
Topics and types of documents include various correspondence dealing with transfer of veterans education benefits to their children; news clippings; and copy of H. R. 605 and re: H. R. 1115 to provide for the transfer of education benefits to children of World War II and Korean Conflict veterans.
F 10: Veterans - Hospitals and Medical Care (1960, 1964-1965, 1967-1972).
Topics and types of documents include various correspondence dealing with veterans medical care, hospitals, and legislation; news clippings; journal articles; news release; resolutions; re: H. R. 17548 to provide additional funds for medical care of veterans; copy of H. R. 6942 to provide maternity benefits for wives of former servicemen; congressional resolution regarding veterans hospitals; editorial; pamphlets; and correspondence regarding a Veterans Administration hospital in the South New Jersey-Philadelphia Metropolitan area. Correspondents include New Jersey Optometric Association; American Legion of New Jersey; New Jersey Republican State Committee; Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States; American Legion; AMVETS; Olin E. Teague; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans Administration; William T. Cahill; Harrison A. Williams, Jr.; Caspar W. Weinberger; F. Edward Hebert; James V. Stanton (press release); Edwin B. Forsythe; John E. Hunt; and Charles W. Sandman, Jr.
F 11: Veterans - Hospital Closings (1965).
Topics and types of documents include various correspondence dealing with closings of veterans hospitals and legislation; bulletins; and resolution. Correspondents include Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Inc.; Veterans of Foreign Wars; and American Legion, Department of New Jersey.
F 12: Veterans - Housing (1965, 1970, 1972).
Topics and types of documents include various correspondence dealing with housing for veterans and legislation; booklet; and re: H. R. 16710 and H. R. 16762 regarding mobile homes financing for veterans.
F 13: Veterans - Insurance (1962, 1964-1965, 1970, 1972).
Topics and types of documents include various correspondence concerning life insurance for veterans and legislation; servicemen benefits and assumptions document as provided by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs; and re: H. R. 11729 regarding five-year non-renewable term insurance for veterans. Correspondents include American Legion, Department of New Jersey; and Olin E. Teague.
F 14 - 16: Veterans - Pensions (1963-1972).
Topics and types of documents include various correspondence from constituents and veterans organizations dealing with veterans and widows of veterans pensions and legislation; resolutions; reports; news clippings; re: H. R. 4796 with regards to increased monthly pensions for veterans; re: H. R. 14635 and H. R. 1927 with regards to pensions for World War I veterans and widows of veterans; copy of H. R. 15713 to increase veterans annual pensions; copy of H. R. 5207 to equalize retired pay of uniformed service members; and copy of H. R. 16367 to liberalize provisions relating to disability and death pensions. Correspondents include Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Department of New Jersey (F 14-16); Olin E. Teague (F 14, 15); Veterans Administration (F 15); Disabled Officers Association (F 16); Edgar H. Hillis (F 16); and F. Edward Hebert (F 16).
F 17: Veterans - Polish Veterans (1964-1965, 1971-1972).
Topics and types of documents include re: H. R. 945 pertaining to Polish servicemen who fought with the allies in World War I and World War II; re: H. R. 4234 to provide benefits for Polish servicemen allied with the United States in World War I or World War II; and various correspondence dealing with benefits for Polish veterans and legislation. Correspondents include Polish Legion of American Veterans (resolution); Polish American Congress; and Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen.
F 18 - 19: Voting - Lower Voting Age (1964-1972).
Topics and types of documents include re: H. J. Res. 52 to lower the voting age to 18; resolutions; memorandums; copy of H. J. Res. 50, H. J. Res. 38, H. J. Res. 321, and H. J. Res. 391 to lower the voting age to 18; Congressional Record remarks; Gallup Opinion Index: Special Report on the Young Voter, June 1968; news clippings; booklets; journal articles; newsletter; pamphlets; letter signed by several members of Congress to amend the Voting Rights Act Amendment of 1970; various correspondence regarding lowering the voting age and legislation; and suggested form letter to local high school principals signed by several members of Congress. Correspondents include Charles Longstreet Weltner (remarks) (F 18); Communications Workers of America (F 18); New Jersey Committee-LET US VOTE (F 19); Coalition for Eighteen (F 19); New Jersey Education Association (F 19); Emanuel Celler (F 19); John G. Gilligan, Governor of Ohio (F 19); Young Democratic Clubs of America (F 19); and Henry Helstoski, Jr. (F 19).
F 20: Voting - Voting Rights Act (1965, 1970-1971).
Topics and types of documents include various correspondence dealing with civil right to vote and legislation; resolutions; Congressional Record remarks; memorandums; booklets; petition; news clippings; and Voting Rights Act of 1965, United States Commission on Civil Rights, August 1965. Correspondents include State of New Jersey General Assembly (resolution); National Women's League, Northern New Jersey Branch; State of New Jersey Department of State; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); AFL-CIO; Andrew J. Biemiller; George Meany (statement); Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (statement); United Auto Workers (UAW); Martin Luther King, Jr.; Young Republicans of New Jersey; and League of Women Voters, New Jersey.
F 21 - 27: Voting Record (1959-1965).
Folders contain Gallagher's voting records by roll calls; "ADA Voting Record," October 1959; and "COPE Voting Record of New Jersey," 1963-1964. Correspondents include Liberty Lobby (newsletter) (F 27); and National Farmers Union (memorandum) (F 27).
F 28: Wilderness and Conservation (1962-1964, 1967-1968, 1972).
Topics and types of documents include re: S. 174 the "Wilderness Bill"; questions and answers dealing with and re: H. R. 9070 the Wilderness Bill; copy of H. R. 16771 to designate parts of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness and a list of co-sponsors; Congressional Record remarks; re: H. R. 4249 to establish Hells Canyon-Snake National River; journal article; and "Living Wilderness," Summer 1972. Correspondents include New Jersey Department of Conservation and Economic Development; Harry Sheppard; Wilderness Society; Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen (draft bill); Sierra Club; Field and Stream; Sierra Club, New Jersey; and New Jersey Audubon Society.
F 29: Wildlife (1969-1972).
Topics and types of documents include various correspondence from constituents and sportsmen's clubs regarding wildlife management and legislation; government documents; and news clippings. Correspondents include National Wildlife Federation (resolution).
F 30: Wildlife - Birds (1971-1972).
Topics and types of documents include booklets; various correspondence dealing with the protection of birds and legislation; and Purple Martin Capital News, August, November, December 1971 and January, February, March 1972. Correspondents include New Jersey Department of Education; and Sierra Club, Atlantic Chapter.
F 31: Wildlife - Fisheries (1965-1966, 1968-1972).
Topics and types of documents include various correspondence regarding wildlife fisheries conservation and legislation; copy of H. R. 18078 to amend the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Act of 1950 to North Pacific Fisheries Act of 1954; copy of H. R. 11690 to establish a National Marine Mineral Resources Trust; and resolution. Correspondents include New Jersey Department of Conservation and Economic Development; Stanley R. Tupper; Julia Butler Hansen; John D. Dingell; and National Fisheries Institute, Inc.
F 32: Wildlife - Fisheries - Territorial Limits (1972).
Topics and types of documents include various correspondence dealing with territorial limitations set for coastal state fisheries and legislation; news clippings; news release; resolution; and re: H. R. 1675 to extend territorial limits to 197 miles.
F 33: Wildlife - Ocean Mammal Protection (1970-1972).
Topics and types of documents include various correspondence regarding protection of ocean mammals including seals and legislation; fact sheet; and news clippings. Correspondents include Ted Stevens; Glenn M. Anderson; and Society for Animal Protective Legislation.
F 34: Wildlife - Wild Horses and Burros (1970-1971).
Topics and types of documents include various correspondence dealing with the management of free-roaming horses and burros and legislation; fact sheet; copy of H. R. 4222 and H. R. 10017 to protect and manage free-roaming horses and burros on public lands; and petition. Correspondents include Gilbert Gude; and American Horse Protection Association, Inc. (bulletin).
F 35: Youth (1969, 1971-1972).
Topics and types of documents include copy of H. R. 13003 to establish a Division of American Youth in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; Congressional Record remarks; copy of H. R. 3652 to create a Department of Youth Affairs; news release; journal articles; newsletter; pamphlets; and job programs for youth. Correspondents include New Jersey Department of Community Affairs; Claude Pepper; and Merck and Company, Inc.
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