Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Personal/Political Files, 1969-1996 | Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections

By Robert Lay, Catherine Riggs, Hannah Ballard, Jeremy Denham, Jennifer Kirmer, Melissa Morris, Alex Rausch, Margaret White

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Collection Overview

Title: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Personal/Political Files, 1969-1996

ID: 01/005

Primary Creator: Dole, Robert J. (1923-2021)

Extent: 266.5 Linear Feet

Arrangement: Where materials were originally arranged chronologically, this scheme has been preserved. Otherwise, materials are arranged alphabetically.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This series documents the Senator's political activities during his tenure in the Senate. As such, these files deal more directly with the Senator than those of the other series. Because of their non-legislative nature, these files contain little insight into the Senator's staff. The material is primarily concerned with his daily activities, meetings, correspondence, and issues of particular interest to him. Of the five series, the Personal/Political Files contain more of Senator Dole's personal views. The correspondence contained herein illuminates those whom Dole considered friends and allies, both within the Senate and without. Daily schedules and event invitations chronicle his comings and goings and the social circles in which he operated. In essence, the Personal/Political series describes Senator Dole's life as a U.S. Senator, but does not delve into the specifics of his work. They describe a man committed to building his party, and one who sought to use his influence to benefit his fellow Kansans and all Americans.

Administrative Information

Repository: Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections

Access Restrictions: Some materials within the Dole Archive are restricted because of their sensitive nature or because they contain personal or confidential information. These records are protected by federal laws such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Examples of restricted records are personnel files, medical records, financial records, and any materials containing personal information such as addresses and social security numbers. Restricted materials are identified at the box and/or folder level within the finding aid. Questions about these materials may be directed to the Senior Archivist of the Dole Archives.

Use Restrictions: Copyright restrictions apply in different ways to different kinds of materials. Many of the documents and other historical materials in the Archive are in the public domain and may be reproduced and used in any way. Senator Dole has not donated his copyright interest in his papers and other historical materials to the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics. Permission to publish must be obtained from him or his designee. There are other materials in the library carrying a copyright interest that must be used according to the provisions of Title 17 of the U.S. Code. The Archive issues a warning concerning copyright restrictions to every researcher who requests copies of documents. Although the copyright law is under constant redefinition in the courts, it is ultimately the responsibility of the researcher to properly use copyrighted materials.

Processing Information:

View a full series list of this collection here (PDF will open in a new window): dole_archives_senate_papers_personal_political.pdf

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Appointment Log, 1968-1995],
[Series 2: Campaign Files, 1964-1996],
[Series 3: Caucus/Political Party Records, 1971-1985],
[Series 4: Guest Books, 1970-1995],
[Series 5: Invitations, 1966-1996],
[Series 6: Job Recommendations/Patronage, 1965-1984],
[Series 7: Memos, Telephone Conversations, E-mails, 1976-1995],
[Series 8: Personal Finances, 1966-1996],
[Series 9: Save Files, 1966-1988],
[Series 10: Senator's Correspondence, 1968-1995],
[Series 11: Subject Files, 1969-1996],
[Series 12: Trip Files, 1969-1994],
[All]

Series 1: Appointment Log, 1968-1995

These files are a chronological record of Senator Dole's daily activities, as prepared by his personal assistant. The materials are heavily annotated with last-minute changes and contain some related background information on those meeting with the Senator or travel itineraries for events.

Arrangement: These files are arranged chronologically.

Extent: 20 boxes

Box 1: 1968-1970

Folder 1: Senate Campaign Schedule, 1968
Folder 2: Weekly Appointment Book, 1968
Folder 3: Weekly Appointment Book, 1969
Folder 4: Weekly Appointment Book, 1970

Box 2: 1971-1972

Folder 1: Weekly Appointment Book, Book 1, 1971
Folder 2: Weekly Appointment Book, Book 2, 1971
Folder 3: Senator Dole Travel and Speech Schedules, 1972
Folder 4: Weekly Appointment Book, Book 1, 1972

Box 3: 1972-1973

Folder 1: Weekly Appointment Book, Book 2, 1972
Folder 2: Weekly Schedules, 1972
Folder 3: Weekly Appointment Book, 1973
Folder 4: Weekly Schedules [1 of 2], 1973
Folder 5: Weekly Schedules [2 of 2], 1973

Box 4: 1974-1975

Folder 1: Weekly Appointment Book, 1974
Folder 2: Weekly Schedules [1 of 2], 1974
Folder 3: Weekly Schedules [2 of 2], 1974
Folder 4: Weekly Appointment Book, 1975
Folder 5: Weekly Schedules, 1975

Box 5: 1976

Folder 1: Weekly Appointment Book, 1976
Folder 2: Weekly Schedules, January, 1976
Folder 3: Weekly Schedules, February, 1976
Folder 4: Weekly Schedules, March, 1976
Folder 5: Weekly Schedules, April, 1976
Folder 6: Weekly Schedules, May, 1976
Folder 7: Weekly Schedules, June, 1976
Folder 8: Weekly Schedules, July, 1976
Folder 9: Weekly Schedules, August, 1976
Folder 10: Weekly Schedules, September, 1976
Folder 11: Weekly Schedules, October [1 of 2], 1976
Folder 12: Weekly Schedules, October [2 of 2], 1976
Folder 13: Weekly Schedules, November, 1976
Folder 14: Weekly Schedules, December, 1976

Box 6: 1977-1978

Folder 1: Weekly Appointment Book, 1977
Folder 2: Weekly Schedules [1 of 2], 1977
Folder 3: Weekly Schedules [2 of 2], 1977
Folder 4: Weekly Appointment Book, 1978
Folder 5: Weekly Schedules [1 of 4], 1978

Box 7: 1978-1979

Folder 1: Weekly Schedules [2 of 4], 1978
Folder 2: Weekly Schedules [3 of 4], 1978
Folder 3: Weekly Schedules [4 of 4], 1978
Folder 4: Weekly Appointment Book, 1979
Folder 5: Weekly Schedules, January, 1979
Folder 6: Weekly Schedules, February, 1979
Folder 7: Weekly Schedules, March, 1979
Folder 8: Weekly Schedules, April, 1979
Folder 9: Weekly Schedules, May, 1979

Box 8: 1979-1980

Folder 1: Weekly Schedules, June, 1979
Folder 2: Weekly Schedules, July, 1979
Folder 3: Weekly Schedules, August, 1979
Folder 4: Weekly Schedules, September, 1979
Folder 5: Weekly Schedules, October, 1979
Folder 6: Weekly Schedules, November, 1979
Folder 7: Weekly Schedules, December, 1979
Folder 8: Weekly Appointment Book, 1980
Folder 9: Weekly Schedules, January, 1980
Folder 10: Weekly Schedules, February, 1980
Folder 11: Weekly Schedules, March, 1980
Folder 12: Weekly Schedules, April, 1980
Folder 13: Weekly Schedules, May, 1980
Folder 14: Weekly Schedules, June, 1980
Folder 15: Weekly Schedules, July, 1980

Box 9: 1980-1982

Folder 1: Weekly Schedules, August, 1980
Folder 2: Weekly Schedules, September, 1980
Folder 3: Weekly Schedules, October, 1980
Folder 4: Weekly Schedules, November, 1980
Folder 5: Weekly Schedules, December, 1980
Folder 6: Weekly Appointment Book, 1981
Folder 7: Weekly Schedules [1 of 2], 1981
Folder 8: Weekly Schedules [2 of 2], 1981
Folder 9: Weekly Appointment Book, 1982

Box 10: 1982-1983

Folder 1: Weekly Schedules [1 of 2], 1982
Folder 2: Weekly Schedules [2 of 2], 1982
Folder 3: Weekly Appointment Book, 1983
Folder 4: Weekly Schedules, January, 1983
Folder 5: Weekly Schedules, February, 1983
Folder 6: Weekly Schedules, March, 1983
Folder 7: Weekly Schedules, April, 1983
Folder 8: Weekly Schedules, May, 1983
Folder 9: Weekly Schedules, June, 1983
Folder 10: Weekly Schedules, July, 1983
Folder 11: Weekly Schedules, August, 1983
Folder 12: Weekly Schedules, September, 1983
Folder 13: Weekly Schedules, October, 1983
Folder 14: Weekly Schedules, November, 1983
Folder 15: Weekly Schedules, December, 1983

Box 11: 1984-1985

Folder 1: Weekly Appointment Book, 1984
Folder 2: Weekly Schedules [1 of 3], 1984
Folder 3: Weekly Schedules [2 of 3], 1984
Folder 4: Weekly Schedules [3 of 3], 1984
Folder 5: Weekly Appointment Book, 1985

Box 12: 1985-1987

Folder 1: Weekly Schedules [1 of 3], 1985
Folder 2: Weekly Schedules [2 of 3], 1985
Folder 3: Weekly Schedules [3 of 3], 1985
Folder 4: Appointment Requests [1 of 2], 1985-1989
Folder 5: Appointment Requests [2 of 2], 1985-1989
Folder 6: Weekly Appointment Book, 1986

Box 13: 1987

Folder 1: Weekly Appointment Book, 1987
Folder 2: Weekly Schedules, January, 1987
Folder 3: Weekly Schedules, February, 1987
Folder 4: Weekly Schedules, March, 1987
Folder 5: Weekly Schedules, April, 1987
Folder 6: Weekly Schedules, May, 1987
Folder 7: Weekly Schedules, June, 1987
Folder 8: Weekly Schedules, July, 1987

Box 14: 1987-1989

Folder 1: Weekly Schedules, August, 1987
Folder 2: Weekly Schedules, September, 1987
Folder 3: Weekly Schedules, October, 1987
Folder 4: Weekly Schedules, November, 1987
Folder 5: Weekly Schedules, December, 1987
Folder 6: Weekly Appointment Book, 1988
Folder 7: Weekly Schedules, January, 1989
Folder 8: Weekly Schedules, February, 1989
Folder 9: Weekly Schedules, March, 1989

Box 15: 1989-1990

Folder 1: Weekly Schedules, April, 1989
Folder 2: Weekly Schedules, May, 1989
Folder 3: Weekly Schedules, June, 1989
Folder 4: Weekly Schedules, July, 1989
Folder 5: Weekly Schedules, August, 1989
Folder 6: Weekly Schedules, September, 1989
Folder 7: Weekly Schedules, October, 1989
Folder 8: Weekly Schedules, November, 1989
Folder 9: Weekly Schedules, December, 1989
Folder 10: Visitors, 1990
Folder 11: Weekly Schedules, January, 1990
Folder 12: Weekly Schedules, February, 1990
Folder 13: Weekly Schedules, March, 1990
Folder 14: Weekly Schedules, April, 1990
Folder 15: Weekly Schedules, May, 1990
Folder 16: Weekly Schedules, June, 1990
Folder 17: Weekly Schedules, July, 1990
Folder 18: Weekly Schedules, August, 1990

Box 16: 1991-1992

Folder 1: Weekly Schedules, September, 1990
Folder 2: Weekly Schedules, October, 1990
Folder 3: Weekly Schedules, November, 1990
Folder 4: Weekly Schedules, December, 1990
Folder 5: Visitors, 1991
Folder 6: Weekly Schedules, January, 1991
Folder 7: Weekly Schedules, February, 1991
Folder 8: Weekly Schedules, March, 1991
Folder 9: Weekly Schedules, April, 1991
Folder 10: Weekly Schedules, May, 1991
Folder 11: Weekly Schedules, June, 1991
Folder 12: Weekly Schedules, July, 1991
Folder 13: Weekly Schedules, August, 1991
Folder 14: Weekly Schedules, September, 1991
Folder 15: Weekly Schedules, October, 1991
Folder 16: Weekly Schedules, November, 1991

Box 17: 1992-1993

Folder 1: Weekly Schedules, December, 1991
Folder 2: Visitors, A-L, 1992
Folder 3: Visitors, M-Z, 1992
Folder 4: Weekly Schedules, January, 1992
Folder 5: Weekly Schedules, February, 1992
Folder 6: Weekly Schedules, March, 1992
Folder 7: Weekly Schedules, April, 1992
Folder 8: Weekly Schedules, May, 1992
Folder 9: Weekly Schedules, June, 1992
Folder 10: Weekly Schedules, July, 1992
Folder 11: Weekly Schedules, August, 1992
Folder 12: Weekly Schedules, September, 1992
Folder 13: Weekly Schedules, October, 1992
Folder 14: Weekly Schedules, November, 1992

Box 18: 1993

Folder 1: Weekly Schedules, December, 1992
Folder 2: Visitors, 1993
Folder 3: Weekly Schedules, January, 1993
Folder 4: Weekly Schedules, February, 1993
Folder 5: Weekly Schedules, March, 1993
Folder 6: Weekly Schedules, April, 1993
Folder 7: Weekly Schedules, May, 1993
Folder 8: Weekly Schedules, June, 1993
Folder 9: Weekly Schedules, July, 1993
Folder 10: Weekly Schedules, August, 1993
Folder 11: Weekly Schedules, September, 1993
Folder 12: Weekly Schedules, October, 1993

Box 19: 1994-1995

Folder 1: Weekly Schedules, November, 1993
Folder 2: Weekly Schedules, December, 1993
Folder 3: Memos to Senator Dole, December, 1994
Folder 4: Visitors, 1994
Folder 5: Memos to Senator Dole, January, 1995
Folder 6: Memos to Senator Dole, February, 1995
Folder 7: Memos to Senator Dole, March, 1995
Folder 8: Memos to Senator Dole, April, 1995
Folder 9: Memos to Senator Dole, May, 1995
Folder 10: Memos to Senator Dole, June, 1995

Box 20: 1995

Folder 1: Memos to Senator Dole, July, 1995
Folder 2: Memos to Senator Dole, August, 1995
Folder 3: Memos to Senator Dole, September, 1995
Folder 4: Memos to Senator Dole, October, 1995
Folder 5: Memos to Senator Dole, November, 1995
Folder 6: Memos to Senator Dole, December, 1995
Folder 7: Weekly Schedules, August [1 of 2], 1995
Folder 8: Weekly Schedules, August [2 of 2], 1995
Folder 9: Weekly Schedules, September, 1995
Folder 10: Weekly Schedules, December, 1995