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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm83058180
Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The United States Capitol Historical Society Oral History Collection was given to the Library of Congress by the society in 1978-1992.
The United States Capitol Historical Society Oral History Collection was processed in 1997. The collection and finding aid were revised in 2006.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings in the United States Capitol Historical Society Oral History Collection is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Restrictions apply governing the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning these restrictions.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, United States Capitol Historical Society Oral History Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The United States Capitol Historical Society Oral History Collection span the years 1976-1991. The collection contains typewritten transcripts of oral history interviews conducted by Frank Van der Linden with selected members of Congress, including Robert C. Byrd, Tony Coelho, Tom DeLay, Robert K. Dornan, Newt Gingrich, Jesse Helms, Walter Henry Judd, Jennings Randolph, Hugh Scott, and Thomas Jefferson Steed. Also in the collection are transcripts of interviews with John Coolidge, son of Pres. Calvin Coolidge; Edward L. R. Elson, chaplain of the Senate, 1969-1981; and Allyn Cox, muralist of the Capitol, circa 1930-1982.
The collection has been organized into two sets, with the transcripts arranged alphabetically by name of interviewee.
Set II is restricted.