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Ruth Fleischer Legislative Records, 1985-1996

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Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Fleischer was a legislative assistant during Bradley's final term. The bulk of this collection relates to environmental issues such as the arctic national wildlife refuge, budget issues related to appropriations for the Environmental Project Agency, electricity and energy, grazing rights, land management in Alaska's Tongass National Forest, and the Utah wilderness. Bradley was active with the Central Valley Project which involved irrigation rights in California and pitted farmers against environmentalists. Within Fleischer's files there is also information on the need for stronger food safety guidelines. Materials in the section on forest health deal with the importance of trees in maintaining a healthy ecosystem and the effects of timbering. Testimony from several hearings on forest-related issues are included in these files. Various bills and amendments related to the mining industry and the environment are contained in Fleischer's files. Issues of land ownership issues including property rights and rights-of-way are part of Fleischer's legislative work. The major piece of legislation in the regulatory reform section is S. 343/H.R. 9, the Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act of 1995. Materials on the uses of ethanol and methanol as a fuel are contained in the section on the renewable oxygenate standard. An additional environmental issue covered in Fleischer's files relates to water rights, especially supply and irrigation projects like the Flathead Irrigation and Power Project.

This subseries also contains many files specific to New Jersey. The section dealing with coastal management issues documents topics related to dredging in the New Jersey and New York Harbor. There are materials related to the gas explosion in Edison, NJ and the subsequent push for comprehensive one-call notification legislation (explain). Also, there a few folders on proposed residential development in the Sterling Forest in the New Jersey Highlands.

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.

Processing Information

This collection was processed from 1997-2000 by project archivist Kristen Turner, special collections assistant Stacey Peeples, and Meghan Glass '01, and in 2012 by Maureen Callahan.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

Series 4 is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

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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:

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

Location:
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
65 Olden Street
Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
(609) 258-6345
Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 141-151