Finding Aid for the Jamie L. Whitten Collection (MUM00732)

Authors

Document Type

Finding Aid

Publication Date

2022

Collection Date

1927-1995 (bulk 1954-1994)

Identifier

MUM00732

LCSH

Whitten, Jamie L., United States – Politics and government – 20th century, United States. Congress. House., United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations, Agriculture – Mississippi, Political Campaigns – Mississippi, Politicians – Mississippi

General Physical Description Note

637 boxes, 146 framed items, 331 recordings, and 1 tube (or 969 linear feet)

Description

Jamie L. Whitten represented his Mississippi district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1941 to 1995 and chaired the powerful Committee on Appropriations from 1979 through 1992.

Comments

Access Restrictions: This collection is stored at an off-site facility. Contact archivesdept@olemiss.edu to request collection boxes at least three business days prior to intended visit.

Series 1 through 35 are open to the public. Congress retains ownership of official committee records and the repository will return these unprocessed documents to the committee. At some point in the future, duplicates or unofficial committee records may return to the repository and would be added as a final separate series once processed.

Recommended Citation

Jamie L. Whitten Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi

Accessibility Status

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