Robert F. Bennett papers, 1951-2010

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Bennett, Robert F., 1934-
Title
Robert F. Bennett papers
Dates
1951-2010 (inclusive)
Quantity
510 boxes, (244 linear feet)
Collection Number
ACCN 1423
Summary
The Robert F. Bennett papers consist of files relating to Bennett’s time as a United States Senator. The files are from his Washington D.C. office. An in-depth finding aid provided by the staff of Senator Bennett's office is available online and in box 1.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Robert Foster "Bob" Bennett (1933-) is a former United States Senator from Utah. Bennett was born in Salt Lake City to Frances Grant Bennett and U.S. Senator Wallace F. Bennett. Bennett earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Utah in 1957, where he was also the student body president. He married Joyce McKay in 1962 and the couple has six children together. Bennett served in the United States Senate from 1993 to 2011.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Robert F. Bennett papers consist of files relating to Bennett’s time as a United States Senator. The files are from his Washington D.C. office.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Robert F. Bennett papers, ACCN 1423, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations: ACCN 1423.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Original order has been maintained where possible. Box one contains an in-depth finding aid, provided by the staff of Senator Bennett's office. The collection was processed according to staff member. To find material by subject, first consult the finding aid in box one then make note of the corresponding staff member. This online finding aid provides a box-level listing arranged by staff member. If multiple staff members are listed in the box one finding aid, the box can be located according to the first staff member listed. The original donation, a campaign mailer, can be found in box two, folder one.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Nancy Young in 1993.

Donated by Robert F. Bennett in 2011.

Processing Note

Processed by Lindsay Moore in 2006.

Addendum processed by Julia Huddleston and Josh Weber in 2011.

Box 510 was processed by Betsey Welland in 2018.

Separated Materials

Video tapes and cassettes have been transferred to the Multimedia Archives (A0102)

Photographs have been transferred to the Multimedia Archives (P1711)

Related Materials

See also the Wallace F. Bennett papers located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections (MS 0290).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

1:  Finding AidReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1
Finding Aid
2010

2:  Press Office, 1951-2010Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
2-5
Press Releases
 1993-2010
6-8
Television Coverage
 1993-2006
9-16
Grants and Contracts
 1993-2008
17
Radio Conference
 1993-2008
18
Financial Disclosure Reports
 1994-1999
19-54
News Clippings
 1993-2010
55
Newsletters, Speeches, Town Meetings
 1993-2005
56
Issue Folders, A-M
57
Issue Folders, F-Z
58
Issue Folders, A-Y
 1996-2004
59
Issue Folders, A-F
 2008-2010
60
Issue Folders, H-T
 1993-2010
61
Issue Folders, L-T
 1993-2010
62
Issue Folders, T-W
 2006-2010
63
Subject Files, 9/11-A
 1993-2010
64
Subject Files, A
 1995-2010
65
Subject Files, Appropriations A-C
 1993-2010
66
Subject Files, Appropriations D-F
 1993-2010
67
Subject Files, Appropriations H-L
 1993-2010
68
Subject Files, Appropriations U-W
 1993-2010
69-71
Subject Files, B
72
Subject Files, Biographical
 1993-2010
73-74
Subject Files, Wallace F. Bennett Speeches
 1951-1974
75-77
Subject Files, Ca
78
Subject Files, Ce-Cl
79
Subject Files, Cl-Cr
80
Subject Files, Cr
81
Subject Files, Cr-Cy
82
Subject Files, Da-Do
83
Subject Files, Do-Du
84
Subject Files, Ea-El
85-90
Subject Files, Election
 2010
91
Subject Files, El-En
92
Subject Files, En
93
Subject Files, Es-Eu
94
Subject Files, Fa-Fi
95
Subject Files, Fi-Fr
96
Subject Files, Fr-Fu
97
Subject Files, Ga- Gov
98
Subject Files, Gov-Gun
99
Subject Files, Hab-Hea
 1993-2009
100
Subject Files, Ho-Hy
 1994-2008
101-103
Subject Files, Health
 1993-2010
104
Subject Files, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP)
 1996-2006
105
Subject Files, He-Hill
 1995-2008
106
Subject Files, Hill
 1997-2003
107
Subject Files, Im-Ind
 1994-2010
108
Subject Files, Ind-Ira
 1995-2009
109
Subject Files, I-G
110
Subject Files, J-K
 1993-2010
111
Subject Files, Lab-Lib
 1993-2009
112
Subject Files, L-M
 1993-2010
113
Subject Files, Me-Mi
 1994-2009
114
Subject Files, Mi
 1993-2008
115
Subject Files, Mi-N
 1993-2010
116
Subject Files, No-Nu
 1993-2010
117
Subject Files, Nu
 1997-2010
118
Subject Files, Of- Oi
 1996-2010
119
Subject Files, Ol-Os
 1997-2007
120
Subject Files, Pa-Pr
 1994-2009
121
Subject Files, Pu-Ro
 1993-2010
122
Subject Files, Romney
 2007-2008
123
Subject Files, Rul-Rus
 1993-2010
124
Subject Files, Sal-Sec
 1994-2010
125
Subject Files, Se-Sm
 1993-2009
126
Subject Files, Sm-So
 1993-2009
127
Subject Files, Sp-St
 1993-2010
128
Subject Files, St-Sw
 1993-2010
129
Subject Files, Ta- Tob
 1993-2010
130
Subject Files, Tob- Trans
 1993-2010
131
Subject Files, Trans-U of U
 1994-2010
132
Subject Files, U of U- Utah Del
 1993-2010
133
Subject Files, Utah Del-Utah Valley
 1993-2010
134
Subject Files, Utah Wild- Volun
 1993-2010
135
Subject Files, Wal-Wat
 1994-2009
136
Subject Files, Wat-Whi
 1993-2009
137
Subject Files, Wl-Wo
 1995-2010
138-142
Subject Files, Y2K
 1997-1999

3:  Defense, 1993-2010Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
143-144
Correspondence
 1994-2009
145-150
Appropriations
 1994-2009
151-153
Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)
 1993-2004
154-159
Chemical Demilitarization
 1989-2000
160-161
General Accounting Office Redistricting
 1993-1995
162
Military Construction
 1995-2008
163-165
Nuclear Testing
 1993-2007
166
Russian American Observation Satellite (RAMOS)
 1994-2000
167
Theater Missile Defense
 1991-1998
168
Subject Files, Ad-Air
 1997-2010
169
Subject Files, Air-Arling
 1994-2009
170
Subject Files, ATK-Civil
 1994-2009
171
Subject Files, Cle-Department of Defense
 1994-2008
172
Subject Files, Dugway
 1995-2005
173
Subject Files, Dugway-Gay
 1995-2000
174
Subject Files, Gay-Gulf
 1993-2009
175
Subject Files, Gulf-Hill
 1993-2005
176
Subject Files, Hill-Intel
 1993-2005
177
Subject Files, Intra-Lith
 1993-2007
178
Subject Files, Mic-Nat
 1993-2009
179
Subject Files, Nat-Open
 1994-2008
180
Subject Files, Office of Special Iinvestigations (OSI)-Sol
 1993-2010
181
Subject Files, Sol-Suic
 1993-2008
182
Subject Files, Suic-Tro
 1993-2008
183
Subject Files, U.S. Air- Utah
 1998-2010
184
Subject Files, Utah-Warner
 1993-2008
185
Subject Files, Warn-Yel
 1995-2008

4:  Staff Files, Bill Triplett, 1992-1998Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
186-187
Clinton Impeachment
 1998
188
Trade and Banking
 1992-1998
189-198
Committee on Governmental Affairs
199-202
Supporting Documents
203-204
Sullivan Hearing

5:  Staff Files, Robert CresantiReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
205-216
Whitewater
 1994-1996
217-221
Judiciary
 1999-2000
222-224
Banking, Securities and Housing
 1993-1995
225-230
Banking Issues
 1997-1999
231-232
Trade
 1994
233-235
Monetary Policy
 1993-1995
236-237
Economic Issues
 1993-1995
238-240
Economic Topics and Y2K
 1995-2002
241-242
Banking, Housing and Trade
 1994-2002
243-244
Y2K, Trade and Banking
 1994-2002
245-247
Trade
 1993-1996
248-250
Banking and Mexican Bailout
 1993-1995
251-252
Governmental Affairs, Tax Policy, Unemployment
 1990-1995
253-255
Banking, Securities and Housing
 1993-1996
256-257
Credit Unions and Banks
 1995-2000
258-260
Securities, Banking and Housing
 1993-1995

6:  Staff Files, Tim Stewart, 1993-2009Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
261-263
Energy and Water Appropriations
1993-1995
264-269
Interior Issues
 1993-1995
270-272
Wilderness, Radio Active Waste, School Trust Land Exchange
 1993-1998
273-275
Agricultural Issues
 1995-2009
276-278
Natural Resources and Farming
 1993-2009
279-281
Agriculture and Environment
 1995-2009
282-284
Agriculture
 1995
285-287
Interior and Agriculture
 1993-1997

7:  Staff Files, Corine Larson, 1993-2004Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
288-289
Foreign Relations and Olympics
 1993-1998
290-291
Health Care and Employer Mandates
 1994
292-293
Undoing White House Base Closing Intervention
 1995-1998
294-296
Treasury and Labor
 1995-2004
297-298
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Disabilities, Welfare and Education
 1993-1998
299-301
Education
 1993-1998
302-304
Critical Infrastructure
 1999-2002
305-306
Education and Budget
 1995-1998
307-308
Y2K and Critical Infrastructure Information Security Act (CIISA)
 2001
309-311
Education
 1992-1995
312-314
NEA and Education
 1995-2000
315-317
Appropriations
 1994-2004
318-319
Undoing White House Base Closing Intervention
 1994-1998
320-322
Education
 1994-2001
323
"Improving America's Schools Act"
 1993
324-326
Appropriations
 1993

8:  Staff Files, Amber Sechrist, 1993-2004Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
327
Transportation
 2005-2007
328-329
NEA, Humanities, Art
 2001-2003
330-332
Educational Choice
 2001-2003
333-334
Health Care
 2002-2006
335-336
Appropriations Requests
 2004-2007
337-338
Educational Appropriations
 2008
339-340
Health Care Issue Files
 2002-2007
341-343
Health Files
 2003-2007
344-346
Disability and Transportation
 2002-2007
347-348
Health
 2001-2007
349-350
Health and Congressional Delegation (CODEL) Trip
 2005-2009
351
No Child Left Behind, Education, Health Care
 1993-2004
352
Transatlantic Policy Network
 2003-2009
353-355
Appropriations
 2001
356-358
Welfare
 1995
359-361
Education and Olympics
 1990-2005
362-363
Education and Health Care
 2002-2004
364-365
Health Care Reform and Transportation
 2006-2009
366-367
Health Care, Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), Letters
 1993-2009
368-370
International Relations
 2004-2006
371-374
Correspondence and Legislation
 2004-2009

9:  Staff Files, Lisa Norton, 1995-2008Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
375-376
Small Business
 1995-1997
377
Subject Files
 1996-1998
378-379
Budget
 1994-1998
380-382
Subject Files
 1995-1998
383-384
Tax Policy, Budget, Financial Policy
 1993-1996
385-387
Transportation and Subject Files
 1992-1998
388-389
Appropriations
 1997-1998
390-395
Subject Files
 1995-1997
396-397
Commerce, Patents and High Tech Task Force
 1996-2008

10:  Staff Files, Shaun Parkin, 1993-2009Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
398-399
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Space Station, THIOKOL Corporation
 1993-1996
400-402
Space Launch and Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV)
 1992-2009
403-407
Transportation Files
 1999-2004
408
Transportation, Gambling, Adoption
 1989-1998
409-410
Subject Files
 1992-1998

11:  Staff Files, Nathan Graham, 1993-2008Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
411-412
International Affairs
 1998-2008
413-415
Appropriations
 2007-2008
416-418
International Affairs
 2003-2007
419-421
Budget, Defense and Foreign Policy
 1993-2002
422-423
Subject Files
 2000-2003

12:  Staff Files, Jay Cobb, 2001-2004Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
424-426
Subject Files
 2002-2004
427-429
Brigham Young University Football, Cyber Security, Freedom of Information Act
 2001-2003

13:  Staff Files, Mary Jane Collipriest, 1993-2009Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
430
High Tech Task Force and Endorsed Letters
 1993-1996
431-433
Endorsed Letters
 1997-2009

14:  Staff Files, Nate GattenReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
434-435
H.R. 10
 1998-1999

15:  Staff Files, Doug Taylor, 1995-2010Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
436-437
Bennett Economy Book
 2007-2008
438-439
Subject Files
 2009-2010
440-441
Immigration and Wilderness
 1995-2010

16:  Staff Files, Mike Nielson, 1992-2010Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
442-451
Subject Files
 1992-2005

17:  Staff Files, Chip Yost, 1993-1999Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
452-455
Medical Records Confidentiality Act
 1995-1996
456-457
Olympics
 1997-1999
458-459
Health Care Reform
 1993-1994

18:  Staff Files, Tyler Owens, 1999-2009Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
460-461
Subject Files
 1999-2006
462-464
Appropriations
 1999-2003
465-467
Appropriations and Dept. of Interior
 2007-2009

19:  Staff Files, Kathryn Webb-Dahlin, 2004-2010Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
468-469
Cybersecurity
 2007-2009
470-472
Subject Files
 2004-2010

20:  Staff Files, Abbie Froerer-Platt, 1999-2004Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
473-475
Subject Files
 1999-2004

21:  Staff Files, Quinn Warnick, 2000-2005Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
476-481
Subject Files
 2001-2004

22:  Shawn Gunnerson, 1997-2007Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
482
1-800-Contacts
 1997-2003
483-484
Appropriations and Legislation
 2002-2004
485-486
Subject Files
 2002-2007

23:  Staff Files, Mike Lee, 1997-2007Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
487-488
Appropriations and Joint Economic Committee Hearings
 2007-2009
489-490
Subject Files
 1998-2009
491-493
Social Security and Courthouse
 1997-2003

24:  Staff Files, Ryan Jensen, 1993-2010Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
494-495
103rd Congress and Advanced Solid Rocket Motor Programs
 1993-1999
496-497
Ground Wave Emergency Network (GWEN)
 2005-2010
498-500
Budget and Oil
 1998-2010

25:  Administrative Files, 1993-2010Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
501-502
Administrative Files
 1993-2010
503-504
Legislative Activities
 2003-2010
505-507
Senate Rules Committee
 2007-2010
508
Presidential Inauguration and Photos
 2008-2009
509
Oversize Box, Certificate
 1999-2010
510
Presentation boards in appreciation of Bennett's support of the United States space program from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Each presenation board contains photographs, a United States flag that was flown aboard the various Space Shuttles along with the crew patch:
  • Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-56, April 8-17, 1993, as part of NASA's Mission to Planet Earth to better understand the World's atmospheric conditions. Crew: Ken Cameron (Commander), Steve Oswald (Pilot), Mike Foale (Mission Specialist), Ken Cockrell (Mission Specialist) and Ellen Ochoa (Mission Specialist).
  • Space Shuttle Endeavour, STS-57, June 21-July 1, 1993, which successfully retrieved the EURECA satellite and was the first flight of the privately developed SPACEHUB module. Crew: Ron Grabe (Commander), Brian Duffy (Pilot), David Low (Payload Commander), Nancy Sherlock (Mission Specialist), Jeff Wisoff (Mission Specialist) and Janice Voss (Mission Specialist).
  • Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-51, September 12-22, 1993. Crew: Frank Culbertson (Commander), Bill Readdy (Pilot), Jim Newman (Mission Specialist), Dan Bursch (Mission Specialist) and Carl Walz (Mission Specialist).
  • Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-58, Spacelab Life Sciences 2, October 18-November 1, 1993. Crew: John Blaha (Commander), Rick Searfoss (Pilot), Rhea Seddon (Payload Commander), Bill McArthur (Mission Specialist), Marty Fettman (Payload Specialist) Shannon Lucid (Mission Specialist) and David Wolff (Mission Specialist).
  • Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-76, March 22-31, 1996, which included the first Mir Space Station use of the SAFER rescue unit during EVA and the Mir Environmental Effects Payload. Crew: Kevin Chilton (Commander), Rick Searfoss (Pilot), Ron Sega (Payload Commander), Shannon Lucid (Mission Specialist), Linda Godwin (Mission Specialist) and Rich Clifford (Mission Specialist).
 1993; 1996

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Electioneering--Utah
  • Legislators--United States

Personal Names

  • Bennett, Robert F., 1934-

Geographical Names

  • Utah--Politics and government

Form or Genre Terms

  • Brochures

Finding aid created by Julia Huddleston
2011 (last modified: 2018)

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