JAMES L. OBERSTAR:

An Inventory of His Congressional Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

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Creator: Oberstar, James L. (James Louis), 1934-2014, creator.
Title:James L Oberstar Congressional Papers.
Dates:1964-2011
Language:Materials in English, French, Russian.
Abstract:Photographs, sound and video recordings, legislative materials, campaign and political activities, committee work, and legislative staff topical files documenting Oberstar's service as a U. S. Representative from Minnesota's 8th Congressional District (1975-2011). The collection emphasizes Oberstar's activities on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, demonstrated by a large series of staff office topical files, which address a wide range of issues, projects, and legislation related to aviation, highways and bridges, railways, waterways, and bike ways. Additional significant content focuses on economic development in the Iron Range, travel and tourism, trade, and environmental protection of Minnesota's land and water resources.
Quantity:173.3 cubic feet (175 boxes and 1 folder in reserve).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseBIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Congressman James L. Oberstar, 2004James L. Oberstar was born September 10, 1934 in Chisholm, Minnesota. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul in 1956, with a Baccalaureate of Art in French and political science. He continued with school overseas, completing a Master of Art in European Studies at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium (1957).

After graduation, Oberstar worked as a Navy civilian English language teacher for Haitian military personnel, and taught French and Creole to U.S. Marine and noncommissioned officers in Haiti (1959-1963). He began his political career in 1963, as Chief of Staff to U.S. 8th Congressional District Representative John Blatnik, during which time he concurrently served as the Administrator to the House Public Works Committee (1971-1974). Oberstar succeeded Blatnik as Democrat to the 94th Congress in 1974, a seat he held consecutively through 2010, when he was defeated in a close race by Republican, Chip Cravaak.

Oberstar served in a number of leadership positions over his thirty-five year career in Congress. He was senior Democrat, and later Chairman (2007-2011), of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and held memberships on several subcommittees, including Investigations and Oversight, Economic Development, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Public Buildings and Economic Development, Railroads,; Surface Transportation, Water Resources and Environment, and as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation (1989-1994).

In addition to his work on transportation and infrastructure related issues, Oberstar served as the Minority Whip at Large, Co-Chair of both the Congressional Coalition on Adoption and the Upper Mississippi Task Force. He was a member of the Canada-U. S. Interparliamentary Group, House Delegation, the Steel Caucus, Great Lakes Task Force, Renewable Energy Caucus, Native American Caucus, Sportsman Caucus, House Trails Caucus, Forestry 2000, Caucus for Sustainable Development, Travel and Tourism Caucus, Mississippi Caucus, and the Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition.

He married Jo (nee Garlick), October 10, 1963, and had six children. Jo Oberstar died from breast cancer in July of 1991. He married Jean (nee Kurth) November 27, 1993. James Oberstar died May 3, 2014.


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

The collection is organized into the following sections:

Campaigns and Other Political Activities, 1972-2010
Appointment Books
Awards and Certificates
Campaigns and Elections
Democratic Party Files
Memos
Meetings, Events, and Invitations
Phone logs
Journals
Schedules
Constituent Services, 1973-2010
Administrative Assistant Files
Casework
Form Letters
Grants and Projects
Visitors
Correspondence, 1970s-2010
Office Administration Records, 1972-2009
Congressional Operations
Congressional Staff Files
Transportation and Infrastructure
Trip Files
Committees, 1978-2010
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee on Ways and Means
Legislative Records, 1975-2010
Legislative Profiles
Voting and Attendance Records
Legislation
Legislative Staff Files, 1965-2011
Margaret Connelly and Melody Hamoud
Mike Freiberg
Caroline Gabel
Kipp Johnson
Mary Kerr
John O'Connor
DeAnn Stish
Kate Troy
Neil Weinstein
Office Files Set 1
Office Files Set 2
Office Files Set 3
Briefing Books
Public Relations and Media Activities, 1972-2010
Clippings
Interview Transcripts
Photographs
Press Releases and Statements
Publications
Sound Recordings
Speeches
Video Recordings
Electronic Resources
Reserve Materials, 1976-2000


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Access to and use of reserve materials requires the curator's permission. Please consult the reference staff for more information.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. James L. Oberstar Congressional Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 16,645

Processing Information:

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Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Processed by: Shelby Edwards, April 2012

Catalog ID number: 990074996670104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseCAMPAIGNS AND OTHER POLITICAL ACTIVITIES

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Documents daily legislative activities, such as appointments, committee hearings, travel information, and notes, as well as some personal data, including family birthdays, invitations, religious activities, baby due dates, and additional miscellaneous reminders.
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123.I.7.10F January 4, 1975-December 20, 1979. 4 volumes.
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123.I.8.1B January 4, 1980-December 19, 1991. 11 volumes.
Missing 1989 volume.
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123.I.8.2F January 2, 1992-June 22, 1995. 5 volumes.

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123.I.8.4FThe American Legion Certificate of Appreciation, undated.
American Waterways Operators' Salute to Oberstar, August 7, 2003.
Angels in Adoption awards, September 11, 2001-September 24, 2002.
Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways [CRASH] award, August 1, 1996.
City of Duluth commendation, December 31, 1979.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: Honorary Doctor of Aerospace Studies, December 1993.
Honorary Airline Pilot certificate, undated.
J. Erik Johnson Aviation Award, January 13, 1994.
National Farmers Union 1994 Voting Achievement Award, September 1994.
Travel Agent Man of the Year award, 1994.
100% Voting record award, 1988 and 1999.
University of Minnesota-Duluth Distinguished Service, circa 1980s.
University of St. Thomas Alumnus Magnus, June 3, 2006.
Wheels of Progress Award, August 9, 2009.

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Mainly 8th Congressional District campaigns and election materials, but also primary and general campaign materials for Minnesota state senate races and national presidential campaigns. Includes campaign literature, expense reports, instructions for candidate, phone contacts, correspondence, clippings, schedules, and campaign planning information.
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123.I.3.8FCampaign scrapbook covering 1974-1980, 1992. 1 volume.
Includes photographs, clipping, and correspondence.
Certificates of nominations and elections, 1974-1998 and 2008. 2 folders.
Campaign mailings and advertisements, undated.
1972 campaigns, circa 1972.
Blatnik's election results from 1970 and 1972 campaigns.
1972 General Election returns.
1974 campaigns, 1974. 10 folders.
1976 campaigns, 1976. 2 folders.
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123.I.3.9B1978 campaigns, circa 1978. 4 folders.
1980 campaigns, circa 1980. 2 folders.
1982 campaigns, 1981-1982. 6 folders.
1984 campaigns, 1983-1984:
11 folders.
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123.I.3.10F 18 folders.
1986 campaigns, 1985-1986. 5 folders.
1988 campaigns, 1987-1988. 4 folders.
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123.I.4.1B1990 campaigns, circa 1990. 12 folders.
1992 campaigns, 1991-1992. 10 folders.
1994 campaigns, circa 1994. 6 folders.
1996 campaigns, circa 1996.
1998 campaigns, 1997-1998. 3 folders.
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123.I.4.2F2000 campaigns, circa 2000. 5 folders.
2002 campaigns, circa 2002. 5 folders.
2004 campaigns, circa 2004. 6 folders.
2006 campaigns, circa 2006. 11 folders.
2008 campaigns, 2008. 2 folders.
2010 campaigns, 2009-2010. 4 folders.

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Mainly files related to the National Democratic Caucus, but also other democratic organization, committee, and task force files.
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123.I.8.2FBriefing materials, 2003-2004. 4 folders.
Budget, 1981, 1999-2004. 4 folders.
Conferences:
Eighth District Convention, May 1, 2010.
Democratic Caucus Issues Conferences:
1994-2000. 6 folders.
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123.I.8.3B 2001-2007. 6 folders.
Democratic Midterm Conference, 1981.
Democratic National Convention, 1988, 1992, and 2000. 3 folders.
Congressional Campaign Committee, 1990-1992. 21 folders.
Mainly materials related to Democratic responses and views on topics of interest. Also includes opinions exchange.
Congressional oversight study, 1977-1978.
Democratic Study Group [DSG], 1978-1994. 8 folders.
Includes studies, reports, facts sheets, and actions.
Elections Reform Special Committee, 2001.
Ethics, 1997.
Job Training Task Force, 1985. 2 folders.
Leadership retreat, January 22, 2001.
Includes briefing book and agenda.
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123.I.8.4FOrganization, Study, and Review Committee, 2002.
Member Services Manual, 2002.
Democratic Message Board: Opinion Exchange 1991-1992. 2 folders.
Policy, 1997-2000. 2 folders.
Publications:
Daily Democrat, circa 1992-1997.
Previously known as Newswire.
Miscellaneous Caucus publications, 1992-1995. 2 folders.
Republicans, 1995-1998. 2 folders.
Rules and floor procedures, 1992-2003.

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Contains typescript memoranda to and from Oberstar and office staff, as well as accompanying related materials, such as references, articles, and notes. Typical subject matter relates to legislative activities, such as House and Senate budgets, bills, and rulings, but also scheduled events, and topical issues of particular concern to Minnesota and Oberstar, such as iron ore mining, transportation and infrastructure, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area [BWCA] and Voyageurs National Park [VNP], among many others. Beginning circa 2000's, many memos took the form of emails.
Arranged chronologically.
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123.I.5.4F 1969-1990. 19 folders.
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123.I.5.5B 1989-1997. 27 folders.
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123.I.5.6F 1998-2004. 22 folders.
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123.I.5.7B 2003-2010. 26 folders.

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123.I.8.4FAlphabetical arrangement:
May overlap and interfile with chronological arrangement.
Miscellaneous events and conferences, 1975-2010. 7 folders.
Includes invitations, notes, advertisements, and agendas.
American Academy of Environmental Engineers dinner summary, May 1980.
Aviation events and invitations,
1980-2000. 15 folders.
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123.I.8.5B 2000-2008. 5 folders.
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington 12th Annual Congressional dinner, April 29, 1997.
Christening and launching ceremony of the U.S. Coast Guard William Tate, May 2000.
Columbus Day event of the Chisholm Italian American Club, 1999.
Commemorative joint meeting, September 6, 2002.
Detroit Transit conference, June 5, 2000.
Great Lakes governors' Mackinac Island celebration, June 1983.
Intelligent transportation system technology fair, September 6, 2001.
Independence Day events and celebrations, 1996-1997.
James L. Oberstar Forums, 2002-2009. 8 folders.
Transportation related forums. Includes invites, summaries, notes, handouts, and related miscellaneous materials.
Main Street North forum, 1991.
Presidential inauguration, 1997.
Public Policy dinner with Christopher C. Jennings, March 3, 2003.
National Honor Society Induction ceremony for Cherry Hill High School, 1978.
Raytheon Electric Systems visit agenda, March 10, 1997.
Safety Summit, September 24, 2007.
Sheboygan County tour, May 17, 2010.
South Florida transportation briefing agenda, notes, and copy of presentation, October 18, 2002.
State of the Union Address to the 108th Congress, January 28, 2003.
Tourism industry unity dinner, circa 1994.
Twentieth anniversary remembrance service of the victims of Pan Am flight 103, December 21, 2008.
United States Constitution 200th Anniversary, 1987.
University of St. Thomas commencement, July 17, 1992.
Wings of Mercy banquet, June 22, 2004.
Wright Memorial dinner, December 15, 1995.
Chronological arrangement:
1995. 2 folders.
1996. 4 folders.
1997. 49 folders.
1998. 43 folders and 1 volume.
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123.I.8.6F 1998. 30 folders.
1999. 2 folders.
2000. 62 folders.
2001. 67 folders.
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123.I.8.7B 2001. 42 folders and 1 volume.
2002. 130 folders.
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123.I.8.8F 2002. 70 folders.
2003. 81 folders and 1 volume.
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123.I.8.9B 2003. 44 folders.
2004. 52 folders.
2005. 16 folders.
2006. 6 folders.
2007. 9 folders.
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123.I.8.10F 2008. 15 folders.
2009. 18 folders.
2010. 32 folders.

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Includes memos of phone conversations, calls to be returned, and summarizations of conversations where business was conducted.
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123.I.8.10F January 7, 1987-March 1988. 6 volumes.

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123.I.8.10F March 18, 2005-circa June 2009. 1 volume.
Includes detailed commentary regarding energy, light rail projects, general transportation issues, environmental preservation, and a partially completed eulogy for "TK".
December 1974- August 31, 1976. 1 volume.
Includes content related to the costs of renting office space, pro-life rallies, 8th District development projects, budgetary reflections, public transportation issues, and additional topical subject matter relating to Oberstar's interests, concerns, and daily official activities.
January 2000-May 2002. 1 volume.
Mainly related to Oberstar's role as Senior Democratic member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Topics include the intended merger between BNSF Railways and Canada National [CN] railways, motor carrier safety, and shipping and cargo issues related to the Great Lakes region and Canada.
September 25-27, 2008.
Notes regarding the economic rescue plan.
January-September 2010. 1 volume.
Mainly topical issues related to Oberstar's role as Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
March-October 2010. 1 volume.
Includes notes regarding Oberstar's role as Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure and particularly his interests in matters of the Aviation Subcommittee, including payments to survivors of the 9-11 attacks on the World Trade Center, baggage handling policies, standardized aviation certifications, as well as 8th District concerns, involving the environment, transportation projects, and border issues with Canada.

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123.I.8.10FHouse Budget Committee schedules, undated.
8th District and Washington D. C. office schedules:
1978-1990. 7 folders.
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123.I.9.1B 1988-2010. 27 folders.

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Includes correspondence, memos, reports, and related items that document the structure, management, and constituent services activities of the administrative staff, the role of the staff and their interrelationships, in addition to their role in accomplishing Oberstar's goals
Materials may interfile and overlap with office and legislative staff files.
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123.I.9.1BWorking Files:
1970s. 9 folders.
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123.I.9.2F 1970s-1980s. 15 folders.
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123.I.9.3B 1980-1995 (bulk 1980-1989). 18 folders.
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123.I.9.4F 1990-1999. 21 folders.
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123.I.9.5B 1993-2006. 20 folders.
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123.I.9.6F 1999-2009. 18 folders.
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123.I.9.7B 2004-2010. 8 folders.

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Includes requests from constituents for assistance with federal agencies, interim letters to the constituent, response from agency, and final letters to constituents.
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123.I.9.7BMount Rockwood ski area, 1973-1975.
Northland Day Activity Center, 1975.
1975-1978. 4 folders.
Includes materials addressing issues surrounding American Indians, economic development, environmental protections, commerce, mining, and other constituent interests.
Northern States Power [NSP], 1979.
Crane Lake, 1970s.
Balanced budgets effects on Federal Aviation Administration [FAA] employees, 1986.
Odyssey for Peace, 1995.
Ash River Trail, 1990.
Housing, 2005-2007.

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Contains correspondence, copies of prepared replies, computer based indexes, and lists of profession and subject codes used to index defined issues.
Organized chronologically.
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123.I.4.2FIssues list, 1976-1978.
List of topical codes used to organize form letters.
Letters deleted:
1976-1978.
A100-Z17999, 1979-1985. 2 folders.
L18000- , 1979-1986. 2 folders.
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123.I.4.3B 1984-1985 form letters. 3 folders.
Dialcom:
Codes and general information, 1983-1987.
Microfiche of correspondents, circa 1979.
Issues list and Dialcom file, circa 1987. 3 folders.
Final, issues list, and zip codes, 1987-1989. 3 folders.
Active and inactive text code report, 1991 and 1993.
Topical index to the file extensions assigned by Oberstar's office.
Abortion-Wild rice:
Subject based form letters, arranged alphabetically by file extension assigned in Oberstar's office. Common topics include, but are not limited to, abortion rights, national funding for the arts, animal testing, budgeting issues, the BWCA, free trade agreements, transportation, and mining.
1990-1994. 6 folders.
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123.I.4.4F 1995-1997. 5 folders.
Addressed computer letters, 1996-1998. 3 folders.
Arranged chronologically.
Congressional term arrangement:
List of form letter types, 1999-2009.
Index to terms used in form letters from the 106th-111th Congress.
Form letter codes, 2003-2004.
Index to terms used in form letters from the 108th Congress.
106th Congress, 1999-2000. 3 folders.
107th Congress, 2001-2002. 4 folders.
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123.I.4.5B108th Congress, 2003-2004. 4 folders.
109th Congress, 2005-2006. 3 folders.
110th Congress, 2007-2008:
7 folders.
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123.I.4.6F 1 folder.
111th Congress, 2009-2010. 8 folders.

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Includes requests from cities, towns, small businesses or private research groups, and nonprofit, social service, or community action organizations for information and assistance in obtaining federal funds or federal grants for projects.
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123.I.9.7BAnnouncements.
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123.I.9.8FAnoka County. 2 folders.
Arrowhead region economic and regulatory development. 2 folders.
Balsam Township.
Biwabik.
Blaine.
Bois Fort; Nett Lake.
Cambridge.
Carlton County.
Chisago County. 2 folders.
Chisholm.
Cloquet. 2 folders.
Coleraine.
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act [CETA].
Cook County.
Coon rapids.
Dairy.
Drought.
Duluth:
6 folders.
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123.I.9.9B 20 folders.
Eighth District projects. 3 folders.
Ely. 3 folders.
Evelyth.
Fond Du Lac Reservation.
Federal Housing Administration [FHA] emergency loans.
Grand Marais.
Grand Rapids. 2 folders.
Gilbert.
Grand Portage.
Hermantown.
Hibbing. 2 folders.
Housing and community development.
International Falls.
Isanti County.
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123.I.9.10FItasca County.
Kanabec County.
Knife Lake Project.
Koochiching County.
Lake County.
Lakes and Pines.
Lino Lakes.
Local public works.
Minnesota Farmers Union.
Minnesota fire protection.
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency.
Minnesota: University of Duluth.
Mora. 2 folders.
Northern Community Radio.
Northome.
Pine County.
Silver Bay.
St. Croix Wild River.
St. Louis County. 2 folders.
St. Scholastica.
Virginia. 2 folders.
Wyoming.

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Includes names of visitors and dates of visits to Oberstar's D.C. and Duluth offices.
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123.I.9.10F 1975-1982. 3 folders and 2 volumes.
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123.I.10.1B April 9, 1984-November 3, 1997, 2003-November 2004, and 2010. 1 folder and 4 volumes.

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Includes materials both to and from constituents, international political colleagues, and the three branches of government. Typical subjects address 8th Congressional District political activities and events, recommendations, congratulations, legislative issues, and district constituent concerns.


Arranged chronologically.


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123.I.4.6F 1970s-1977. 14 folders.
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123.I.4.7B 1975-1982. 24 folders.
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123.I.4.8F 1976-1998 (bulk 1978-1986). 23 folders.
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123.I.4.9B 1986-1991, and 2009. 17 folders.
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123.I.4.10F 1989-1997. 22 folders.
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123.I.5.1B 1993-2003. 19 folders.
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123.I.5.2F 1996-2010 (bulk 1996-2004). 25 folders.
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123.I.5.3B 1999-2010 (bulk 2000-2003). 17 folders.
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123.I.5.4F 2003-2010. 11 folders.

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Expand/CollapseOFFICE ADMINISTRATION RECORDS

Expand/CollapseCongressional Operations

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123.I.10.7BNew member briefing, 1976-1977.
Congressional Management Foundation, 1977.

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123.I.10.7BCensus instructions for staff and examples of applications, 1979-1980.
Staff reports, 1985-1989.
Staff salaries and office costs, 1993-1994.
Policies and procedures, 1993-1996.
Staff members job descriptions and reviews, 1998.
Incomplete. Includes current and former staff listings, roles, surveys, and professional goals in their roles as legislative staff members.
Staff retreat, 1997.
Staff conference, 2003.

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Formerly known as the House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
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123.I.10.7BAdministrative issues, 1985-1988.
Organization and administration positions, 1996-2002. 2 folders.

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Materials relate to Oberstar's travels around Minnesota, focusing on 8th District areas such as Duluth, Brainerd, Cloquet, and Aitkin, among others. Also contains a number of trip files from national and international travels. Materials include itineraries, speeches, talking points, remarks, clippings, reports, schedules, memos, maps, correspondence, and miscellaneous travel related ephemera.
Organized chronologically.
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123.I.3.1B September 13, 1972-September 1980. 48 folders.
In addition to local travel, includes materials from a trip to Haiti (1974).
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123.I.3.2F January 24, 1981-December 15, 1989. 39 folders.
In addition to local travel, includes materials from international trips to Australia, France, Haiti, Belgium, and Germany, as well as travel to national destinations including Tennessee, Maryland, and Indiana.
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123.I.3.3B January 9, 1990-July 2, 1993. 44 folders.
In addition to local travel, includes materials from international trips to Canada, France, and Germany, as well as travel to national destinations including the U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia, and Washington D. C.
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123.I.3.4F November 11, 1993-July 1995. 33 folders.
In addition to local travel, includes materials from international trips to Slovenia, Haiti, and Canada, as well as travel to national destinations including Florida, Texas, Arizona, and North Carolina.
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123.I.3.5B July 1995-March 24, 1998. 44 folders.
In addition to local travel, includes materials from international trips to China, France, Germany, and Japan, as well as travel to national destinations including Colorado, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
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123.I.3.6F January 1999-July 31, 2002. 60 folders.
In addition to local travel, includes materials from international trips to China, Argentina, Brazil, Chili, and the Republic of Panama, as well as travel to national destinations including California, Nevada, and Texas.
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123.I.3.7B August 4, 2002-December 12, 2009. 70 folders.
In addition to local travel, includes materials from international trips to China, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Switzerland, as well as travel to national destinations including California, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Washington state.

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Expand/CollapseCOMMITTEES

Organized alphabetically by Committee title, thereunder by subcommittee, therein chronologically. Materials may interfile and overlap with other staff files over absent time periods.


Expand/CollapseCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Formerly known as the Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Oberstar was a ranking Democratic member throughout his congressional career and later chairman (2007-2011).
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123.I.7.4FAgendas, committee background information, budgets, hearings, and miscellaneous related materials:
Arranged chronologically.
1990-2008. 37 folders.
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123.I.7.5B 2008-2010. 17 folders.
Subcommittee on Aviation:
Oberstar served as Chairman from 1989-1994. Includes correspondence, reports, reviews, statements, and regulations regarding subcommittee matters and topics of interest.
Agendas, hearings, statements, talking points, and summaries of activities, 1980s-1998 (bulk 1987-1990). 12 folders.
Arranged chronologically.
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123.I.7.6FCorrespondence, reports and related materials:
1990. 27 folders.
Organized chronologically.
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123.I.7.7B 1991-1992. 24 folders.
Organized chronologically.
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123.I.7.8F 1990-1994. 33 folders.
Includes S-Z for 1990 and A-Z for 1991. 1991 also includes files for James Busey (FAA Administrator) and Samuel Skinner (Secretary of the Department of Transportation).
Organized alphabetically by year.
Agendas, hearings, statements, talking points, and summaries of activities:
Arranged chronologically.
Incomplete set.
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123.I.7.9B March 17, 1992-September 15, 1999. 25 folders.
Includes materials related to Aircraft certifications, the Airport Improvement Program [AIP] reauthorization, commuter airline safety issues, H. R. 3187 (protection for airline whistle-blowers), as well as hearings related to travel agent concerns and issues.
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123.I.7.10F October 11, 2001-June 16, 2010. 4 folders.
Includes materials related to the deployment and use of security technology, as well as aviation mergers.
Aviation and Rail Joint Subcommittee:
Planes, trains, and intermodalism, February 26, 2003.
Highway and Transit Subcommittee:
Major project management, 2002.
Project evaluation criteria, 108th Congress list, and miscellaneous related materials, 2001-2003.
Public Buildings and Economic Development Subcommittee:
Courthouse construction program, March 28, 1996.
Water Resources Subcommittee:
Nation's water transportation system, March 16-24, 1982. 5 volumes.
Corps of Engineers water resources project, June 10, 1982. 1 volume.
H.R. 6113: Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, June 16, 1982. 1 volume.
Water resources development projects, June 17, 1982. 1 volume.

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123.I.7.10FNominations of support for position and official withdrawal letter, 1978-1979.

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Expand/CollapseLEGISLATIVE RECORDS

Expand/CollapseLegislative Profiles

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123.I.10.8F 1977-1983, 1987-1988, and 1993-2004. 13 folders.

Expand/CollapseVoting and Attendance Records

Includes individualized reports prepared by the Democratic Policy Committee.
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123.I.10.8FStatistical summary of votes:
103rd Congress-106th Congress: 2nd session, 1993-2000. 9 folders.
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123.I.10.9B106th Congress: 2nd session-108th Congress, 2nd session, 2000-2004. 7 folders.
Legislative Activity Guides: 103rd-108th Congress, 1993-2004. 19 folders.
House Action Reports, 1999.
Voting records, handouts and brochures: 100th-103rd Congress, 1988-1990, 1992-1993. 4 folders.
Voting records gathered and published by agencies, organizations, or interest group by topic.
Individual record of votes:
95th-98th Congress: 2nd session, 1977-1979. 3 folders.
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123.I.10.10F96th Congress: 2nd session-98th Congress, 1980-1984. 3 folders.
Voting Record:
Environmental, 1975-1998. 2 folders.
94th Congress-95th Congress: 1st session, 1975-1977. 6 folders.
97th Congress: 2nd session, 1982. 2 folders.
100th Congress, 1987-1988. 3 folders.
100th Congress: 2nd session-101st Congress, 1988-1991. 4 folders.

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Includes copies of bills, conference and committee reports, staff memos and correspondence concerning bills, related speeches and press releases, and other documents showing the nature and extent of Oberstar's participation in the introduction and movement of bills.
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123.I.12.1B94th Congress, 1975-1976. 19 folders.
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123.I.12.2F95th Congress, 1977-1978. 22 folders.
96th Congress, 1979-1980:
2 folders.
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123.I.12.3B 8 folders.
97th Congress, 1981-1982:
8 folders and 3 volumes.
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123.I.12.4F 6 folders and 1 volume.
98th Congress, 1983-1984. 10 folders.
99th Congress, 1985-1986:
3 folders.
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123.I.12.5B 5 folders.
100th Congress, 1987-1988. 28 folders.
101st Congress, 1989-1990:
4 folders.
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123.I.12.6F 28 folders.
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123.I.12.7B102nd Congress, 1991-1992. 23 folders.
103rd Congress, 1993-1994:
7 folders.
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123.I.12.8F 13 folders.
104th Congress, 1995-1996. 29 folders.
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123.I.12.9B105th Congress, 1997-1998. 17 folders.
106th Congress, 1999-2000. 9 folders.
107th Congress, 2001-2002:
13 folders.
Location
123.I.12.10F 7 folders.
108th Congress, 2003-2004. 10 folders.
109th Congress, 2005-2006. 7 folders.
110th Congress, 2007-2008. 6 folders and 1 volume.
111th Congress, 2009-2010. 10 folders.

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Expand/CollapseLEGISLATIVE STAFF FILES

Expand/CollapseMargaret Connelly and Melody Hamoud, 2003

Materials relate to the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century [TEA-21].
Location
123.I.5.8FBackground data. 4 folders.
Includes background research materials, correspondence, and a high priority item report.
Projects:
Cass County Highway 206 and 207.
Forest Service roads: Section 1804.
Great River Road in Aitkin County.
I-35 and County State Aid Highway [CSAH] 17 interchange.
Minnesota town road sign replacement program.
Returned or dropped projects.
Project requests, applications, and criteria reports. 3 folders.
Includes proposals and applications for TEA-21 funds as well as follow up reports.
Project evaluation criteria reports, applications, and correspondence. 4 folders.

Expand/CollapseMike Freiberg, 1999-2001

Materials date from the 106th Congress.
Location
123.I.5.8FDear Colleague letters, 1999-2000. 4 folders.
Include education, health care, and American Indian issues.
2000 Fiscal Year appropriations, 1999.
2001 Fiscal Year appropriations, 2000. 4 folders.
Subject files:
Age discrimination, 1999.
American Indians, 1999-2000. 10 folders.
Business and community development, 2000. 2 folders.
Child support offsets, 1999.
Education:
Title VII education and training, 1999-2000.
Pine City Alternative Learning Center, 1999.
Events, 1999-2000. 2 folders.
Gambling, 2000.
Health care:
Physician collective bargaining, 2000.
Location
123.I.5.9BAIDS-W, 1999-2000. 24 folders.
Includes materials relating to Medicare, prescription drugs, and women's health care concerns.
Water:
University of Minnesota Duluth freshwater research, 1999.
River of life hatchery, 1999.

Expand/CollapseCaroline Gabel

Location
123.I.5.9BClean Air Act, 1997. 4 folders.
Location
123.I.5.10FComprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act super fund, 1995-1998. 2 folders.
Water, 1992-1997. 4 folders.
Includes the Water Resources Development Act, drinking water safety, and the Mississippi River and tributaries project.

Expand/CollapseKipp Johnson

Location
123.I.5.10FAppropriations, 1999, 2002, and 2005. 11 folders.
Includes appropriations for a Mille Lacs wastewater treatment plant and homeland security.
House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, 1999. 2 folders.
Includes materials requesting funds for a Voyageur Interpretive Center, the Fond du Lac Ojibwe School, as well as issues related to environmental protections, such as climate change, biodiversity, and fish and wildlife habitat management.
Milk Income Loss Contract [MILC], 2004.
Forestry timber and roads, circa 1997-1999. 2 folders.
Northeast Ventures; Iron Range Ventures, 2000.
Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry, 1999-2006. 5 folders.
Homeland Security appropriations: Office of Domestic Preparedness funding cuts, 2006.
Correspondence:
Letters, 1995-1996.
Tax history and constituent questions, 1996.
Memos and correspondence, 2001-2005.
Speech, August 28, 1990.
United Steel Workers of America International conference.
Legislation:
BWCA wilderness, 1998.
Co-sponsored legislation, 1995.
Independent FAA, 1994-1995.
Interior amendments, 1999.
H. R. 2389: Payments to states from the National Forest Service, 1999.
Taggant explosives and the Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act of 1995, 1993-1995.
Trade bill, 1987.
Location
123.I.6.1BSubject files:
Includes topically arranged research materials, such as clippings, correspondence, and resulting or related legislation.
Antarctica and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge [ANWR], 1992-1995.
Antiquities Act, 1999.
Budget, 1993-1994.
Aviation.
Casework, 2000-2003.
Coast Guard, 1992-1995.
Cook County, 1992-1995. 2 folders.
Council of European Debt, 1988-1989.
Defense, 1999.
Duluth Federal Building, 1996.
Energy, 1983-1995.
Events, 1989, 1994-1995, 1997, 1999, 2003. 11 folders.
Includes meetings, hearings, and public appearances.
Farm bill public forum, 1996, 1999. 2 folders.
Foreign relations:
China, 1999. 2 folders.
Japan, 1999.
Korea, 1999.
Russian KGB, 1999.
Vietnam, 1999.
Forestry:
Chippewa National Forest, 2000.
Forest roads moratorium, circa 1988-1999. 2 folders.
Global free logging agreement, 1999.
National forest counties and schools, 1999. 2 folders.
Location
123.I.6.2FTimber correspondence and clippings, 1999.
Timber data, 1999.
Timber and international trade export subsidies, 1986-1991.
United States Forestry Service, 1999. 2 folders.
Free Trade Agreement, 1987-1988.
Department of the Interior, 1999.
Isle Royale National Park, 1996-1998. 4 folders.
Includes management plans, surveys, and assessments.
Land deals, 1999. 2 folders.
Outboard motors, 1999.
Phone lines, 1999-2000.
School trust lands, 1997-1999.
Minnesota supercomputer center, 1987.
Superior National Forest plan appeal, 1987-1990.
National Direct Reduction Iron [DRI], 1995.
Ponikvar, Veda, 1983-2004.
Reserve retirees letter, 1986-1990.
Steel, 1993-1995. 2 folders.
Treaty issues, 1996.
Trade Agreement Assistance [TAA] office activities, 1983-1986.
Upper Mississippi River, 1997-1999.
Veteran issues, 1999. 4 folders.
VNP, 1999.
Water Resources Development Act [WRDA], 1998-1999. 6 folders.
Location
123.I.6.3BVoter guides, 1996-2006. 8 folders.
Includes background data and surveys.

Expand/CollapseMary Kerr

Location
123.I.6.3BWorking file, 2003-2004.

Expand/CollapseJohn O'Connor

Location
123.I.6.3BClippings and press releases, 1977-1979. 4 folders.
Includes materials related to the 1978 Senate race, praises for President Carter, clippings, the Burton bill, as well as the BWCA Fraser Bill.
Congressional record, 1975-1978.
Congressman Oberstar for Senate, 1977.
Co-Signed letters, 1980.
Co-Sponsored bills, 1980.
Dear Colleague letters, 1979-1980. 4 folders.
Includes materials relating to human rights issues.
Location
123.I.6.4FMinnesota historical data, circa 1976. 2 folders.
Includes clippings, surveys, and miscellaneous historical background data related to 8th Congressional District areas.

Expand/CollapseDeAnn Stish

Location
123.I.6.4FAppropriations, 1992-1998. 5 folders.
Legislation:
Includes first and second session materials.
104th Congress, 1995-1996. 2 folders.
105th Congress, 1997-1998. 3 folders.
Caucuses:
House Trails Caucus, 1997.
Indian Caucus, 1997.
Renewable Energy Caucus, 1997.
Sportsmen's Caucus, 1996-1997.
Forestry 2000 Task Force, 1997.
H. R. 2149: BWCA Wilderness Legacy Act, September 1997.
Subject files:
Animal damage control, 1996-1997.
Animal plant health inspection service, 1995-1997.
Assault ban, 1996-1997.
Bad River; Cooper Mine, 1996.
Below cost sales, 1991-1994.
Timber program policy.
Border issues, 1983-2001. 5 folders.
BWCA Wilderness and VNP:
Includes materials regarding the Boundary Waters Center, area wildlife, local maps, mediation and conciliation services, portages, reservations, the Superior National Forest, water levels, land acquisition, snowmobiles, and additional related materials.
circa 1982-1997.
Location
123.I.6.5B circa 1992-1997. 31 folders.
Location
123.I.6.6F circa 1980-1993. 4 folders.
Cabin tax renewal, 1997.
Cass Lake, 1999.
Clean Water Action, 1999-2000.
Coastal zone management, 1992.
Cook County, 1992-1998.
Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, 1993.
Domestic violence, 1996-1997.
Education, 1998.
Ely Wastewater Plant project, 1999.
Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], 1994-1997. 2 folders.
Fees, 1990.
Fire, 1992-1994.
Flow control, 1994-1997. 3 folders.
Forage Improvement Act, 1997.
Forest plan revisions, 1998.
Fuel prices, 1996-1997.
Giants Ridge land exchange, 1995-1997.
Glendorado State Wildlife Area, 1998.
Al Gore, 1999.
Grams bill: BWCA Wilderness Accessibility and Fairness Act of 1997, 1997.
Grand Portage National Monument, 1998.
Great Lakes Task force, 1994-1996. 2 folders.
Great Lakes Transmission Company, 1998.
Guns, circa 1990-1998. 2 folders.
Harbor maintenance tax, 1999.
Hedstrom Lumber Company, 1997-1998.
Hovland survey, 1997.
Hudson Casino, 1994-1998.
Intelligence, 1989-1993.
International Falls, 1998.
Istook Amendment, 1996.
Law enforcement, 1997-1998.
Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act, 1998.
Mackinaw ship retirement in Duluth, 1999.
Main injector neutrino oscillation experiment [MINOS], 1997-1999.
Location
123.I.6.7BMercury, 1996-1998.
Milk, 1997-1998.
Minneapolis Area Community of Tribal Schools [MACTS] project, 1998.
Minnesota Conservation Corps, 1999-2000.
Minnesota power beneficiation project, 1998.
Minnesota Valley Refuge, 1998-1999.
National Ambient Air Quality Standards [NAAQS], 1997.
National Park Service fish and wildlife, 1992-1997.
National Steel Corporation, 1997.
American Indian housing, 1997-1998.
North American Free Trade Agreement [NAFTA], 1998.
North Central Forest experiment station, 1996-1998.
Northern States Power [NSP], 1997-1998. 2 folders.
Nuclear waste policy, 1997-1998.
Omnibus Parks bill, 1998.
Parameter proposal: Land use planning model, 1997.
Payments in Lieu of Taxes [PILT], 1994-1998. 2 folders.
Potlatch expansion, 1996-1997.
H. R. 1534: Private Property Rights Implementation Act, 1997.
Reappraisals of residence in Superior and Chippewa, 1997.
Red River flood, 1999.
Regional haze, 1997-1998.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act [RCRA]: Solid waste, 1993-1995. 2 folders.
Rice River gravel pit, 1999.
Salvage rider: timber, 1995-1998.
Seagull Lake arguments: VNP, 1995-1996.
Softwoods: timber, 1997-1998.
State education funding, 1997.
Steel, 1998-1999.
Stewardship Alliance: VNP, 1992-1995.
Superior campgrounds concessions, 1999.
Taconite tax policy, 1995-1998.
Tadd Johnson: Indian Gaming Commission, 1997-1998.
Teaming with wildlife, 1997-1998.
Timber, 1993-1997.
Timber Purchasers Committee congressional tours, 1996, 1999.
Timber supply, 1993.
Timber wolves, 1982-1985.
Location
123.I.6.8FTrout Lake property purchase, 1996-1997.
United Nations, 1993.
United Power Associates [UPA]: Devils Lake, 1997-1998.
United States Forest Service North Central Experiment, 1990-1991.
Unrelated Business Income Tax [UBIT], 1997.
User fees related to the BWCA Wilderness Accessibility and Partnership Act, 1997.
Utilities, 1994-1995.
VNP, 1993-1997. 5 folders.
Includes additional wildlife protection areas.
Water projects, 1999.
White pine: forestry, 1996-1997.
Wildlife, 1992-1993.
Woman's National Democratic Club, 1997.
Wolves, 1990-1998.
Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump, 1995-1996.

Expand/CollapseKate Troy

Location
123.I.6.8FAppropriations:
Arranged chronologically.
Veteran Affairs [VA]; Housing and Urban Development [HUD], Fiscal Year 2002.
Fiscal Year 2003. 7 folders.
Fiscal Year 2004. 5 folders.
Fiscal Year 2005. 3 folders.
Correspondence:
Constituent mail, 2002-2004.
Letters from agencies in response to letters of support, 2001-2003.
Letters from the Executive Branch, 2001-2003.
Memos, 2001-2004. 2 folders.
Grant notifications and awards, 2001-2005. 2 folders.
Legislation:
Cosponsored cosigned legislation: 107th and 108th Congress, 2001-2004. 3 folders.
Final signed letters: 107th and 108th Congress, 2001-2004. 2 folders.
Location
123.I.6.9BStudent Results Act, 1999.
H. R. 7: Education Savings and School Excellence Act, 2000.
H. R. 1: No Child Left Behind, 2001.
H. R. 1: Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 2002.
107th Congress Dear Colleague letters, 2001-2002.
Subject files:
American Indian issues, 1999-2003. 17 folders.
Includes casework, tribal concerns, military, legislative proposals, and grants.
American Refugee Committee [ARC] Minnesota, 1999-2001.
Audubon Center, 2000-2001.
Disabilities: Range Center, 2001-2002.
Education:
Century Council, 2001.
Class size survey, 2001.
Federal student financial aid, 2001-2005.
Home Town Value [HTV] education tour, 2003.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [IDEA] reauthorization, 2002.
Impact aid, 2000-2002.
Mesabi Academy, 2001-2002.
Esko School District, 2001-2002.
Lincoln Park School, 2001-2002.
School renovation program, 2001.
School visits, 2004.
Bemidji State University [BSU], 2001.
Capella University, 2001.
Higher education issues, 2003.
Logging class, 2000-2001.
McNair program at St. Scholastica. 2002.
Minister of Education: Denmark, 2002.
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities [MN-SCU], 2000-2003. 2 folders.
Saint Cloud State, 2001.
Saint Thomas, 2001-2002.
Simon commission, 2004.
System of Technology to Achieve Results [STAR] program, 2001.
Summary of education issues, 2001.
University of Minnesota, 2001-2003. 3 folders.
Location
123.I.6.10FEmpowerment zones, 2000-2001.
Family planning, 2004.
Global volunteers, 2000-2002. 2 folders.
Guardian Angels Care Center in Elk River, 2000-2001.
Marriage promotion, 2002-2003.
Transportation, 2002.
Transportation Forum, 2002-2005. 3 folders.
Tourism, 1999-2001. 4 folders.
Veteran issues, 2001-2003. 2 folders.
Virginia steam system, 2000-2001.

Expand/CollapseNeil Weinstein

Location
123.I.6.10FLegislation:
H. R. 1432: Africa Growth and Opportunity Act, 1997-1998.
H. R. 3150: Bankruptcy reform, 1998.
Bi-national Great Lakes-Seaway Enhancement Act: Volumes 1-4, 1997. 5 folders.
H. R. 1858: Financial Institutions Regulatory Relief Act, 1995.
H. R. 10: Financial Services Modernization Act, 1997-1998.
H. R. 1481: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1998, 1998.
Individual Retirement Account [IRA] legislation, 1997.
Jones Act, 1997-1998.
H. R. 2149: Ocean Shipping Reform Act, 1995-1996.
Passenger Vessel Services Act, 1995-1998. 2 folders.
H. R. 2754: Ship Building Trade Agreement Act, 1995-1996.
Location
123.I.7.1BSubject files:
Automobiles and auto parts, 1992.
Air National Guard:
C-130 simulators, 1988-1989.
C-130 aircraft, 1993.
Duluth Air National Guard, 1988-1995. 2 folders.
Minnesota Air National Guard, 1994-1995.
Air Guard Museum, 1994.
Battleships, 1995.
Bi-national seaway, 1998.
Business Literacy Conference, 1997-1998.
Cadet Nurse Corps, 1997-1998.
Cargo preference, 1997.
Casework: closed, 1996-1998. 2 folders.
Civilian technicians, 1997-1998.
Corps of Engineers for the Eighth District, 1993.
Coast Guard:
Cargo residue wash down, 1996-1998.
Authorizations, Fiscal Years 1996 and 1998. 2 folders.
Budget, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999. 2 folders.
Community Development Block Grant [CDBG], 1989-1996.
Credit unions, 1997-1998.
Customs, 1989-1995.
Deerfield HUD, 1993-1995.
Defense authorizations, Fiscal Year 1999.
Defense spending in Minnesota, 1989-1992.
Department of Defense, 1994-1999. 7 folders.
Fiscal Year authorizations and amendments for 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and a budget from 1995.
Drug Enforcement Administration [DEA], 1996-1997.
Duluth customs office, 1997-1998.
Duluth Port Authority, 1988-1996.
Fair trade, 1986.
Location
123.I.7.2FFast track, 1997. 2 folders.
Federal Maritime Commission on Japan, 1997-1998.
Federal Reserve issues, 1995.
Foreign relations:
General, 1988-1997.
Iran, 1985-1994.
Israel, 1992.
Israel Loan Guarantees, 1991-1992.
Palestine, 1993.
Puerto Rico, 1991.
Somalia and Rwanda, 1993.
General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs [GATT], 1994. 2 folders.
Great Lakes:
Fishery Commission, 1997-1998.
Finance meeting, 1997.
Miscellaneous, 1984-1985, 1994. 2 folders.
Pathogens, 1996.
Pilotage, 1997-1998. 2 folders.
Programs, Fiscal Years 1998-1999. 3 folders.
Seaway and Port of Duluth information, 1995-1998.
Task Force, 1997.
Torricelli provision, 1989.
Harbor maintenance tax, 1997-1998.
Housing:
Issues, 1998.
Reform, 1997-1998.
Section Eight, 1997-1998.
Ice breaking:
Fees, 1997.
Finland, 1998.
Great Lakes, 1996-1998.
Location
123.I.7.3BHearing, 1996.
New legislative history, 1997.
New studies, 1996-1997.
International Monetary Fund [IMF], 1998. 2 folders.
Karnal Bunt, 1996-1997.
Lake Superior water sale, 1998.
Land mines, 1997.
Large lakes observatory at the University of Minnesota Duluth, 1997.
Maritime issues, 1998.
Merchant Marines, 1995.
Most favored nation [MFN], 1992-1997 and 1999. 4 folders.
Multi-lateral agreement on investments, 1998.
Navigational assistance user fee, 1998.
NAFTA, 1992-1993, 1997-1998. 2 folders.
Northeast Ventures Corporation, 1998.
Panama Canal, 1996.
Paper tariffs, 1997-1998.
Passenger Services Act [PSA] reform letter, 1995.
Public Service Announcement [PSA] hearing, April 1998.
Pension and retirement, 1996-1997.
Pilotage, 1985-1986.
Pilotage Advisory Board, 1994-1997.
Postal issues, 1995-1998. 2 folders.
Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratories [PMEL], 1998.
Press coverage, 1996-1998.
Railroad retirement, 1996-1997.
Sea grant, Fiscal Years 1997-1998. 2 folders.
Seaway conference, January 1997.
Seaway development bank, 1997.
Seaway Performance Board Operations [PBO], 1997. 2 folders.

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Files appear to have been held in a central office location and utilized by several staff members.
Organized alphabetically by topic.
Location
123.I.13.1BAcid rain, 1977-1984. 3 folders.
Adoption legislation, 1981.
Aging programs, 1982.
Agriculture, 1976-1988. 2 folders.
America: July 4th, Flag Day, and patriotism, 1976-1987.
Arts and humanities, 1982-1984.
BWCA, 1977-1978.
Campaign financing, 1979.
Chrysler: loan guarantee, 1979.
Cities, 1981-1983.
Civil liberties, 1983-1987.
Congress, 1975-1983. 2 folders.
Cooperatives [co-ops]: consumer issues, 1977.
Credit unions, 1976.
Economic development, 1977-1989.
Education, 1977-1986. 3 folders.
Energy, 1977-1981. 2 folders.
Location
123.I.13.2FEnvironment, 1976-1977.
Ethics, Code of (Congress), 1977-1980.
Ethnic heritage, 1976-1989. 6 folders.
Equal Rights Amendment, 1978-1982.
Fire and firefighters, 1970s.
Fisheries, 1980.
Foreign aid: food and hunger, 1975-1978.
Foreign affairs:
Background, 1980.
Canada, 1970s-1980s.
El Salvador, 1981-1984.
Greece and Cyprus, 1977-1978.
Honduras, 1982.
Iran, 1980.
Israel, 1975-1988.
Yugoslavia, 1978-1980.
Forestry, 1976-1978.
Future information, 1976-1977.
Government: local, 1976.
Great Lakes:
Economy and transportation, 1982-1983.
Shipping, 1976-1984.
Location
123.I.13.3BWater quality and fisheries, 1976-1980.
Handicapped persons: blind,
Health, 1976-1983. 3 folders.
History of the range, 1967-1977.
Housing, 1976-1977.
Humphrey, 1972-1978.
Hunger, 1983-1984. 2 folders.
[American] Indian affairs, 1984-1985.
Infrastructure, 1978-1985. 2 folders.
Insurance: no fault, 1981.
Jobs programs, 1982-1984.
Labor, 1977-1985. 3 folders.
Languages: modern, 1981-1983.
Law: lawyers, 1980.
Libraries, 1977-1980.
Local color, undated.
Maritime, 1978-1989.
Location
123.I.13.4FMedia: radio and television, 1976-1978.
Minerals policy, 1981.
National Driver Register [NDR], 1977-1981.
National Guard, 1986-1987.
Northeast-Midwest [NE-MW] Institute, 1982-1983.
Nuclear freeze, 1982-1983.
Older Americans, 1982-1983.
Peat, 1981.
Population and growth policy, 1973-1974.
Postal service, 1976-1978.
Realtors, 1978-1979.
Religion and philosophy, 1976-1978.
Safety, 1976-1988.
Senior citizens, 1979-1980.
Sheltered workshops, 1981.
Small business, 1977-1980.
Social security, 1965-1982. 3 folders.
Steel, 1981-1982.
Taxes: coal severance, 1981.
Trade, 1982-1988.
Location
123.I.13.5BTransportation, 1981-1982.
Truck Caucus, 1985.
Veterans, 1977-1979.
Waste management, 1984-1986.
Water resources, 1976-1985. 2 folders.
Welfare reform, 1976-1978.

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Files appear to have been held in a central office location and utilized by several staff members.
Organized alphabetically by topic.
Location
123.I.13.5BAgriculture:
Appropriations, 1996-1999.
Crops: barley, corn, sugar, and wheat. 1993-1999. 4 folders.
Dairy, 1982-1999. 6 folders.
Farm issues, 1994-1999. 6 folders.
Includes materials relating to the Farm bill, Family Farm Alliance, Minnesota Farm Service Agency, and farm crisis.
Financial issues:
Commodity credit union, 1993-1996.
Minnesota Farmers Home Administration's Farmer Program funding, 1993-1996.
Flooding, 1993-1994 and 1997. 2 folders.
General, 1995-1999.
Legislation, 1990, 1998-1999.
Livestock, 1992-2000.
Minnesota, 1988, 1994-1999. 4 folders.
Energy:
Corporate Average Fuel Economy [CAFÉ], 2000.
Energy and water, 1999.
Location
123.I.13.6FFuel prices, 2000-2001. 2 folders.
General, 1999.
Hydropower, 2000.
Legislation, 1999. 4 folders.
Includes Bond Fairness and Protection Act, H. R. 721: business activities of electric companies, Dakota Water Resources Act of 1999, and Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1999.
Lignite Energy Council, 1999.
Minnesota related, 1999-2000. 8 folders.
Includes Great River Energy, Minnegasco, Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association, Minnesota Power, NSP, Power Up Wisconsin: transmission lines from Duluth.
Methyl tert-butyl ether [MTBE] fuel additive, 2000.
Propane, 2000.
Nuclear waste disposal, 2000.
Renewable energy, 1999-2000.
Rural co-ops, 1999-2001. 3 folders.
Environment:
Asbestos, 2000-2001.
All Terrain Vehicles [ATV's], 2000.
Climate change, 2001.
Coal mine waste, 2000.
Coastal zone management, 1999.
Compost, 1999.
Dear Colleague letters, 1999.
Ely wastewater, 2000.
Endocrine disruptor, 2000.
Environmental award, 2000.
Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], 2000.
Environmental Quality Incentives Program [EQIP], 1998.
Fluoridation, 2000.
General, 1999.
Global warming, 2000.
Hypoxia, 2001.
Kyoto: global warming, 1997-2000.
Legislation:
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 1997, 1999. 2 folders.
Includes materials relating to H. R. 900 and HR 1239.
H. R. 623: Energy Policy Act, 1999.
Conservation and Reinvestment Act [CARA] and Resources, 1999. 3 folders.
Includes materials relating to H. R. 701 and H. R. 798.
Sportsman Caucus, 2000.
Water Pollution Program Improvement Act, 2000.
Mercury, 2000.
Natural Resource Research Institute, 2001.
Pahlman process, 2000.
Pollution, 1993, 1997.
Regional haze, 1999.
Sulfur, 2000.
Total Maximum Daily Load [TMDL], 2000. 5 folders.
Location
123.I.13.7BToxic release inventory, 2000.
Underground storage tanks, 2000.
Upper Mississippi River pre-engineering and design: lock and dam, 2000.
Water:
Diversion, 2000.
Drinking, 1999.
Levels, 2000-2001.
Great Lakes:
Clean up, 2000.
Commission, 2000-2001.
Drilling ban, 2001.
International Joint Commission [IJC], 1999-2000. 2 folders.
Water resource, 1999.
Firearms, 1994-1999. 3 folders.
Forestry:
American Loggers Council [ALC], 2000.
Birch bark, 2000.
BWCA and VPN:
Border issues, 1999.
Citizen's council, 1999.
CSAH 16: Kawishiwi trail extension, 1999-2001.
Eagle Mountain, 2000.
Friends of, 2000-2001.
Historical, 1995-1999.
Little East Creek, 2000.
Permit: Chain O'Lakes, 1999-2000.
Portages, 1999.
Renaming of, 1999.
Reprogramming, 1999.
Reservations, 1999.
Snowmobile race, 2001.
Sprinkler, 2000.
Stats, 2000.
Storm damage, 1999-2000. 7 folders.
Items relate to a July 4, 1999 wind storm causing significant damage, resulting in clean up, storm recovery, removal and salvage of timber for sale, and meetings regarding future Gunflint Trail disaster preparations.
Visitor Use and Facilities Plan [VUFP], 1999-2000.
Wilderness: VNP, 1994, 1999.
Cass Lake District office, 2000.
Chippewa National Forest, 2000.
Department of Natural Resources Forestry Plan, 2001.
Emergency Action Plan, 1999-2001. 4 folders.
Includes materials regarding the National Environment Policy Act [NEPA], Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA], and a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA] weather transmitter.
Fire, 1999-2000. 4 folders.
Materials include pre-fire activities, fire preparedness plan, fire mitigation, and fuel reduction.
Forest Service rule making, 1999-2000.
Hedstrom Lumber Company, 2000-2001.
Land acquisition program, 2000.
Land exchange, 1997-2001. 3 folders.
Includes materials relating to Highway 53 and Hungry Jacks Lodge.
Litigation, 1999-2001. 2 folders.
Location
123.I.13.8FLumber imports, 1999.
Pulp and Paper working Resource Council [PPRC], 2001.
Roads access, 1999-2000.
St. Croix land use, 1999.
H. R. 2389: Secure Rural and Community Self Determination Act of 1999, 2000.
Superior National Forest:
Harvest, 2000.
Reappraisals, 1999-2000.
Timber appraisals, 1999.
United States Forest Service Budget, 2000.
International relations:
Aid:
Foreign aid operating budget, 1993.
Eastern Europe, 1989-1990.
Foreign affairs issues, 1993-1994.
U.S. aid, 1991-1992.
Communications:
Extremely low-frequency radio transmitter [ELF], 1995.
Ground Wave Emergency Network [GWEN], 1993-1994.
Radio free Europe, 1993.
Countries:
Canada: Quebec, 1995.
Central America, 1987-1989.
China, 1992-1994.
Croatia, 1991-1994.
Cuba: refugees, 1994.
Haiti, 1987-1995.
India and Pakistan, 1993.
Ireland, 1992-1994.
Japan, 1993-1995.
North Korea, 1994-1995.
Philippines, 1986-1993. 2 folders.
Russia, 1993.
Somalia, 1992-1993.
Switzerland, 1994.
Taiwan, 1993.
Turkey, Greece, and Cypress, 1993.
Vietnam, 1991-1993.
Human rights:
Amnesty International, 1993-1994.
Issues, 1993-1994.
Minnesota advocates, 1992-1993.
Women's rights, 1994.
Military:
Arms sales, 1988.
Base closings, 1989-1990.
South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone, 1994.
Organizations:
American Schools and Hospitals Abroad [ASHA], 1993.
International Emergency Relief, 1988-1991.
National Democratic Institution for International Affairs, 1993.
National Endowment for Democracy, 1993.
National Federation of Croatian Americans [NFCA], 1994.
NAFTA, 1993.
Torture Treatment Center Minnesota, 1985.
United States: Baltic Foundation, 1994.
U.S. State Department, 1993.
Statements and talking points, 1986-1988.
Trip files: Haiti and Strasbourg, 1985-1986, 1990. 2 folders.
Military and security:
Anthrax [AVIP], 1999-2000.
Appropriations, 1999.
Army regulations: Black Beret, 2001.
Civilian Air Patrol [CAP], 1999.
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty [CTBT], 1999.
Congressional, 1999.
Dear Colleague letters, 1999.
Department of Defense authorizations, 2000.
Iraq, 2000.
Kids Peace, 2000.
Military pay raise, 2001.
Minnesota Air Force Reserve, 2000.
Minnesota Air National Guard, 1999-2001. 3 folders.
Includes materials relating to the 148th Air Guard Base and an F-16 upgrade.
Location
123.I.13.9BMinnesota National Guard, 2000.
Minnesota Reserves, 1999.
Missile defense system, 2000-2001.
National Guard, 1999.
National Guard civilian technicians, 1999-2001. 3 folders.
National security, 2000.
Osprey V-22, 2000-2001.
Reserve civilians, 2001.
Retirees, 2001.
Includes materials relating to H. R. 179: Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act.
Submarine, 2000.
Taiwan, 2000.
Theater High Altitude Area Defense [THAAD], 1999.
Puerto Rico: Vieques, 2000-2001.
Mining/Steel:
Arranged alphabetically.
A-LTV Steel Company, 1999-2001. 34 folders.
Location
123.I.13.10FLTV Steel Company: Weirton Port, circa 1993-2001 (bulk 1999-2001). 32 folders.
Minnesota issues, 1999-2001:
Arranged alphabetically.
A-Crosslake Dam, 14 folders.
Location
123.I.14.1BDeregulation-Zig, 72 folders.
Natural Resources, 1993-2001. 4 folders.
Arranged alphabetically.
Payment in Lieu of Taxes [PILT], 1999-2001. 3 folders.
Location
123.I.14.2FTrade, 1999-2001. 31 folders.
Arranged alphabetically by folder name.
Transportation:
Railroads:
Labor, 1997.
Rails to Trails, 1995-1996. 2 folders.
Retirement, 1998.
Safety, 1996-1998. 3 folders.
Includes the Safety Bill.
Short lines, 1996.
Transportation issues and speeches, 1989-1996. 2 folders.
Scenic byways, 1992-1998. 2 folders.
Location
123.I.14.3BTEA-21:
General issues, 1998.
Bicycles, 1995-1997.
Corrections, 1998.
Interests of James Oberstar, 1997-1998.
Letter to conferees, 1998.
Minnesota Department of Transportation [MN-DOT], 1998.
Post passage, 1998.
Summaries, 1998.
Trucks:
Automobile comparison chart, 1994.
Big trucks, 1994-1998. 3 folders.
Includes legislation regarding truck trailers.
General issues, 1995-1997. 2 folders.
Log fraud, 1997-1998.
NAFTA, 1995-1997.
Wildlife, 1992-2000. 7 folders.

Expand/CollapseOffice Files Set 3

Files appear to have been held in a central office location and utilized by several staff members.
Organized alphabetically by topic.
Location
123.I.15.10FAbortion and family planning, 1973-2009. 13 folders.
Adoption, 2005-2006. 5 folders.
Agriculture, 1974-2010. 11 folders.
Mainly background data collected, correspondence, and legislative research related to the dairy industry.
American Indians:
1989-circa 2006. 8 folders.
Location
123.I.16.1B 1990-2009. 23 folders.
Animal welfare, circa 1977-2008. 10 folders.
Mainly legislative materials related to the wolf population in Northern Minnesota.
Art and humanities,
Mainly materials related to Oberstar's role as board member of the Kennedy Center.
1996-2003. 3 folders.
Location
123.I.16.2F 1984-2004. 7 folders.
Asbestos, 1974-1998. 9 folders.
Location
123.I.14.3BAviation:
Accidents:
Arrow Air crash, 1985.
KAL-007, 1985-1986.
Galaxy: staff reports and National Transportation Safety Board [NTSB], 1985-1987.
Aloha Airlines: Flight 243, Boeing 737-200, April 28th, 1988, 1989. 1 volume.
Aircraft Accident report of the crash released by the NTSB.
United 811, February 24, 1989.
United 232, 1989-1990. 2 folders.
Accident occurred on July 19, 1989.
United 585, 1991.
Accident occurred on March 3, 1991.
Pan Am 103, 1989-1994. 6 folders.
Includes indictment, hearing, and final report.
Location
123.I.14.4FUS Air and Sky West, 1991.
February 1, 1991.
Northwest Airlink Express II, 1993-1994. 2 folders.
Value Jet, 1995-1997. 3 folders.
May 11, 1995.
American Airlines Flight 965 public docket, April 16, 1996.
December 20, 1995.
H. R. 3923: letters of support, 1996.
Aviation Disaster Families Assistance Act, June 19, 1996.
TWA 800, 1996.
US Air: B-737, 1999.
King Air: Wellstone accident, 2002-2003.
Advanced Automation System [AAS], 1987-1994. 2 folders.
Aging aircraft, 1987-2006. 13 folders.
Arranged chronologically. >Topics may interfile and overlap with issues and events contained in the safety series.
Airlines:
Adria Airlines, 2005.
American Airlines, 1990-2002. 3 folders.
Delta Airlines, 1989-2008. 3 folders.
Location
123.I.14.5BEastern Airlines, 1989-1991. 9 folders.
Eastwind Airlines, 1998.
Federal Express, 1988-1994. 2 folders.
Galaxy Aerospace, 1983-1997. 6 folders.
Great Lakes Aviation, 1997.
Hawaiian Airlines, 1989-1991. 2 folders.
Mesaba Airlines, 1990-1998. 2 folders.
Northwest Airlines:
1964-1991. 11 folders.
Location
123.I.14.6F 1991-2008. 23 folders.
Pan America Airlines, 1990-1991.
Sabena, 1999.
Southwest Airlines, 2001-2008. 3 folders.
Texas Air, 1988.
Trans World Airlines [TWA], 1988-2000. 3 folders.
United Airlines, 1993-2001. 2 folders.
World Airways, 1997.
Airplanes:
Aerospatiale, 1993-2007.
Airbus Industries, 1996-2006.
Boeing, 1996-2003.
Cirrus design, 1995-1998.
McDonnell Douglas, 1991.
Airline antitrust, 1990-1998. 4 folders.
Location
123.I.14.7BAIP, undated and 1989-2002. 13 folders.
Airports:
Boston Logan International Airport, 1990-1999.
Burbank Airport, 1995.
Correspondence, 1995-1998.
Chicago Airport, 1990.
Dallas Fort Worth Airport, 1989-2003.
Detroit Wayne County Airport, 1995.
Duluth International Airport, 2003.
East Central Minnesota Airport, 1989-1995.
Grand Rapids and Itasca County Airport, 1990-1997.
Hawaii, 1989-1990.
International Falls, 1995-1998.
Los Angeles International Airport [LAX], 1993-2000. 2 folders.
Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport, 1991-1998. 4 folders.
Newark Airport, 1996-1999. 2 folders.
O'Hare International Airport, 1999-2005. 3 folders.
Location
123.I.14.8FPrinceton, Minnesota automated flight service station, 1994-1996.
Washington Metropolitan Airport, 1991-2004. 7 folders.
San Fransisco Airport, May 27, 2003.
Air Traffic Control [ATC] and controllers:
1980-2006. 26 folders.
Location
123.I.14.9B 2001-2006. 5 folders.
Air Travel Rights for Blind Individuals Act, 1989.
Aviation Daily, 1993-1998 and 2000. 10 folders.
Aviation investment and reform [AIR 21], 1997-1999. 4 folders.
Cabin air quality, 1993-1997. 4 folders.
Airline cabotage, 1990-1991.
Capacity, 1990 and 2001. 2 folders.
Central Reservation System [CRS], 1991-1994.
Child Pilot Safety Act, 1996.
Civil penalties, 1989-1992. 4 folders.
Competition:
1988-1991. 6 folders.
Location
123.I.14.10F 1991-2000. 14 folders.
Deregulation, 1983-1987.
Drug enforcement assistance, November 19, 1991.
Essential Air Service [EAS] Program, 1979, 1987-1990. 4 folders.
Fares, 1989-1999.
Fatigue, 1994 and 1999. 3 folders.
FAA files:
1987-1989. 2 folders.
Location
123.I.15.1B 1988-2000. 9 folders.
Financial condition of airlines, 1989-2005. 15 folders.
Fires, 1984-1996. 4 folders.
Flight attendants:
1988-1994. 8 folders.
Location
123.I.15.2F 1990-1994.
Fuel statistics, circa 2002.
General aviation, 1988-2007. 13 folders.
Global climate change, 1999.
Global Positioning Systems [GPS], 1995-2000. 8 folders.
International relations:
Africa, 2003.
Assembly of the presidents of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, 1999.
Canada:
1990. 2 folders.
Location
123.I.15.3B 1990-1995. 5 folders.
China, 1998-2006. 16 folders.
Dutch, 1992.
Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority, circa 2010.
European Union, 2005-2006. 2 folders.
Flying Tigers, Incorporated, 1987.
Foreign repair stations, June 27, 1989.
France, 1991-1997.
Japan, 1986 and 1999.
International aviation policy and hearings, 1991-2002. 8 folders.
United Kingdom, 1995-2005.
Leveraged buy outs [LBO's]:
1989. 2 folders.
Location
123.I.15.4F 1989 and 2002. 2 folders.
Mergers: United Airlines, 1999-2001. 4 folders.
NTSB, 1990-1996. 3 folders.
Noise, 1989-2000. 8 folders.
Passengers: disruptive and unaccompanied minors, 1997-1998.
Pilots, 1997. 2 folders.
Runways, 1985-2001. 6 folders.
Safety:
1981-1990. 9 folders.
Location
123.I.15.5B 1987-2006. 35 folders.
Security:
Includes materials relating to Oberstar's membership in the President's Commission on Aviation Security and Terrorism.
1985-1997. 3 folders.
Location
123.I.15.6F 1989-1996. 26 folders.
Location
123.I.15.7B 1991-2006. 40 folders.
Location
123.I.15.8FScience and technology:
H. R. 2050: Advanced solid rocket, 1993.
Aeronautical Repair Station Association, 1990.
Aerospace technology, 1993.
Alliant Techsystems: Unmanned aerial vehicles, 1997-1998.
H. R. 4045: Manpads, May 2004.
Tilt rotor, 1989-2000.
Striker replacement hearing, May 5, 1993.
Ticketing:
Electronic, 2001.
Internet sales, 2000.
Trade, 1983-2002. 21 folders.
TCA's, 1986-1989. 2 folders.
Travel agents, circa 1989.
United Parcel Service [UPS], 1988-1999.
Weather:
1985-1995.
Location
123.I.15.9B 1987-1998. 2 folders.
Wright Amendment: Love Field, 1991 and 2006. 3 folders.
Y2K, circa 2000. 2 folders.
Location
123.I.16.2FBicycles,
Materials reflect Oberstar's history and interest as a bicyclist. Includes maps and trails of Minnesota, Oberstar's involvement in the promotion of bicycling, as well as a significant portion of materials related to the Safe Routes to School Program.
1990-2006. 20 folders and 1 volume.
Location
123.I.16.3B circa 2000-2005. 10 folders and 2 volumes.
BWCA:
undated-1981. 13 folders.
Includes petitions, maps, legal actions and hearings regarding mining and logging, as well as materials relating to legislation, such as H. R. 2820: Fraser Bill and the Burton Bill (1978).
Location
123.I.16.4F circa 1974-1978. 30 folders.
Includes historical data, state and national funding sources, management policies, legislative history, as well as legislation, such as the Fraser bill.
Location
123.I.16.5B circa 1975-1996. 31 folders and 1 volume.
Includes clipping, reports, Department of Natural Resources [DNR] proposals, as well as topical files regarding minerals and resources, timber use, snowmobiling, resort economics, and the Wilderness Act.
Location
123.I.16.6F 1989-2005. 16 folders.
Includes area management plans, information on the Superior National Forest, portages, disaster summaries, including the Elbow Lake fire, and miscellaneous related materials.
VNP:
1970-1997. 8 folders and 1 volume.
Includes materials regarding private investment potential, and issues related to snowmobile use and access.
Location
123.I.16.7B 1994-2007. 17 folders.
Includes historical data, wilderness plans, environmental impact statements, and miscellaneous related materials.
Coast guard, 1991-2008. 11 folders.
Includes materials related to fees for use, safety, weapons, and port security.
Economic development:
1970s-1982. 10 folders.
Cover issues related to Duluth metro area development plans and Appalachian regional development, such as emergency employment, enterprise zoning, and rational for economic development programs and issues.
Location
123.I.16.8F 1981-2010. 17 folders.
Mainly correspondence, reports, and miscellaneous related papers of the Economic Development Agency [EDA].
Education:
Tuition tax credits, 1978-1980.
Libraries, 1980.
Nursing, 1981-1988.
Education, 1983.
Bennett budget, 1988.
Education budget, Fiscal Year 1988.
Education legislation, 1986-1997.
Georgetown University, 1989-1999.
Duluth Technical College: Air Rescue and Fire Fighting Center, 1991-1992.
Marquette University, 1994.
Hibbing Community College, 1998.
Aviation education, 1998.
Violence and safety in schools, 1999.
Libraries, 2000-2008. 10 folders.
Location
123.I.16.9BEnergy, 1979-2009. 11 folders.
Environmental protections,
Mainly files related to EPA projects and recommendations.
1977-1998. 22 folders.
Includes reports, statements, and correspondence regarding airborne toxins, soil pollution, harbors of refuge programs, the Duluth Lab, oil spills, and miscellaneous related topics.
Location
123.I.16.10F 1996-2010. 11 folders.
Includes materials related to the Clean Air Act, program reports, as well as local pollution concerns and issues.
Family and children: Commercial exploitation of children, 2002.
FEMA, 1995-2006. 3 folders.
Includes clipping, reports, statements, hearings, and photographs relating to FEMA's responsiveness to Hurricanes Floyd and Katrina.
Foreign affairs:
Countries:
Antarctica, 1989-1991.
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, 1979-2003. 8 folders.
U.S. and Canada: border issues, 1980s.
Canada: House of Commons debates, September 17, 2001.
Göteborg, Sweden Unites States Consulate, 1979.
International Falls: fishing guides and Canada, 1991-1992. 2 folders.
El Salvador
1980s. 5 folders.
Location
123.I.17.1BOverview and reports, 1982-1989.
European Union, 2003.
Location
123.I.16.10FHaiti, 1986-1987, 2010. 3 folders.
Location
123.I.17.1BIraq, 2002.
Israel, 1979-1980.
Japan and United States relations, 1987.
Kampuchea refugees, 1983.
Lebanon, 1983.
United States and Mexico relations, December 2003.
Mexico: Aspen Institute, 2003.
Nicaragua, 1982-1988. 2 folders.
Philippines human rights, 2007.
Slovenia, 1995-1996. 2 folders.
Sudan, 2005-2007.
Uganda, 2007-2010.
Yugoslavia, 1991-1993.
Topical:
Codel Duncan fact finding: Switzerland, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro (Kosovo), and Greece. 2006. 2 folders.
Council of Europe, 1986-1989. 2 folders.
International Management and Development Institute, 1993.
Refugee programs, 1979.
Forestry:
Ham Lake fire, 1995.
Minnesota Timber Producers Association, 2007.
Great Lakes:
Tariff wars, 1973-1974.
Water levels, 1973-1974.
Water issues, 1973-1984.
Troubles, 1974.
Location
123.I.17.2FUnited States ships, 1974-1976.
Pilots, 1975-1977.
Water quality, 1975.
Commission on the Great Lakes, 1975.
Ice breakers, 1975-1979. 2 folders.
Winter navigation, 1976-1977. 2 folders.
Field hearing on Great Lakes ports, July 6, 1979.
Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission [UGLRC], 1979-1980.
Diversion, 1982-1988.
Great Lakes, 1983-1996. 2 folders.
Water levels, 1984-1987. 2 folders.
Shipping, 1986.
Seaway, 1993-1994.
Lake Superior barrels, 1995. 3 folders.
Great Lakes water quality and restoration efforts, May 20, 2004.
Health, Medicare, and Medicaid:
Hospital cost containment, 1979.
George Washington University Cancer Center, 1992.
Health care reform, 1994. 2 folders.
Medicare, 1995.
Organ donation, 1998.
Prescription drugs, 1998-1999.
Access to anaesthesia services, 1999.
Patient bill of rights, 2001.
Incapacitated Persons Act, 2005.
Medicare Part D prescription drug benefits, 2005-2006.
Mesothelioma, 2007.
Location
123.I.17.3BHealth care legislation, 2009-2010. 2 folders.
Judiciary:
Dare House, 1993.
Gun control: Brady Bill, 1991-1992.
Human rights amendment, 1975-1980.
Hyde Amendment, 1980-1983.
Hibbing racism, 1993.
Juvenile justice: gun control, 1999.
Methamphetamines, 2004-2006. 5 folders.
Includes background data, pamphlets, correspondence, and related miscellaneous materials.
Labor:
New appropriations, 1978.
Safety and health, 1979.
Chisago County volunteers, 1981.
Diamond tools, 1981-1988.
Minnesota emergency employment, 1985.
Unemployment compensation, 1982-1985. 2 folders.
Boise cascade application, 1985.
Green Thumb employment and training, 1991.
Retirement income, 1991.
H. R. 4175: jobs bill, 1992.
Jubilee jobs, 1997-1998.
Pension Protection Act, 2002-2005.
Law Enforcement, 2006-2008.
Maritime:
Includes grant programs, shipping issues, port security, seamen wages, and seaway debts.
1976-2006. 20 folders.
Location
123.I.17.4F 2006-2010. 3 folders.
Military and security:
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corp [AFROTC], 1988.
Armed Force strategies and policies, 1992.
Camp Ripley, 1986. 3 folders.
Duluth Air National Guard [NG] base and closure, 1993 and 2003-2005. 12 folders.
Gulf War, 1991.
Duluth Air Force: 148th, 2008-2010. 2 folders.
Minnesota National Guard, 1990. 2 folders.
Navy League, 1987.
9/11 account, circa 2002.
Response to 9/11 Commission reports, August 2004.
Prisoners of War [POW]; Missing in Action [MIA], 1987.
Selective service: registration and the draft, circa 1979.
Location
123.I.17.5BStrategic Air Command [SAC], 1987. 3 folders.
Twin Cities arsenal, 1995.
World Trade Center photographs, September 2011.
Postal service issues, 1987-1988.
Mining and steel:
American Iron and Steel Institute, 1980.
Bureau of Mines, 1995-1996. 3 folders.
Butler taconite plant, 1985.
Carajas project, 1984-1992. 3 folders.
Cleveland Cliffs, 1996-1997.
Coal slurry pipeline, circa 1983. 2 folders.
Duluth Arrowhead Refinery, 1991-1996. 5 folders.
Evelyth Mines: EVTAC pellet sales to China, 2003-2004.
Hoyt Lakes recovery plan, 2000-2001.
Inventory and analysis of potential for development of anorthosite, manganese, and non magnetic iron ores of Northeastern Minnesota, November 1977.
Iron Ore: direct reduction, circa 1982.
Iron Range Senior High School Essay contest, 1977.
Location
123.I.17.6FKorf Industries, 1982-1985.
Korex: Minntac and Korf, 1983-1987.
Long term leasing initiatives of the Copper Nickel Task Force, 1982.
Mine safety: Mine Safety Health Administration [MSHA] and Occupational Health and Safety Administration [OSHA], 1995.
Minerals policy, 1988.
Mining: iron ore research briefing, February 1995.
Mining: minerals, 1996.
Minntac, 1970s, 1996-1998. 3 folders.
National Steel, 1986-1993.
Northern Ductile Castings, 1970s.
Northern tier pipeline, 1979.
North Shore Mining; Reserve Mining, 1988-1997.
Oregon Metal Initiative, 1992.
Polymet, 2000 and 2007. 2 folders.
Reserve Mining Company:
undated and 1975-1977. 12 folders.
Location
123.I.17.7B 1976-1979 and 1989. 7 folders and 1 volume.
Specialty Steel Industry of North America, 1993.
Steel, 1985-2001. 9 folders.
Steel: China, 2004.
Steel: current data, 1988-1997.
Steel imports, 1998-2007. 2 folders.
Steel industry, 1979-1987.
Steel lead shot, 1976-1980.
Steel: LTV, reserve bankruptcy, 1986-1989 and 1996-2001. 4 folders.
Steel: slabs, 1996.
Steel: Stand up for Steel, October 17, 1998.
Steel: taconite, 1984-2002. 2 folders.
Location
123.I.17.8FSteelworkers Union, 1986.
Stimulus, 2003.
Taconite, 1981-1993.
Taconite technology, 1985.
Taconite Enhancement Committee, 1993-1994.
Taconite: 232 investigation, 1995-2001.
United States EPA: studies regarding the effect of the Reserve Mining Company discharge on Lake Superior, May 2, 1973. 3 folders.
US Steel; British Steel, 1983.
Voluntary restraint agreements [VRAs] for steel imports, 1989.
Minnesota projects:
Iron River Fish Hatchery, 1975.
Downtown St. Paul people mover demonstration project description, 1977.
Minnesota federal grants, April 1977.
Duluth Arrowhead Bridge, 1977-1980.
Grant announcements, 1978.
Pine County Highway Department project, 1978.
Coon Lake, 1978.
Iron Range Interpretive Center, 1978.
Big Fork, Minnesota: water treatment and lateral extension, June 1978.
Great River Road, 1978.
Highway 33-53, 1979.
Cloquet interchange, circa 1979.
Grants, 1979.
Downtown Duluth freeway extension, 1980.
Duluth Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis Center [ECAC], 1980s.
Duluth Air Base replacement mission, 1980-1981. 2 folders.
Duluth economic summits, 1981.
District projects, 1985.
Visitor Center for Grand Portage, 1987.
Duluth Navy League project, 1987-1988. 2 folders.
North Shore harbor, 1988-1994.
Location
123.I.17.9BMinnesota roads: I-35 in Duluth, 1989-1991.
Hibbing Technical College: aviation maintenance technology program, 1991.
Duluth airport, 1991-1998.
Minnesota federal grants, 1992-1997.
Minnesota projects, 1993-1994.
Highway 169, 1993.
Gwen Tower in Morrison County, 1993.
Grants, projects, and contracts, 1994.
Minnesota telecom projects, 1994.
Duluth Airport: airfield surveillance radar [ASR] relocation, 1994.
Trunk Highway 2: Bemidji to Duluth, 1994-1995.
Highway 8 corridor study, 1995.
Fairview Hospital in Chisago County, 1995.
International Falls weather station, circa 1995.
Historic preservation, 1995.
Lighthouse for the Blind, 1995-1996. 2 folders.
Minnesota roads, 1996.
St. Paul district projects, 1996-1997.
Conservation Reserve Enhancement program for the Minnesota River and watershed, 1996.
St. Croix Valley Heritage Coalition: Interpretive Center, 1996-1998.
Minnesota roads, 1997-1998.
I-35 technology corridor, circa 1998.
Transit, 1998.
Two Harbors Lighthouse transfer, 1998.
Lighthouses, 1999.
Highway 8: studies, 2000-2003. 3 folders.
Highway development, 2002.
Trunk Highway 3 Coalition, circa 2002.
County highway project, February 2003.
Trunk Highway 371 corridor, March 2003.
Highway 53 corridor, May 2003.
Northeast Minnesota long range transportation plan, August 2005.
Location
123.I.17.10FGood neighbor cultural diversity project, 2005.
Grant announcements, 2005-2006.
Minnesota roads, 2006.
Grant announcements, 2007-2008.
Economic stimulus requests, 2008-2009.
High priority projects, 2009.
Pequot: Highway 371, 2009.
Northeast Midwest Economic Advancement Coalition [NMEAC]:
1976-1978. 13 folders.
Location
123.I.18.1B 1979-1983. 10 folders.
Pipeline safety, 1986-2006. 7 folders.
Railroads and high speed rail:
Retirement, 1981-1985.
Buy America, 1983-1986.
Wisconsin Central and Soo Line, 1987.
Light rail transit in the Twin Cities, 1987-1988. 2 folders.
Union Pacific, 1995-1998. 2 folders.
Rails, 195-1998.
Subcommittee on Railroads, 1995-1999.
Amtrak, 1995-1998.
Location
123.I.18.2FRails to Trails Act, September 18, 1996.
Canadian Pacific [CP] rail tour, 1996.
CSX Conrail proposed merger, November 19, 1996.
United Pacific [UP] Southern Pacific [SP] merger, 1996.
Contract disputes, 1996.
Rail safety:
Grade crossings, 1996.
Railway Safety Advisory Committee [RSAC] overview, 1996-2002.
Legislation, 1996-2005.
104th Congress: railroads, 1996-1998.
Canadian Pacific, 1997-1999.
Amtrak reauthorization, 1997-1998. 2 folders.
Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern Railroad Company, 1997.
Federal Railroad Association, 1997.
Railway Car Institute, 1997.
Railroads, 1998.
Railroad issues, 1998.
Hi-speed rail, 1998.
Illinois Central, 1998.
Shortline, 1998-2003.
Rail Competition Act, 1999-2005. 2 folders.
Rail safety, 1999.
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, April 13, 2000.
BNSF, 2000.
Railroad retirement, 2000-2001. 2 folders.
Streamlining Seattle monorail, 2000-2003.
Norfolk Southern Hollidaysburg [NSH], Pennsylvania car shops closure, 2001.
High speed rail, 2001.
Northstar Corridor, 2001.
Central link light rail project, 2003.
Canadian Northern Railway, 2003-2005. 2 folders.
Amtrak, 2005-2007. 3 folders.
Location
123.I.18.3BRail safety, 2005-2007.
Track the Truth: Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern [DME] Railroad loan, 2006. 5 folders.
Amtrak working group, March 16-17, 2006.
Rail, 2007.
Amtrak reauthorization, 2008.
Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern [E.J.&E.]; CN, 2008.
Kawasaki rail car, 2009.
Transit, 2009.
Science, space, and technology, 1982-1997. 4 folders.
Social security, 1982-2005. 8 folders.
Taxes:
undated and 1978-1985. 9 folders.
Location
123.I.18.4F 1989-2003. 7 folders.
Timber and wood, 1980s-2008. 6 folders.
Trade, 1980-2001. 10 folders.
Includes materials relating to the passage of NAFTA.
Transportation and Infrastructure:
Includes topical files related to Oberstar's general interest in, and work as member and later Chairman of, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Items may interfile and overlap with materials in Committee materials.
Automobile information, 1979.
Building Efficient Surface Transportation Equity Act [BESTEA], 1997-1998. 8 folders.
Includes legislative history.
Bridges:
Bridge safety, 1987-2003. 3 folders.
Golden Gate bridge, 2003.
Highway bridge transit, 2007.
Bridge program, 2007-2008.
I-35W bridge, 2007-2008. 3 folders.
Buy America, 1988, 1997, and 2006. 2 folders.
Center for Transportation Studies report, March 2002.
Department of Transportation [DOT]:
MN-DOT proposed transportation legislation, 1977.
Traffic circles feasibility request, 1980.
Location
123.I.18.5BMN-DOT wars, 1993.
Inspector General, circa 1996, 1998, and 2006. 3 folders.
DOT matters, 1998.
DOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise [DBE] regulations 1999 and 2010. 2 folders.
Slater safety projects, 1999.
MN-DOT stimulus, 2009.
Rules making process report, 2000.
Minnesota transportation profile, 2002.
Fatigue, 1996-1998. 4 folders.
Highways, 1984-2009. 20 folders.
Mainly safety materials related to the National Highway System [NHS].
Infrastructure projects:
1982-1996. 11 folders.
Location
123.I.18.6F 1996-2010. 9 folders.
Intelligent Transportation Society [ITS], 1996.
Intermodalism, 1986-1988 and 2006. 3 folders.
Intermodal Surface Transport Efficiency Act [ISTEA]:
1991-1998. 23 folders.
Location
123.I.18.7B 1997-1998.
Lax fleet management practices enable government employees to ignore local parking laws and evade fines, October 2008.
Licenses, 1990-1996.
Mineta, Norman Y., 3 folders.
Includes materials relating to the Mineta Institute for Surface Transportation Policy Studies.
Motorcycles, 1997.
National Driver Registry [NDR], 1980-1993. 11 folders.
S. 775: National Infrastructure Act, 2008.
National Transportation Safety Board [NTSB], 1989 and 2010. 2 folders.
Outdoor advertising, 1980s-2001. 3 folders.
Rural and specialized transit, 1985-1991. 3 folders.
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users [SAFETEA-LU], 2002-2010. 12 folders.
Safety and Security:
Motor vehicle occupant crash protection, 1976.
Transportation regulation, 1977.
Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways [CRASH], May 16, 1994.
Location
123.I.18.8FPresident's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection, June 1997.
Transportation security: all modes, 2001-2002.
American Traffic Safety Association, February 8, 2008.
Scenic byways, 1988-2007. 9 folders.
Surface transportation, 1991, and 2000-2002. 5 folders.
Mainly files related to the Surface Transportation Subcommittee.
Trails:
Mesabi Trail, 2000-2001.
Minnesota trails, 2001.
North Country National Scenic Trail, October 8, 2003.
North Shore State Trail extension, April 1995.
Paul Bunyon Trail, 2003-2004.
Sawbill and Gunflint Trails, circa 1991.
Rails to Trails, 1996-2000.
TEA-21:
1995-2000. 13 folders.
Location
123.I.18.9B 1998-2005. 18 folders.
Trucks, 1985-2007. 6 folders.
Travel and tourism:
Includes materials related to Oberstar's membership as co-chair of the Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus.
1987-1994. 12 folders.
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123.I.18.10F 1993-1997. 8 folders.
Veterans, 1979-2004. 13 folders.
Water resources:
Includes materials related to Oberstar's involvement in the House Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Lock and Dam No. 26, 1976-1977. 7 folders.
St. Lawrence Seaway, 1988. 3 folders.
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123.I.19.1BAmerican Consulting Engineers Council: environmental outlook, 1977-1981.
Toxic discharge, 1980.
Zumbro River, 1980-1981.
History of free navigation, 1981.
User fees, 1981-1984. 2 folders.
Dredging, 1983-1984.
Water resources infrastructure, 1984.
Welland Canal, 1985.
Groundwater contamination: Santa Clara County, circa 1985.
Water quality programs. 1985-1987.
Water levels: border lakes, 1987-1992.
Mississippi Headwaters: 1988 drought water levels, 1988.
Duluth Harbor, 1990-1991.
Water Resources Development Act [WRDA]:
Memos, 1994.
Auburn Dam, 1996-2000.
Conference notes and miscellany, 2000.
Army Corp of Engineers reform, 2002.
H. R. 1495, 2007. 2 folders.
Detroit District, 1994-1999. 3 folders.
Water level fluctuation problems on Rainy Lake and the Namakan Reservoir, 1995.
Water supply infrastructure, 1995-1996.
Task forces, 1996.
Hinckley, Minnesota wells, 1996.
National disaster preparations, 1996-1997.
Safe Drinking Water Agreement [SDWA], 1996-1998.
Pine River Dam, 1996-1998. 2 folders.
Coastal zone management in Minnesota, 1997-1998.
Two Harbors harbor, 1998.
Oceans, 1998.
Drinking and waste water infrastructure needs, 2001-2002.
Clean Water Act, 2003.
Reservoir operating plan evaluation [ROPE] study, 2008.
Stagnant waters: the legacy of the Bush Administration on the Clean Water Act, October 18, 2008.
Asian carp, 2010. 2 folders.
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123.I.15.9BWomen's issues, 1983-2007. 18 folders.
Includes materials relating to Jo Oberstar memorial lectures on cancer awareness.
[0.25 cubic feet empty, letter size.]

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Prepared by legislative staff. Includes memos regarding scheduled events, staff notes, agendas, and related miscellaneous materials.
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123.I.15.9B 8 volumes.

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123.I.10.1B 1974-1980s. 17 folders.
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123.I.10.2F 1970s-1994. 23 folders.
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123.I.10.3B 1992-1998. 21 folders.
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123.I.10.4F 1990-circa 2006. 14 folders.

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123.I.10.5B 1979-1998. 5 folders.

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Mainly photographs of Oberstar with constituents outside of the Capital in Washington D.C., many individuals are named. Also includes snapshots taken at political functions, official portraits, photographs with Presidents, Prime Ministers, and other U.S. or foreign dignitaries, as well as campaign and advertising promotional pictures. Additional photographs pertain to Oberstar's interests, particularly those related to iron ore mining, transportation, and infrastructure.
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123.E.18.9BMiscellaneous, undated. 103 folders.
Lincoln portrait, undated. 1 computer disc (CD-R); 4 1/2 in.
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123.E.18.10FUnidentified snapshots, undated. 1 volume.
Includes snapshots taken in and around China.
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123.E.18.9BMiscellaneous, 1970s.
1972.
1974.
1975. 16 folders.
Includes Oberstar's swearing in ceremony, delegation breakfasts, Right to life rally, and miscellaneous constituent photographs.
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123.E.19.1B 1976. 19 folders.
Includes photographs of then Presidential Nominee, Jimmy Carter, Minnesota good roads fly-in, Washington D.C. bicentennial salute to Minnesota events, and miscellaneous constituent photographs taken around the capital.
1977. 24 folders.
Includes photographs documenting social activities around Minnesota, such as a Girl Scouts luncheon, a visit to Hawthorne House in Hibbing, and related community activities. Also includes pictures of Prince Muhammed Al Faisal, Italian Prime Minister Andreotti and Ambassador Gaja, the Yugoslavian Vice President Edvard Kardelj, and the lighting of the Capital Christmas tree.
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123.E.18.10FChristening of the M/V Mesabi Miner, June 11, 1977. 1 volume.
Oberstar portraits, February 1977. 35 slides: color.
Professional portraits taken of Oberstar.
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123.E.19.1B 1978. 17 folders.
Includes images related to a Northern Michigan Environment Action Council [NMEAC] meeting, a Duluth Sea Grant, an International Relations Committee luncheon, and a visit from Duluth area senior citizens.
1979. 5 folders.
Miscellaneous, 1980s. 41 folders.
Oberstar portraits, 1980s. 1 folder containing 20 slides: color.
Professional portraits taken of Oberstar.
1980. 2 folders.
Includes pictures of the Prime Minister of Italy, Francesco Cossiga.
1981. 7 folders.
1982. 8 folders.
1983. 19 folders.
Includes photographs of the Farmers Union group, a tea meeting with the President of the European Parliament, Pieter Dankert, and the Anti-Defamation League.
1984. 16 folders.
Includes photographs of El Salvadorian President, Jose Napoleon Duarte, Ralph Nader, and a foreign steel rally outside of the Capital in Washington D. C.
1985. 10 folders.
1986. 17 folders.
Includes photographs of Canadian Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney.
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123.E.19.2F 1987. 19 folders.
Includes photographs related to hearings on near mid-air collisions between aircraft, the Izaak Walton League, and the Swedish Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson.
1988. 12 folders.
Includes photographs of the 1988 Democratic Convention, as well as a Sierra Club sponsored Bruce Vento rally.
1989. 15 folders.
Includes photographs of Oberstar with Reverend Jesse Jackson, a Committee on Public Works and Transportation trip to Douglas Aircraft Company, as well as an Eastern Airlines hearing.
Miscellaneous, 1990s. 48 folders.
Includes pictures of the Slovenian Defense Minister, Queen Sofia of Spain and the High Speed Ground Transportation Association's Sparky Award given to Oberstar (circa 1990).
Snapshots of Oberstar with constituents, 1990s. 1 folder containing 89 slides: color.
1990. 25 folders.
Includes photographs of Italian Prime Minister, Giulio Andreotti, President of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev's visit to Minnesota, as well as an Aging Aircraft and Noise conference.
1991. 16 folders.
Includes a scrapbook detailing the selective mining of Minnesota ores programs, in addition to materials regarding the Twin Cities Research Center, Farmers Union delegates, and the Armenian Catholic Catholicos-Patriarch, Hovhannes Bedros XVIII Kasparian.
1992. 9 folders.
Includes photographs of Oberstar speaking at a Christmas tree lighting
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123.E.19.3B 1993. 15 folders.
Includes photographs from a Public Works News conference, Attorney General Janet Reno, as well as Oberstar testifying in front of the House Committee on Rules regarding discharge petitions.
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123.E.18.10FKitty Hawk 90th Anniversary, circa 1993.
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123.E.19.3B 1994. 24 folders.
Includes photographs of the National Rural Education Association [NREA] youth tour, Oberstar testifying before the House Committee on Rules regarding reform of House procedures, in addition to a National Tours Association [NTA] conference in Memphis, Tennessee.
1995. 9 folders.
Includes photographs of the Minnesota Delegation, a meeting with the Secretary of Commerce, Ron Brown with Transportation Committee Democrats, as well as the AAA Service to Motoring award.
1996. 10 folders.
Includes photographs of Oberstar receiving the Sheldon Coleman Great Outdoors award, a Northwest Airlines [NWA] tree topping ceremony, and the Minntac [taconite] plant in the Minnesota Iron Range.
1997. 13 folders.
1998. 7 folders.
Includes photographs of President Bill Clinton, the Highway 53 Task force, and the Landmark Event campaign.
1999. 8 folders.
2000's
Miscellaneous, 2000s. 6 folders.
Includes the official photographs from the Isanti bike ride and Purple heart event.
2000. 7 folders.
2001. 6 folders.
Includes photographs taken of Oberstar speaking at the Taconite Harbor Energy Center in Schroeder, Minnesota.
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123.E.18.10FUnidentified snapshots, 2001. 1 volume.
May include photographs related to the Department of Transportation.
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123.E.19.3B 2002. 5 folders.
Bikes Belong Coalition, May 31, 2002. 1 folder containing 1 computer disc (CD).
2003. 3 folders.
City of Thomson Highway 210 project ribbon cutting celebration, October 24, 2003. 1 folder containing 2 computer discs (CD-R) (48 photographs, JEPG : color); 4 1/2 in.
2004. 6 folders.
American Society of Civil Engineers [ASCE] toothpick bridge, 2004. 1 folder containing 1 computer disc (CD-RW); 4 1/2 in.
3 Oberstar portraits, March 2004. 1 folder containing 1 computer disc (CD-R) (3 photographs): color; 4 1/2 in.
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123.E.19.4F 2005. 6 folders.
North branch bike ride photos, September 18, 2005. 1 folder containing 1 master and 1 user computer disc (CD-R); 4 1/2 in.
2006. 11 folders.
Mainly photographs of Oberstar's interns.
Finland Community Center visit, August 19, 2006. 1 folder containing 1 computer disc (CD-R).
2007. 18 folders and 1 volume.
Jet visit, July 5, 2007. 1 folder containing 1 computer disc; 4 1/2 in.
National Association of Development Organizations [NADO] award, March 2007. 1 folder containing 1 computer disc (CD-R); 4 1/2 in.
Laborers' International Union of North America [LIUNA], September 19, 2007. 1 folder containing 1 computer disc (CD-R); 4 1/2 in.
2008. 12 folders.
Mainly photographs of Oberstar's interns and pages.
Highway 1 celebration, April 2, 2008. 1 folder containing 1 computer disc (CD-RW); 4 1/2 in.
National transportation Safety Board [NTSB], April 23, 2008. 1 folder containing 1 computer disc (CD-R); 4 1/2 in.
2009. 8 folders.
2010. 5 folders.
Includes photographs of Oberstar with President Barack Obama, as well as his office quarterly interns.
Union depot, June 26, 2010. 1 folder containing 1 computer disc (CD-RW); 4 1/2 in.

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123.I.10.4F 1974-1980. 12 folders.
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123.I.10.5B 1977-2003. 25 folders.

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Includes columns, opinion editorials, and copies of Oberstar's newsletters (incomplete).
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123.I.10.5BOpinion editorials, 2007-2008. 2 folders.
Magazines, 1988-2000's. 4 folders.
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123.I.10.6FHouse action reports, 1996-1997. 2 folders.
Washington Journal, 1980s-1990s. 32 folders.
Incomplete.
Oberstar Gazette, 1987-1995. 3 folders.
Incomplete.
Ober clips, 2003.
Newsletter survey, 2004-2005.

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Mainly campaign spots and interviews, but also speeches, endorsements, and dictation.
Arranged chronologically.
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123.E.19.4FMiscellaneous unlabeled:
Undated. 24 sound tape reels.
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123.E.19.5B Undated. 11 sound tape reels.
Undated. 1 sound cassette.
Speeches, announcements, and endorsements:
Undated. 6 sound tape reels: 7 1/2 ips.
Mainly campaign endorsements, but also topical materials regarding nuclear war, labor, budgets, farm policy, El Salvador, seniors, women, military spending, homelessness, and small business.
Undated. 3 sound cassettes.
Topics may include welfare, Cape Cod, conflict resolution, and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area [BWCA].
Undated. 5 sound cassettes (micro).
Mainly speeches. Includes those related to the grand opening of the National Scenic By-ways, a transportation summit, the Port Authority, a convention address, air cargo, and before the Twin Cities Task Force.
Agriculture Committee; Family Farm Security Act subcommittee; Thief River Falls, 1975. 1 sound reel.
Forest Industries Information Committee; BWCA presentation, February 1, 1977. 1 sound reel: 7 1/2 ips.
Cambridge, February 10, 1977. 1 sound cassette.
Mora, February 11, 1977. 1 sound cassette.
Interview on project VI, July 7, 1977. 1 sound cassette.
Meet the Member interview, October 12, 1979. 1 sound cassette.
Aired on WMAL.
Pizer-Scraba open mike, February 15, 1979. 1 sound cassette.
January 14, 1980. 1 sound reel.
Portion of candid comments from Representative Oberstar, April 8, 1980. 1 sound cassette.
Meet the Member interview, February 26, 1982. 1 sound cassette.
Candidate tag: re-elect Oberstar for Congress. Coral Gables, Florida: Beber Silverstein and Partners, October 7, 1982. 1 sound reel.
10 Oberstar tags, 1984. 1 sound reel.
5 minute spot narration. Washington D. C.: Greer and Associates, March 13, 1984. 1 sound reel: 15 ips.
Oberstar for Senate, mixed outs, March 28, 1984. 1 sound reel.
Congressman Oberstar's message. Washington D. C.: produced by Frank Greer, May 1984. 1 sound reel (8 minutes).
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123.E.18.10FOpen Mike, April 23, 1988. 1 sound cassette.
Aired on KXTP.
Jim Oberstar election day, November 8, 1988. 1 sound cassette.
Marketplace interview. St. Paul, MN: American Public Radio, November 13, 1989. 1 sound cassette.
Message from Will Steger, December 25, 1989. 1 sound cassette.
Speech to timber producers, April 28, 1995. 1 sound cassette.
Listening session. Superior, WI: WITC, June 26, 1995. 2 sound cassettes.
Center for Strategic and International Studies [CSIS], August 11, 1995. 1 sound cassette (micro).
Voyageurs and BWCA interviews, August 16, 1995. 2 sound cassettes.
Aired on WSCN and KDAL. Each tape contains an interview aired on separate stations.
Medicare interview, October 20, 1995. 1 sound cassette.
Aired on KDAL Daily Express.
Government shutdown, November 17, 1995. 1 sound cassette.
Aired on KDAL.
Northern Group radio stations conference call, November 20, 1995. 1 sound cassette.
Bosnia, November 28, 1995. 1 sound cassette.
Aired on WDSM, Duke Skorich Show.
State of the Union round table, 1996. 1 sound cassette.
Aired on WMAL.
Interview, January 17, 1996. 1 sound cassette.
Aired on KDAL.
Haiti, February 7, 1996. 1 sound cassette.
Aired on Minnesota Public Radio [MPR].
Hot seat rail safety, March 15, 1996. 1 sound cassette.
Aired on KFGO.
NWA [Northwest Airlines] maintenance, WCCO I-Team report, May 1, 1996. 1 sound cassette.
Aired on WDSM, Lew Latto Show.
Address to DFL 8th District Convention, May 4, 1996. 1 sound cassette.
BWCA, May 10, 1996. 1 sound cassette.
Aired on KDAL.
GOP National Convention on the BWCA, May 13, 1996. 1 sound cassette (micro).
Interview, May 20, 1996. 1 sound cassette (60 minutes).
Aired on WCCO-AM, the Ruth Koscielak Show.
BWCA and Voyageurs National Park [VNP]; Value Jet crash, May 20, 1996. 1 master and 1 user sound cassette.
Aired on MPR, Midday.
BWCA and air safety, May 20, 1996. 1 sound cassette.
Aired on WCCO.
Federal Aviation Administration [FAA] and security, July 24, 1996. 1 master and 1 user sound cassettes.
Aired on National Public Radio [NPR], Talk of the Nation.
Convention address, circa 1997. 2 sound cassettes (micro).
Newspaper conference call regarding BWCA, May 22, 1997. 1 sound cassette.
Radio conference call regarding the BWCA bill, May 22, 1997. 1 sound cassette.
NWA training for maintenance workers, July 3, 1997. 1 sound cassette (micro).
Duluth area Chamber of Commerce speech, August 12, 1997. 1 sound cassette (micro).
BWCA program joined in progress, October 23, 1997. 1 sound cassette.
Aired on Minnesota Public Radio [MPR].
Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act [BESTEA], May 12, 1998. 1 master and 1 user sound cassettes.
Aired on MPR, midmorning.
BWCA, May 19, 1998. 1 sound cassette.
Aired on KDAL.
BWCA compromise, May 20, 1998. 1 sound cassette.
Aired on MPR.
Keynote presentation in New Orleans, Louisiana, May 31-June 3, 1998. 1 sound cassette.
Interview, June 18, 1998. 1 sound cassette.
Aired on Lew Latto show.
Interview, July 31, 1998. 1 sound cassette (micro).
Aired on MPR.
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations [AFL-CIO] speech, September 14, 1998. 1 sound cassette (micro).
Speech at Falls to Falls event, Fitgers Inn, June 4, 1999. 1 sound cassette (micro).
Speech to rural letter carriers, Duluth, June 28, 1999. 1 sound cassette (micro).
Gunflint Trail meeting, July 24, 1999. 1 sound cassette.
Aired on MPR.
Silver Bay Marina, August 20, 1999. 1 sound cassette (micro).
Two Harbors lighthouse, August 21, 1999. 1 sound cassette (micro).
China trade, May 17, 2000. 1 sound cassette.
China trade, May 23, 2000. 1 sound cassette.
LTV closure; United Airlines [UAL] merger, May 25, 2000. 1 sound cassette.
Aired on MPR.
LTV closing, May 26, 2000. 1 sound cassette (micro).
NWA and American merger; news report, July 13, 2000. 1 sound cassette.
Aired on MPR.
Remarks, a tribute to Bruce Vento, September 15, 2000. 1 sound cassette.
Media, September 17, 2001. 1 sound cassette (micro).
Appreciation dinner speech, August 22, 22, 2003. 1 sound cassette (micro).
Future of transportation finance; Humphrey Institute and Center for Transportation studies, November 10, 2003. 1 sound cassette (micro).
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123.E.19.5BHigh speed rail, October 2, 2008. 1 folder containing 1 computer disc.
Aired on MPR All Things Considered with Tom Crann.

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123.I.10.6F undated and 1974-1992. 18 folders.
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123.I.10.7B 1989-2006. 20 folders.

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Similar in scope to the sound recordings. Includes campaign spots, media coverage, interviews, speeches, legislation, and miscellaneous related materials documenting Oberstar's political life in Minnesota and Washington D. C.
Some video recordings may contain more detailed indexes to video contents.
Arranged chronologically with undated recordings being listed first..
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123.E.19.6F Undated:
Arranged alphabetically.
Almanac. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations [AFL-CIO]:
Speech. 1 videocassette (U-matic): sound, color; 3/4 in.
Cuts. 1 videocassette (U-matic): sound, color; 3/4 in.
Bosnia; Ustia. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
BWCA:
Duluth news. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Indexed.
Special edition on BWCA and VNP. 1 master and 1 user videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Washington Journal.
Center on Congress. 1 videodisc.
Convention insert. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Includes 2 takes.
Debate. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Democratic National Convention. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Disappearing jobs; Medicare; List; Midnight oil. 1 videoreel; 2 in.
Drug test stories. 1 videodisc (DVD-RW).
Ed Roberts independent living, 1 master and 1 user videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Eveleth Taconite plant [EVTAC] bankruptcy. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Aired on KDLH.
First choice. 1 videocassette (VHS) (30 seconds); 1/2 in.
Focus. 1 videocassette (VHS) (28 minutes); 1/2 in.
Friends of Jim Oberstar. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
May include campaign spots.
Gas tax. 1 videodisc (DVD-RW).
Green Grove, parts 1-2. 1 videocassette (VHS) (24 minutes, 36 seconds); 1/2 in.
Haiti. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Haiti trip. 1 videocassette (VHS) (1 minute, 28 seconds); 1/2 in.
Highway 53 falls to falls project. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
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123.E.19.7BKeynote. 1 videodisc (DVD-RW).
Media Coverage:
Jim Oberstar apologizes to Johnson, Mike Hatch shoots back. 1 videocassette (VHS) (1 minute, 7 seconds); 1/2 in.
Oberstar TV spots. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Oberstar on CNN. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Oberstar C-SPAN; CNN; Nightline. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Minnesota value campaign. 1 videocassette (VHS) (4 minutes, 30 seconds); 1/2 in.
Monticello. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Project fatal choices. 1 videocassette (VHS) (10 minutes); 1/2 in.
Radar redundancies. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Rail summit keynote. 1 videodisc (DVD-RW).
Rally. 1 videoreel (50 seconds); 2 in.
Raw footage. 1 videocassette (U-matic): sound, color; 3/4 in.
Seaway meeting. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Unedited copy of footage.
Slovenian magazine. 1 videocassette (Beta); 1/2 in.
Steve Sohmer part II. 1 videocassette (U-matic); 3/4 in.
Summer youth employment and training program. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Tobacco reform. 1 videocassette (Beta); 1/2 in.
United States aid and exporting jobs. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Aired on Nightline.
The U.S. Congress and you. 1 videocassette (VHS) (20 minutes); 1/2 in.
Voyageurs National Park and the B. W. C. A. wilderness. 1 master and 1 user videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
5th edition, aired on Washington Journal.
Wellstone, Port dredging, North housing discrimination, and Bruce Babbitt in Duluth. 1 videocassette (VHS) (3 minutes, 24 seconds); 1/2 in.
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123.E.19.8FChronological:
James Oberstar, 1974. 1 videocassette (VHS): sound, color; 1/2 in.
Oberstar, November 2, 1977. 1 videoreel (2 minutes, 6 seconds): sound, color; 2 in.
HCC public issues forum: conversations with Congressman Oberstar (Part 2), February 18, 1978. 1 videocassette (U-matic): sound color; 3/4 in.
Minnesota good roads, May 4, 1978. 1 videocassette (U-matic) (1 minute, 45 seconds): sound, color; 3/4 in.
Oberstar Nos. 1-3, 1978. 3 videocassettes (U-matic): sound, color; 1/2 in.
Includes campaign spots.
Oberstar, Nos. 1-4, 1979. 4 videocassettes (U-matic): sound, color; 3/4 in.
Includes campaign spots.
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151.A.3.7Oberstar, November 4, 1978. 1 videoreel: sound, color; 2 in.
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123.E.19.8FRepresentative Oberstar, October 22, 1979. 1 videocassette (U-matic); sound, color; 3/4 in.
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123.E.19.9BAward, January 28, 1982. 1 videoreel (1 minute, 12 seconds); 2 in.
Oberstar, 1984. Masters:
Includes campaign spots, speeches, rallies, announcements, news coverage, and miscellaneous related topics, such as Minneapolis and St. Paul, Chisholm High School, mine pits, and clean water.
Previously numbered.
Nos. 1-8; 10-14, 13 master videocassettes (U-matic): color, sound; 3/4 in.
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123.E.19.10FNos. 15; 20-29, 11 master videocassettes (U-matic): sound, color; 3/4 in.
Oberstar, 1984. User copies:
Use copies following numbering system of the master set.
Some videocassettes may contain materials from more than one master videocassette. Includes campaign spots, speeches, rallies, announcements, news coverage, and miscellaneous related topics, such as Minneapolis and St. Paul, Chisholm High School, interviews, mine pits, and clean water.
Missing Nos. 1-3.
Nos. 4-15; 20-29, 8 user videocassettes (Beta): sound, color; 1/2 in.
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151.A.3.8Oberstar in studio, May 31, 1984. 1 videoreel (circa 8 minutes); 1 in.
Includes outtakes and final campaign spots.
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123.I.1.1BOberstar No. 101, T.V. spot, March 1984. 1 master videocassette (U-matic) (5 minutes): sound, color; 3/4 in., 1 user videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Oberstar 10 cuts, circa August 1984. 1 videocassette (U-matic) (2 minutes, 50 seconds);sound, color; 3/4 in.
No. 1, Rally; No. 2, Profile; No. 3, Oberstar/DFL, October 30, 1984. 1 videocassette (u-matic); sound, color; 3/4 in.
Oberstar No. 1, commercials, circa 1984. 1 videocassette (U-matic); 3/4 in.
James Oberstar, KT 20,454, August 17, 1984. 1 videoreel; 2 in.
Oberstar new tape, August 30, 1984. 1 videoreel (60 seconds); 2 in.
Oberstar/Davis Brazilian ore, May 23, 1985. 1 master and 1 user videocassette (U-matic); sound, color; 3/4 in.
Contains 3 campaign spots.
Representative Oberstar, July 25, 1985. 1 videocassette (U-matic) (30 seconds): sound, color; 3/4 in.
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123.I.1.2F America's industrial tragedy: the crisis in steel, 1986. 1 master videocassette (U-matic) (28 minutes): sound color; 3/4 in.; 1 user videocassette (VHS) (28 minutes): sound, color; 1/2 in.
Midnight oil, October 7, 1986. 1 videocassette (Beta) (circa 8 minutes); 1/2 in.
Indexed.
Disappearing jobs, October 16, 1986. 1 videocassette (U-matic) (1 minute); 3/4 in.
Disappearing jobs, October 19, 1986. 1 master videoreel; 1 in., 1 user videocassette (U-matic); 3/4 in.
Independence Hall and Congress Hall ceremonies Philadelphia, July 16, 1987. 1 videocassette (VHS): sound, color; 1/2 in.
Representative Oberstar, November 5-9, 1987. 1 videocassette (VHS): sound, color; 1/2 in.
Satellite education clip demo reel, November 11, 1987. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Chaney, Rick L. Ph.D. Whose debt is it? Washington D. C.: Creative Educators Limited, 1988. 1 videocassette (VHS) (34 minutes, 30 seconds); 1/2 in.
Aircraft maintenance, January 21, 1988. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Why planes burn. Nova, February 9, 1988. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Floor debates, March 23-May 19, 1988. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Includes floor debates regarding budget agenda (0000-0730), air traffic (0728-0992), trade (0748-0792), Duluth (0800-0942), and the FAA (0967-0987).
It's your business, May 15, 1988. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Representative Oberstar, May 16, 1988. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Aging aircraft, May 18, 1988. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Aired on Nightline.
Seniors, May 27, 1988. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
List and Midnight oil August 29, 1988. 1 master videoreel (30 seconds each): sound, color; 1 in., 1 user videocassette (VHS) (30 seconds each); 1/2 in.
Worldnet 1022/Euronet 469, December 1, 1988. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Shootdown, December 5, 1988. 1 videocassette (VHS) (95 minutes); 1/2 in.
Pan Am on CNN; Airline deregulation on FNN Focus, December 22, 1988-January 5, 1989. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
CNN newsmaker, December 24, 1988. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
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123.I.1.3BJo Oberstar public service announcements (PSAs), 1989. 1 videoreel (2 minutes, 30 seconds); 1 in.
Floor debate NASA, 1989. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association [NRECA] legislative conference, 1989. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Call in show with Representative James Oberstar, February 21, 1989. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Aired on C-SPAN.
United 811; Aging aircraft; Eastern strike, February 24-March 11, 1989. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Aired on CNN, CBS, and CBS respectively.
Representative Oberstar, February 27, 1989. 1 videocassette (U-matic) (10 seconds); 3/4 in.
Eastern strike, March 3, 1989. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Aired on CNN.
MacNeil-Lehrer news hour regarding the Eastern airline strike, March 7, 1989. 1 videocassette (VHS).
Aired on PBS.
Good Morning America; ABC Business World; and Veterans Recruitment Appointment [VRA] extension, March 8-October 2, 1989. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Back up, March 12, 1989. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Eastern Airlines floor debate, March 15, 1989. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
The Congress, March 20, 1989. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Almanac, April 7, 1989. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Jim Wright farewell, May 1989. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
American Association of Airport Executives [AAAE] conference, March 15, 1989. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Interview, June 21, 1989. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Cargo preference; Supplemental, June 22-25, 1989. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
It's your business, July 10, 1989. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Almanac no. 545, July 21, 1989. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
United 232, Jul;y 20, 1989. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Aired on CBS This Morning show.
Contra aid; stock marker; cargo preference, September 13-October 14, 1989. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Airport security bill, September 20, 1989. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Representative Oberstar show, October 20, 1989. 1 videocassette (VHS) (28 minutes, 331 seconds); 1/2 in.
Airline leveraged buyouts [LBOs], October 26, 1989. 1 master and 1 user videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Airport Improvement Act, 1990. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Health care public hearing, February 19, 1990. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
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123.I.1.4FSix census spots, February 22, 1990. 1 videocassette (U-matic); 3/4 in.
Eastern strike override, March 7, 1990. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Airbus, March 29, 1990. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Aired on KBJR.
Subcommittee on Aviation hearing, Nos. 1-3, April 25, 1990. 3 videocassettes (Beta); 1/2 in.
XV-15 at the Capital, Concord Communications Group for Textron Bell Boeing, April 25, 1990. 1 master videocassette (U-matic); 3/4 in., 1 user videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Representative Oberstar, April 26, 1990. 1 videocassette (VHS) (21 minutes, 30 seconds); 1/2 in.
Oberstar on 60 minutes, April 29, 1990. 1 videocassette (VHS) (59 minutes, 59 seconds); 1/2 in.
Presidents Commission on Aviation Security and Terrorism, May 15-16, 1990. 1 master and 1 user videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Aired on CNN and C-SPAN respectively.
Live Minnesota, June 10, 1990. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee [DCCC]/ Democratic National Convention [DNC] fairness TV spot, October 20, 1990. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Midnight oil; Middle class squeeze; Vote Nos. 1-4, October 23, 1990. 1 master and 1 user videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Worldnet 1931/Arnet 706, December 5, 1990. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Chamber of Commerce breakfast, April 3, 1991. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Aired on KBJR-TV.
Budget; Aging aircraft; Budget conference report, April 17-May 22, 1991. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
60 Minutes, April 28, 1991. 1 videocassette (VHS) (circa 60 minutes); 1/2 in.
60 Minutes, April 29, 1991. 1 master and 1 user videocassette (VHS) (59 minutes, 59 seconds); 1/2 in.
Inside Edition, May 6, 1991. 1 master and 1 user videocassette (VHS) (27 minutes); 1/2 in.
Telephone interview, May 31, 1991. 1 master and 1 user videocassette (VHS) (29 minutes, 41 seconds); 1/2 in.
60 Minutes, May 31, 1991. 1 videocassette (VHS) (58 minutes); 1/2.
Aired on CBS.
Worker replacements; Coast Guard boater fee; National Institutes of Health [NIH]; Flight attendants, August 1, 1991. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Cheehi range visit; Fedo campaign ad, September 4, 1991. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Almanac No. 804, September 27, 1991. 1 videocassette (VHS) (60 minutes); 1/2 in.
Almanac No. 805, October 4, 1991. 1 videocassette (VHS) (60 minutes); 1/2 in.
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123.I.1.5BFirst annual Jo Oberstar lecture on cancer awareness, October 15, 1991. 1 master and 1 user videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Featuring Honorable Mary Rose Oakar.
2001: an International aviation odyssey, symposium highlights presentation, October 24, 1991. 1 videocassette (VHS) (17 minutes, 26 seconds); 1/2 in.
Washington airports bill, November 18, 1991. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Don't drink and drive, December 1991. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Campaign spot.
Democratic convention, 1992. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Aired on CNN.
International aviation, February 23, 1992. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Aired on ABC Business World.
Fox morning news; Aviation reauthorization floor debate; Committee on Appropriations timber sales; and Environmental Protection Agency [EPA]. March 12-July 29, 1992. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Viewer call in program, July 7, 1992. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Aired on C-SPAN.
Harbors of refuge; EPA lab, September 23-25, 1992. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Representative de Lugo, December 16, 1992. 1 master and 1 user videocassettes (VHS) (72 minutes, 45 seconds); 1/2 in.
Worldnet 3119/Euronet 946, March 22, 1993. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Guests include [James R.] Schlesinger, [Jerrold] Nadler, and Oberstar.
20/20, August 12, 1994. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Aired on ABC.
Gwen Towers; Air traffic, November 8, 1993, January 5, 1994. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Aired on ABC, World News Tonight, as well as ABC/CBS.
NAFTA debate, November 17, 1993. 1 videocassette (VHS) (2 hours, 10 minutes); 1/2 in.
Saturday news conference end of session, November 23, 1993. 1 videocassette (VHS) (26 minutes); 1/2 in.
National Transportation Safety Board [NTSB] meeting; Aviation Acc. Express Airlines II, December 1, 1993, May 24, 1994. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Campaign spots: Family; Testimonials, 1994. 1 videoreel: sound, color; 2 in.
Sprockids TV coverage, 1994-2000. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Commuter airlines; Airport Improvement program [AIP] debate; Network newscasts regarding ATC corporation, February 9-May 3, 1994. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Space transportation: shaping a global society, February 14, 1994. 1 videocassette (VHS) (9 minutes); 1/2 in.
Blatnik Bridge opening, July 11, 1994. 1 folder containing 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Traffic Collision Avoidance System [TCAS]; Doppler radar and ATC Corporation, July 14-26, 1994. 1 master and 1 user video cassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Aired on NBC Dateline.
Satellite feed, September 19, 1994. 1 videocassette (VHS) (12 minutes, 33 seconds); 1/2 in.
Location
123.I.1.6FDenver International airport: baggage system video, October 1994. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Viewer call in program, October 6, 1994. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Aired on C-SPAN.
Oberstar for congress: National steel clip, October 19, 1994. 1 videocassette (VHS) (30 seconds); 1/2 in.
Live satellite, November 29, 1994. 1 videocassette (VHS) (21 minutes, 12 seconds); 1/2 in.
ATR [aircraft] icing tests, December 1994. 1 videocassette (VHS) (6 minutes, 25 seconds); 1/2 in.
Aviation news today, January 13, 1995. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
This is America with Dennis Wholey No. 116, February 3, 1995. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Representative Oberstar, February 22, 1995. 1 master and 1 user videocassette (VHS) (53 minutes, 30 seconds); 1/2 in.
This Morning on CBS, February 24, 1995. 1 master and 1 user videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Satellite feed, March 1, 1995. 1 videocassette (VHS) (11 minutes, 4 seconds); 1/2 in.
Almanac Nos. 1134-1140. May 12, 19, 26; June 2, 9, 16, and 23, 1995. 7 videocassettes (VHS); 1/2 in.
Rehearsal, June 9, 1995. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Open with and without titles, June 9, 1995. 2 videoreels (30 seconds each); 1 in.
Representative Oberstar, June 12, 1995. 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (29 minutes each): sound, color; 3/4 in.
Nos. 1-2, 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (29 minutes each): sound, color; 3/4 in.
Location
123.I.1.7BNos. 4-5, 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (29 minutes each): sound, color; 3/4 in.
No. 7, 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 minutes); 1/2 in.
Visit to Skoglund Outdoor Adventure, June 26, 1995. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration [OSHA] special orders, June 27, 1995. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Special order on Minnesota Safety, June 28, 1995. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Washington Journal: Show No. 2, July 1995. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Superior drum, July 16-22, 1995. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Grand opening of Grand Rapids to Coleraine segment of the Highway 169 cross range expressway, July 29, 1995. 1 master and 1 user videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Area news story coverage.
Oberstar live on channel 3 and 6 news, August 11, 1995. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Channel 6 and 10 VPN and BWCA coverage, August 14-20, 1995. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Jim Oberstar Washington Journal, September 13, 1995. 1 master and 1 user videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Highway 61 groundbreaking in Cook County, September 23, 1995. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Representative Oberstar, September 26, 1995. 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 minutes); 1/2 in.
Washington Journal, October 1995. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Voyageurs hearing, October 29, 1995. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Housing Redevelopment Authority (HRA), 1996. 1 folder containing 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Also includes photographs of a Duluth assisted living facility.
Address, May 4, 1996. 1 videocassette (VHS) (24 minutes); 1/2 in.
Miscellaneous news, circa August 16, 1996. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Includes clips of appearances on KBJR, KDLH, and Almanac.
Solutions: America's highway, February 11, 1997. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Speech during budget debate, May 20, 1997. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Mesabi Trail bike event, September 1, 1997. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Made in USA, October 12, 1997. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Aired on NBC Dateline.
Oberstar campaign, 1998. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Campaign spots.
Transportation Equity Act [TEA] signed by Clinton, June 9, 1998. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Local TV coverage.
Munger [Willard M., Sr.] death, July 12, 1999. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Statements regarding Fermilab groundbreaking, July 16, 1999. 1 videocassette (VHS) (2 minutes, 54 seconds); 1/2 in.
Location
123.I.1.8FBike event, May 8, 2000. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Aired on KMSP-TV.
Graduate program commencement; Undergraduate program commencement, May 11-13, 2000. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
James Oberstar on Nightly Business Report, June 13, 2000. 1 videocassette (VHS) (57 seconds); 1/2 in.
NWA merger interviews, July 11-12, 2000. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Includes interviews airing on KBJR and CNBC.
Campaign 2000, September 29, 2000. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Includes TV and radio campaign spots regarding job security, transportation, family farms, health security, and the Northstar corridor.
James Oberstar, February 20, 2001. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Includes materials aired on KSTP, TPT, and KARE 11.
Coast Guard icebreakers, February 26, 2001. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Aired on MSNBC.
California power, June 4, 2001. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Aired on ABC Nightline.
Town meeting; power plant, August 15-16, 2001. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Aired on KDLH-TV.
World Trade Center attack, September 11-19, 2001. 1 master and 1 user videodisc (CD-R).
Oberstar on local news programs, September 11-December 10, 2001. 1 master and 1 user videodisc (CD-R).
Oberstar news appearances, September 17-21, 2001. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Aired on KDLH-TV.
Arteaga and Arteaga, dejate llevar [let yourself go], September 18, 2001. 1 videocassette (VHS) (90 seconds); 1/2 in.
Aviation security, December 5, 2001. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
TV coverage, 2002. 1 master and 1 user videodisc (DVD-R).
Safe routes to schools, February 5. 2002. 1 master and 1 user videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Chinese Children Adoption International [CDAI] awards dinner, September 24, 2002. 1 videocassette (VHS) (1 minute, 3 seconds); 1/2 in.
Tren Urbano progress report, October 2002. 1 videocassette (VHS) (8 minutes, 5 seconds); 1/2 in.
Starting in innocence, January 7, 2003. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
National forests in Minnesota briefing materials, April 2003. 1 videodisc (CD-R).
The stopgate system: a new era in rail crossing safety, May 3, 2003. 1 videocassette (VHS) (5 minutes, 11 seconds); 1/2 in.
Statement regarding Tom Reagan induction into Mesabi basketball hall of fame, June 30, 2003. 1 videocassette (VHS) (5 minutes); 1/2 in.
TV clips, February 3-July 28, 2004. 1 videodisc (DVD-R).
Oberstar Paris interview, February 16, 2004. 1 videocassette (VHS) (5 minute, 27 seconds).
Interview.
Federal Protective Service at Democratic Convention Boston, July 2004. 1 videodisc (DVD-R).
News coverage.
TV coverage, July 21, 2004. 1 videodisc (DVD-R).
Aired on KDLH TV, CBS affiliate.
District 8 congressional debate, October 25, 2004. 1 videocassette (VHS) (60 minutes); 1/2 in.
Aired on ABC news.
Edwards' rally, October 26, 2004. 1 videodisc.
O'Hare modernization draft environmental impact statement, Discs 1-2, January 2005. 2 videodiscs.
National Apprenticeship and Training Advisory Committee [NATAC] tribute to Oberstar, May 13, 2005. 1 master and 1 user videocassette (VHS) (2 minutes, 58 seconds); 1/2 in., and 1 master and 1 user videodisc (DVD-R).
Transportation Equity Act: a legacy for users [TEA-LU] signed into law, August 10, 2005. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Oberstar christening Blessey Marine, August 16, 2005. 1 videodisc (DVD-R).
Congressman Oberstar, Minnesota Public Radio, August 26, 2005. 1 videodisc.
Location
123.I.1.9BOberstar, 2006. 1 videodisc (DVD-R).
Interview: Foreign control of airlines, June 12, 2006. 1 videodisc (DVD-R).
Aired on CNN Lou Dobbs Tonight.
Judge Heaney, December 2, 2006. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Greeting: Becky Lourey tribute, December 15, 2066. 1 videodisc.
Organizational meeting of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for the 110 Congress, January 17, 2007. 1 videodisc (DVD).
Oberstar is the chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Heaney bill, February 7, 2007. 1 videocassette (VHS); 1/2 in.
Live satellite, February 8, 2007. 1 videodisc (DVD) (13 minutes, 38 seconds).
Aired on Kare 11.
Compliance with the Coast Guard's deep water contract, April 18, 2007. 1 videodisc (DVD).
Hearing before the Full Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Full Committee markup, June 14, 2007. 1 videodisc (DVD).
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Statement, June 29, 2007. 1 videodisc (DVD) (3 minutes, 20 seconds).
Status of the nation's waters, including wetlands, under the jurisdiction of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, July 17, 2007. 1 videodisc (DVD).
Hearing before the Full Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
H.R. 3311; Emergency transportation relief for Minnesota, August 3, 2007. 1 videodisc (DVD).
Floor debate before the Full Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Structurally deficient bridges in the United States, September 5, 2007. 1 videodisc (DVD).
Hearing before the Full Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
3M, September 7, 2007. 1 videodisc.
Representative Oberstar, September 7, 2007. 1 videodisc.
H. R. 2811; The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007, September 20, 2007. 1 videodisc (DVD).
Floor debate before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Safe routes to schools, October 2, 2007. 1 videodisc (DVD).
Hearing before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
35th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, October 18, 2007. 1 videodisc (DVD).
Hearing before the Full Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Highway bridge inspections, October 23, 2007. 1 videodisc (DVD).
Hearing before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Live Satellite feed, October 26, 2007. 1 videodisc (DVD) (20 minutes).
Markup recovery act, circa October 2007. 1 videodisc (DVD-R).
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Markup bridge bill, October 31, 2007. 1 videodisc (DVD-R).
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Speech at the grand opening of the Intergovernmental Multimodal Transport Maintenance Center in Ely, Minnesota, circa November 2007. 1 folder containing 1 videodisc (DVD-R) + accompanying documentation.
Report of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, January 17, 2008. 1 videodisc (DVD).
Hearing before the Full Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Critical lapses in FAA security oversight of airlines: abuses of regulatory partnership programs, Parts 1-2, April 3, 2008. 2 master and 1 user videodiscs (DVD).
Hearing before the Full Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
The Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007, Parts 1-2; Clean water, Part II, April 16, 2008. 2 master and 1 user videodiscs (DVD).
Hearing before the Full Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Greeting, June 9, 2008. 1 master and 1 user videodisc (DVD) (3 minutes, 50 seconds).
Portrait videos, June 17, 2008. 1 videodisc (DVD) (seven minutes, 15 seconds).
Minneapolis Highway bridge collapse, August 1, 2008. 1 videodisc.
Opening statement, October 29, 2008. 1 videodisc.
Hearing before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Minneapolis, Minnesota failure animations shown at National Transportation Safety Board meeting, November 13, 2008. 1 videodisc.
The U.S. Congress and you. Washington D. C.: Committee for Citizen Awareness, 2009. 1 videodisc (DVD) (29 minutes).
Appearance by Oberstar.
Floor passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, February 2009. 1 videodisc (DVD).
Greeting, February 9, 2009. 1 videodisc (DVD-R) (4 minutes, 20 seconds).
Interview regarding American International Group [AIG] bonuses, March 19, 2009. 1 videodisc (DVD-R).
Aired on Fox Business with Neil Cavuto.
Statement, September 16, 2009. 1 videodisc (circa 20 minutes).
Live satellite feed, October 30, 2009. 1 videodisc (DVD) (20 minutes).
Health care passes, November 7, 2009. 1 videodisc (DVD-RW).
Statement, February 1, 2010. 1 master and 1 user videodisc (DVD) (3 minutes, 30 seconds).
Greeting, April 22, 2010. 1 videodisc (DVD) (4 minutes, 58 seconds).
Build it bigger, April 22, 2010. 1 videodisc (DVD-RW).
Features the International Harbor Navigation Canal [IHNC] surge barrier.
Oberstar on Heaney, June 22, 2010. 1 videodisc (DVD-R).
Floor debate, July 1, 2010. 1 videodisc (DVD-R).

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Location
123.I.1.9BPublic awareness, undated. 1 computer disc (CD-R).
PowerPoint presentations including stake holder survey, talking and byways planning session, and a personal vehicle analysis.
[0.25 cubic feet empty, letter size.]

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Access Restricted.

Photocopies of the following letters have been made and filed in the appropriate places in the collection for researcher use.


Location
Reserve 142JLO Friendly letters, February 20, 1976.
Includes three letters from Walter Mondale to James Oberstar, in addition to four letters from Hubert H. Humphrey to James Oberstar. Photocopies of these letters can be found in correspondence, 1970s-1977.
H.R. 3199: Clean Water Act of 1977, February 7, 1978.
Letter from Jimmy Carter congratulating Oberstar on his contributions to the passing of the Clean Water Act of 1977. A photocopy of this letter can be found in the correspondence, 1976-1998 (bulk 1978-1986) file series.
JLO B-Day, August 15, 1986.
Letter from Ronald Reagan to James Oberstar. A photocopy of this letter can be found in the correspondence, 1986-1991, and 2009 file series.
JLO friendly letters, September 7, 1988.
Letter from Ronald Reagan to James Oberstar. A photocopy of this letter can be found in the correspondence, 1986-1991, and 2009 file series.
Bill Clinton, August 1, 1995.
Letter from Bill Clinton to James Oberstar. A photocopy of this letter can be found in the correspondence, 1989-1997 file series.
International relations: Countries: Ireland, October 29, 1993.
Letter from Bill Clinton to James Oberstar. A photocopy of this letter can be found in the legislative staff: office files set 2 series.
Environment: Kyoto, October 30, 1997.
Letter from Bill Clinton to James Oberstar. A photocopy of this letter can be found in the legislative staff: office files set 2 series.
Environment: Total Maximal Daily Load, May 18, 2000.
Letter from Bill Clinton to James Oberstar. A photocopy of this letter can be found in the legislative staff: office files set 2 series.

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Aeronautics -- Law and legislation --United States.
Boards of trade -- Minnesota.
Community development -- Minnesota.
Consumer cooperatives -- Minnesota.
Electric utilities -- Minnesota.
Harbors -- Minnesota -- Duluth.
Harbors -- Wisconsin -- Superior.
Iron Ranges -- Economic aspects -- Minnesota.
Political campaigns -- Minnesota.
Producer cooperatives -- Minnesota.
Railroads -- Minnesota.
Slavic Americans -- Minnesota.
Transportation -- Law and legislation --United States.
Taconite industry -- Minnesota.
Water -- Pollution -- United States.
Water conservation -- United States.
Water resources development -- Minnesota.
Watersheds -- United States.
Persons:
Blatnik, John A., 1911-1991.
Organizations:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
United States. Congress -- Elections.
Places:
Boundary Waters Canoe Area (Minn.)
Chisholm (Minn.)
Duluth (Minn.)
Eveleth (Minn.)
Fond du Lac Indian Reservation (Minn.)
Grand Portage Reservation (Minn.)
Hibbing (Minn.)
International Falls (Minn.)
Leech Lake Band of Chippewa Indians.
Leech Lake Indian Reservation (Minn.)
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota.
Slovenia.
Superior, Lake.
Voyageurs National Park (Minn.)
Document Types:
Audio recordings.
Photographs.
Video recordings.

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