COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Papers of Henry P. Smith III from his terms as a United States Congressman from New York State. Includes transcripts of interviews, correspondence, requests for information, legislation, press clippings, voting records, inter-office memos, subject files, records of committees, and related records. Subjects include armed forces, crime, education, pollution, poverty, taxes, Vietnam War, agriculture, civil rights, drug abuse, and other issues.
Dates
- [1966-1978?].
Creator
- Smith, Henry P., 1911-1995. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Cornell University LL.B. 1936. ‡b Henry P. Smith III was born in North Tonawanda, New York on September 29, 1911. After he received a law degree from Cornell in 1936, he practiced law in Ithaca, New York until 1941, and then in North Tonawanda. He was elected mayor of North Tonawanda in November, 1961 and resigned in January, 1963 to accept appointment as Niagara County judge, surrogate and family court judge for one year. He was elected to the House of Representatives, serving from 1965 to 1974.
Extent
122.1 cubic feet. (122.1 cubic feet.)
Abstract
Papers of Henry P. Smith III from his terms as a United States Congressman from New York State.
SERIES LIST
- Series I. Code file (same as from Congressman William E. Miller)
- Boxes 1-6
- Series II. Alphabetical files
- Boxes 7-9
- Series III. Non-code chronological files
- Boxes 10-11
- Series IV. Other papers
- Boxes 12-24
- Series V. Papers received Jan. 12 and 23, 1973
- Boxes 25-48
- Series VI. Other papers
- Boxes 49-123
Physical Description
Includes transcripts of interviews, correspondence, requests for information, legislation, press clippings, voting records, inter-office memos, subject files, records of committees, and related records.
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- C. Rote
- Date completed:
- February 1975
- EAD encoding:
- Martin Heggestad, August 2002
- EAD last modified:
- RMC Staff, May 2018
ABBREVIATIONS USED
- G 1
- Agriculture
- G 2
- Air Force
- G 2-1
- Air Force requests
- G 2-2
- Niagara Falls 914th Tac
- G 2-3
- Air Force General
- G 3
- Army
- G 3-1
- Army requests
- G 3-4
- Corps of Engineers
- G 3-5
- Army miscellaneous
- G 3-6
- Nike sites
- G 3-8
- Selective Service (deferments, etc.)
- G 3-9
- Office of Civil Defense
- G 4
- Department of State
- G 4-1
- Immigration
- G 4-2
- Passports
- G 4-3
- General, Special Drug Project
- G 4-4
- World Academy
- G 5
- Department of Justice
- G 5-1
- Immigration and Naturalization
- G 5-2
- Justice Dept.--General
- G 5-6
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- G 6
- Department of the Treasury
- G 6-1
- Internal Revenue
- G 6-2
- Customs
- G 6-4
- Treasury--General
- G 7
- Navy
- G 7-1
- Navy requests
- G 7-3
- Miscellaneous
- G 8
- Veterans Administration
- G 8-5
- VA--General
- G 9
- Post Office Department
- G 9-5
- Post Office--General
- G 10
- Civil Service
- G 10-1
- Positions
- G 10-3
- Civil Service--General
- G 11
- Miscellaneous
- G 11-1
- Positions
- G 11-1.1
- References, endorsements, etc.
- G 11-2
- Correspondence referred
- G 11-3
- Visitors
- G 11-3.1
- Group visitors
- G 11-5
- Speakers
- G 11-6
- Congratulations, greetings, thank you's, etc.
- G 11-7
- Page School
- G 11-9
- Flags
- G 11-10
- Maps and charts
- G 11-11
- Calendars
- G 11-12
- Tickets--football, baseball
- G 11-13.1
- Publications and information
- G 11-13.2
- Public laws, hearings, bills
- G 11-13.3
- Congressional Record
- G 11-13.4
- Congressional Directory
- G 11-13.6
- Farmer's Bulletins
- G 11-13.8
- Statements in Cong. Record
- G 11-14
- Misc. publications received
- G 11-15.2
- Press releases
- G 11-15.3
- Mailing list
- G 11-17
- Photographs
- G 11-18
- GPO
- G 11-22
- Crank
- G 13
- Invitations
- G 13-1
- Invitations accepted
- G 13-2
- Invitations declines
- G 14
- Political
- G 14-1
- Niagara County
- G 14-2
- Erie County
- G 14-3
- Conservative Party
- G 15
- Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
- G 15-2
- Social Security Administration
- G 15-4
- HEW miscellaneous
- G 15-6
- Office of Education
- G 15-7
- Food and Drug Administration
- G 16
- Federal Trade Commission
- G 16-1
- Federal Trade Commission
- G 16-2
- U.S. Tariff Commission
- G 17
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- G 17-1
- HUD general
- G 17-2
- Housing assistance and renewal
- G 17-3
- Sewer and water projects
- G 17-4
- Section 235
- G 17-5
- Metropolitan Development Program
- G 18
- Civil Aeronautics Board
- G 19
- District projects
- G 19-1
- Olcott Harbor
- G 19-2
- SPUR
- G 19-3
- Erie and Niagara Counties Regional Planning Board
- G 19-4
- Floods on Ellicott Creek
- G 19-5
- Bull Creek
- G 19-6
- Times Beach
- G 19-7
- Tonawanda Creek
- G 19-8
- Deep Water Port on North Shore Niagara County
- G 19-9
- South Shore--Lake Ontario
- G 19-10
- Jetport
- G 19-11
- Niagara Falls International Airport
- G 19-15
- Bicentennial
- G 19-17
- High water levels--Lake Ontario
- G 19-18
- Eight Mile Creek
- G 20
- Department of Labor
- G 21
- Interstate Commerce Commission
- G 22
- General Services Administration
- G 23
- Department of Interior
- G 24
- Department of Commerce
- G 24-1
- Department of Commerce--general
- G 24-2
- Census Bureau
- G 24-3
- Patent Office
- G 24-4
- Procurement Fair
- G 25
- House Office Building
- G 25-1
- Office--Personnel
- G 25-1.1
- Mrs. I. Creaney
- G 25-1
- Mr. William B. Lewis
- G 25-2
- Mr. Philip A. Case
- G 25-3
- Disbursing Office
- G 25-4
- Parking Comm.
- G 25-5
- Clerk of the House
- G 25-6
- Stationery account
- G 25-7
- Telephone and telegram account
- G 26
- Department of Transportation
- G 26-1
- General
- G 26-2
- U.S. Coast Guard
- G 26-3
- Federal Aviation Administration
- G 26-4
- Federal Highway Administration
- G 26-6
- Railpax Amtrak
- G 27
- New York State
- G 27-1
- Bell Aerosystems Company
- G 27-2
- New York State Thruway
- G 27-2
- Buffalo Chamber of Commerce
- G 27-3
- General
- G 27-4
- Niagara Falls Chamber of Commerce
- G 28
- Atomic Energy Commission
- G 33
- Personal
- G 34
- Library of Congress
- G 38
- Federal Communications Commission
- G 40
- Department of Defense
- G 40-1
- DOD general
- G42
- Independent Offices and Establishments
- G 42-1
- SEC
- G 42-2
- Railroad Retirement Board
- G 42-3
- Federal Power Commission
- G 42-4
- Small Business Administration
- G 42-5
- National Labor Relations Board
- G 42-6
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- G 42-7
- Office of Economic Opportunity
- G 42-8
- General Accounting Office
- G 42-9
- EPA
- G 42-10
- ACTION
- G 42-11
- National Science Foundation
- G 42-12
- National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by C. Rote
- Date
- August 2002
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu