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United States. Congress. Senate

 Organization

Administrative History

The United States Senate (1787- ) forms one-half of the United States of America's bicameral legislature, or Congress, and is located in Washington D.C.

The United States Senate was established on July 16, 1787, by the framers of the Constitution. It originally convened in 1789 in New York City and for the next ten years was located in Philadelphia before moving to Washington D.C. in 1800. The Senate's membership includes two senators representing each state and speaking for the needs of their constituencies. The Senate has the power to conduct impeachment trials, review and approve or reject presidential appointees to executive and judical branches, amend or approve treaties (by a two-thirds vote), filibuster legislation, and conduct investigations in the executive branch and outside American society. The leadership of the Senate is comprised of political party leaders and minority party leaders, committee leaders and members, and senate-elected officers and officials. The constitutionally mandated offices are vice president and president pro tempore.

Citation:
AACR 1 form: United States. Congress. Senate

Phillips, D. G. The treason of the Senate, 195-

United States Senate, via WWW, Feb. 10, 2014 (United States Senate; established 1787; 1/2 of United States bicameral legislature - Congress; located in Washington D.C; first held in New York City; ten years in Philadelphia; powers of Senate; equal representation; 100 representatives - two for each state; offices in Senate; constitutionally mandated offices; vice president and president pro tempore) http://www.senate.gov/

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Wallace F. Bennett papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 20
Scope and Contents Collection contains correspondence, speeches, bills, legislative resolutions, press releases, and financial records that document Wallace F. Bennett's activities during his time as a senator between 1948 and 1974 in Utah and Washington D.C. The central topic of these materials (which were mostly created during Bennett's later terms in the US Senate) is the Cold War, including how to promote peaceful coexistence between the Soviet Union and America. They also reveal the immense changes that...
Dates: 1948-1984
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Wallace F. Bennett papers

Wallace F. Bennett executive branch department papers, 1953-1974

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 20 Series 3 Sub-Series B
Scope and Contents

Series contains correspondence, bills and legislative resolutions pertaining to problems and requests of constituents and special interest groups, legislation, and Utah matters and facilities under the jurisdiction of congressional departments between 1953 and 1974. Materials dated 1953-1974.

Dates: Other: 1953-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 20, Wallace F. Bennett papers / Wallace F. Bennett papers concerning the executive branch

Wallace F. Bennett legislative papers, 1951-1974

 Series
Identifier: MSS 20 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Series contains newspaper clippings, bills, letters, and legislative resolutions on many bills, resolutions, or amendments discussed in the Senate between 1951 and 1974. Materials dated 1951-1974.

Dates: Other: 1951-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 20, Wallace F. Bennett papers

Wallace F. Bennett papers from the Office of the President, 1957-1974

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 20 Series 3 Sub-Series A
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains correspondence, and legislative resolutions which documents the relationship of Senator Bennett's office and the office of the President of the United States, containing several letters signed by the President between 1957 and 1974. Much of the papers in this subseries are the result of constituent inquiries relating to the purposes and bounds of an office in the executive branch. Materials dated 1957-1974.

Dates: Other: 1957-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 20, Wallace F. Bennett papers / Wallace F. Bennett papers concerning the executive branch

Wallace F. Bennett papers of various legislation, 1951-1974

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 20 Series 2 Sub-Series B
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains newspaper clippings, bills, letters and legislative resolutions between 1951 and 1974. These items document Senator Bennett's contribution to and action regarding legislation he did not help originate. Individual papers contents and arrangement are similar to Series 2A, with the exception that copies of bills are only occasional and the papers contain a great deal of correspondence. Materials dated 1951-1974.

Dates: Other: 1951-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 20, Wallace F. Bennett papers / Wallace F. Bennett legislative papers

Wallace F. Bennett papers on independent agencies of the executive branch, 1955-1974

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 20 Series 3 Sub-Series C
Scope and Contents Series contains correspondence, bills, and memorandums between 1957 and 1973. These papers document the relationship between Senator Bennett's office and the various independent agencies, such as the Atomic Energy Commission, and the Veterans Administration of the executive branch of the federal government. The materials indicate that the contacts initiated by Senator Bennett's office were of three main types--those on behalf of a constituent or special interest group, those requiring an...
Dates: Other: 1955-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 20, Wallace F. Bennett papers / Wallace F. Bennett papers concerning the executive branch

Wallace F. Bennett sponsored bills, 1951-1974

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 20 Series 2 Sub-Series A
Scope and Contents Subseries contains newspaper clippings, bills, letters, and legislative resolutions on virtually every bill, resolution, or amendment authored or co-sponsored by Senator Bennett during his Senate career from 1951 to 1974. Most files contain a copy of the bill, resolution or amendment, correspondence with colleagues in the Congress, constituents and special interest groups and source material on the issues. There are papers for every year Bennett served in the Senate but very few papers exist...
Dates: Other: 1951-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 20, Wallace F. Bennett papers / Wallace F. Bennett legislative papers

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