Box 1a

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Article written by Shill for "Library Administration and Management," Spring 1991.

Scope and Contents Includes statements by Harold Shill, Nancy M. Cline, Margaret Chisholm, R. William Summers, Christie D. Vernon, Katherine F. Mawdsley, Eileen D. Cooke, Beverly P. Lynch, and the American Library Association before various congressional committees and subcommittees, including the Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space, the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, and the Subcommittee on Government Information, Justice, and Agriculture, among others. The topics of the testimony include...

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Includes correspondence to and from Senator Byrd discussing proposed policies and legislation relating to libraries and information access.

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Mostly includes correspondence between Rockefeller and Shill regarding proposed policies that would affect information technology or libraries. Also includes newspaper clippings, press releases, transcriptions of speeches, and a 1999 Christmas card with a photo of the Rockefeller family.

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Includes correspondence to and from Representative Mollohan regarding library and information technology issues, especially the privatization of NTIS and budgetary legislation. Also includes handwritten letter to Shill from a member of Mollohan's staff.

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Includes correspondence to and from Senator Randolph regarding library funding and meetings with library delegations.

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Includes mostly correspondence to and from Representative Rahall relating to funding and other policy issues that affect libraries and access to information. Also includes some newspaper articles and photographs of Shill with Rahall.

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Includes mostly correspondence between Shill and Representative Staggers regarding legislative policies affecting libraries and conerns about proposed political actions.

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Includes correspondence between Shill and Representative Wise, as well as meeting notes, articles, and news releases. Representative Wise served as the chairman of the House of Representatives Goverment Information, Justice and Agriculture Subcommittee and so interacted extensively with Shill, especially in regards to electronic dissemination of information (EDI) and the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).