Scope and Contents note From the Collection: The bulk of the collection relates to Esteban Torres's eight terms in the United States House of Representatives. Most of it consists of legislative files, which comprise research materials, correspondence, and drafts of bills written and under consideration by Torres. There is a great deal of material about environmental issues, as well as defense, labor, NAFTA, and consumer affairs legislation. There are also administrative files that reflect the work life of a member of Congress apart...

Scope and Contents note From the Collection: The bulk of the collection relates to Esteban Torres's eight terms in the United States House of Representatives. Most of it consists of legislative files, which comprise research materials, correspondence, and drafts of bills written and under consideration by Torres. There is a great deal of material about environmental issues, as well as defense, labor, NAFTA, and consumer affairs legislation. There are also administrative files that reflect the work life of a member of Congress apart...

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Facsimile edition of the Spanish Constitution of 1812; a menu for a 1998 dinner for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, hosted by the president of the Spanish Congress of Deputies, is interleaved.

Scope and Contents note From the Collection: The bulk of the collection relates to Esteban Torres's eight terms in the United States House of Representatives. Most of it consists of legislative files, which comprise research materials, correspondence, and drafts of bills written and under consideration by Torres. There is a great deal of material about environmental issues, as well as defense, labor, NAFTA, and consumer affairs legislation. There are also administrative files that reflect the work life of a member of Congress apart...

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Contains facsimile of paper from April 15, 1865, announcing Abraham Lincoln's death.

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Contains 13"x15" print of a mid-19th century painting by an unknown artist, with printed signatures of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter.

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Contains drawings by Torres, mostly composed of ink or pencil on paper, with a few watercolors; most depict legislators or witnesses at various hearings; some take the form of editorial cartoons; subjects include Fort Belvoir, the impeachment of Judge Harry E. Claiborne, Barbara Boxer, Henry Cisneros, the U.S. Capitol, Bill Clinton.

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Contains census maps and statistics for Torres's district; includes voter breakdowns for the 1980 general election.