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Jack Hightower
JACK E. HIGHTOWER
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Texas Senate
1965-1974

U. S. House of Representatives
1975-1985

Texas Supreme Court Justice
1988-1996

Biography
1983 Official Bio
Photographs
Scope and Content
Series Outline
Outline - Annotated
Series Statement
SERIES OUTLINE

I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.

Legislative Files
General Correspondence
Casework
Project Files
Political Files
General Files
Subject Files
Administration - Executive Branch Files


I. Legislative Files

A. Committee Files
1. Select Committee on Hunger

2. Appropriations (1981-1985)

B. Subject Files

1. Nuclear Waste

2. Energy

C. State Legislative Files

1. 59th Legislature(65-66)

2. 60th Legislature(67-68)

3. 61st Legislature(69-70)

4. 62nd Legislature(71-73)

5. 63rd Legislature(73-74))

D. U.S. Congress Legislative Files

1. 94th Congress (1975-1976)
a. Computer Letters
b. Legislative correspondence
c. Bill Files

2. 95th Congress (1977-78)

a. Legislative Correspondence
b. Bill Files

3. 96th Congress (1979-80)

a. Legislative Correspondence
b. Bill Files

4. 97th Congress (1981-1982)

a. Legislative Correspondence
b. Bill Files

5. 98th Congress (1983-84)

a. Legislative Correspondence
b. Bill Files

E. Voting Records

II. General Correspondence | Top |

By alpha --

A. General: Opinion mail sorted by Subject

--To be answered by form letter

by subject

--To be answered individually by

alpha

B. Legislation (regarding specific bills)

--To be answered by form letter

--To be answered individually

. Organized by subject and bill

C. Casework by number

D. Invitations

E.Academy

F. Personal

1. Main Files: Arrangement based on the Dialcom Document number

2. Correspondence1983-1984 Files

3. Casework Files, 1983-1984

4. Form letter response files, 1982-84

5. Outgoing letters, 1975-84

6. Opinion Mail

7. Computer Form Letters

8. District Files

9. Congratulations(from Washington)

10. Unanswered Mail

III. Casework | Top |

A. District Offices
1. Amarillo Files

2. Wichita Falls

B. General Cases

IV. Project Files, 19 Boxes | Top |

1,2: Amarillo

3,4: ?

5: Wichita Falls Urban Transportation Study

6: Wichita Falls

7: Water Projects

8: Corps of Engineers

9: High Plains Water Study

10: Groundwater and Irrigation

11. Administration Water Policy

12. Texas Watershed Progress Reports

13. Texas Water Development Board

14: Water Project Files

15: Lake Meredith

16,17: Holliday Creek

18,19: Red River Basin Chloride Control Project

V. Political Files (60 Boxes) | Top |

A. 1974 Campaign Files (22 boxes)
1 - 2: Biographical material, speeches, press releases,

correspondence with individuals, and correspondence

arranged by county, 1973-1974.

3 through 8: General files including press coverage,

opposition, returns, "friendly files," schedules, maps,

some voter lists.

9: Voter lists

10 - 12: Expense records.

13 - 21: contributions

22 - 24: Campaign fund, fundraising, bank statements,

xeroxed checks

B. 1976 Campaign Files (13 boxes)

25 - 27: Campaign expenses, press, ratings, materials,

opponents

28 - 35: Contributions

36 - 38: Financial Reports

C. 1978 Campaign Files (5 boxes)

39: General Files - Campaign expenses, press ratings,

materials, opponents

40 - 44: Contributions

D. 1980 Campaign Files (2 boxes)

45 - 47: General

E 1982 Campaign Files (8 boxes)

48: Correspondence, issues, general materials

49: Opponents (Beau Bolter, Ron Slover), press coverage

50: Strategy and Marketing

51-52: Polls

53: Parties, Ratings, Humor, Maps

54: Lists

55: Contributions and Thank yous, fund raising,

records.

F. 1984 Campaign Files (5 boxes)

(Hightower was defeated in this campaign by Republican

Beau Boulter, coincidentally also a Baylor graduate.)

56: General- press, correspondence, Beau Boulter,

Democratic Party, Republican Party, Polls

57: Election day calling, ratings

58: Fundraising and Expenses

59: contributor Lists, Ledger sheets

60: Finance disclosure reports, both Hightower and

Boulter

G. House Organization Files (14 Boxes)

1: General 1974, 1975 (4 folders)

2: Whip Advisories 1975

3: Democratic Caucus 1976 (3 folders)

4: General 1977, 1978 (5 folders)

5: General 1981,82,83 (3 folders)

6: General 1984 (3 folders)

7: Subject Files (15 folders)

8: "Dear Colleague" Letters (6 folders, 1978, 1980 -

1984)

9: General (3 folders, mostly 1984)

10-14: Democratic Study Group, 1974-76,1978,1980,1981-

82,1984

VI. General Files (104 boxes) | Top |

A. Office Files and Records (22 Boxes)

B. Personal Files and Records (62 boxes)

C. Press Files ( 6 boxes)

D. Disaster Files (4 boxes)

E. Travel Files (7 Boxes)

F. Non-District Files (3 boxes)

VII. Subject Files (4 boxes) | Top |

VIII. Administration (Executive Branch) Files (47 boxes)

A. Office of the President (4 boxes)

B. Departments (33 boxes)

C. Agencies and Commissions (10 boxes) | Top |

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