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 Series

LAUDATORY CORRESPONDENCE,, 1962-1981.

Dates

  • 1962-1981.

Scope and Contents

LAUDATORY CORRESPONDENCE includes incoming correspondence, thank you notes, greeting cards, etc. ranging from 1962 through 1981 from constituents and colleagues of HAW, interest groups, government officials, municipal officials, and others. These correspondents acknowledge HAW's accomplishments; his positions on particular issues and legislation; his help and support on nominations, personal cases, grants, campaigns, cosponsorship of legislation, etc.; and personal anniversaries, such as birthdays, holidays, and tenure in the Senate.

The bulk of the material consists of courtesy thank you's and acknowledgements, but many items include more substantive commentary. Examples of substantive correspondence include that from President Nixon to HAW explaining his position on pending minimum wage legislation and an appeal from the King of Jordan for military equipment. Extensive correspondence from other senators is in the series. The series includes a file of detailed notes from HAW's 1978 trip to China and a list of awards received by HAW from 1953 to 1981.

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Undetermined .

Physical Description

(6 cubic feet)

Arrangement

The archivist found the correspondence contained in either various standalone binders or in runs of folders. Accordingly, LAUDATORY CORRESPONDENCE is arranged into two sets: Material found in binders, followed by material found in folders (indicated by the archivist in the folder descriptions of the container list). All materials were removed from their original container and refoldered, while retaining the original binder/folder descriptions. Within each set, arrangement is alphabetical.

Appraisal and Discard Information

All LAUDATORY CORRESPONDENCE was kept.

General

Index Terms

Index terms were used to identify notable subjects within the folders. Nevertheless, the broad range of subject matter in each folder made indexing generally impractical.