JOHN V. DOWDY, SR. (1912-1995). U. S. Representative, Texas' 7th Congressional District, 1952-1972, Democrat. Over 400 linear feet of materials dating from the 1940s to the 1980s trace Dowdy's service as a district attorney in East Texas, his years in Congress, his trial and conviction on bribery sharges, and retirement years in Athens, Texas. Finding Aid available. Finding Aid INDEX
| Bio | Collection Statement | Photo | Scope and Content | Series Outline | Series Statement | Research Grant |

O. C. FISHER (1903- 1994). U. S. Representative, Texas' 21st Congressional District, 1943-1974, Democrat. Detailing the lengthy career of this West Texas congressman, these 267 linear feet of materials cover the period from 1943 to 1974. Finding Aid available.
| Biography | Committee Assignments | Folder List | Photo | Writings |

ED LEE GOSSETT (1902-1990). U. S. Representative, Texas' 13th Congressional District, 1939-1951, Democrat. This small collection of ten linear feet are especially notable for their coverage of Post-WWII issues. Finding Aid available. Finding Aid INDEX
| Biography | Photo | Scope and Content | Series Outline|

SAM B. HALL, Jr. (1924-1994). U. S. Representative, Texas' 1st Congressional District, 1976-1985, Democrat. Covering just ten years, these 256 linear feet of materials document Hall's service on the Judiciary Committee and its Immigration Sub-committee. Finding Aid available.
| Biography | Bio Outline | Photo | Scope and Content | Series Outline | Series Statement |

JACK E. HIGHTOWER (1926-_____). U. S. Representative, Texas' 13th Congressional District, 1975-1985, Democrat. Hightower's 750 linear feet of papers document his service at local, state and federal levels from 1949 to 1984. Finding Aid available.
| Biography | Bio 1983 | Photo | Scope and Content | Series Outline | Outline w/ Notes | Series Statement |

MARVIN LEATH (1931-2000) U. S. Representative, Texas 11th Congressional District, 1979-1989, Democrat. Succeeding Bob Poage as the 11th District representative, Leath's 237 linear feet of papers cover only his congressional years of service from 1979 to 1989. UNPROCESSED.
| Biography | Photo | Inventory 1979-1981| Inventory Box 1-160 | 3D Inventory |

REID MURRAY (1887-1952) U. S. Representative, Wisconsin 7th Congressional district, 1939-1952, Republican. Father of HYDE MURRAY, Republican counsel, Committee on Agriculture, 1958-1978. 3.8 linear feet consists of thirteen scrapbooks filled with news clippings about Reid Murray and Congress during his terms of service. INVENTORY
| EAD | Biography | Collection Statement | Scope and Content |

THOMAS A. PICKETT (1906-1980). U. S. Representative, Texas' 7th Congressional District, 1945-1952, Democrat. This very small group of papers of less than two linear feet, document Pickett's service from 1947 to 1952. Finding Aid available. | EAD 1 | EAD 2 |
| Biography | Collection Statement | Scope and Content | Series Description |
Tidelands Publications |

W. R. (Bob) POAGE (1899-1987). U. S. Representative, Texas' 11th Congressional District, 1937 to 1978, Democrat. The founding collection of the Baylor Collections of Political Materials, these 900 linear feet of materials provide a chronicle of Poage's public service from the Texas Legislature in 1924 to his forty-two year tenure in the U. S. House. As "Mr. Agriculture," Poage compiled a valuable collection dealing with all aspects of American farm policies and legislation. Finding Aid available. Finding Aid INDEX
| Biography | Collection Statement | Scope and Content | Series Outline | Series Statement | Photographs | Books | Retirement | Contributions | Name-the-Grain |

WILLIAM ROBERT SMITH (1863-1924). U.S. Representative, Texas 16th District, 1902-1917, Democrat. The majority of this collection involves correspondence between Smith and his wife Frances Breedlove Smith from 1890 - 1912. They represent a unique view into the life of a traveling district judge and congressman separated from his wife while serving in office. One Linear Foot. Finding Aid available. Inventory of Letters.
| Biography | Chronology | Collection Statement | Photo | Scope and Content |
Processing Note |

ALAN STEELMAN (1942-____). U. S. Representative, Texas' 5th Congressional District, 1973-1977, Republican. This Dallas County Republican congressman's 90 linear feet of papers cover his brief service from 1973 to 1977. Finding Aid available. Preliminary Inventory. See also mirror site <www.alansteelman.com>
| Biography | Bio 1973 | Chronology | Collection Statement | News Articles | Photos |
Scope and Content | Series Outline | Series Statement | Speeches |

HATTON SUMNERS (1885-1962). U. S. Representative. Texas 5th Congressional District, 1912-1947, Democrat. The 114 letters in the Correspondence series between Hatton Sumners, his sister Kate, and his mother are largely handwritten. While the earliest letter is dated 1898 from Hatton to his parents, the bulk of the letters are from 1911 to 1926, the year Mother Hatton died. The letters document the routine daily events of an upper class southern household in correspondence with a family member who is a U.S. Congressman. Finding Aid available. Inventory of letters.
| Biography | Chronology | Bio Handbook of Texas | Collection Statement | Photos |
Photo Gallery | Scope and Content | Series Outline | Series Statement |
See Also Papers of Hatton W. Sumners, Dallas Historical Society |