Finding Aids

• Robert J. Dole House of Representatives Papers, 1960-1969

The main body of the papers documents Dole's campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1959-1960, subsequent Congressional campaigns, and the eight years (1961-1969) he spent as a congressman from Kansas' Sixth and later First Congressional Districts.

• Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Constituent Relations, 1969-1996

This series documents the interactions between Senator Dole's office in Washington, D.C. and his constituents, 1969-1996. The bulk of the collection is composed of issue mail from Kansans and the files of Dole's administrative assistants.

• Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996

This collection is composed of materials documenting the legislative activities of Senator Dole's Washington, D.C. office from 1969 through 1996. The files were maintained by legislative assistants, Senate committee liaisons, and other policy specialists within the office.

• Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Office Administration, 1969-1996

This collection describes the internal functions of Senator Dole's office in the Hart Building. It includes Senate and staff procedural memos, office budget reports, and personnel files.

• Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Personal/Political Files, 1969-1996

The records describe Senator Dole's social activities, non-legislative correspondence with friends, colleagues, and constituents, business-related visits to Kansas and abroad, Senate re-election campaigns, and recommendations on behalf of constituents.

• Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Press Related Materials

Clippings, manuscripts, press releases, correspondence and newsletters (114 boxes) document those functions of the Dole offices related to the media, 1961-1996.

• Office of the Senate Republican Leader, 1985-1996

This collection comprises the legislative and political activities of the Office of the Senate Republican Leader during Senator Dole's time in that position, 1985-1996.

• Dole Foundation for People with Disabilities

• Robert J. Dole Presidential Campaign Papers, 1995-1996