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Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Biographical Note
- Other Descriptive Information
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- SERIES 1. GENERAL, 1959-1970 Containers 1-449
- SERIES 2. AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE, 1959-1964: Containers 450-463
- SERIES 3. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON FOOD MARKETING, 1964-1967: Containers 463-497
- SERIES 4. SCHOOLS, 1959-1970: Containers 498-502
- SERIES 5. JOINT COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC ENERGY, 1969-1970: Containers 503-510
- SERIES 6. ACADEMIES, 1959-1970: Containers 511-525
- SERIES 7. VETERANS ADMINISTRATION CLAIMS, 1959-1970: Containers 526-530
- SERIES 8. VOTING RECORD, 1959-1970: Containers 532-540
- SERIES 9. INVITATIONS, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND SPECIAL TRIPS, 1959-1970: Containers 542-558
- Names and Subjects
Catherine May Congressional Papers, 1959-1970
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Bedell, Catherine May, 1914-2004.
- Title
- Catherine May Congressional Papers
- Dates
- 1959-1970 (inclusive)19591970
- Quantity
- 275 Linear feet of shelf space, (558 boxes)
- Collection Number
- Cage 304 (collection)
- Summary
- Catherine May was the United States Representative from the Fourth Congressional District of Washington, between 1959 and 1970. The collection consists of those papers generated and received by the office of Representative May during her six terms in the United States Congress. The content of the collection amply documents the wide arrange of legislative matters confronting the Congress during the 1960’s.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open and available for research use.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Catherine May was born Catherine Dean Barnes at Yakima, Washington, in 1914. Graduating from Yakima High School in 1932, she attended Yakima Valley Junior College through 1934, and then received the Bachelor of Science degree in 1936 and the Fifth Year Education Certificate from the University of Washington in 1937. From 1937 through 1940, she taught English in the Chehalis High School, interrupting this tenure for a brief period in 1939 to study speech at the University of Southern California.
At the close of the school year in 1940, Mrs. May entered into a career in radio journalism and advertising, first with station KMO in Tacoma, and later stations KOMO and KJR in Seattle. From 1942 to 1944, she worked in advertising for Strange and Prosser Advertising Agency and the Federal Insurance Company, both of Seattle. She was in New York City 1944-1946 in the employment of the National Broadcasting Company. Following this, Mrs. May returned to Washington State, continuing in radio journalism at station KIT in Yakima through 1957.
Catherine May entered politics actively when she was a candidate and elected to the Washington State House of Representatives in 1952, representing a Yakima district. Re-elected twice, she remained a member of the state legislature until 1958, when she secured the Republican nomination to succeed retiring Republican Congressman, Otis Halbert Holmes. She was elected to the United States Congress six times and served until 1970 when she was succeeded by Democrat, Mike McCormack. Upon leaving Congress, she was appointed one of the Federal government trustees of the quasi-public National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK). In May of 1971, President Richard Nixon appointed her a member and Chairman of United States Tariff Commission.
When Catherine May entered the United States Congress in early 1959, she was the first woman Representative from the State of Washington. Also, she was the first Representative from the State of Washington in quite a few years to be appointed to the Committee on Agriculture, an assignment that is highly desired by Representatives from Washington State. Mrs. May held this Agriculture Committee assignment during her entire tenure in Congress. Work in this committee, and her efforts on behalf of her constituents, occupied the center of attention throughout her congressional career. Partially due to this concern with agricultural policy, May was selected as a Congressional member of the National Commission on Food Marketing, one of the numerous "study commissions" of the 1960’s. During her last term in office, she received a second committee assignment, the Joint committee on Atomic Energy. She was, lastly, a member of the somewhat ephemeral but nevertheless interesting, House Beauty Parlor Committee.
Although Representative May’s attention centered on her committee and constituent work, her career was not dominated by either of these. Like most members of Congress in the 1960’s, she was involved in almost every major public issue of the time. Her papers reveal significant interests in consumer affairs, the "hunger" and poverty issues, transportation policy, drugs, minority relations, and, on occasion, foreign affairs. The return of a Republican administration to power in the 1968 election increased May’s contact and concern with the whole range of governmental and public affairs. She was one of the congressional leaders that supported the administration. She was apparently considered for the post of Secretary of Agriculture at the time the Nixon Administration was organized. After leaving Congress, she continued to receive significant appointments, including United States Tariff Commissioner, a position of importance to the economic issues of the early 1970’s.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of those papers generated and received by the office of Representative May during her six terms in the United States Congress. The content of the collection amply documents the wide arrange of legislative matters confronting the Congress during the 1960’s. Indeed, the Catherine May Papers contain materials relevant to almost every public issue of that period.
The great value of this collection to scholarship may be described under three general subjects:
The first, and the largest, concerns political affairs of the Fourth Congressional District, including personalities, events, constituent services, interests, and opinions. Of special value are those papers concerned with Federal government operations in the Fourth District and those concerned with public opinion;
The second area of importance and value concerns Republican Party politics diffused throughout the collection. Those parties that concern the years of Republican Party control of Congress are rich;
The third area, one most clearly demarcated in the collection, concerns agriculture policy and politics. The agricultural emphasis is due to Mrs. May’s committee assignment, as well as her personal interests and the interest of her constituents in the principally agricultural Fourth District.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
SUBJECT The numbers in this index refer to box.
Absentee voting : 208
Academies : 520
Academies, cadets : 521-525
Academies, civil service exam requirements : 519
Academies, nominees : 511-517
Academies, non-resident and out-of-district applicants : 519
Adams County : 444
Adams County, federal programs : 294, 406
Administration assistants : see Office of C. May
Agency for International Development : 41, 52, 81, 107, 142, 175, 219, 256, 324, 375
Agricultural Committee of the House of Representatives : 450-463
Agricultural Extension Service : 81, 175, 219, 256, 316, 368
Agricultural laborers : see Farm labor
Agricultural Producers Council of Washington : 54
Agricultural research : 33, 54, 83, 109, 145, 178, 222, 261, 322, 360, 451, 453, 461, 462
Agricultural research, bees : 457
Agricultural research, dodder : 83
Agricultural research, dried peas and lentils : 83, 109, 179, 222, 261
Agricultural research, mint : 109, 179, 222, 261
Agricultural research, onion white rot : 261
Agricultural research, pesticides : 142, 322, 373, 374
Agricultural research, rice : 461
Agricultural research, sugar beets : 83, 109, 179, 222, 322: see also Wheat research
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service : 145, 179, 222, 261, 323
Agriculture : 1, 14, 32, 53, 82, 108, 143, 177, 221, 319, 371
Agriculture Stabilization Committees : 2, 14, 34, 55, 89, 110, 145, 180, 223, 323
Agriculture yearbook : 2, 15, 35, 56, 85, 111, 180, 223, 263, 324, 375
Athenaeum Irrigation District : 44, 92, 128, 214
Alaska : 2, 15
Alaska, centennial : 148, 181
Alaska, earthquake relief : 112
Albion : 118, 187, 435
Albion, post office : 296, 442
Alderdale, post office : 296
American Farm Bureau Federation : 107, 142, 219, 256
American Revolution Bicentennial Commission : 376
Americans for Congressional Action to Free Baltic States : 232
AMTRAK : see National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Anatone, post office : 296, 442
Anatone, post office, school district : 499
Animals : 186, 435
Apples : 1, 13, 31, 52, 81, 107, 142, 175, 220, 259, 318, 368
Appleton, post office : 296
Appointments : see Reservations and appointments
Appropriations : 143, 175, 255, 503
Area Redevelopment Administration : 39, 61, 88, 123, 151: see also Economic Development Administration
Armed services : 3, 16, 35, 36, 57, 86, 113, 149, 182, 224, 264, 325, 376, 377
Armed services, personal : 3, 16, 36, 57, 86, 113, 114, 149, 150, 182, 183, 225, 264, 265, 326, 327, 377, 378
Armed services, Reserved Officers Training Corps : 87
Armed services, reserves : 3, 16, 36, 57, 86, 114, 150, 183, 225, 265, 327, 378: see also Academies, Military installations, Prisoners of war, Selective Service System
Arms Control Agency : 38, 58, 87, 113, 150, 183, 225, 265, 328, 379
Army : see Armed services
Army-Navy football tickets : 52, 101, 135, 167, 204, 240, 302, 356, 408
Asotin : 118, 187, 435
Asotin, post office : 296, 442
Asotin, school district : 498, 499
Asotin County : 444
Asotin County, federal programs : 294, 352, 406
Asotin Dam : 252, 286, 339, 396
Atlantic Congress : 16, 36, 58, 226, 265, 558
Atomic energy : 505
Atomic energy, environmental effects : 503, 505, 509
Atomic energy, fuels : 505
Atomic energy, history : 507
Atomic energy, international affairs : 65, 97, 507
Atomic energy, labor disputes : 40
Atomic energy, licensing : 507
Atomic energy, reactors : 5, 21, 40, 41, 63, 64, 90, 332, 506, 507
Atomic energy, safeguards : 509
Atomic energy, testing : 65, 97, 509: see also Atomic Energy Commission, Hanford Atomic Works, Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Plowshare Project
Atomic Energy Commission : 3, 16, 36, 58, 87, 114, 150, 183, 226, 265, 328, 507, 508, 509
Atomic Industrial Forum : 507
Ayer, post office : 296
Banks Lake : 67, 160, 339
Beans : 1, 13, 31, 52, 81, 107, 142, 175, 220, 259, 318
Beauty Shop Committee : see House of Representative
Beef : see Livestock: see also Meat inspection
Bees : 219, 256, 272, 273, 316, 368, 429, 457
Belmont, post office : 297
Benton City : 118, 187, 435
Benton City, post office : 297, 442
Benton City, school district : 498, 499
Benton County : 295, 352, 406
Benton County, federal programs : 295, 352, 406
Beverly, post office : 297, 442
Bickleton, post office : 297, 442
Bickleton, post office, school district : 498, 499
Big Bend Community College : 87, 114, 150, 183, 226, 328, 379
Bills : see Legislation sponsored by C. May
Bingen : 118
Bingen, post office : 297
Bingen, school district : 498, 499
Bonneville Power Administration : 7, 23, 43, 67, 94, 129, 159, 216, 250, 284, 336, 393
Bracero program : see Farm labor
Bridges and highways : 11, 29, 49, 104, 130, 138, 159, 169, 208, 217, 244, 308, 360, 414
Broadcasting : see Federal Communications Commission
Brookings Institute : 19, 87, 118, 150, 187, 226, 276, 328, 379
Brownston, post office : 297
Bryan Lake : 38, 186, 272, 432
Bryan Lake, Little Goose Dam Bryan Lake, Little Goose Dam
Buena, post office : 297, 442
Burbank : 118, 435
Burbank, post office : 297, 442
Burbank, school district : 498, 499
Bureau of Employment Security : see Employment Security Bureau
Cabinet members : 4, 38, 135, 354
Cable television : 194
Catalog of Federal Assistance : 274, 426
Catherine May Newsletter : 10, 26, 47, 48, 72, 99, 133, 164, 202, 237, 292, 348, 403
Catherine May Newsletter, correspondence : 47, 72, 99, 133, 164, 202, 237, 348, 403: see also Special Reports
Census Bureau : 4, 20, 39, 61, 88, 123, 151, 191, 227, 277, 330, 380
Census legislation : 426
Centerville, post office : 297
Centerville, post office, school district : 498, 499
Central Intelligence Agency : 276
Central Washington State College : 4, 19, 38, 60, 87, 118, 151, 187, 226, 276, 329, 379
Century 21 (Seattle Worlds Fair) : 12, 17, 50, 78
Chamber of Commerce : 4, 19: see also Seattle Chamber of Commerce, United States Chamber of Commerce
Cherries : 1, 13, 31, 142, 175, 220, 259
Chief Joseph Dam : 7, 23, 68, 129, 159, 216
Child Development Office : 90, 126, 155, 282, 335, 386
Childrens Bureau : see Child Development Office
China (Peoples Republic) : 37: see also Committee of One Million
Cities and towns : 379: see also names of cities and towns
Citizen's Committee on Crime : 359, 413
Civil Aeronautics Board : 5, 20, 38, 60, 87, 122, 151, 191, 226, 276, 329, 379
Civil defense : 4, 20, 38, 60, 87, 122, 151, 191, 224, 263, 325, 376, 413
Civil Rights : 16, 17, 58, 76, 114, 184, 185, 187, 266, 423, 424, 432, 434
Civil Rights Division, Justice Department : 289, 345, 398
Civil service : 4, 20, 38, 61, 88, 122, 151, 191, 227, 277, 329, 380: see also Academies, Employment applications
Civil Service Commission : see Civil service
Clarkston : 118, 187, 435
Clarkston, post office : 297, 442
Clarkston, school district : 498, 499
Clarkston Port Authority : see Asotin Dam: see also Lower Granite Dam
Cle Elum : 118, 187, 436
Cle Elum, post office : 297, 442
Cle Elum, school district : 498, 499
Coal : 4, 20, 39, 61, 88, 122, 151, 191
Coal Research Office : 251, 286, 338, 395
Coast and Geodetic Survey : 88, 123, 152, 192, 277
Coast Guard : 106, 141, 173, 212, 247, 312, 364, 418
Colfax : 118, 188, 436
Colfax, flood control project : 7, 68, 94, 96, 129, 159, 218, 255, 342, 398
Colfax, post office : 297, 442
Colfax, school district : 499
College Apprenticeship Program : 20, 61, 88, 123, 151, 191, 227, 277, 329, 380
College Place : 118, 188, 436
College Place, post office : 297, 442
College Place, school district : 498, 499
Colton : 118, 188, 436
Colton, post office : 297, 442
Columbia Basin College : 88, 122, 151, 191, 227, 277, 330, 380
Columbia Basin Project : 7, 16, 17, 23, 24, 37, 43, 44, 68, 94, 95, 129, 159, 160, 186, 216, 252, 254, 274, 286, 287, 339, 340, 390, 396, 425
Columbia County : 444
Columbia County, federal programs : 295, 406
Columbia River diversion : 160, 217, 253, 288, 341, 396
Commerce Department : 4, 21, 39, 61, 88, 123, 152, 192, 227, 277, 330, 380
Commission on Campus Unrest : 407
Commission on Civil Rights : 61, 151, 227, 329, 380
Commission on Food and Fiber : 175, 219, 256
Commission on Heart Disease, Cancer and Stroke : 155
Commission on Product Safety : 346, 402
Committee on One Million : 65, 96
Committee on Economic Development : 457, 458
Committee on the Monroe Doctrine : 65, 96
Commodity Credit Corporation : 175, 219, 256, 316, 368
Common Case : 380
Common Market : 89, 124, 153, 193
Communism : 61, 74, 89, 123, 152, 192, 227, 277, 330: see also Un-American activities
Community Action Programs : 238, 294, 350, 406, 446, 447, 448, 449: see also names of countries - federal programs
Community Facilities Office : 92, 127, 156, 197, 232, 282, 336, 388
Community Relations Service : 123, 152, 199
Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge : 128, 215, 251
Conference on Natural Beauty : 166
Congratulatory messages : 4, 21, 39, 62, 89, 123, 152, 192, 227, 277, 329, 381
Congratulatory messages, American Legion : 278
Congratulatory messages, 100th birthdays : 330, 381
Congratulatory messages, members of Congress : 123
Congressional committees and sub-committees : 193, 207, 228, 243, 450, 452, 458, 504: see also House of Representatives, names of committees
Congressional Directory : 4, 39, 62, 89, 124, 152, 193, 228, 278, 331, 381
Congressional Record : 4, 21, 39, 62, 89, 124, 152, 193, 228, 278, 331, 381: see also Publications
Connell : 118, 188, 436
Connell, post office : 297, 444
Connell, school district : 498, 499
Conservation legislation : 18, 77, 272: see also Environmentalaffairs legislation
Conservation subcommittee, Agriculture Committee : 450, 461
Constituent services : see also: Armed services personal, veterans' claims, flags, Immigration and naturalization, Office of C. May, Passports, Private legislation, Publications, Railroad Retirement Board, Social security
:
Consular Service : 243, 307, 413
Consumer affairs : 21, 115, 124, 142, 152, 184, 193, 221, 228, 272, 274, 278, 292, 316, 321, 372, 373, 381, 427, 434
Consumer and Marketing Service : 142, 316, 368
Consumers Advisory Council : 124, 152, 193, 228, 278
Corps of Engineers : 379: see also names of projects
Cotton : 186, 450, 452, 458, 461
Coulee City : 118, 188, 436
Coulee City, post office : 297, 442
Coulee City, school district : 498, 499
Council on Environmental Quality : 382, 383, 434
Courtesy cards : 4, 21, 39, 62, 89, 124, 152, 193
Cowich : 19
Cowich, post office : 297, 442
Cranberries : 21
Crank mail : see Miscellany
Credit cards : 434
Crime and criminals : see Law enforcement
Cuba : 39, 41, 65, 96: see also Sugar
Cuban Refugee Program : see Refugees, Cuban
Cunningham, post office : 297
Customs administration : 30, 51, 106, 141, 173, 212, 248, 313, 365, 420: see also Tariff Commission
Cyclamates : 434
Dairy products : 256, 316, 368, 428, 455, 458, 461
Dairy products, commerce : 271
Dairy subcommittee, Agriculture Committee : 450, 458
The Dallas, post office : 297, 442
The Dallas Dam : 8, 24, 45, 69, 218, 255
Dams : see Inland Empire Waterways Association: see also Washington Public Power Supply System, names of dams
Dayton : 118, 188, 436
Dayton, post office : 297, 442
Dayton, school district : 498, 499
Dayton Irrigation Project : 8, 24, 44, 68, 130
Defense : see Armed services
Department of Justice : see Justice Department
Disarmament : 38, 116: see also Arms Control Agency
District of Columbia : 430, 432
Dixie : 436
Dixie, post office : 297
Draft : see Selective Service System
Drug legislation : 184, 274, 427: see also Meat inspection
Drug use : 348, 403, 404: Narcotics Bureau
Easton : 188
Easton, post office : 297, 442
Easton, school district : 489, 499
Eccentric mail : see Miscellany
Economic Development Administration : 222, 277, 330, 380: see also Area Redevelopment Administration
Economic Opportunity Office : 237, 294, 351, 406
Economic Opportunity Office, requests and reports : 446-449
Economic Opportunity Office, in Washington (State) : 138, 170, 209, 416: see also names of countries - federal programs
Education : see Exchange students: see also Higher education, Schools
Education Office : 64, 91, 126, 155, 196, 230, 280, 334, 387
86th Club : 5, 21, 40, 62, 89, 124, 152, 193, 228, 278, 331, 384
Elberton : 118
Electric City : 118, 436
Electric City, post office : 297, 442
Electric power legislation : 185
Ellensburg : 4, 19, 118, 188, 436
Ellensburg, post office : 297, 442
Ellensburg, school district : 498, 499
Eltopia : 188, 437
Eltopia, post office : 297, 442
Eltopia, school district : 498
Employees Compensation Bureau : 8, 25, 45, 70, 97, 162, 235, 345, 399
Employment applications : 2, 15, 35, 56, 85, 112, 113, 148, 181, 224, 263, 324, 376
Employment Security Bureau : 8, 25, 45, 70, 97, 131, 162, 200, 235, 290, 345, 399
Endicott : 118
Endicott, post office : 297, 442
Endicott, school district : 499
Environmental affairs legislation : 81, 264, 423, 429, 430, 431, 433, 434, 540: see also Atomic energy, Conservation legislation
Environmental Protection Agency : 383
Ephrata : 19, 119, 188, 437
Ephrata, post office : 297, 442
Ephrata, school district : 498-499
Equal Employment Opportunities Commission : 162, 193, 228, 278, 331, 383
Equal-time provision : 153
Esquatzel Canyon : 8, 44, 68
Evans, Daniel, press conferences : 171, 211, 246, 309, 362, 416
Ewan, post office : 297
Exchange students : 11, 29, 49, 77, 103, 137, 169, 208, 243, 307, 359, 413
Executive Branch reorganization : 331, 383, 410
Extension Service : see Agricultural Extension Service
Export - Import Bank : 331
Exports : see Foreign trade
Family farms : 77, 451, 452, 454, 459, 461
Family planning : see Population and family planning
Farm bulletins : 1, 13, 31, 52, 81, 107, 144, 175, 219, 258, 316, 369
Farm credit : 175, 219, 256, 316, 369: see also Farmers Home Administration
Farm labor : 1, 13, 31, 52, 81, 107, 142, 175, 219, 257, 316, 369, 455
Farm labor, Bracero program : 107, 464
Farm labor, Unionization : 257, 317, 369
Farm marketing : 256, 269, 316, 368, 428
Farm produce : see specific commodities
Farmers Home Administration : 1, 13, 31, 52, 59, 81, 108, 142, 175, 176, 219, 258, 317, 369
Farmington : 119
Farmington, post office : 297, 442
Federal Aviation Administration : 5, 21, 40, 62, 89, 124, 153, 193, 247, 312, 364, 418
Federal Bureau of Investigation : 97, 131, 161, 199, 234, 289, 345, 398
Federal Communications Commission : 5, 21, 40, 62, 124, 153, 193, 194, 228, 279, 331, 384
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation : 176, 220, 258, 369
Federal Home Loan Bank Board : 6, 124, 153, 194, 228, 279, 331, 384
Federal Housing Administration : 6, 41, 65, 92, 127, 156, 197, 232, 247, 282, 312, 336, 365, 388, 418
Federal Maritime Commission : 331, 384
Federal Power Commission : 5, 21, 40, 62, 90, 124, 153, 194, 229, 279, 331, 384
Federal Railroad Administration : 365, 418
Federal Register : 5, 125, 194
Federal Reserve Board : 5, 21, 40, 62, 90, 125, 153, 194, 229, 279, 331, 384
Federal Trade Commission : 5, 62, 90, 125, 153, 194, 229, 279, 331, 384
Federal Water Control Administration : 286, 337
Federal Water Quality Administration : 251, 286, 337, 394
Feed grains : 53, 59, 116, 271, 451, 453, 455, 457, 459, 462
Finance : see Farm credit: see also Revenue sharing, Taxation
Firearms : 366, 420, 426, 428
Fish and Wildlife Service : 6, 22, 43, 66, 93, 128, 158, 215, 251, 285, 338, 395
Fisheries : 104, 138, 171, 210, 244, 307, 359, 414
Flags : 21, 40, 62, 90, 125, 154, 194, 229, 279, 332, 384
Flood control : 23, 43, 67, 94, 129, 159, 171, 216, 255, 287, 342, 398
Flood control, Colfax : 7, 68, 94, 96, 129, 159, 218, 255, 342, 398
Flood control, Pullman : 130, 342
Flood control, Walla Walla : 69, 96, 130, 161
Flood control, Zintel Canyon : 45, 130, 161, 218, 255
Food and Drug Administration : 5, 22, 41, 64, 91, 126, 155, 195, 230, 280, 333, 385
Food and drug legislation : see Drug legislation
Food for Peace : 116, 451, 452, 455, 457, 461, 462
Food marketing : see National Commission on Food Marketing
Food stamp program : 220, 258, 274, 317, 370, 424, 430, 431, 449, 450, 462: see also Hunger
Foreign affairs : 7, 22, 41, 65, 96, 97, 127, 156, 199, 232, 284, 344, 391
Foreign affairs, Biafra : 342, 423
Foreign affairs, Brazil : 96, 340
Foreign affairs, Cambodia : 389, 390
Foreign affairs, Congo : 65, 106
Foreign affairs, Cyprus : 127
Foreign affairs, Czechoslovakia : 423
Foreign affairs, Korea : 282, 343, 390, 427, 430
Foreign affairs, Laos : 391
Foreign affairs, Middle East : 232, 267, 344, 391
Foreign affairs, Okinawa : 325, 377
Foreign affairs, Panama : 127, 266
Foreign affairs, Rhodesia : 233: see also China, Cuba, Foreign Trade, Interparliamentary Union, Radio of Free Asia, United Nations, Vietnam
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission : 5, 21, 40, 90, 125, 154, 194, 229, 279, 332, 384
Foreign trade : 105, 233, 266, 273, 318
Fort Simcoe : 21: see also Yakima County - federal programs
Forest legislation : 18, 59, 60, 276, 425, 429, 430, 431, 540
Forest Service : 1, 14, 31, 53, 81, 82, 108, 143, 176, 220, 258, 318, 370, 450, 452, 456, 460, 462
Forest subcommittee, Agriculture Committee : 456, 457, 460
Franklin County : 444
Franklin County, federal programs : 295, 352, 406
Fruits and vegetables : 1, 14, 32, 53, 82, 108, 143, 176, 220, 259, 318, 319, 371, 375: see also names of commodities
Garfield : 119
Garfield, post office : 297, 442
Garfield County : 444
General Accounting Office : 154, 194, 279, 332, 384
General Service Administration : 5, 21, 40, 62, 90, 125, 154, 194, 229, 279, 332, 384, 385
Geological Survey : 251, 285, 338, 395
George : 119, 188, 437
George, post office : 298, 442
Glenwood, post office : 298, 442
Glenwood, school district : 498, 499
Goldendale : 19, 119, 188, 437
Goldendale, post office : 298, 442
Goldendale, school district : 498, 499
Government Printing Office : 5, 21, 40, 62, 90, 125, 154, 194, 279, 332, 385
Governors Council on Aging Conference : 415
Grain : 1, 14, 32, 54, 82, 108, 144, 177, 220, 260, 320: see also Feed grains, Wheat
Grain standards : 109, 144
Grain storage : 32, 54
Grand Coulee : 19, 119, 188, 437
Grand Coulee, post office : 298, 442
Grand Coulee, school district : 498, 499
Grand Coulee Dam : 8, 17, 24, 44, 68, 95, 130, 160, 185, 217, 253, 254, 288, 341, 397
Grandview : 19, 119, 188, 437
Grandview, post office : 298, 442
Grandview, school district : 498, 500
Grange : see Patrons of Husbandry
Granger : 119, 188, 437
Granger, post office : 298, 442
Granger, school district : 498, 500
Grant County : 444
Grant County, federal programs : 295, 352, 406
Grazing fees : 320, 371
Hanford Atomic Works : 5, 21, 40, 41, 63, 64, 90, 125, 154, 159, 194, 195, 229, 230, 280, 332, 505, 506, 507
Harrah : 19, 119
Harrah, post office : 298, 442
Harrah, school district : 498, 500
Hartline : 119
Hartline, post office : 298, 442
Hartline, school district : 500
Hatton : 119
Hawaii : 2, 15
Hay, post office : 298
Health : see Public health
Health, Education and Welfare Department : 5, 22, 41, 64, 91, 126, 155, 195, 230, 280, 333, 385: see also names of subordinate agencies
Health foods : 184, 272, 427
Hells Canyon : 8
High Mountain Sheep Dam : 288, 341, 398
Higher education : 115, 186, 187, 245, 269, 272, 310, 333, 363, 387, 415, 417, 424: see also Academies
Historic sites : 361, 433, 442: see also Whitman National Monument
Honey commerce : 272
Hooper, post office : 298, 442
Hooper, school district : 500
Hops : 2, 14, 17, 32, 54, 82, 109, 144, 177, 221, 260, 320, 371
House of Representatives : 91, 92, 127, 156, 197, 231, 282, 335, 388, 423
House of Representatives, Beauty Shop : 282, 335, 388
House of Representatives, ethics : 114, 185, 226
House of Representatives, gymnasium incident : 236
House of Representatives, Select Committee on Standards : 207, 243, 266: see also Congressional committees and subcommittees, 86th Club, Whip notices
Housing and Home Finance Agency : see Housing and Urban Development Department
Housing and Urban Development Department : 6, 22, 41, 65, 92, 127, 156, 197, 232, 282, 336, 388
Housing legislation : 115, 276, 434
Hunger : 183, 260, 267, 270, 274, 320, 372: see also Food stamp program, school lunch programs, White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health
Huntsville, post office : 298
Husam, post office : 298
Hyak, post office : 298, 442
Ice Harbor Dam : 8, 24, 44, 68, 95, 130, 161, 217, 254, 288, 398
Immigration and naturalization : 8, 25, 45, 70, 97, 131, 162, 199, 200, 234, 289, 290, 345, 399: see also Private legislation
Indian Affairs Bureau : 6, 22, 23, 42, 43, 66, 92, 128, 157, 214, 250, 285, 337, 394
Indian affairs legislation : 19, 59, 60, 115, 116, 186, 270, 433
Indian Claims Commission : 197, 232, 282, 336, 386, 388
Inland Empire Waterways Association : 42, 66, 92, 127, 156, 197, 232, 282, 336, 389
Interagency Committee on Mexican-American Affairs : 385
Interior Department : 6, 22, 43, 67, 93, 129, 158, 215, 251, 285, 338, 395: see also subordinate agencies
Internal Revenue Service : 12, 30, 51, 79, 80, 106, 141, 173, 213, 248, 313, 365, 366, 420
International Commerce Bureau : 151, 191, 227, 330, 380
International Farm Youth Exchange Program : 177, 222, 321
International Museum : 65, 96, 127, 156
Interparliamentary Union : 157, 192, 234, 284, 344, 558
Interstate Commerce Commission : 7, 23, 42, 70, 96, 131, 157, 199, 248, 312, 313, 365, 419
Irrigation : see Reclamation Bureau: see also names of projects
Jay Dee Trailer City, post office : 298
Job Corps : 138, 209, 238, 294, 352: see also Yakima County - federal programs
Job training : 126, 186, 230, 274, 282, 289, 311, 363, 417
John Birch Society : 45, 70
John Day Dam : 8, 24, 44, 69, 95, 130, 161, 217, 254, 288, 341, 398
Joint Commission on Correctional Manpower and Training : 289
Joint Committee on Atomic Energy : 503-505
Judges : 8, 272
Justice Department : 8, 25, 45, 70, 131, 161, 199, 234, 289, 344, 399: see also subordinate agencies
Juvenile delinquency : 17
Kahlotus : 119
Kahlotus, post office : 298, 442
Kahlotus, school district : 498, 500
Kennewick : 20, 119, 188, 437
Kennewick, post office : 298, 442
Kennewick, school district : 498, 500
Kennewick Irrigation District : 24, 44, 69, 130, 161, 217, 254
Kiona, post office : 298, 442
Kittitas : 119, 437
Kittitas, post office : 298, 442
Kittitas, school district : 498, 500
Kittitas County : 444
Kittitas County, federal programs : 295, 352, 406
Kittitas Irrigation Project : 24, 44, 130, 217, 254, 288
Klickitat : 119, 188
Klickitat, post office : 298, 442
Klickitat, school district : 500
Klickitat County : 445
Klickitat County, federal programs : 295, 352, 406
Klickitat Irrigation Project : 24, 44, 69, 95, 130, 161, 217, 254, 288
Labor : see Farm labor: see also Job training
Labor Department : 8, 25, 45, 70, 97, 131, 162, 200, 234, 290, 345, 399: see also subordinate agencies
Lacrosse : 119, 437
Lacrosse, post office : 298, 442
Lacrosse, school district : 500
Lamont : 119
Lamont, post office : 298, 442
Land Management Bureau : 6, 23, 43, 66, 92, 93, 128, 157, 214, 250, 285, 320, 337, 371, 393: see also Public Land Law Review Commission
Larson Air Force Base : 9, 25, 46, 70, 98, 131, 162, 200, 235, 290, 298
Laurel, post office : 298
Law enforcement : 345, 399: see also Citizens Committeeon Crime: see also Juvenile delinquency
Legislation sponsored by C. May : 3, 16-19, 37, 38, 58, 59, 60, 114-118, 183-187, 266-275, 422-435: see also Voting record
Library legislation : 19, 427, 429, 435
Library of Congress : 9, 25, 46, 71, 98, 131, 163, 201, 235, 290, 346, 400
Lind : 119, 437
Lind, post office : 298, 442
Little Goose Dam : 44, 69, 95, 130, 161, 218, 254, 288, 342: see also Bryan Lake
Livestock : 1, 13, 33, 54, 82, 109, 144, 178, 221, 222, 261, 321, 372, 455
Livestock, commerce : 116, 117, 271, 455
Livestock and feed grains subcommittee, Agricultural Committee : 451, 453, 455, 457, 459, 462
Locks (Navigation) : see Inland Empire Waterways Association: see also names of projects
Lowden, post office : 298, 442
Lowden, school district : 500
Lower Crab Creek : see Smyrna
Lower Granite Dam : 45, 69, 95, 130, 161, 218, 254, 288, 342, 398
Lower Monumental Dam : 7, 24, 45, 69, 95, 130, 161, 218, 254, 288, 342, 398
Lumber trade : 12, 29, 50, 60, 78, 104, 105, 114, 115, 138, 172, 211, 275, 308, 361, 414, 460
Lyle : 437
Lyle, post office : 298
Lyle, school district : 498, 500
Mabton : 119, 437
Mabton, post office : 298, 442
Mabton, school district : 498, 500
NcNary Dam : 7, 24, 45, 69, 95, 130, 161, 218, 255, 288, 342, 398
McNary Game Refuge : 96
Malden : 119
Malden, post office : 298
Manpower Administration : 200, 290, 345, 399
Manpower Retraining and Development Program : 126, 186, 274
Marengo, post office : 298
Maritime Administration : 4, 39, 61, 152, 192, 227, 330, 380
Marlin : 119
Marlin, post office : 298, 442
Marmes Rockshelter : 361, 421
Maryhill, post office : 298
Mattawa : 119, 437
Mattawa, school district : 498, 500
May, Catherine, articles : 133, 292, 349
May, Catherine, biography : 3, 16, 36, 58, 87, 114, 150, 183, 226, 266, 328, 379
May, Catherine, invitations : 542-558: see also photographs, biography
May, Catherine, sponsored organizations : 354, 407: see also Catherine May Newsletter
Mayview, post office : 298
Meat inspection : 221, 270, 315, 321, 372, 373
Medicare : see Social security
Mental retardation : 5, 42, 65, 91, 126, 155, 195, 230, 280, 333, 385
Mesa : 20, 119, 437
Mesa, school district : 498
Mexican-Americans : see Farm labor: see also Interagency Committee on Mexican-American Affairs
Migrant health services : 385
Migrant labor : see Farm labor
Military installations : 3, 16, 36, 57, 86, 114, 149, 182, 225, 265, 327, 377: see also names of bases
Military personnel : see Academies: see also Armed services
Mines Bureau : 6, 23, 43, 66, 93, 128, 157, 214, 251, 285, 337, 393: see also Coal
Mink : 271, 427
Minority Personnel Office : 181, 224, 263, 324, 376
Mint Bureau : 212, 248, 313, 365, 420
Mint (crop) : 109, 179, 222, 261, 321, 373
Miscellany : 9, 26, 40, 46, 62, 71, 89, 98, 131, 152, 163, 201, 235, 290, 345, 346, 400
Moses Lake : 20, 119, 188, 437
Moses Lake, post office : 299, 442
Moses Lake, school district : 498, 500
Moxee City : 120, 188, 438
Moxee City, post office : 299, 442
Moxee City, school district : 498, 500
Naches : 120, 188, 438
Naches, post office : 299, 442
Naches, school district : 498, 500
Narcotics Bureau : 106, 141, 213, 248, 344, 399: see also Drug use
National Academy of Sciences : 201
National Advisory Commission on Rural Poverty : 222
National Aeronautics and Space Administration : 9, 26, 46, 71, 98, 131, 163, 201, 235, 291, 346, 401
National Archives : 125, 154, 194, 229, 279, 346, 401
National Association of Broadcasters : 153
National Commission on Civil Disorders : 291, 346, 401
National Commission on Food Marketing correspondence and notes : 465-469
National Commission on Food Marketing correspondence and notes, meetings and hearings : 463, 464, 466, 470-477
National Commission on Food Marketing correspondence and notes, personnel : 464, 465, 467
National Commission on Food Marketing correspondence and notes, reports : 465, 469, 478-97
National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence : 291, 346, 401
National Dividend Plan : 291, 402
National Farmer's Organization : 33, 54, 371: see also Farm marketing
National Federation of Independent Business : 26, 46, 71, 132, 163, 201, 235, 291, 347, 401
National Forest Reservation Commission : 143
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities : 201, 235, 291, 347, 401
National Guard : see Armed services
National Institutes of Health : 155, 195, 230, 280, 333, 385
National Labor Relations Board : 163, 173, 201, 212, 236, 291, 347, 402: see also Farm labor
National Park Service : 6, 23, 43, 67, 94, 129, 159, 215, 252, 286, 338, 395
National Railroad Passenger Corporation : 401
National Reclamation Association : 46, 72, 98, 132, 163, 201, 236, 347
National Rivers and Harbors Congress : 9, 26, 72, 98, 132, 163, 201, 236, 291
National Science Foundation : 9, 72, 98, 132, 163, 201, 236, 291, 347, 401
National Traffic Safety Bureau : 248, 313, 365, 420
National Transportation Safety Board : 247, 313, 365, 420
Naturalization : see Immigration and naturalization
New management : 98, 132, 202
News releases : see Press releases
Newsletters : see Catherine May Newsletter: see also Olympia Newsletter, Special Reports
Newspaper legislation : 427
Newspaper subscriptions : 9, 26, 48, 72, 100, 133, 164, 202, 236, 292, 348, 402
Northwest River Basin Commission : 286, 339, 395
Oakesdale : 120, 438
Oakesdale, post office : 299, 442
Oakesdale, school district : 498, 500
Office of Catherine May : 11, 12, 29, 30, 49, 50, 73, 75, 100, 133, 134, 165, 166, 203, 204, 239, 240, 293, 294, 349, 350, 404
Office of Catherine May, mailing list : 4, 9, 19, 25, 46, 71, 87, 98, 132, 163, 201, 237, 291, 347, 402:
Office of Education : see Education Office
Olympia Newsletter : 105, 138, 172, 211, 246, 310, 363, 416
Othello : 20, 120, 188, 438
Othello, post office : 298, 442
Othello, school district : 498, 500
Outdoor Recreation Bureau : 93, 128, 158, 214, 251, 285, 337, 394
Outlook, post office : 442
Palouse : 20, 120, 438
Palouse, post office : 298, 442
Palouse, school district : 498, 500
Parker, post office : 298, 442
Parks and recreation : 211, 246, 310, 363, 415
Parks and recreation, legislation : 160, 273, 276, 425
Pasco : 20, 120, 189, 438
Pasco, post office : 299, 442
Pasco, school district : 500
Pasco Engineer Depot : 10, 74
Passports : 11, 29, 49, 78, 103, 137, 169, 208, 244, 307, 359, 413
Patent Office : 4, 21, 39, 61, 88, 123, 152, 192, 227, 277, 380
Patrons of Husbandry. United States Grange : 5, 21, 40, 63, 90, 125, 154, 194, 221, 260
Patterson, post office : 299
Patterson, school district : 498, 500
Peace Corps : 48, 73, 100, 134, 166, 204, 240, 296, 354, 407
Peanuts and oilseeds : 453, 460, 462
Pears : 33, 54, 83, 109, 144, 145, 178, 221, 259, 318, 373
Peas : 83, 145, 178, 221, 259, 318, 373
Pension plans : 17, 58, 60, 173, 187, 268, 433
Pesticides : see Agricultural research: see also Bees
Pinchot National Forest : 388
Pine City, post office : 299, 442
Plowshare Project : 507
Plymouth, post office : 299
Police : see Law enforcement
Pomeroy : 120, 189, 438
Pomeroy, post office : 299, 442
Pomeroy, school district : 498, 500
Population and family planning : 435
Pornography : see Postal service - legislation: see also postal service - obscene material
Postal service : 10, 27, 48, 74, 101, 134, 166, 204, 240, 296, 354, 441
Postal service, commemorative stamps : 134, 354, 441
Postal service, legislation : 428, 430
Postal service, obscene material : 354, 441: see also General Services Administration, names of post offices
Potatoes : 2, 54, 83, 109, 145, 178, 221, 259, 273, 319, 374, 426, 456
Potholes Reservoir : see Banks Lake
Poultry : 17, 109, 145, 178, 222, 321, 450, 455, 460, 462
Prescott : 120
Prescott, post office : 299, 442
Prescott, school district : 498, 501
Preservation of historic sites : see Historic sites
President of the United States : 131, 166, 204
President of the United States, assassination : 101
President of the United States, Cabinet : 4, 38, 135, 354
President of the United States, inauguration : 166, 354, 355
President of the United States, messages : 27, 48, 74, 101, 134, 135, 166, 204, 240, 302, 355, 408: see also Executive Branch reorganization, Vice-President, White House
Press conferences of Daniel Evans : 171, 211, 246, 309, 362, 416
Press releases : 9, 27, 47, 72, 99, 133, 165, 203, 236, 292, 349, 402
Press releases, correspondence : 9, 47, 72, 99, 133, 164, 202, 236, 292, 349, 403: see also Television
Priest Rapids Dam : 7, 24, 69, 96, 161, 218, 255, 289
Prisoners of war : 184, 390, 422, 423
Private legislation : 3, 37, 59, 185, 186, 226, 267, 425, 434
Prosser : 120, 189, 438
Prosser, post office : 299, 442
Prosser, school district : 498, 501
Public assistance : 105, 138, 155, 172, 196, 211, 231, 245, 282, 308, 335, 361, 388, 415
Public assistance, legislation : 430, 433, 435
Public Buildings Service : see General Services Administration
Public finance : see Revenue sharing: see also Taxation
Public health legislation : 19, 59, 434
Public Health Service : 5, 22, 42, 64, 91, 126, 155, 196, 230, 281, 334
Public Housing Administration : 6, 22, 41, 65, 92, 127, 156, 197, 232, 282, 336, 388
Public Land Law Review Commission : 252, 286, 339, 395
Public utility districts : 10, 267: ee also Washington Public Power Supply System
Publications, received : 10, 27, 48, 74
Publications, requested : 10, 28, 48, 74, 101, 167
Publications, sent : 3, 9, 10, 16, 26, 36, 46, 58, 71, 101, 135, 167, 204, 205, 240, 241, 302, 303, 355, 356, 408, 409
Pullman : 20, 120, 189, 438
Pullman, flood control : 130, 342
Pullman, post office : 299, 443
Pullman, school district : 501
Quality control : 60, 115
Questionnaire : 10, 28, 48, 74, 102, 135, 167, 205, 241, 303, 304, 356, 409
Quincy : 20, 120, 189, 438
Quincy, post office : 299, 443
Quincy, school district : 501
Quincy Irrigation District : 68
Radio : see Television
Radio of Free Asia : 233
Railroad Retirement Board : 10, 28, 48, 75, 102, 136, 205, 241, 304, 356, 410
Railroads, boxcars : 419
Railroads, mergers : 313
Railroads, rates : 313: see also Federal Railroad Administration, Interstate Commerce Commission
Ralston, post office : 299, 443
Re-apportionment : see Re-districting
Reclamation Bureau : 6, 23, 66, 93, 128, 158, 215, 251, 285, 338, 409
Recreation : see Parks and recreation
Re-districting : 138, 170, 184, 209
Refugees, Chinese : 65
Refugees, Cuban : 90, 126, 155, 195, 231, 282
Republican Party : see Whip notices: see also White House
Reservations and appointments : 11, 29, 49, 75, 102, 136, 168, 206, 241, 242, 305, 306, 356, 357, 358, 410, 411
Reserve Officers Training Corps : see Armed services
Revenue sharing : 269, 432: see also Taxation
Rice : 461
Richland : 20, 120, 189, 438
Richland, post office : 299, 443
Richland, school district : 501
Riparia, post office : 300
Ritzville : 120, 189, 439
Ritzville, post office : 300, 443
Ritzville, school district : 498, 501
Riverview, school district : 498
Ronald : 120, 189, 439
Ronald, post office : 300, 443
Roosevelt : 439
Roosevelt, post office : 300
Roosevelt, school district : 498, 501
Rosalia : 120, 189, 439
Rosalia, post office : 300, 443
Rosalia, school district : 501
Roslyn : 121, 189, 439
Roslyn, post office : 300, 443
Roslyn, school district : 498, 501
Royal City : 121, 189, 439
Royal City, post office : 300, 443
Royal City, school district : 498, 501
Roza Irrigation District : 7, 24, 45, 69, 96, 130, 161, 218
Rural Affairs Council : 374
Rural Electrification Administration : 2, 14, 33, 83, 109, 145, 179, 222, 261, 322, 374, 455
St. John : 121, 189
St. John, post office : 300, 443
St. John, school district : 501
School lunch program : 322, 323, 374, 375
Schools : 11, 29, 76, 102, 137, 168, 207, 243, 358, 443: see also Higher education, name of school districts
Seattle Chamber of Commerce : 11, 29, 49, 76, 102, 137, 169, 207, 226, 276, 329, 379
Seattle Federal Directory : 11, 29
Seattle Worlds Fair : see Century 21
Secretaries : see Employment applications: see also Office of C. May
Securities and Exchange Commission : 11, 29, 76, 102, 169, 207, 243, 306, 358, 412
Segregation : 386
Selah : 121, 189, 439
Selah, post office : 300, 443
Selah, school district : 498, 501
Select Committee on Standards : 207, 243, 266
Selective Service System : 11, 16, 35, 49, 57, 76, 86, 103, 113, 137, 148, 169, 182, 207, 224, 243, 264, 275, 306, 325, 358, 376, 412, 422
Sex education : 334, 386
Sheep : 14, 19, 430
Small Business Administration : 11, 29, 49, 76, 103, 137, 169, 207, 243, 306, 358, 412
Smithsonian Institution : 207, 243, 306, 359, 412
Smyrna, school district : 498
Snake River : 7, 24, 45, 69, 96, 130, 161, 218, 255, 289, 342, 398
Snake River, post office : 300
Soap Lake : 20, 121, 189, 439
Soap Lake, post office : 300, 443
Soap Lake, school district : 498, 501
Social security : 5, 22, 42, 65, 91, 126, 155, 196, 197, 231, 281, 335, 387
Social security, legislation : 60, 173, 187, 268, 433
Social security, Medicare : 230, 282, 334, 387
Soil bank : 2, 14, 33, 55, 110, 145, 179
Soil conservation : 2, 14, 33, 55, 84, 110, 145, 179, 222, 261, 262, 323, 374
Soil conservation districts : 11, 29, 76, 323
South Cle Elum, post office : 300, 443
Space program : see National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Special Reports : 47, 72, 73, 99, 133, 164, 202, 237, 292, 348, 403
Speeches : 76, 77, 103, 137, 169, 208, 243, 306, 307, 359, 412
Stamps : see Postal service
Standards Bureau : 61, 152, 192, 227, 277, 300, 380
Starbuck : 121, 189, 439
Starbuck, post office : 300, 443
Starbuck, school district : 501
State Department : 11, 29, 49, 77, 104, 137, 169, 208, 244, 307, 359, 413
Steptoe, post office : 300
Stratford : 189
Stratford, post office : 300
Sugar : 15, 34, 55, 146
Sugar, commerce : 2, 15, 17, 18, 19, 34, 38, 55, 59, 84, 110, 117, 146, 147, 180, 184, 223, 262, 323, 374
Sugar, legislation : 17, 19, 38, 59, 117, 184
Sugar, letters : 179, 223, 262, 323, 375
Sugar beets : 2, 15, 34, 55, 84, 110, 146, 147, 180, 223, 262, 323, 375
Sunnyside : 20, 121, 189, 439
Sunnyside, post office : 300, 443
Sunnyside, school district : 498, 501
Supreme Court : 79, 105, 139, 140, 173, 212, 247, 311, 417
Sympathy letters : 12, 30, 50, 79, 105, 139, 173, 212, 247, 311, 364, 418
Tariff Commission : 12, 30, 50, 140, 173, 212, 247, 311, 364, 418
Taxation : 12, 19, 29, 59, 116, 186, 187, 269, 272, 427, 432, 435
Tekoa : 121, 189
Tekoa, post office : 300, 443
Television, correspondence : 132, 163, 202, 236, 292, 348, 402
Television, ideas : 98, 133, 163, 202, 347
Television, programs : 10, 15, 26, 47, 72, 73, 99, 132, 163, 202, 236, 292, 347, 402
Thank you cards : 12, 30, 50, 79, 105, 140, 173, 212, 247, 312, 364, 418
Thorton, post office : 300, 443
Thorp, post office : 300, 443
Thorp, school district : 501
Tieton : 20, 121
Tieton, post office : 300, 443
Toppenish : 20, 121, 189, 439
Toppenish, post office : 301, 443
Toppenish, school district : 498, 501
Touchet : 439
Touchet, post office : 301, 443
Touchet, school district : 501
Trade : see Foreign trade
Transportation Department : 312, 360, 418
Transportation legislation : 116, 185, 271, 272
Treasury Department : 12, 30, 51, 79, 106, 141, 173, 213, 248, 313, 365, 420
Tri-Cities : 439: see also Kennewick, Pasco, Richland
Tri-Cities Industrial Council : 125, 154, 194, 195, 230, 280, 333, 506
Trinidad, post office : 301
Trout Lake, post office : 301
Trout Lake, school district : 498, 501
Un-American activities : 12, 30, 51, 80, 106, 141, 174, 213, 249
Unemployment legislation : 434
Union Gap : 121, 189, 439
Union Gap, school district : 498, 501
Uniontown : 121, 439
Uniontown, post office : 301, 443
United Nations : 80, 106, 107, 141, 174, 213, 249, 313, 366, 420
United Nations Association of the United States : 141
United States Chamber of Commerce : 19, 87, 226, 276, 329, 379
United States Government : see names of subordinate agencies, branches, bureaus and departments
United States Information Agency : 6, 41, 65, 92, 127, 156, 197, 232, 282, 336, 389
United States Steel Corporation : 79
University of Washington : 138, 172, 211, 249, 314, 366, 428
Urban Renewal Administration : 156, 197, 232, 282, 336, 388
USIA : see United States Information Agency
Vantage : 189, 439
Vantage, post office : 301
Vernita Bridge : 130, 159, 217
Veterans Administration : 80, 107, 141, 174, 213, 249, 314, 366, 421
Veterans claim : 526-530
Vice President : 421
Vietnam : 149, 184, 198, 233, 234, 266, 283, 327, 343, 392, 422, 423
Violence : 267: see also Commission on Campus Unrest, National Commission on Civil Disorders, National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence
Visas : see Passports
VISTA : 239, 296, 351, 406: see also names of countries- federal programs
Vocational Rehabilitation Administration : 230, 282
Volunteers in Service to America : see VISTA
Voting record : 532-540
Wahkiacus, post office : 301
Wahluke Slope Irrigation Project : 8, 24, 96, 130, 161, 218, 255, 289, 342, 398
Waitsburg, post office : 301, 443
Waitsburg, school district : 499, 501
Walla Walla : 20, 121, 190, 439
Walla Walla, post office : 301, 443
Walla Walla, school district : 498, 502
Walla Walla College : 107, 141, 147, 213, 249, 314, 366, 421
Walla Walla Community College : 249, 314, 366, 421
Walla Walla County : 445
Walla Walla County, federal programs : 295, 352, 406
Walla Walla River Project, Touchet Division : 69, 96, 130, 161
Walulla : 190, 440
Walulla, post office : 301, 443
Wapato : 121, 190, 440
Wapato, post office : 301, 443
Wapato, school district : 498, 501
Wapato Irrigation Project : 8, 25, 45, 70, 96, 130, 218
War on Poverty : see Economic Opportunity Office: see also names of counties - federal programs
Warden : 20, 121, 190, 440
Warden, post office : 301, 443
Warden, school district : 499, 501
Washington, D.C. : see District of Columbia
Washington Public Power Supply System : 172, 210, 246, 310, 363, 416
Washington (State) : 12, 29, 50, 78, 138, 171, 210, 245, 309, 362, 415
Washington State and Alaska Society : 12, 30, 51, 80, 107, 141, 174, 213, 249, 314, 366, 421
Washington (State) Department of Agriculture : 244, 307, 359, 413
Washington (State) Department of Commerce and Economic Development : 244, 307, 360, 413
Washington (State) Department of Ecology : 413
Washington (State) Department of Employment Security : 244, 307, 359, 414
Washington (State) Department of Game : 307, 360, 414
Washington (State) Department of Health : 210, 244, 307, 360, 414
Washington (State) Department of Institutions : 245, 308, 360, 414
Washington (State) Department of Labor and Industries : 245, 308, 360, 414
Washington (State) Department of Motor Vehicles : 414
Washington (State) Department of Natural Resources : 245, 308, 360, 361, 414
Washington (State) Department of Public Assistance : 415
Washington (State) Department of Water Resources : 245, 309, 361, 414
Washington (State) Division of Vocational Education : 311, 363, 417
Washington (State) Division of Vocational Rehabilitation : 311, 363, 417
Washington (State) Higher Education Facilities Commission : 245, 363, 415
Washington (State) Legislature : 12, 29, 50, 78, 104, 138, 172, 211, 245, 310, 361, 416
Washington (State) Oceanographic Commission : 310, 363, 415
Washington (State) Office of Attorney General : 415
Washington (State) Officials : see Washington (State)Personnel
Washington (State) Personnel : 310, 363, 416
Washington (State) Pollution Control Commission : 417
Washington (State) Secretary of State : 416
Washington (State) Superintendent of Public Instruction : 310, 311, 346, 363, 417
Washington (State) Tax Commission : 246, 311, 363, 417
Washington State University, Pullman : 11, 50, 78, 105, 138, 172, 212, 249, 314, 361, 366, 421
Washington (State) University, Seattle : see University of Washington
Washington (State) Utilities and Transportation Commission : 417
Washtucna, school district : 502
Water : see Environmental affairs
Water Resources Research Office : 159, 215, 252, 286, 339
Wawawai, post office : 301
Weather Bureau : 4, 21, 61, 88, 123, 151, 192, 227, 277, 330, 380
Welfare administration : see Public assistance
West Lake : 440
West Richland, post office : 301
Wheat : 2, 15, 35, 55, 56, 85, 111, 180, 223, 262, 263, 323, 453, 457, 461, 463
Wheat, correspondence : 111, 112, 147, 181, 223, 262, 323, 375
Wheat, Japan : 323
Wheat, legislation : 17, 18, 59, 116, 184, 267, 271, 275, 424, 425
Wheat, research : 2, 35, 55, 83, 109, 179, 222, 322
Wheat, Russia : 84, 110, 148, 181
Wheat, Terminal loan rate : 223
Whip notices : 12, 30, 51, 80, 107, 141, 174, 213, 250, 367, 422
White House : 367, 422
White House Conference on Aging : 42
White House Conference on Children and Youth : 5, 22, 383
White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health : 367, 422
White Salmon : 121, 190, 440
White Salmon, post office : 301
White Salmon, school district : 499, 502
White Swan : 121, 190, 440
White Swan, post office : 302
White Swan, school district : 499, 502
Whitman College : 12, 30, 51, 80, 107, 141, 174, 213, 250, 314, 367, 422
Whitman National Monument : 51, 59, 80, 107, 141, 174, 213, 250
Wilderness areas : 159, 215, 252, 286, 339, 396
Wildlife legislation : 430
Wilson Creek : 121
Wilson Creek, post office : 301, 443
Wilson Creek, school district : 499, 502
WINB (Radio Station) : 89
Winona, post office : 301
Wishram : 121, 440
Wishram, post office : 301, 443
Wishram, school district : 499, 502
Womens' Bureau : 8, 25, 45, 70, 98, 131, 162, 200, 235, 290, 346, 399, 400
Women's clubs : 12
Womens' rights : see Civil rights
Womens' Suffrage Commemoration : 37
Wool : 37, 185
World Food Congress : 372
Worlds Fair : see Century 21
Yakima : 20, 122, 190, 191, 440, 441
Yakima, post office : 302, 443
Yakima, school district : 499, 502
Yakima County : 446
Yakima County, federal programs : 295, 296, 353, 407
Yakima Eagle : see Miscellany
Yakima Firing Range : 141, 174, 213, 250, 314, 367, 422
Yakima River : 8, 25, 45, 70, 96, 130, 161, 218, 255, 259, 342, 398
Yakima Valley College : 107, 141, 174, 213, 250, 314, 367, 422
Youth Conservation Corps : 433
Zillah : 122
Zillah, post office : 302, 443
Zillah, school district : 499, 502
Zintel Canyon : 45, 130, 161, 218, 255
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Preferred Citation
[Item description] Catherine May Congressional Papers, 1959-1970 (Cage 304)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The original arrangement of this collection was simplified but altered very slightly. A sizable bulk of published material was removed and transferred to other divisions of the library. Tearsheets of the Congressional Record were discarded unless germane to other material at hand. Duplicate items were removed. Files of redundant material, requests for the Agricultural Yearbook, for example, were sampled and only 10-15% retained. An exception to this practice was made in the case of constituent letter-writing campaigns. These materials were retained intact.
The collection is arranged into nine series, retaining the original office arrangement. Two series, Invitations and National Commission o Food Marketing, were established by removal or separation from earlier filing in the main "subject" series. Within the series, the arrangement is chronological, based on the periodic closing of the files, and each sub-series is alphabetical.
Correspondence will generally be found in the front of a folder, arranged alphabetically by correspondent, with extended exchanges filed together. Original and copies of items relevant to two or more subjects are often filed under each pertinent entry.
INDEX
The index that follows provides a comprehensive finding aid that locates all materials pertaining to a given subject even though these may be scattered by the arrangement of the collection. It is an index of the folder inventory, uniting in one alphabet all series and sub-series, a method and procedure that appears to be superior in improving the efficiency of searching in a collection of this magnitude and diversity. While the entries are based on folder headings, these entries have been generalized or made comprehensive to provide a single indexing term that embraces homogeneous and related information. The arrangement is word by word, disregarding initial articles. The numbers accompanying the entries are citations to numbered containers where the information may be found.
Using the index is uncomplicated. A searcher interested in Congressional concern of food and drug legislation is directed to the entry
Drug legislation 184, 274, 427
see also Meat inspection
If the searcher then refers to the Series Description (page 9), he/she will see that container 184 is in the 1966 sub-series and that information regarding food and drug legislation continues in additional folders in 1968 (container 274) and 1970 (container 427). Examination of container 184 produces a folder labeled Bills - H. Con. res. 1046 - Sense of Congress-regulation of food and drug labeling, diet foods. Examination of the cross reference Meat inspection produces a quantity of items in container 221 regarding regulation of state meat inspection systems, in a folder labeled Agriculture - Meat Inspection, 1967.
Finally, if this searcher is knowledgeable regarding government agencies, he/she will pursue further information in those citations following Food and Drug Administration.
Acquisition Information
The papers of Catherine May Bedell, Member of Congress, were acquired by the Washington State University Library in February 1971. A gift of Mrs. May, the collection was transferred to the Library from her office and the National Archives and Records Service facility at Washington, D.C.
Separated Materials
A sizable bulk of published material originally including in this collection was removed and transferred to other divisions of the Washington State Universities Libraries.
Bibliography
Mrs. May’s career in the United States House of Representatives is the subject of scholarly inquiry by Elizabeth Anne Hagne in her A Congresswoman and Her Constituents: Catherine May and the Fourth Congressional District of Washington (unpublished M.A. Thesis: Washington State University, 1968).
Related Materials
Papers that document Catherine May's post-Congressional assignments (MS77-51, MS8051, MS81-13, MS82-03) are also available in Manuscripts Archives and Special Collections.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
SERIES 1. GENERAL, 1959-1970 Containers 1-449Return to Top
Correspondence, notes, memoranda, printed materials, inter-officer communications, transcripts and notes of telephone conversations, office interviews and meetings. The series is divided into 12 sub-series, one for each year of Mrs. May's tenure. December 31 is usually the closing date. Within each sub-series, materials are filed in subject arrangement, alphabetically.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
1-12 | 86th Congress, 1st Session |
1959 |
13-30 | 86th Congress, 2nd Session |
1960 |
31-51 | 87th Congress, 1st Session |
1961 |
52-80 | 87th Congress, 2nd Session |
1962 |
81-107 | 88th Congress, 1st Session |
1963 |
107-141 | 88th Congress, 2nd Session |
1964 |
142-174 | 89th Congress, 1st Session |
1965 |
175-218 | 89th Congress, 2nd Session |
1966 |
219-255 | 90th Congress, 1st Session |
1967 |
256-315 | 90th Congress, 2nd Session |
1968 |
316-367 | 91st Congress, 1st Session |
1969 |
368-449 | 91st Congress, 2nd Session |
1970 |
SERIES 2. AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE, 1959-1964: Containers 450-463Return to Top
Correspondence relative to committee business, memoranda and notes from committee hearings, inter-committee communications, and papers concerned with legislative proceedings. The material is arranged in five chronological sub-divisions and within each sub-division the arrangement follows the subcommittee structure of the Agriculture Committee.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
450-451 | 86th Congress, 1st and 2nd
Session |
1959-1960 |
452-453 | 87th Congress, 1st Session |
1961 |
454-457 | 87th Congress, 2nd Session |
1962 |
458-461 | 88th Congress, 1st Session |
1963 |
461-463 | 88th Congress, 2nd Session |
1964 |
SERIES 3. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON FOOD MARKETING, 1964-1967: Containers 463-497Return to Top
Papers accumulated as a member of the special Presidential Commission that attempted to study the American food industry in response to controversy over food retaining practices and prices. The final products of the Commission were a general report, - Food: From Farmer to Consumer, and a series of special reports, intended to be guidelines for a national food policy. The recommendations of the Commission were utilized to only a small degree; much of the study was repeated by the better-known Commission on Food and Fiber.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
463-469 | Correspondence, notes and working
papers |
1964-1967 |
470-477 | Hearings |
1964-1967 |
478-497 | Pre-print drafts of final
reports |
1964-1967 |
SERIES 4. SCHOOLS, 1959-1970: Containers 498-502Return to Top
Correspondence and documents relating to the public school districts in the Fourth Congressional District and their involvement in Federal educational programs. Most correspondence is related to congressional assistance in processing applications for Federal aid or assistance. The arrangement is alphabetical by school district in both chronological divisions.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
498-499 | Correspondence and documents |
1959-1964 |
499-502 | Correspondence and documents |
1965-1970 |
SERIES 5. JOINT COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC ENERGY, 1969-1970: Containers 503-510Return to Top
Correspondence, notes, documents, committee reports and other papers resulting from Mrs. May's tenure on the Committee. This series also contains correspondence and documents relating to atomic energy previously filed in Series 1 before Mrs. May's appointment.
SERIES 6. ACADEMIES, 1959-1970: Containers 511-525Return to Top
Description |
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*Note: This series (Boxes 511-525) was
withdrawn in 2006 because of the private and personal nature of the
contents.* |
SERIES 7. VETERANS ADMINISTRATION CLAIMS, 1959-1970: Containers 526-530Return to Top
Case files established for constituents requiring congressional assistance in the processing of veteran claims. The arrangement is alphabetical by claimant.
SERIES 8. VOTING RECORD, 1959-1970: Containers 532-540Return to Top
Notes concerning votes Mrs. May cast in the House of Representative, her collated voting record, and some correspondence relative to her voting record.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
532 | 86th Congress |
1959-1960 |
532-533 | 87th Congress |
1961-1962 |
533 | 88th Congress |
1963-1964 |
534-536 | 89th Congress |
1965-1966 |
535-536 | 90th Congress |
1967-1968 |
537-538 | 91st Congress |
1969-1970 |
538-540 | Cumulative and Miscellaneous |
SERIES 9. INVITATIONS, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND SPECIAL TRIPS, 1959-1970: Containers 542-558Return to Top
Invitations, acceptances and rejections of invitations, district visitation and speaking schedules and some material relative to certain trips to Europe.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
542-543 | Invitations, speaking schedules, and
special trips |
1959 |
543 | Invitations, speaking schedules, and
special trips |
1960 |
543-544 | Invitations, speaking schedules, and
special trips |
1961 |
544-545 | Invitations, speaking schedules, and
special trips |
1962 |
545 | Invitations, speaking schedules, and
special trips |
1963 |
546 | Invitations, speaking schedules, and
special trips |
1964 |
547-548 | Invitations, speaking schedules, and
special trips |
1965 |
548-550 | Invitations, speaking schedules, and
special trips |
1966 |
550-552 | Invitations, speaking schedules, and
special trips |
1967 |
552-553 | Invitations, speaking schedules, and
special trips |
1968 |
553-555 | Invitations, speaking schedules, and
special trips |
1969 |
555-557 | Invitations, speaking schedules, and
special trips |
1970 |
558 | Invitations, speaking schedules, and
special trips |
Miscellaneous |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Legislators -- United States -- Correspondence.
Personal Names
- Bedell, Catherine May, 1914-2004 -- Archives
Corporate Names
- United States. Congress. House.
- United States. National Commission on Food Marketing.
Geographical Names
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961 -- Sources.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1961-1963 -- Sources.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1963-1969 -- Sources.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1969-1974 -- Sources.