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Ken Apfel Legislative Records, 1972-1991

14 boxes
Collection Creator:
Bradley, Bill (1943)
Dates:
1972-1991
Extent:
14 boxes
Languages:
English
Scope and Contents

This group documents Apfel's tenure as legislative assistant and legislative director. Apfel primarily worked on topics related to budget and fiscal issues, child support enforcement legislation, employment, energy, catastrophic and long-term health care, and tobacco. The budget files include materials that document Bradley's work on the Grace Commission and a substantial amount of New Jersey specific budget related issues. Bradley worked to establish legislation that addressed parents who fail to make court ordered child support payments. This is documented through key pieces of legislation, especially the Child Support Enforcement Amendments of 1983 (H.R. 4325), the Economic Equality Act of 1983 (S. 888), and the Interstate Child Support Enforcement Bill (S. 2404). The major topics addressed in the employment section are minimum wage reform and social security. Within the energy files there is documentation of Bradley's interest in the strategic petroleum reserve and international energy security in the midst of oil supply disruptions. Discouraging tobacco use among young people was an important issue to Bradley, and his interest in the ongoing debate about tobacco can be seen in Apfel's files on tobacco.

A significant part of Apfel's files deal with health care related issues, specifically the financing of catastrophic, long term, and home health care. This includes related issues such as home dialysis treatments, health insurance and Medicare/Medicaid coverage, the role of skilled nursing facilities, hospital reimbursement strategies, and hospice programs. The Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 is the major piece of legislation in this section. In addition, the general health care issue files includes material on AIDS, graduate medical education and foreign medical students, and prescription drugs.

Finally, there are about two dozen topical issue files that contain material not related to the main groupings in Apfel's files. They can be thought of as general files and include items related to disability, environment, family planning, homelessness, and other various issues. Within these files are materials used to prepare Bradley for his 1984 debate with Mary Mochary, as well as transcripts from those debates.

Arrangement

These records have been arranged into several groupings, according to the legislative aide who produced them. Generally speaking, records are arranged by topic.

Conditions Governing Access

Series 4 is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Credit this material:

Ken Apfel Legislative Records; Bill Bradley Papers, MC200, Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Storage Note:
Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd)
Boxes 61-74
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

This group documents Apfel's tenure as legislative assistant and legislative director. Apfel primarily worked on topics related to budget and fiscal issues, child support enforcement legislation, employment, energy, catastrophic and long-term health care, and tobacco. The budget files include materials that document Bradley's work on the Grace Commission and a substantial amount of New Jersey specific budget related issues. Bradley worked to establish legislation that addressed parents who fail to make court ordered child support payments. This is documented through key pieces of legislation, especially the Child Support Enforcement Amendments of 1983 (H.R. 4325), the Economic Equality Act of 1983 (S. 888), and the Interstate Child Support Enforcement Bill (S. 2404). The major topics addressed in the employment section are minimum wage reform and social security. Within the energy files there is documentation of Bradley's interest in the strategic petroleum reserve and international energy security in the midst of oil supply disruptions. Discouraging tobacco use among young people was an important issue to Bradley, and his interest in the ongoing debate about tobacco can be seen in Apfel's files on tobacco.

A significant part of Apfel's files deal with health care related issues, specifically the financing of catastrophic, long term, and home health care. This includes related issues such as home dialysis treatments, health insurance and Medicare/Medicaid coverage, the role of skilled nursing facilities, hospital reimbursement strategies, and hospice programs. The Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 is the major piece of legislation in this section. In addition, the general health care issue files includes material on AIDS, graduate medical education and foreign medical students, and prescription drugs.

Finally, there are about two dozen topical issue files that contain material not related to the main groupings in Apfel's files. They can be thought of as general files and include items related to disability, environment, family planning, homelessness, and other various issues. Within these files are materials used to prepare Bradley for his 1984 debate with Mary Mochary, as well as transcripts from those debates.

Arrangement

These records have been arranged into several groupings, according to the legislative aide who produced them. Generally speaking, records are arranged by topic.

Collection History

Appraisal

During the first round of processing, from 1999-2001, each file was reviewed and the following record types were discarded: newspaper and magazine clippings without markings; widely-available publications from the federal government, senate, lobbying groups, and political action committees; copies of bills and senate resolutions, unless marked; position papers; empty envelopes; copies and duplicates of materials already in the collection; empty files; and congressional record statements or introductions to amendments and bills.

During processing of the 2023 accrual, approximately 57 boxes of candidate material boxes were returned to the donor, having already been eliminated during appraisal of the original collection. Additionally 2 boxes of campaign focus group audio and video recordings were returned to donor.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

Series 4 is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Ken Apfel Legislative Records; Bill Bradley Papers, MC200, Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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Storage Note:
Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd)
Boxes 61-74