II. U. S. House of Representatives

D. Legislation, subject file, 1978, 13 lin. ft.

The last year Poage served in the House, 1978, his staff maintained a legislative subject file . A wide variety of bills are covered from abortion to women's rights and everything in between including aging, agriculture, anti-vivisection, aviation, business, crime, drug abuse, energy, environment, and foreign policy. Some of these topics offer a sharp contrast to Poage's first Congress in 1937. At the end of this section are the files of the Agriculture Committee Administration Assistant, John Baise, for 1978.

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E. Constituent Correspondence , 1958-1978, 130 lin. ft.

 

1. Publication Requests 1958-1978

A major portion of any congressman's mail is letters from constituents. Poage was no exception and was careful to make sure each letter received a timely reply. Many wrote only to request a publication. Poage distributed numerous agriculture related publications and agriculture yearbooks.

 

2. Position Recommendations 1946-1978 and

3. Post Office Position Recommendations 1937-1971

Others wrote requesting recommendations for positions, especially as the local post master. These post office position recommendation files are further divided into urban and rural post offices. Recommendations are requested for post offices in 123 towns and 67 rural routes.

 

4. Project Files 1936-1978

Another major source of constituent correspondence dealt with federally funded projects planned for the 11th district. The project files cover virtually every town and county in the district as well as military installations such as Fort Hood and industries such as Alcoa and Campbell Soup.

 

5. Veterans 1937-1978

The final division of constituent correspondence is from veterans. Beginning in 1937, as soon as Poage was elected to the House and through three wars, veterans wrote with their many and varied problems and requests. Because of the large military presence in the district through Fort Hood and two VA hospitals, Poage did whatever he could to help.

 

F. House Administration, 1970-1978, 17 lin. ft.

The day-to-day operations of the U.S. House are documented in this section which covers only Poage's last four terms of service. Dear Colleague letters encouraged Poage to co-sponsor specific legislation. The Legislative Calendar, Whip Advisory, and Doorkeeper Schedules all serve to show how the House conducted business during this period.

1. General, 1970-1978
2. Dear Colleague letters, 1971-1978
3. Legislative Calendar, 1971-1980
4. Whip Advisory, 1971-1978
5. Doorkeeper Schedules, 1971-1977

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