William H. Gray III Congressional records

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{"value"=>"Gray, William H., III", "type"=>"persname"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"William H. Gray III Congressional records"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1979-1991", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1979/1991"}

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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"87.8 linear feet (87 record cartons and two archival boxes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

arrangement

{"value"=>"I. Appropriations Budget Committee files; II. House Budget Committee files; III. Gray Amendment files; IV. Anti-Apartheid/South Africa and Foreign Affairs files; V. Subcommittee of District of Columbia files; VI. Office files; VII. Speeches; VIII. Congressional Black Caucus files IX. Business and Lobbyist files; X. Transportation files; XI. Press Releases and News Clippings"}

userestrict

{"value"=>"<p>All requests subject to limitations noted in divisional policies on reproduction</p>"}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"SCM 92-54"}

{"source"=>"William H. Gray III", "method"=>"Gift", "date"=>"1992", "value"=>"<p>Gift, William H. Gray III, 1992</p>"}

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scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The William H. Gray Congressional Records contain office, working and research files used and created by Gray, his office and the committees he served on during his tenure as the Democratic Representative of Pennsylvania. There are files for Gray's work with the Appropriations Budget; Foreign Affairs; and House Budget committees, and his involvement in the anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa. Gray introduced the Anti-Apartheid Act of 1985 (HR 1460) a bill that prohibited new loans and investments in South Africa, a precursor to the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 (HR 4868). There are also files for the Congressional Black Caucus, 100th, 101st, and 102nd Congresses, in addition to speeches given by Gray, news releases and press clippings which provide an overview of the congressman's legislative activities in Washington, D.C.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>William H. Gray III represented Pennsylvania's 2nd Congressional District in the House of Representatives from 1978 until he retired in 1991. He was the first African-American to serve as Majority Whip in the House of Representatives in 1989.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1979

date_inclusive_end

1991

keydate

1979

extent_statement

87.8 linear feet (87 record cartons and two archival boxes)

prefercite

{"value"=>"William H. Gray III Congressional records, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"William H. Gray III represented Pennsylvania's 2nd Congressional District in the House of Representatives from 1978 until he retired in 1991. He was the first African-American to serve as Majority Whip in the House of Representatives in 1989. The William H. Gray Congressional Records contain office, working and research files used and created by Gray, his office and the committees he served on during his tenure as the Democratic Representative of Pennsylvania. There are files for Gray's work with the Appropriations Budget; Foreign Affairs; and House Budget committees, and his involvement in the anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa. Gray introduced the Anti-Apartheid Act of 1985 (HR 1460) a bill that prohibited new loans and investments in South Africa, a precursor to the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 (HR 4868). There are also files for the Congressional Black Caucus, 100th, 101st, and 102nd Congresses, in addition to speeches given by Gray, news releases and press clippings which provide an overview of the congressman's legislative activities in Washington, D.C.", "generated"=>true}

date_start

1979

date_end

1991

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