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Manuscript Group 44
Papers, 1950-1962
61 cubic feet
The congressional papers of Representative Gracie Pfost were donated to the University of Idaho Library by Idaho's Senior Senator Frank Church, in 1968. The papers were processed by Judith Nielsen, with the assistance of Wilma Woods and Randy Doyle, between October 1990 and June 1991.
Gracie Pfost (pronounced Post), Democrat, achieved distinction as Idaho's only woman to serve in Congress. Representing the state's first congressional district, she was elected to five consecutive terms in the U. S. House of Representatives, ably serving her constituents from January 3, 1953 to January 3, 1963. Described as a "unique and forceful political personality," Pfost diligently promoted the mining, timber and agricultural interests of the Gem State's northern counties. In 1962, the Congresswoman declined to run for her sixth term in the House and instead entered the Senate race. Nominated by the Democratic State Central Committee, she lost by narrow margin to Republican Len B. Jordan in the general election. But her career as a public servant did not end. In June 1963, President John F. Kennedy appointed Pfost administrator of Public Housing for the Elderly in the Federal Housing Administration, a position she held until her death two years later.
Born March 12, 1906 in Harrison, Arkansas to William Layfette and Lily Elizabeth (Wood) Bowers, Gracie moved with her family to the Boise Valley in 1911. She attended area schools receiving her secondary education at Meridian High School, Meridian, Idaho, and graduating in 1926 from Links Business University. On August 4, 1923 she married John Walter (Jack) Pfost, a man 22 years her senior, who played an important role in his wife's later political career. In fact Gracie credits him as the person who most encouraged and supported her campaign for election to Congress. Once Gracie was elected to the House of Representatives, Jack Pfost acted unofficially as the Congresswoman's political advisor. He worked long hours beside his wife and after his death on July 17, 1961, at the age of 77, it was said of him that his death "cost Idaho an unofficial but effective public servant who was as untiring as he was unassuming."
Gracie Pfost's public career began in 1929 when, at age 23, she was appointed deputy county clerk, auditor and recorder for Canyon County. She served the county in this capacity until 1940 at which time she was elected Treasurer. After five consecutive terms as Treasurer, she ran unsuccessfully against Republican John T. Wood in 1950 for a seat in congress. Defeated by 783 votes in that election, Pfost again announced her candidacy in 1952.
With the slogan "Tie Your Vote to a Solid Post--Gracie Pfost for Congress," she canvased the counties of the first district profiling her campaign issues. She supported stabilization of farm products, improved labor legislation and the production and conservation of domestic minerals and metals. Favoring broader Social Security coverage and reduced taxes, her platform also included support for humanitarian legislation. Of greater significance and one which marked her congressional career, she opposed private interests and championed the federal construction of a high, multi-purpose dam at Hells Canyon on the Idaho-Oregon border. Later, in her first speech before the House of Representatives on April 16, 1953, she introduced the bill to allow the federal government the right to construct a dam on the Snake River. Her vigorous support of the project earned her the sobriquet: "Hell's Belle." Throughout her career in the House, Pfost continued to support legislation protecting mining (lead-zinc) and timber interests as well as bills providing for public works and federal aid to education.
In Congress, Pfost was appointed to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and served on or chaired the subcommittees on Irrigation and Reclamation, Mines and Mining and Public Lands. She was also a member of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee. She was also named to special subcommittees, one to study water resources and one to investigate Foundations Exempt from Income Tax. In 1960 she was a conference delegate to the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission.
In addition to her political responsibilities, Pfost was a member of the Idaho Federation of Womens' Clubs, Business and Professional Women's Club, Soroptimist Club, Gem Area Girl Scout Council, Nampa Chamber of Commerce and the Idaho Real Estate Board. Before election to Congress, she was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1944, 1948 and 1952. For recreation and relaxation she enjoyed hunting, fishing, and painting.
On August 11, 1965, Gracie Pfost died of Hodgkin's Disease at Johns Hopkins Hospital near Baltimore, Maryland. With her death "Idaho [lost its] First Lady of Politics."
The papers of Gracie Pfost span the years 1950 to 1963, with the bulk of the material covering the years 1953 to 1962. A few of her speeches dating from the 1940s are also included.
The congressional papers include administrative records, such as inter-office memos and mailing lists; constituent correspondence, which is divided into three sections and forms the major part of the collection; general and personal correspondence; legislative material which includes bills introduced by Gracie Pfost, her statements to congressional committees, Congressional Record inserts, and committee files; public relations material which includes her speeches, newspaper clippings, news releases, and audio tapes of radio speeches. The campaign files include campaign material, files of clippings on people, places, or events of interest to her, as well as other political files.
Signatures of well known politicians such as Harry Truman, John McCormack, Frank Church, and John F. Kennedy may be found in some of the folders. Presence of these signatures is noted on the folder itself.
The University of Idaho library also has the congressional papers of Mrs. Pfost's successor in the House of Representatives, Compton I. White, Jr. (Manuscript Group 93).
The majority of Gracie Pfost's papers were in labeled folders when received; the unlabeled material was sorted and integrated into existing categories. Every effort was made to retain the original folder headings, although it was sometimes necessary to make slight alterations, such as adding a committee name in the legislative correspondence. Occasionally material relating to the same subject shows up in several series, and it is necessary for the researcher to consult each series to identify all the material.
The first series, Correspondence, is divided into five subseries, the first three of which deal with constituent correspondence. The first subdivision, Legislation, is arranged alphabetically by the Congressional committee which Mrs. Pfost contacted for assistance in answering a question or to which a particular piece of legislation had been referred. The second subseries is arranged by the government department which supplied information for answers to constituent problems; and the third subseries is arranged alphabetically by independent agency. The general correspondence contains both constituent and official letters, and is arranged alphabetically by subject. Many of the folders in this subseries were heavily sampled since many requests for publications were routine and duplicated year after year. This subseries also includes form letters, mimeographed letters, and mass mailings sent by the office, and applications for post office positions. Returns of Small Business Ballots, the opinions of small businessmen on legislation before Congress as registered on printed forms, which were also heavily sampled, are also in this section. The final subseries in this series contains personal and political correspondence.
The second series consists of legislative material. The bills introduced by Congresswoman Pfost are filed both cumulatively by Congress, and also individually by House Bill number if there is any supporting documentation such as committee or departmental reports. Some correspondence is also included in the files. Also included are typescripts of her statements to congressional committees, typescripts of speeches made on the floor of the House, Congressional Record inserts, and voting records, both official and those prepared by special interest groups. Other material includes material gathered while serving on committees. Some of these which include inter-committee correspondence or material relating to specific committee activities are filed by committee. Most of the remainder of the material is arranged alphabetically by subject. The majority of Hells Canyon material is in this section.
The Administrative series contains inter-office memos, lists of Idaho newspapers, various post office statistics, e.g. the number of box holders, to assist the staff with mass mailings, lists of members of organizations in Idaho which were used for specialized mass mailings, and samples of stationery, telephone, and telegraph accounts. Also included are names of members of a variety of organizations which were used for specialized mailing lists.
The Public Relations series contains various biographical sketches prepared by Mrs. Pfost's staff, and some published articles by and about her. Also included are her newsletters to constituents, press releases issued by her office, newspaper clippings, typed copies of speeches, and several audio tapes (reel to reel) of radio speeches.
The final series contains campaign files dating from her unsuccessful first bid for Congress in 1950 through her Senate race in 1962, also unsuccessful. Included in these files are campaign brochures, newspaper clippings dealing with Mrs. Pfost and her opponents, and election results. There are also files concerning the Democratic party and other material of a political nature, including files on Idaho politicians, and a card file listing Democrats in Idaho alphabetically by county, and items of personal interest.
The historical and research value of 33 boxes of "white" carbon copies of outgoing letters which were filed alphabetically by correspondent was questioned and found to be very limited, therefore they were discarded. Many large "single issue" files, such as the anti-liquor advertising campaign, were sampled by taking every 10th or in some cases every 25th item. In other cases only one complete folder was retained. The Small Business Ballots were sampled using the "fat folder" criteria. Only one year of statements for the teletephone, telegraph and stationery accounts was retained. The method of sampling is noted on the first folder in the sequence. The only large single issue not sampled, but retained in total, was the correspondence concerning Hells Canyon which was Pfost's major campaign issue. Single copies of machine and sample letters were retained.
In arriving at item counts for each folder all material stapled together, regardless of the number of papers involved, was counted as a single item. After the count was determined, the staples were removed.
Following the guidelines in the Senate records management guide the following types of material were discarded: declined invitations, when filed separately; out of state correspondence, when filed separately; and job applications. Using the same guidelines, only the records of those applicants accepted at the several service academies were retained. Duplicates of mimeographed material were discarded without notation; however, many correspondence files contained similar carbon responses attached to incoming letters. In these cases the carbons were discarded and a separation sheet documenting the number of such carbons was prepared. Similarly separation sheets were prepared when individual replies were sent to signers of petitions or mail campaigns waged by special interest groups.
Government documents were separated from the collection and sent to the government documents library. Other published material was removed for consideration for the general book collection.
When the Records Storage Center transferred the papers of Gracie Pfost to the office of Senator Frank Church they totaled 355 cubic feet. He and his staff reduced the records to 170 cubic feet before sending them to the University of Idaho Library where they were reduced to 157 cubic feet. There is no record of what material Church discarded, but it appears from transfer documents that the material discarded after receipt by the university library included books, government documents, plus many duplicate copies of publications. In the final processing, undertaken 22 years after receipt of the papers, the collection was reduced by another 96 cubic feet.
I. Correspondence, 1952-1962 1-44
A. Legislation, 1953-1962
B. Department, 1953-1962
C. Independent Agency, 1953-1962
D. General, 1953-1962
E. Personal and other, 1952-1962
II. Legislative, 1952-1962 45-53
A. G.P. contributions, 1953-1962
B. Committee files, 1953-1962
C. Subject, 1952-1962
D. Other, 1952-1962
III. Administrative, 1953-1963 53-54 IV. Public Relations, 1953-1962 54-56 V. Campaign and other material, 1950-1962 56-61
Box Folder Description Items
1 1-17 Agriculture Committee, 1953-1962 1069 18 Baker Bill, 1953 17 19 Cattlemen's Association, 1953 7 20 Cotton, 1955 8 21 Farm Bill H.R.12 and farm subsidy, 1955 58 22 Farm Bill, 1959 1 23 Farm Bill, 1962 46 2 24 Farm Bureau, 1953 2 25 Food stamp plan, 1953-1959 13 26 Forest Service, 1953-1954 40 27 Forest Service, sustained yield, 1953-1954 9 28 Forests, 1955 15 29 Honey supports, 1954 6 30 Lumber, 1962 66 31 Metcalf Bill, 1955-1956 18 32 Onion futures trading, 1956 18 33 Potatoes, 1955-1956 8 34 Price supports, 1954 59 35 Rural Electrification Administration, 1959 4 36 Soil bank plan, 1956 33 37-39 Soil conservation, 1954-1962 37 40 Sugar Bill, 1956 68 41 Wheat quotas, 1959-1960 13 42 Wool and wool growers, 1953-1956 30 43-50 Appropriations Committee, 1953-1962 260 51 Agriculture, 1959 7 52 Agriculture, Forest Service, 1957-1959 10 53 Budget, 1959 26 54 Brucellosis research, 1958 4 55 Bully Creek Dam, 1957 3 56 Bonners Ferry-Troy transmission line, 1953 15 57 Carrot research, 1957-1959 18 58 Civil works program, 1st district, Idaho, 1959 1 59 Defense cuts, 1957 1 60 Dried bean research, 1957 1 61 Farm weather service, 1957 1 62 Farmers Home Administration, 1957 1 63 Government expenditure, 1957 89 3 64 Health, 1955-1956 51 65 Health, Education and Welfare, 1952-1959 14 66 John Day Dam, 1957 1 67 Lake Coeur d'Alene survey for map, 1958-1959 20 68 Library Services Bill, 1958 30 69 Meat inspection, 1959 1 70 National Defense Education Act, 1959 7 71 Post Office, 1957 61 72 Public works, 1957 2 73 Roads, 1953-1954 8 74 Silicosis research, 1957 6 75 Soil conservation, 1958-1959 9 76 Spruce Bark Beetle, 1953 21 77 Timber, 1955-1956 15 78 Tungsten, 1957 13 79-82 Veterans Administration, 1953-1962 181 83 Vocational education, 1953-1954 14 84 Water pollution control, 1957-1958 3 85 Weiser River flood control, 1953 13 86 Wool, 1957-1958 8 87-91 Armed Services Committee, 1953-1962 136 92 Closing defense plants (Stratton bill H.R.2568), 1959 2 93 GI bill, peace time veterans, 1959 5 94 National security training, 1955 98 95 Orthodox church (S.106; H.R.360), 1955 19 96 Selective Service, 1959 4 97 Universal military training, Against, 1955 64 98 WAAC bill (S.2035), 1959 3 99 World War I veterans, 1959 1 100-101 Atomic Energy Committee, 1954-1959 58 102-109 Banking and Currency Committee, 1953-1962 235 4 110 Financial Institutions Bill, 1959 2 111 Free marketing of gold, 1953-1955 19 112 Housing, 1955-1956 17 113 Housing bills, 1959 16 114-115 District of Columbia Committee, 1953-1961 32 116-126 Education and Labor Committee, 1953-1962 814 127-128 Fair labor standards act, 1957-1959 37 129-131 Federal aid to education, 1957-1959 108 132 Health, 1955 21 133-134 Labor, 1954-1956 67 5 135-136 Labor bill, 1959 253 137 Middleton grange petition on NLRB, 1953 6 138 Mine safety, 1961 27 139 Minimum wage, 1957 8 140 Minimum wage, Against, 1961 88 141 Over 40 job discrimination, 1958 1 142 School aid, For, 1961 119 143 School aid, Against, 1961 138 144 Taft-Hartley, 1954 48 145 Taft-Hartley amendments, 1957 1 146 Union racketeering, 1959 3 147 Vocational rehabilitation, 1957 1 148 Wage and hour law, 1957 15 149 Youth Conservation Corps, 1957-1959 19 150-159 Foreign Affairs Committee, 1953-1962 384 160 Foundations Committee, 1953-1955 76 161-165 Government Operations Committee, 1953-1962 137 166 House Administration Committee, 1953-1961 7 6 167-177 Interior and Insular Affairs, 1953-1962 732 178 Alaska statehood, 1957 8 179 Antimony on minerals purchase, 1957 3 180 Bear River compact, 1957-1958 33 181 Bradley mines, 1953 8 182-184 Burns Creek, 1957-1962 37 185 C-L Electric Company, 1953-1954 1 186 Capitol building, Boise, Idaho, 1957 3 187-188 Clearwater Dams, 1954-1956 12 189 Coal carbonization, 1957 2 190 Coal lease bill, 1957 2 191 Cobalt, 1959 12 192 Columbia Basin Act amendments, 1957 9 193 Frying Pan, Arkansas, reclamation project, 1957 4 194 Gold bill, 1961-1962 31 195 Great Northern Railroad, 1962 2 196 Guffey Dam, 1957 2 197-198 Hawaiian Statehood, 1957-1959 17 199-200 Hells Canyon petitions, 1953-1958 34 201 Hells Canyon: out of state, 1953-1956 80 7 202-224 Hells Canyon, A-Z, 1953-1957 1095 8 225-228 Hells Canyon, Against, A-Z, 1953-1956 202 229 Hells Canyon: Voice of the people, 1953-1956 3 230 Hells Canyon, For, 1954-1958 5 231-232 Hells Canyon, Against, 1956-1957 144 233 Hells Canyon, 1959 6 234-245 Hells Canyon, A-Z, 1957-1958 590 246 Hells Canyon: Thank you notes to colleagues, 1956 20 247 Humane trap bill, 1957 5 248-251 Indian affairs, 1953-1959 92 252-253 Irrigation and reclamation, 1953-1960 53 254-262 Lead-Zinc, 1953-1954 122 9 263-265 Lead-Zinc, 1957-1958 72 266 Lead-Zinc barter program, 1957-1958 70 267-270 Mines and mining, 1953-1959 160 271 Mining and securities, 1957-1958 4 272 Mountain Sheep-Pleasant Valley Dam, 1957 1 273 National cemeteries, 1959 2 274 National cemetery at Sarasota, Florida, 1957 12 275 National forests, 1957 1 276 National parks and forests, 1960 24 277 National wilderness preservation system, HR.500, 1957 1 278 Natural resources, 1956-1957 4 279 Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission, 1957-1958 6 280 Paradise Dam, Montana, 1957 1 281 Payment in lieu of taxes, 1957 1 282-286 Public lands, 1955-1961 125 287 Reclamation, 1957-1959 8 288 St. Lawrence Seaway, 1954 2 289 Tennessee Valley Authority, 1957 1 290 Uniform grazing bill, 1953-1954 112 291 Virgin Islands Organic Act, revised, 1957 1 292 Water problems, 1957 8 293 Whitman national monument, 1957-1958 10 294-296 Wilderness bill, 1957-1960 109 297-301 Wilderness bill, Against, 1961-1962 350 10 302-303 Wilderness bill, Against, 1961-1962 58 304-311 Wilderness bill, For, 1961-1962 590 312 Wildlife, 1954 15 313-321 Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, 1953-1962 532 11 322 Bryson Bill, 1954 7 323 Federal Communications Commission, Against exemption, 1958 165 324 Federal fair trade act, 1959 8 325 Firearms act, 1959 1 326 Food additives, 1959 1 327 Food and drugs, 1953-1954 3 328-329 Freight rate increase, 1956-1957 42 330 Health, 1954 42 331 H.R.5713 (Railway labor act amendment), 1953 4 332 Joint committee on printing, 1959 1 333-348 Liquor advertising, Letters and petitions against, 1953-1961 332 349 Natural gas act, 1955-1956 16 350 Railroads, 1960 63 351 Railroad relief, Petitions, 1958 71 352-354 Railroad retirement, 1954-1959 93 355 Railroad report, Against presidential commission railroad report, 1962 68 356 Territories, 1953-1954 28 357 Transportation, 1956 19 358 Trip leasing contracts (H.R.3203), 1953-1954 26 359 Trucking bill, 1957-1958 32 360 Truck taxes, For piggyback, 1961 59 361-365 Television, Petitions and letters against pay as you see TV, 1958 369 366 S.1089 & S.1197 (Railroad exemption), Against, 1961 19 367 Trout labeling bill, 1954 1 12 368-376 Judiciary Committee, 1953-1962 483 377 Bricker amendment, 1954-1956 32 378 Congressional and judicial pay raise, 1953-1954 10 379 Contracts, 1953-1954 16 380-381 Equal rights, 1953-1955 85 382 Grandmothers' day, 1954 2 383-386 Immigration and naturalization, 1954-1960 30 387 Juvenile delinquency, 1954-1955 9 388 McCarran-Walter bill, 1953 4 389 Monopolies, 1955-1956 39 390 Refugees, 1957-1958 85 391 Tidelands Oil, 1953 20 392 World War II veterans, Incorporate organizations, 1957-1958 87 393 S.1917, Watkins bill, 1953 4 394 S.2026, Henley Construction Company, 1954-1956 7 395-396 Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, 1953-1962 20 397 Fisheries and Game, 1962 6 398-403 Post Office and Civil Service Committee, 1953-1959 262 13 404-407 Post Office and Civil Service Committee, 1960-1962 275 408 Civil Service, 1954 5 409 Disabled veterans (H.R.5404), 1953 3 410 Federal employees, 1954 14 411-412 Federal employees pay raise, 1955-1957 101 413 Life insurance for state agency employees, 1957 10 414 Pensions, 1954 21 415-416 Post Office, 1953-1954 70 417 Postal employee form letters, 1954-1957 43 418 Postal employees, 1954-1956 14 419-426 Postal employees pay raise, 1955-1960 262 427-428 Postal rates, 1955-1958 170 429 Postal service, 1955 12 430 Postmasters salaries, 1955 25 431 Railroad retirement, 1954 20 432 Retirement adjustment, 1957 10 433-434 Retirement and pensions, 1956-1960 113 435 Retirement bill thank you letters, 1958 11 436 Scientific and professional classification act, 1957 8 437 Selected topics, 1957 18 14 438-444 Public Works Committee, 1953-1962 167 445 Albeni Falls, Idaho, 1957-1958 2 446 Billboard advertising on interstate highways, 1957 1 447 Bruces Eddy Dam, 1959 16 448 Bruces Eddy and Penny Cliffs Dams, 1957-1958 55 449-450 Clearwater dams, Against, 1954-1956 94 451 Clearwater dams, For, 1954-1955 23 452 Columbia River Development Corporation (S.3114), 1959 4 453 Council reclamation project, 1955 8 454 Davis-Bacon school construction, 1956 3 455 Demolition of grange building, 1957 46 456 Filtration bill, 1954-1955 29 457 Highway bill petition, 1955 8 458 Highway construction bill, 1960 1 459 Highway improvement for northwest, 1959 2 460 Lewis-Clark highway, 1957-1958 31 461 Libby Dam, 1955-1956 8 462 Mountain Sheep/Pleasant Valley, 1956 6 463 Public power, 1955-1956 23 464 Recession, 1958 6 465 Reclamation, 1955-1956 11 466 Residence for vice-president, 1957 2 467 Rivers and harbors--water rights, 1958 34 468-469 Roads, 1956 91 470 Roads: Highway bill, 1955 46 471 Tennessee Valley Authority, 1959 21 472 Tennessee Valley Authority revenue bonds, 1957-1958 3 473 Water conservation act, 1957 1 474 Rules Committee, 1959-1961 12 475 Un-American Activities Committee (H.R.53), 1959 33 476 Small Business, Select Committee on, 1958 3 477-482 Un-American Activities Committee, 1953-1962 185 483 Communism, 1954-1959 13 484 Subversives, 1954 2 485-486 Veterans Affairs Committee, 1953-1954 77 15 487-495 Veterans Affairs Committee, 1955-1962 628 496 Form letters, 1956 3 497 Hearings, 1954 4 498 Hoover commission report on veterans rights, 1955 46 499 Optometry, 1960 12 500-501 Pensions, 1956 125 502 Pensions, Spanish-American War veterans, 1956 41 503-514 Pensions, World War I veterans, 1956-1962 609 515 Summary of Veterans Affairs Committee, 84th Congress, 1955 6 516 World War I veterans security bill (H.R.4264), 1956 2 16 517-528 Ways and Means Committee, 1953-1962 964 529 Congressional pay raise, 1955 12 530 Federal spending, 1959 36 531-533 Forand Bill (H.R.4700), 1959-1960 381 534 Foreign trade--Oil imports, 1959 2 535 Keogh Bill (H.R.10), 1959 75 536 Liquor, Against, 1959 57 17 537 Medical care for the aged: form letters, 1962 139 538-539 Medical care for the aged, Against, 1962 214 540 Medical care for the aged, For, 1962 25 541 Narcotics, 1956 8 542 Organization for trade cooperation, 1957 1 543-545 Railroad retirement, 1953-1956 25 546 Reciprocal trade agreements, 1958 28 547-548 Road tax, Against, 1961 256 549-560 Social Security, 1953-1960 337 561 Social Security, Blind, 1959 3 562-563 Social Security, Clergy, 1954 88 564 Social Security, Self employed, 1957-1958 57 565-568 Tariffs and trade, 1954-1957 60 569-570 Taxation, 1954-1956 80 18 571-573 Taxation, 1957-1959 62 574 Taxes, Admissions, 1953 6 575 Taxes, Cooperatives and credit unions, 1953 16 576-577 Taxes, Cooperatives, 1957-1959 48 578-581 Taxes, Excise, 1953-1958 81 582 Taxes, Excise: Telephone, 1959 50 583 Taxes, Freight; Insurance companies, 1957-1958 6 584 Taxes, Gas, 1959 22 585-587 Taxes, Income, 1953-1958 59 588 Taxes, Internal revenue code amendment, 1957-1958 11 589-590 Taxes, Transportation, 1957-1958 107 591 Taxes, For tax cut, 1962 14 592 Taxes, Tax deductions, 1957-1958 7 593 Taxes, Tax deduction for civil defense workers, 1957-1958 7 594 Taxes, Tax reduction for small business, 1957-1958 20 595 Taxes, Tax revision for teachers, 1957-1958 21 596-598 Townsend Plan, 1953-1958 122 599 Trade agreements, 1953 23 600-601 Unemployment benefits, 1954-1958 21 602 Uniform reciprocal enforcement of support act, 1957 1 603 Withholding tax, Against, 1962 59 604 Wool import duties, 1957-1958 16 605 Unanswered, 1961 15 606-614 Unsorted, 1953-1962 414 615 Unsorted, Housing, 1954 13 616 Unsorted, Petitions, 1957-1959 3 617 Unsorted, Voting rights for minors, 1954 1
19 618-633 Agriculture, Department of, 1953-1962 574 634 Commodity Stabilization Service, 1955 2 635-636 Farmers Home Administration, 1953-1954 42 20 637-641 Farmers Home Administration, 1957-1962 76 642-655 Forest Service, 1953-1962 264 656 Forest Service: Paddy Flats Road, 1955 17 657 Forest Service: Yellow Pine Road, 1959 3 658 Idaho Seed Bank (Proposed), 1956 2 659 Milk price spread, Petition, 1958 3 660 PMA (wheat allotment), 1953 13 661 Potatoes, 1953-1954 12 662 Publications available, 1953-1954 6 21 663-669 Rural Electrification Administration, 1953-1962 112 670 Rural Electrification Administration: Cooperatives in Idaho, 1954 4 671 Seed storage facility, 1956 29 672-675 Soil Conservation Service, 1953-1962 70 676 Trucking differential--grain storage, 1956 9 677 Wheat program, 1959 10 678-688 Air Force, 1953-1962 192 659 Cottonwood Housing, 1957 34 690 Mountain Home laundry, 1953 4 691-694 Army, 1953-1956 167 22 695-700 Army, 1957-1962 163 701-713 Corps of Engineers, 1953-1962 360 714 Corps of Engineers, Bruces Eddy Dam, 1960-1961 12 23 715 Corps of Engineers: Cottonwood Road, 1957 5 716 Corps of Engineers: Council reclamation project, 1953-1955 12 717 Corps of Engineers: Libby Dam, 1957 8 718 Corps of Engineers: Little Salmon flood control, 1954-1956 9 719 Corps of Engineers Little Wood River project, 1956 11 720 Corps of Engineers: Nez Perce Dam, 1956-1959 13 721 Corps of Engineers: Peck, A.B., 1955 8 722 Corps of Engineers: Salmon River flood control - Dump Creek, 1956-1957 10 723 National Guard, 1957-1959 30 724 National Guard: 96th Division Association, 1955-1956 12 725-730 Commerce, Department of, 1953-1962 66 731 Air Space Committee, 1957 8 732 Area Redevelopment Act, 1961-1962 21 733-737 Bureau of Public Roads, 1953-1963 91 738 Bureau of Public Roads: Federal construction of Highway 287, Petition, 1959 4 739-740 Bureau of Public Roads: Lewis-Clark Highway, 1955-1956 25 741 Bureau of Public Roads: Thompson Pass, 1954 6 742 Bureau of Public Roads: Williams Creek Pass, 1954 7 743-746 Census Bureau, 1954-1960 31 747-751 Civil Aeronautics Administration, 1953-1958 38 752 Patent Office, 1954-1958 13 753 Weather Bureau, 1957 3 754-759 Defense Department, 1953-1962 45 760 Consolidate Pacific coast military shipping overseas at one port, 1959 1 24 761-763 Executive: Civil and Defense Mobilization Office, 1957-1961 16 764-766 Executive: White House, 1953-1962 47 767-778 Health, Education and Welfare, Department of, 1953-1962 311 779 Cancer, 1954 5 780 Federal grants, 1960-1962 78 781-783 Food and Drug Administration, 1953-1959 46 784 National Institutes of Health, 1955 2 785 Office of Education, 1958 9 786 Polycultural University of America, 1953-1955 8 787-789 Public Health Service, 1953-1958 47 790-793 Social Security Administration, 1956-1959 72 25 794-796 Social Security Administration, 1960-1962 89 797-799 Surplus property program, 1956-1958 78 800-808 Interior, Department of, 1953-1962 188 809-810 Bonneville Power Administration, 1955-1959 14 811-817 Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1953-1959 124 26 818-820 Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1960-1962 58 821-832 Bureau of Land Management, 1953-1962 257 834 Bureau of Land Management: Against forest land withdrawal, 1959 18 835 Bureau of Land Management: Bear Valley land withdrawal, 1957 3 836 Bureau of Land Management: Commodity Credit Corporation, 1954-1955 3 837-840 Bureau of Mines, 1953-1959 23 841-846 Bureau of Reclamation, 1953-1960 95 27 847-848 Bureau of Reclamation, 1961-1962 25 849 Bureau of Reclamation: Avondale-Dalton project, 1953-1954 35 850 Bureau of Reclamation: Guffey plan, 1957 3 851 Bureau of Reclamation: North side Minidoka project, 1953 5 852 Bureau of Reclamation: Rathdrum Prairie project, Hayden Lake unit, 1956 1 853 Bureau of Reclamation: soil conservation, 1955-1956 4 854 Defense Minerals Exploration Administration, 1953 9 855-857 Fish and Wildlife Service, 1955-1960 40 858 Geological Survey, 1957-1958 5 859-861 National Park Service, 1955-1962 48 862 Water Resources, 1959 1 863-868 Justice, Department of, 1953-1962 44 869-873 Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1953-1961 55 874 Immigration and Naturalization Service: Bakony Case, 1956-1957 10 875 Immigration and Naturalization Service: New citizens, 1960-1962 13 876 Onion futures, 1959-1960 2 877-883 Labor, Department of, 1953-1962 102 884-886 Bureau of Employees Compensation, 1957-1959 16 887 Bureau of Employment Security, 1957 5 888-892 Navy, Department of the, 1953-1957 66 28 893-897 Navy, Department of the, 1958-1963 60 898 Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1958 3 899-900 Marine Corps, 1954-1959 7 901-903 Pocatello Ordinance Plant, 1954-1960 138 904 Sahwave-Black Rock gunnery withdrawal, 1957-1958 17 905 Spokane Naval Supply Depot, 1954-1956 41 906-921 Post Office Department, 1954-1961 424 29 922 Post Office Department, 1962 38 923 Bowmont, 1953-1954 5 924 Broten, 1954 5 925 Cameron, 1955 1 926 Careywood, 1954 7 927 Chilley, 1958 1 928 Clagstone, 1955 1 929 Clearwater, 1954 7 930 Cocolalla, 1954 14 931 Corral, 1953 3 932 Culdesac: removal of Rohrman, 1955 24 933 Cuprum, 1953 12 934 Driggs, 1950-1953 7 935 Fenn, 1954-1957 13 936 Foster Grave Road (out of Cottonwood), 1954 16 937 Gibbs, 1954-1957 9 938 Grangeville-Lewiston, 1954 1 939 Granile, 1954 5 940 Greencreek, 1954 10 941 Greenleaf, 1953 26 942 Hayden Lake, 1959 11 943 Headquarters: Petition, 1957 9 944 Hope: bids for Hope post office, 1962 8 945 Juliaetta: Petition, 1957 13 946 Kamiah: railroad from Kamiah to Glenwood, 1954 19 947 Kooskia: Circle route #2, 1954 9 948 Lenore, 1959 9 949 Lucile, 1953 4 950 Meadows, 1953 6 951 Medimont, 1954 19 952 Middleton, 1954 6 953 Mohler, 1954 8 954 Montour, 1958 4 955 Moscow, 1953 17 956 Moscow-Lewiston mail petition, 1956-1957 12 957 Moyie Springs, 1955 2 958 Myrtle, 1954 1 959-963 North Central Idaho mail change, 1955 110 964 Parma, 1957 12 965 Plummer, 1955 1 966 Pollock, 1953 6 967 Potlatch, 1953 3 968 Roswell, 1954 6 969 Spalding, 1954 10 970 Sweetwater, 1954-1955 4 971 Springston, 1954 22 972 Triangle (Twin Falls Route #2), 1953-1955 10 973 Twin Falls (R.F.D. route), 1954 5 974 Conversion and discontinuance, 1958-1959 6 975 Notices of examinations, 1955 8 976 Rural carriers, 1958 6 977 Rural route extensions, 1959 5 978 Star route, Sandpoint to Carreywood, 1955-1956 2 979 Tish Erb case, 1953 2 980-989 State Department, 1953-1962 209 30 990 Refugee relief act, 1955-1956 6 991-992 Visas and passports, 1957-1959 8 993-1000 Treasury Department, 1954-1962 62 1001 Bureau of Customs, 1960 3 1002 Coast Guard, 1957 1 1003-1007 Internal Revenue Service, 1953-1959 91 1008 Unsorted, 1953-1962 16
1009 Alcohol Beverage Control Board, 1953 4 1010-1016 Atomic Energy Commission, 1953-1962 122 1017 Budget Director, 1959 1 1018 Central Intelligence Agency, 1956 1 1019-1023 Civil Aeronautics Board, 1955-1961 60 1024-1030 Civil Service Commission, 1953-1962 63 1031 Community Facilities Administration, 1962 1 1032 Development Loan Fund, 1959 1 1033 District of Columbia Commission, 1960 1 1034 Doorkeeper, 1954-1959 8 1035 Employment Service, 1961 1 1036-1037 Federal Aviation Agency, 1960-1962 36 1038-1039 Federal Civil Defense Administration, 1955-1958 13 1040-1044 Federal Communications Commission, 1953-1957 53 31 1045-1048 Federal Communications Commission, 1958-1962 69 1049 Against licensing TV boosters, 1959 13 1050 Orchards Community TV Association, 1955 45 1051 TV booster stations, 1959 14 1052 TV reception in Lewiston area, 1956-1957 30 1053 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 1955 23 1054 Federal Home Loan Bank, 1962 14 1055-1058 Federal Housing Administration, 1953-1962 40 1059-1063 Federal Power Commission, 1953-1962 66 1064 Pacific Northwest pipeline, 1953-1954 25 1065 Federal Reserve System, 1959 1 1066-1069 Federal Trade Commission, 1953-1962 31 1070-1071 Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: War claims, 1954-1957 61 1072 Foreign Operations Office, 1955 1 1073 General Accounting Office, 1954 1 1074 Comptroller General, 1958-1960 7 1075-1079 General Services Administration, 1953-1962 68 1080 Mica buying depot, 1957 16 1081 Government Printing Office, 1958 4 1082-1084 Housing and Home Finance Agency, 1953-1955 6 1085 International Cooperation Administration, 1958-1961 11 1086-1091 Interstate Commerce Commission, 1953-1962 65 1092 Local bus service in North Idaho, 1961 3 1093-1094 Library of Congress, 1957-1961 51 1095 Maritime Commission, 1953 2 1096 Mental Health Commission, 1957 1 32 1097 National Gallery of Art, 1957 1 1098 National Labor Relations Board, 1958-1961 2 1099 National Mediation Board, 1958 1 1100 National Production Administration, 1953 2 1101 National Science Foundation, 1956-1958 5 1102 Peace Corps, 1961 2 1103 President's Council on Youth Fitness, 1961 1 1104 Price Stabilization, Office of, 1952 1 1105-1107 Public Housing Administration, 1954-1962 8 1108 Caldwell Labor Camp, 1954 8 1109 Mullan Park, 1953 7 1110 Railroad Retirement Board, 1957-1962 4 1111 Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1953-1957 7 1112-1114 Securities and Exchange Commission, 1953-1959 25 1115-1116 Selective Service System, 1953-1962 19 1117-1124 Small Business Administration, 1954-1962 163 1125 Moffett Lumber Company, 1960 12 1126 Smithsonian Institution, 1955 1 1127 Surplus Property Utilization, 1960 1 1128 Tennessee Valley Authority, 1955-1959 5 1129 United States Information Agency, 1954-1961 4 1130-1132 United States Tariff Commission, 1955-1960 35 1133 Alsike clover seed, 1959 27 1134-1141 Veterans Administration, 1953-1957 104 33 1142-1148 Veterans Administration, 1958-1962 145 1149-1150 Boise Hospital, 1955 108
1151 American Enterprise Association, 1959 1 1152-1155 Applications: General, 1954-1961 140 1156 Applications: Federal Judge, 1961 1 1157 Applications: Chaphe, Franklin G., 1955-1956 15 1158 Applications: U.S. District Attorney, 1961 6 1159 Applications: U.S. Marshall, 1960-1961 23 1160 Appointments: Idaho State Advisory Committee, 1962 1 1161 Architect of the Capitol, 1955 3 1162 Army-Navy tickets, 1959 3 1163 Calendars, 1954-1962 9 1164 Capitol Hill Pages, 1957 1 1165 Cattlemen's Association resolutions, 1957-1959 2 1166 Clerk of the House, 1953-1960 52 1167-1169 Colleagues, 1953-1962 219 1170-1171 Communism, 1954-1962 17 1172 Condolences and sympathy, 1954-1961 38 1173-1177 Congratulations and greetings, 1953-1961 309 34 1178 Congressional Directory, 1953-1960 32 1179 Congressional Record, 1956-1962 106 1180 Constituent positions, 1959 2 1181-1183 Constituent services, 1953-1958 150 1184 Contributions from GP, 1956-1957 4 1185 Cuba, 1959 3 1186 Delegations, 1956 6 1187 Democratic Breakfast Club, 1953-1955 28 1188 Democratic Caucus, 1954-1955 20 1189 Democratic National Committee, 1956-1959 10 1190 Democratic Program, 1957 3 1191 Democrats, 1962 1 1192 Employment, 1962 1 1193 Equipment, 1952-1958 13 1194-1197 Folding Room, 1953-1962 124 1198-1209 Form letters and sample letters, 1953-1962 808 1210-1215 Graduation: school lists, certificates, and letters of congratulation, 1953-1960 113 1216 Aged, Medical aid to, 1961-1962 13 1217 Agriculture: farm bill, 1961-1962 17 1218 Alcoholic beverages, 1959-1961 28 1219 Bonneville Power, 1961 2 1220 Burns Creek, 1960-1961 24 1221 Common Situs, 1961 1 1222 Communism, 1961-1962 5 1223 Education, Aid to, 1960-1961 40 1224 Federal Communications Commission, 1961 1 1225 Foreign aid, 1960-1961 11 1226 Gold bill, 1961 5 1227 Highways, Federal, 1961 1 1228 Lead-Zinc, 1960-1961 5 1229 Mail petition, 1956 4 1230 Minimum wage, 1960-1961 12 1231 Nepotism, 1961 1 1232 Piggyback and road taxes, 1961 3 1233 Postal increase, 1960-1962 3 1234 Requests, 1961 10 1235 Service Academies, 1961-1962 2 1236 Small business ballot letters, 1957-1960 27 1237 Social security, 1961 2 1238 Sugar act, 1961 1 1239 Tax on dividends, 1962 3 1240 Veterans, 1960-1961 30 1241 Wheat, 1960 10 1242 Wilderness bill, 1961-1962 12 1243 Wool act, 1961 2 1244 Youth Conservation Corps, 1961 4 35 1245-1246 General, 1959-1963 40 1247 Idaho Democrat (newspaper), 1961-1962 2 1248-1263 Idaho State Matters, 1954-1961 728 36 1264-1270 Idaho State Matters, 1961-1962 300 1271 Against communism, Castro, etc., 1961 60 1272 Dr. Distler case, 1957 11 1273 Drivers license applications, 1955 2 1274 Federal building for Boise, 1961 3 1275 Game waste, 1962 5 1276 Idaho National Guard, 1962 20 1277 Initiative, 1954 63 1278 Water rights (S.B.113), 1955 7 1279 Idaho Territorial centennial, 1959-1961 20 1280 Impossible file, 1962 53 1281 Investigations, 1954 3 1282-1290 Invitations, 1953-1958 536 37 1291-1295 Invitations, 1959-1962 232 1296 "Keep Congress in session", 1961 21 1297 League of Women Voters, 1959 1 1298 Legislative Reference, 1962 3 1299-1300 Library of Congress, 1955-1962 61 1301 Literature: Brigham Young, 1953-1954 4 1302-1303 Literature: Publications sent to GP, 1953-1959 77 1304 Lower Wood River: Army engineers, 1956 2 1305 Material sent to chiefs of police, 1954 5 1306 Messages received by and sent to GP, 1957 12 1307-1314 Miscellaneous, 1954-1962 271 1315 National Federation of Business and Professional Women, 1959 1 1316 National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, 1952 5 1317 National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, 1959 1 1318 Newsletter correspondence, 1960 17 1319 Nutri-Bio meetings, 1959 2 1320-1322 Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission, 1958-1962 38 1323 Patronage, 1955-1959 12 1324-1327 Pending, 1961-1962 75 1328 Petitions, 1960-1962 36 1329 Communism, 1954 1 1330 East Fork Bridge (Valley County), 1956 2 1331 Paddy Flats Road, 1955 2 1332 Petitions not answered, 1961 26 38 1333 Post Office Applications: General, 1961-1962 16 1334-1394 Post Office Applications: Alphabetical by town, 1960-1962 478 1395-1296 Postmaster requests (for correction of names), 1954-1955 118 1397 Power of Supreme Court, 1969 1 1398 Priest Lake land leases, 1962 1 1399 Prisoners of war, 1956 2 1400 Projects file, 1961 3 1401 Public Power Committee, 1955 6 1402 Publications, miscellaneous, 1955-1957 18 1403 Receipts, 1954 2 1404-1405 Recommendations, 1953-1959 17 1406 Referrals, 1961 12 1407-1409 Requests, 1960 236 39 1410-1412 Agricultural Yearbooks, 1953-1960 254 1413 Baby books, 1954-1959 8 1414 The Capitol, 1960 6 1415 City officials, 1953 14 1416 Cookbooks, 1954 10 1417 Congressional Record, 1955 44 1418-1419 From Gracie Pfost, 1953-1959 64 1420 Library of Congress, 1953-1954 27 1421 Our laws and how they are made, 1955 15 1422 Photographs and autographs, 1954-1959 15 1423-1425 Students, 1960-1961 107 1426 Our American Government; American creed, 1961 81 1427 To Gracie Pfost, 1953-1961 65 1428 Senate Antitrust and Monopoly subcommittee, 1957 1 1429 Sergeant at Arms, 1953-1957 13 1430 Service Academies: Forms, n.d. 7 1431-1443 Service Academies: General, 1953-1962 266 1444 Service Academies: General, not first district, 1962 6 1445 Air Force Academy, 1953-1959 22 1446-1452 Annapolis (Naval Academy), 1953-1959 84 1453 Merchant Marine Academy, 1956 8 1454-1457 West Point (Military Academy), 1953-1958 70 40 1458 Small business ballots: General information, 1953-1955 9 1459-1466 Small business ballots: Individual returns, 1953-1961 48 1467-1470 Small business ballots: Tabulations, 1953-1962 197 1471 Small business letter: list of those receiving, 1958-1960 3 1472 Stamps, 1953-1956 19 1473 Subsidies, 1954 2 1474 Supreme court, 1962 1 1475-1480 Telegrams, 1955-1961 1014 1481 Television, 1958-1959 17 1482 Tennessee Valley Public Power Association, 1957-1960 3 1483-1486 Thank you letters, 1953-1956 348 41 1487-1491 Thank you letters, 1957-1962 369 1492 Tickets: Football, 1954-1956 10 1493 Townsend plan, Payette petition, 1955-1957 10 1494 Treaties, 1954 3 1495 Unanswered mail, 1962 63 1496 United Nations, 1953-1962 14 1497 Unsorted mail, 1959-1961 49 1498 Visitors, 1958 1
1499-1511 Personal, 1952-1962 640 1512-1516 Personal, A-E, 1953-1958 218 42 1517-1531 Personal, F-Z, 1953-1958 646 1532-1550 Personal, A-Z, 1959-1962 209 1551 Birthday wishes, 1961 3 1552 Crackpot, 1953-1962 12 1553 Christmas cards, 1954-1956 9 1554 Family, 1952-1956 60 1555 From government offices, 1958-1962 16 1556 Minerals, 1952-1956 7 1557 Pfost, Jack, 1955-1956 6 1558 Illness, 1955 15 1559 Get well cards and letters, 1955-1956 56 1560 Patent material, 1960 9 1561-1563 Sourdough, 1953-1962 167 43 1564 Thank you letters, 1962 2 1565 Thanks from Cub Scouts, 1959 10 1566-1575 Wilson, Asher B., 1953-1960 497 1576-1596 Political correspondence, 1950-1956 762 44 1597-1606 Political correspondence, 1956-1960 410 1607 Democratic National Committee, 1950-1952 37 1608 Hedges and Pledges, 1953 187 1609-1613 Publicity, 1953-1958 198 1614-1615 Sent to Nampa, 1953-1954 81 1616-1618 Unanswered, 1960-1961 97 1619-1622 Unsorted, 1957-1962 136
1623-1628 Statements to Committees, 1953-1958 106 45 1629-1632 Statements to Committees, 1959-1962 34 1633-1642 Congressional Record inserts, 1953-1962 218 1643-1652 Floor statements, 1953-1962 124 1653 Bills introduced by GP, 83rd Congress, 1953-1954 20 1654 H.R.4707, Lee Yim Quon relief, 1953-1954 23 1655 H.R.5704, Mining assessment change of date, 1953-1955 36 1656 H.R.6156 & H.R.6912, Gold bills, 1953-1954 6 1657 H.R.6543, To create a United States Department of Mineral Resources, 1953-1955 5 1658 H.R.6654, Mine incentive payment, 1953-1954 28 1659 H.R.7031, Mrs. George Meffan relief, 1953-1954 33 1660 H.R.8007, Price supports--milk, 1954 3 1661 H.R.8558, Price supports--dairy products, 1954 5 1662 H.Con.Res.212, Indians, 1954 11 1663 H.J.Res.482, Investigation of gold mining industry, 1954 8 1664 Bills introduced by GP, 84th Congress, 1955-1956 35 1665 H.R.1331, Luigi Tozzi, 1953-1955 22 1666 H.R.2423, Sandpoint sewage disposal plant, 1955-1956 20 1667 H.R.4690, Relief for the city of Priest River, 1955 35 1668 H.R.4719, To authorize construction of Hells Canyon Dam, 1955 4 1669 H.R.5261, To amend domestic minerals program extension act of 1953, 1955 10 1670 H.R.5411, To amend the sugar act, 1955 7 1671 H.R.5904, Postal pay raise, 1955 3 1672 H.R.8068, Relief of Elma Agnes Gibson Hollingsworth, 1955 25 1673 H.R.9916, Free marketing of newly mined gold, 1956 14 1674 H.R.9918, Riverside Irrigation District, 1955-1956 18 1675 H.R.9999, Strategic minerals bill, 1956 3 1676 H.R.10257, H.R.10316, & H.R.10317, Amend organic act of Virgin Islands, 1956 5 1677 H.R.10346, Hayden Lake unit Rathdrum Prairie, 1956 18 1678 H.R.10347, Domestic antimony purchase program act, 1956 4 1679 H.R.11381, Cascade Reservoir, sale of certain lands for community development, Boise Federal Reclamation Project, 1956 5 1680 H.R.11604, H.R.11632, & H.R. 11894, Tungsten, asbestos, fluorspar, and columbium-tantalum production and purchase act, 1956 18 1681 H.R.12437, Amend federal power act, 1956 2 1682 H.J.Res.545, Lewis and Clark national tourway, 1956 5 1683 H.J.Res.578, Investigation of gold mining industry, 1956 3 1684 Bills introduced by GP, 85th Congress, 1957-1958 32 1685 H.R.5, Hells Canyon, 1957 2 1686 H.R.375, Free marketing of gold, 1957-1958 47 1687-1689 H.R.376, Onion futures, 1957-1958 191 46 1690 H.J.Res.74, Investigate gold mining industry, 1957 3 1691-1693 H.R.607, Retirement increases, 1957-1958 70 1694-1696 H.R.1209, Retirement increases, 1957-1958 248 1697 H.R.3682, Palisades, 1958-1959 7 1698 H.R.3860, 5,000 acre limit on public land withdrawals, 1957 5 1699 H.R.3955, Indian tribal lands, 1957 10 1700 H.R.4616, Authorize funds for roads under Federal Highway Act, 1957 11 1701 H.R.4819, National Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission, 1958 6 1702 H.R.6512, To prohibit exportation of national forest timber, 1957 13 1703 H.R.8307, Import taxes on lead and zinc, 1957 12 1704 H.R.9323, To prohibit government agencies from acquiring or using national grange headquarters, 1957-1958 25 1705 H.R.9696, To support the price of milk, 1958 50 1706 H.R.9973, To extend the National Wool Act of 1954, 1958 40 1707 H.R.10086, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, 1958 4 1708 H.R.10245, To add certain lands to Boise and Payette National Forests, 1958 6 1709 H.R.10285, Federal Aid Highway Act, 1957-1958 6 1710 H.R.10384, Withdrawal of public lands, 1956 5 1711 H.R.13228, Mineral production stabilization, 1958 37 1712 Bills introduced by GP, 86th Congress, 1959-1960 53 1713 H.R.2497, Add lands to Boise and Payette National Forests, 1959 5 1714 H.R.3057, Free marketing of newly mined gold, 1959 3 1715 H.R.3192, Amend REA reorganization plan number 2 of 1953, 1959 7 1716 H.R.3349, Price support for milk and butterfat products, 1959 5 1717 H.R.3395, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to administer certain acquired lands, 1959 2 1718 H.R.3496, To revise the boundaries of the Kings' Mountain National Military Park, South Carolina, 1959 2 1719 H.R.3682, Caribou and Targhee National Forests, 1959 5 1720 H.R.3743, Rural television reception--Community Television Bureau/FCC, 1959 5 1721 HR.3744, Youth Conservation Corps, 1959 8 1722 H.R.3915, Domestic Cobalt industry, 1959 4 1723 H.R.4604, Withdrawal public lands/water rights, 1959 3 1724 H.R.6110, Amend flood control act of 1950 re: Libby Dam, 1959 2 1725 H.R.6259, Stabilize domestic market prices, lead-zinc, 1959 2 1726 H.R.6926, Transmission of electric power, 1959 3 1727 H.R.7339, Authorize use of funds arising from a judgment in favor of the Coeur d'Alene tribe, 1959 3 1728 H.R.7956, Nez Perce reservation, 1959 1 1729 H.R.8234, Federal land to Nez Perce Indian tribe, 1959 5 1730 H.R.9288, Mann Creek federal reclamation project, 1959 2 1731 H.R.9366, Milk program for children, 1960 11 1732 H.Con.Res.180, Domestic mining and mineral industries, 1959 13 1733 H.J.Res.635, Senior Citizens Month, 1960 5 1734 H.R.3683, Pacific Northwest Account, 1960 2 1735 H.R.3915, Domestic cobalt industry, 1960 2 1736 H.R.10364, Family farm income act, 1960 3 7137 H.R.10824, Appropriation of funds for Federal Highway Act, 1960 36 1738 H.R.11786, Import taxes on lead and zinc, 1960 2 1739 Bills introduced by GP, 87th Congress, 1961-1962 35 1740 H.R.36, Burns Creek, 1961 1 1741 H.R.3898, To authorize funds arising from a judgment for the Nez Perce tribe, 1961 2 1742 H.J.Res.364, Equal rights, 1961 11 1743 H.R.11265, Northwest preference (electric consumers), 1962 6 1744 H.R.11699, Forest roads and trails, 1962 6 1745 H.R.12475, Lumber problems, 1962 15
47 1746 List of standing committees of the House, 1956-1961 2 1747 Regulations for standing, special and select committees, 1960 1 1748 Government Operations Committee, Subcommittee on Water Resources, 1954-1956 6 1749-1753 Interior and Insular Affairs Committee, 1953-1962 78 1754-1757 Bills, resumes, notices, 1953-1962 85 1758 Committee press releases, 1960-1961 6 1759 Committee members, 1953-1956 2 1760 Alaska, 1955 13 1761 Arrowrock Division, Boise project, 1956 10 1762 Bent's Old Fort (H.R.6851), 1959-1960 5 1763 Black Canyon irrigation project, 1954 18 1764 Bureau of Reclamation background data, 1953 1 1765 Castillo de San Marcos national monument (H.R.8226), 1959-1960 4 1766 Columbia Basin Act (H.R.4802), 1956-1957 4 1767 Echo Park Dam, 1954-1955 38 1768 Frying Pan-Arkansas project, 1953-1956 9 1769-1770 Hells Canyon Proxies, 1953-1958 72 1771 Ionics (desalting water), 1953 6 1772 Michaud Flats project, 1954-1956 7 1773-1774 Montana earthquake, 1959 32 1775 Mountain Home irrigation project, 1953 1 1776 Pleasant Valley dam, 1955-1956 6 1777 Public power, 1954-1956 7 1778 Puerto Rico, 1959 22 1779 Spokane Valley irrigation, 1961 15 1780 Territories, 1955-1956 49 1781 Trips, 1953-1962 25 1782-1784 Upper Colorado River Basin Project, 1953-1956 35 1785 Virgin Islands, 1955-1959 20 1786 Water rights settlement act, 1956 12 48 1787 Irrigation and Reclamation Subcommittee, 1956-1957 15 1788 Columbia Basin Account, 1959-1960 20 1789 Burns Creek, 1961-1962 4 1790 Public power, 1962 34 1791 Water rights, 1959 6 1792 Mines and Mining Subcommittee, 1957 2 1793-1794 Cobalt, 1959 38 1795 Gold, 1961 22 1796 Lead-Zinc, 1959-1961 6 1797-1801 Public Lands Subcommittee, 1953-1962 155 1802 Bills referred, 1957 16 1803-1804 C & O Canal national historic park, 1959 56 1805 Payment in lieu of taxes, 1955-1956 8 1806 Squatter problem, Colorado River, 1959 2 1807 St. Joseph's Church, Philadelphia, 1956 30 1808 Wilderness, 1961-1962 36 1809 Western Trip, 1959 29 1810 Post Office and Civil Service Committee, 1955-1960 30 1811 Hearings and Reports, 1954-1957 20 1812 Mrs. Pfost's report on S.3315 (amendment to Civil Service Retirement Act), 1956 4 1813-1815 Manpower Utilization Subcommittee, 1955-1957 53 1816 Reports, 1956-1958 4 1817 Retirement Subcommittee, 1957 3 1818 Public Works Committee, 1958-1959 21 1819 Special Committee to investigate tax exempt foundations, 1953-1954 47
1820 Agriculture, 1954-1960 27 1821 Albeni Falls, 1955-1958 4 1822 Al Serena case, 1956 8 1823 Atomic energy, 1954 4 1824 Avondale & Dalton irrigation districts, 1961 19 49 1825-1826 Bonneville Power Administration, 1953-1961 11 1827-1829 Bruces Eddy Dam, 1954-1958 86 1830 Burns Creek, 1956-1962 10 1831 C & O Canal, 1957-1958 30 1832 Colorado River transmission lines, 1962 3 1833 Columbia basin, 1957-1961 4 1834 Committee for an effective congress, 1954-1956 7 1835 Conservation of migratory fish, 1959 6 1836 Council project, 1953 4 1837 Dams, 1954-1957 16 1838 Education, 1960 3 1839 Emergency lead-zinc committee, 1962 3 1840 Equal pay, 1962 6 1841 Equal rights amendment, 1953-1961 40 1842 Everglades national park, 1957-1958 14 1843 Export origin study, Idaho, 1962 2 1844 Family farm program, 1957-1960 10 1845 Farm subsidy, 1953-1956 15 1846 Federal grants in aid, Washington and Oregon, 1954 4 1847 Federal range code, Helmick case, 1955 2 1848 Feed grain and livestock data, 1962 5 1849 Flood control, 1958-1962 3 1850 Food certificate amendment, 1956 7 1851 Food stamp bill, 1958 6 1852 Foreign aid, 1959 4 1853 Forest access roads, 1958 3 1854 Forests (map), 1953 1 1855 Gas; natural gas bill, 1955 2 1856 German bond, 1953 7 1857-1858 Gore Access roads, Lewis-Clark highway, 1957 33 1859 Government subsidies, 1954-1957 3 1860 Guam, 1961 1 1861 Guffey Dam, 1955-1960 6 1862-1869 Hells Canyon, General, 1952-1958 134 1870 Brochures, 1953-1958 17 1871-1873 Brownlee Dam, 1956-1958 18 1874-1876 Congressional Record inserts, 1952-1957 28 1877-1879 Correspondence, 1951-1954 44 50 1880-1883 Correspondence, 1955-1958 89 1884 Correspondence: Interior and Insular Affairs Committee, 1955-1958 6 1885 Correspondence: Lee Metcalf letters, 1953 13 1886 Correspondence: Voice of the people responses, 1953 14 1887 Data and maps, 1952-1955 16 1888-1889 Department of Interior material, 1948-1957 25 1890 Federal Power Commission material, 1953-1954 19 1891 Hearings Weekly Roundup, 1954 8 1892 Hells Canyon Association, 1951-1958 29 1893 Idaho Power Company, 1953-1958 28 1894-1896 Legal opinions and briefs, 1953-1957 28 1897-1905 Newspaper clippings, 1951-1960 328 1906 Pacific supply cooperative material, 1952 2 1907 Photographs, 1956 21 1908 Publication: "The development of the Snake River projects," 1955 1 1909 Publications about Hells Canyon, 1953-1957 4 1910-1911 San Francisco REA meeting, material for, 1953 67 51 1912-1923 Speeches, statements, testimony, etc., 1952-1958 204 1924 Washington Post editorials, 1953 4 1925 Hells Canyon Scenic Area, 1962 1 1926 Highway statistics (Haynes & Hartzler), 1955 8 1927 Hillcrest/Minidoka, 1953-1956 8 1928 Hoover Report, 1955 5 1929 Housing, 1959 1 1930 Ice Harbor dam, 1953 1 1931 Idaho farm statistics, 1961 2 1932-1933 Initiative (Idaho Power), 1953-1954 91 1934 Irrigation: Jensen proposal, 1953 5 1935 Irrigation: Leadore, Idaho, 1961 1 1936-1943 Lead-zinc, 1953-1962 87 1944 Lake Coeur d'Alene, 1958 7 1945 Lewis and Clark Highway, 1955-1958 10 1946 Liquor on aircraft, 1959-1960 3 1947 Little Wood River, Idaho, 1955-1956 2 1948 Lucky Peak photographs, 1953 2 1949 Lumber, 1962 6 1950 Mann Creek federal reclamation project, 1959-1962 47 1951 Mentally retarded, 1957 13 52 1952 Mexican wetbacks, 1953 3 1953 Michaud Flats: Budge plan, 1953 5 1954 Middle Snake River, feasible storage sites, 1951 2 1955 Mine assessment bill, 1958 2 1956-1958 Mining, 1953-1959 59 1959 Mountain Sheep dam, 1958-1962 19 1960 Mountain Sheep reclamation project, 1953-1955 8 1961 National cemeteries, 1955-1957 4 1962 National forests, 1959 1 1963 National parks, 1956-1957 7 1964 Nez Perce Dam, 1960 3 1965 Oil, 1957 3 1966 Omnibus public works bill, 1962 1 1967 Onion and carrot research, 1961 3 1968 Onion futures, 1957-1958 21 1969 Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission, 1958 7 1970 Pensions, 1953 12 1971 Phosphate, 1956 7 1972 Pleasant Valley, 1958 1 1973 Potato marketing, 1956 1 1974 Power plants, n.d. 2 1975 President's budget, 1959 7 1976 Public housing, n.d. 1 1977 Public land transfers, 1954 4 1978-1983 Public power, 1953-1962 51 1984 Public power: Columbia river, 1960 3 1985 Reclamation, 1953 4 1986 Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1953 1 1987 Redevelopment, 1961 22 1988 Relief of Asae Nishimoto (S.1034 introduced by Frank Church), 1959 4 1989-1990 Retirement, 1957-1958 20 1991 Rural areas development, 1961 16 1992-1993 Rural Electric Cooperative Association, 1954-1958 7 1994 Salmon flood control project, 1953 1 1995 School construction, 1953-1956 8 1996 School lunch and milk program, 1961 5 1997 Selway-Bitterroot wilderness, 1961 2 1998 Silver, 1953 1 1999 Small business, 1958-1959 4 2000 Small Business Administration, 1961-1962 4 2001 Snake River, Upper and Middle reports, 1955 5 2002 Snake River dams, 1960-1961 7 2003 Social Security, 1957-1958 4 2004 Soil Conservation, 1954-1961 8 2005 Subsidy, 1954-1958 6 2006 Surplus property, 1955-1960 6 2007 Taxes, 1952-1953 2 2008 Tennessee Valley Authority, 1957-1958 4 2009 Tennessee Valley Authority: self financing, 1959 3 2010 Tidelands oil, 1952-1955 13 2011 Timber, 1961 1 2012 Trade expansion, 1962 5 2013 Transmission lines, 1953 10 2014 United Nations, 1954 3 2015 Veterans, 1962 2 2016 Virgin Islands, 1957-1958 2 2017-2019 Water resources, 1954-1960 29 2020 Water rights, 1959 2 2021 Withdrawals of Idaho lands, 1962 12 2011 Wool: National wool act, 1958 1 2023 Yellowtail dam, 1956 5
2024 Departmental news releases: Agriculture, 1953-1962 8 2025 Air Force, 1962 2 2026 Army Corps of Engineers, 1962 9 2027 Defense, 1962 2 2028 Health, Education and Welfare, 1962 1 53 2029 Idaho Bureau of Reclamation, 1953 14 2030-2031 Interior, 1960-1962 35 2032 Congressional Record, roll calls, 1953 32 2033 Consent Calendar, August 6, 1961 1 2034 House of Representatives membership and information, 1953-1956 17 2035 House rules and manual, 1952 1 2036 Major accomplishments of the session, 1961 1 2037-2038 GP's typed and manuscript notes, 1953 11 2039 Reports to be made to Congress, 1960 1 2040 Trips, 1953-1955 24 2041 Voting record: Official, 1953-1962 5 2042 Prepared by Democratic National Committee, 1953-1961 2 2043 Prepared by Republican National Committee, 1953-1957 5 2044 Prepared by special interest groups, 1954-1961 11 2045 Whip notices, 1960 7 2046 Women members of Congress, 1954 2
2047 Applications, work records, salaries, 1960-1962 3 2048-2049 Appointment calendars, 1956-1960 9 2050 Books on loan from Library of Congress, 1962 1 2051-2052 Correspondence, 1953-1962 99 2053 Correspondence re: Virginia Rishel as administrative assistant, 1952 1 2054 Letterhead, n.d. 2 2055 Idaho projects--money reported by White House, 1962 28 2056 Lists to be carded, 1954-1958 12 2057 Lists which have been carded, 1957 1 2058 American Legion, 1958-1959 2 2059 Congressional Record distribution list, 1960 1 2060 Democratic Digest subscribers, 1956 2 2061 Farm related organizations, 1953-1959 6 2062 Idaho (various lists), 1956-1957 13 2063 Idaho County Light and Power membership, n.d. 1 2064 Irrigation districts, Officers, 1956-1958 3 2065 Kootenai County voting list, 1959 1 2066 Mailing lists, 1955-1956 12 2067 Newspapers in Idaho, 1954-1959 17 2068 Physicians in Idaho, n.d. 2 2069 Political lists, 1954 5 2070 Postmasters and Post offices, 1961 2 2071 Specialized mailing list, 1957 1 2072 Soil conservation managers, 1961-1962 2 2073 Union officers (Idaho locals), n.d. 1 2074 Veterans Organizations, 1955-1957 31 54 2075 Log of letters sent from D.C., 1957 1 2076-2088 Office memos, 1953-1962 693 2089 Office Procedures, 1955-1960 57 2090 People who called office, 1957-1962 35 2091 Phone messages, 1953 35 2092 "Pinks" hold for GP, 1959 19 2093 Post Offices, 1956-1958 4 2094 City delivery data, 1953 19 2095 Delivery statistics, 1950-1961 16 2096 Box holder material, 1952-1954 8 2097 Records Management Handbook: Plain letters, 1955 1 2098 Samples of mailings, 1954-1958 22 2099 Telegrams and telephone list, 1953 60 2100 Telephone, telegraph, and stationery accounts, 1958 4
2101 Articles by Gracie Pfost, 1955-1960 10 2102 Business and Professional Women, Lewiston, 1958 7 2103 Business and Professional Women, Birmingham, Alabama, 1959 13 2104 Congresswoman Knutson, 1953 1 2105 Craters of the Moon, 1953 1 2106 Democratic State Convention, 1958 1 2107 Editorials for Idaho Statesman, 1956 2 2108 House recording studios, 1961 2 2109 Indian conference, 1954 3 2110 Jackson club of Oregon, 1953 4 2111 New Plymouth Grange meeting, 1958 4 2112 News release list, 1953 1 2113 Newsletters, General, 1959 2 2114-2116 Newsletters, 1960-1962 7 2117-2126 Newspaper clippings, 1953-1962 270 2127 Patten scandal, 1954 11 2128-2134 Press releases, 1953-1959 277 55 2135-2137 Press releases, 1960-1962 301 2138-2157 Speeches and statements, 1949-1959 443 56 2158-2160 Speeches and statements, 1960-1962 37 2161 Speech: "The dollar is a lady," 1948 7 2162-2163 United Nations and other speech material, 1952 59 2164 Credit union speech in Caldwell, 1953 2 2165 Rural Electric Cooperative Association speech, 1954 6 2166 Wheat speech, 1960 2 2167 TV appearances, 1953 1 2168 Washington Post article on Hells Canyon, 1953 2 2169-2174 Audio tapes of radio talks, 1956 12
2175 Altar of the Nation, war dead memorial, n.d. 1 2176 Army engineers bids, 1959-1960 46 2177 Biography: Correspondence requesting, 1952 5 2178 Background sketches, 1950-1957 14 2179 Brief sketches, 1951-1958 25 2180 Newspaper clippings, 1952-1958 3 2181 Publications, 1953-1960 10 2182 Borah on public power, ca.1957 5 2183 Budge, Hammer, 1953-1958 9 2184 Bureau of Reclamation projects in Idaho, 1953-1954 1 2185 Bureau of Reclamation photographs, ca.1951 27 2186 Business and Professional Women's Club, 1951-1957 30 2187 Campaign: Democratic advertising, n.d. 4 2188 Campaign: Gracie Pfost letterhead, n.d. 2 2189 Campaign, 1950 25 2190 Speeches, 1950 21 2191 Mats and printing plates, 1950 9 2192 Campaign: Announcements, advertising, 1952 13 2193 Correspondence, 1952 60 2194-2195 Newspaper clippings, 1952 101 2196 Primary and general election results, 1952 12 2197 Primary opponents, 1952 21 2198-2199 Radio addresses, speeches, news releases, 1952 59 2200-2204 Wood, John T., files on, 1952 191 57 2205 Campaign, 1954 2 2206 Advertisements, 1954 12 2207 Democratic National Committee, 1954 4 2208 Election results, 1954 18 2209 Other candidates, 1954 11 2210 Petitions, 1954 49 2211 Political lists, 1954 10 2212 Campaign: Advertisements, announcements, 1956 53 2213 Democratic National Committee material, 1956 19 2214 Election results, 1956 2 2215 Itinerary, talks, etc., 1956 19 2216 Radio talks, 1956 8 2217 Shadduck, Louise, 1956 20 2218 Other candidates, 1956 11 2219 Petitions, 1956 35 2220 Campaign: Election results, 1958 1 2221 Petitions, 1958 60 2222 Political endorsements, 1958 11 2223 Speeches, 1958 23 2224 Campaign: Advertising, 1960 17 2225-2226 Correspondence, 1960 79 2227 Democratic National Committee, 1960 10 2228 Itineraries and speech material, 1960 12 2229 Newspaper clippings, 1960 13 2230-2236 Petitions, 1960 46 2237 Sample ballots and election results, 1960 21 2238-2239 Campaign, 1962 58 2240 Canyon County statistics--FHA Black Canyon, n.d. 1 2241-2243 Church, Frank, 1957-1962 111 2244 Congressional Handbook and lists, 1961 4 2245 Congressional Hotel, rent invoices, 1958 9 2246 Democratic Digest "Facts to file," 1959 6 2247 Democratic lists, 1949-1954 3 2248 Democratic party platforms; National, 1932-1960 5 2249 Democratic party platforms; Idaho, 1954-1960 2 2250-2251 Democratic National Committee, 1955-1962 26 2252 Democratic National Committee, Natural Resources Advisory Committee, 1956 3 58 2253 Democratic National Congressional Committee, 1954 1 2254-2255 Democratic National Convention, 1956-1960 13 2256-2259 Democratic Study Group fact sheet updates, 1961-1962 171 2260 Diets, n.d. 4 2261 Dinners, receptions, etc., 1952-1961 15 2262 Dworshak, Henry, 1962 2 2263 Early reclamation in Idaho, n.d. 1 2264 Equal rights, 1955 3 2265 Farm information, 1958 5 2266 Feed grain, 1962 1 2267 Fishing, 1953 5 2268 Flood in Boise, Idaho; Forest Service Report, 1959 1 2269 Forests, 1953-1958 8 2270 Garden City, n.d. 1 2271 Gold; Fort Knox statistics, 1959 2 2272 Harding, Ralph, 1961-1962 30 2273 Highways, Interstate routing in Idaho, 1960 1 2274 Idaho, 1952-1955 10 2275 Idaho Democratic Central Committee, 1961 5 2276 Idaho State Society in Washington, D.C., 1952-1960 8 2277 Idaho wilderness, 1960-1962 9 2278 Inaugural information and invitations, 1953-1957 30 2279 Interparliamentary union, 1961 10 2280 Itinerary, 1961 1 2281 Kennedy, John F., messages, 1962 4 2282 Kennedy-Johnson Natural Resources Advisory Committee, 1961 5 2283 Law and order, Nez Perce Indian hunting treaty rights, 1955 1 2284 Lewiston, Idaho, 1952 1 2285 List of percentage depletion rates for minerals, 1959 1 2286 McKay, Douglas, 1953 24 2287 Miscellaneous, 1953-1961 20 2288 Miscellaneous manuscript notes, n.d. 19 2289 Miss Washington contest, 1959 1 2290 Mountain Home Air Force Base, 1962 1 2291 Nampa, Idaho, 1961 1 2292 National Guard, Idaho, 1953 3 2293 National Park Service, 1957 3 2294 New York Tour, 1953 8 2295 Newspaper clippings on various topics, 1953-1956 33 2296 North Idaho, 1962 7 2297 Palisades project, 1955 1 2298 Peas: problems and background, 1961 2 2299 Penny Cliffs Dam; Fish and Game photographs, 1954 16 2300 Pfost, Jack: Death, 1961 4 2301 Photographs of Gracie Pfost, 1950 4 2302 Property tax, 1961 1 2303 Publications on U.S. history and government, 1952-1961 10 2304 Publications about Washington, D.C., 1953-1961 17 2305 Rayburn, Sam: Testimonial, 1955 1 2306 Recipes, n.d. 4 2307 Roosevelt, Theodore, n.d. 3 2308 Saund, D.S. "Judge", 1961-1962 2 2309 Schweibert, Erwin, 1955 5 2310 Soroptimist Club, 1945-1949 26 2311 "The Spirit of America", 1955 1 2312 Steelworkers strike, 1959 4 2313 Sugar beets, 1957 4 2314 Taylor, Glen, 1949-1956 9 2315 Taxes, 1952-1953 6 2316 United Nations, 1953-1957 7 2317 Visitor passes, 1953-1962 3 2318 Wallace, Idaho, 1958 10 2319 Welker, Herman, 1953-1954 30 2320 White, Compton I., 1954 1 2321 Wilson, Asher B., 1946-1960 2 2322 Wood, John T.: Legislation file, 1951-1953 5 59 2323-2324 Alphabetical list of Democrats in Idaho by county: Adams-Boundary 2475 60 2325-2326 Canyon-Idaho 2850 61 2327-2329 Kootenai-Washington 3975
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