Government Sources by Subject: Congressional Papers

"A liberal Democrat whose record of public service spanned almost 40 years. He served in both houses of the U.S. Congress and as Secretary of Transportation under President Jimmy Carter."

"U.S. Representative from the 6th Congressional District from 1937-1947."

A liberal Democrat, interested in labor legislation, public housing, and U.S. foreign policy, whose political career spanned from the early 1940s until retirement in 1967. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1945 to 1947.

A Republican Congresswoman from the Eighth Congressional District in Washington State, she served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993-2005 representing the suburbs east of Seattle.

A Republican who served three times as Washington State Governor (1965-1977), as well as a U.S. Senator from 1983 to 1989.

A Democrat who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1960-1974, representing Washington's Third Congressional District. She was the second woman and first Democratic woman elected to Congress from Washington state.

Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson was a Democratic U.S. Congressman and Senator for Washington state from 1941 until his death in 1983. See also the Jackson Collection which provides a general overview of key archival, printed, and visual resources in UW Libraries Special Collections along with bibliographic information and additional resources.

Michael Edward Lowry was a Democratic Congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's Seventh Congressional District from 1978 to 1989, and the 20th Governor of the state of Washington from 1993 to 1997.

Donald Hammer Magnuson was a Democratic politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1953-1963.

"Warren Grant "Maggie" Magnuson was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1937–1944) and a U.S. Senator (1944–1981) from Washington. Upon leaving the Senate, he was the most senior member of the body."

John Franklin Miller served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1917 to 1931, representing the First Congressional District of Washington state as a Republican. He also served as the Mayor of Seattle from 1908 through 1910.

Miles Poindexter, a Republican and later a Progressive, served as a United States Representative (1909-1911) and United States Senator (1911-1923) for Washington state.

Thor Carl Tollefson was Republican politician from Washington state, serving as Pierce County Prosecutor (1938-1946) and as a U.S. House Representative (1947-1965) for the 6th District.

"Marion Anthony Zioncheck (1901-1936) was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat from Washington State in 1932, serving in the 73th and 74th Congresses from March 4, 1933, until his death on August 7, 1936. He represented the First Congressional District, which encompassed Seattle and Kitsap County and he served on the Naval Affairs Committee."

1774 - present. Information about any senator, representative, vice president, or member of the Continental Congress. Also available in print.

An index by state with links to finding aids and to the organizations that hold the collections.

1789-1987. Indexed alphabetically by Member's last name. Also includes a list of repositories organized by state and a list of Members for whom collections could not be located. Print only.

1789-1995. A compilation of archival repositories housing the papers of former senators, related collections, and oral history interviews. Print only.