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Matthew F. McHugh papers

 Collection
Identifier: 4536

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

General files, correspondence, notebooks, press clippings, and cassette tapes.

Dates

  • 1974-1992.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Matthew F. McHugh was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York State. McHugh was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1938 and attended Mount St. Mary's University and Villnova University School of Law. He was the district attorney of Tompkins County, New York from 1969 to 1972. McHugh was elected to Congress in 1974 and served from 1975 until 1993, participating as a member of the Appropriations, Intelligence, and Ethics Committees, as well as the Committees on Agriculture, Interior, Veterans Affairs, and Children, Youth and Families. After retiring from Congress, he was the vice president of Cornell University and later worked for the World Bank.

Extent

192 cubic feet. (192 cubic feet.)

Abstract

General files, correspondence, notebooks, press clippings, and cassette tapes.

Physical Description

Correspondence, printed materials, publications

General

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524rareref@cornell.eduhttp://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
RMC Staff
Date completed:
September 2014
EAD encoding:
Evan Earle, September 2014
Date modified:
RMC Staff, September 2014
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by RMC Staff
Date
September 2014
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)