Series I. Constituent Services, 1997-2002

Extent:
75 box(es) (75 linear feet and 150 megabytes)
Scope and content:

Series I. Constituent Services contains correspondence between Max Cleland and his constituents about the wide variety of issues that concerned them. Some frequent subjects include abortion, environmental protection regulations, the U.S. financial system (including credit unions), gun control, health care reform, the attempted impeachment of President Clinton in 1999, religious freedom, taxation laws, and veterans. The series includes the letters from the constituents, the form letters that Cleland used to respond to them, and data about the form letters.

Arrangement:

This series is organized into 4 subseries: A. Issue Mail, B. Constituent Letters Singles, C. Subject Codes, and D. Case Mail.

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Contents

Access and use restrictions

Restrictions:

This series is open for research use with the following exceptions:

Subseries B. Constituent Letters Singles must be reviewed for case mail prior to research use. Please request these files 3 business days prior to your research visit to allow time for this review.

Subseries B. Constituent Letters Singles contains digital files. These files are closed pending review for confidential information.

Subseries D. Case Mail is closed for 75 years from when the letters were written and will be available for research use in 2078.

Parent restrictions:

This collection is open for research use with the following exceptions:

Series I. Constituent Services, Subseries B. Constituent Letters Singles must be reviewed for case mail prior to research use. Please request these files 3 business days prior to your research visit to allow time for this review.

Series IV. Political and Personal, political opponent research (1996-2002) is restricted for 25 years from date of creation.

For Series X. Audiovisual Materials, reference copies of the audiovisual recordings are available upon request. Research requests will be filled as soon as possible and will be dependent upon the condition of the recordings.

Many of the series contain digital files. To access these files, please request the folders you would like through the finding aid using your research account. An archivist will be in contact with you to explain how to access the files. Please note that not all file formats are currently supported by the library for research use.

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