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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 8 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

Charles Durkee correspondence

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230349612]
Identifier: MSS 4117
Abstract

Three letters written to Friend Cheney from Charles Durkee, 1859-1861.

Dates: 1859-1861
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles Durkee correspondence

William Henry King letters to Claude T. Barnes

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227626949]
Identifier: MSS 4122
Abstract

Letters about the American President and government from Wiliam Henry King to Claude T. Barnes, 1937-1938.

Dates: 1937-1938
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Henry King letters to Claude T. Barnes

J. Hamilton Lewis letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310044]
Identifier: MSS SC 1214
Scope and Contents

Typed and signed letter addressed to H.M. Lamb at West Frankfort, Ill. and dated Jan. 5, 1932. Lewis communicates that he will bear the interests of the communities involved in the development of the Big Muddy River.

Dates: 1932 January 5
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / J. Hamilton Lewis letter

Reed Smoot certificates and photograph

 Collection — Oversize 1: [Barcode: 31197218624069]
Identifier: MSS 3736
Scope and Contents Collection contains items relating to Reed Smoot, including two framed documents and one framed photograph. One of the documents certifies that Reed Smoot was chosen to be a representative of Utah for six years beginning on March 4, 1909. It is signed by Utah Governor William Spry. The glass is broken and mostly missing. The other document acknowledges that Mr. Smoot was appointed by the Vice President to make an Alaskan investigation on March 4, 1911. It is signed by Charles G. Bennett,...
Dates: 1909-1911
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Reed Smoot certificates and photograph

Arthur V. Watkins papers

 Collection — Box 83: [Barcode: 31197232550365]
Identifier: MSS 146
Scope and Contents Contains biographies, brochures, pamphlets, newspaper articles, photographs, correspondence, speeches, phonograph records, and various other materials. Much of the correspondence deals with Watkins's work in the Senate, especially his work with the McCarthy censure hearings. Some of the material covers Watkins's pre-senatorial years. There is also information on Watkins's book, Enough Rope, his work on reclamation and water conservation, his time on the Indian Claims Commission, and his...
Dates: 1886-1973
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arthur V. Watkins papers

Arthur V. Watkins photographs

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233280657]
Identifier: MSS P 28
Scope and Contents

Photographs depicting Senator Watkins, his family, and his political activities in Washington D.C.

Dates: 1903-1972
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arthur V. Watkins photographs

Walter M. Wolfe diary and congressional testimony

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8374
Scope and Contents

Collection contains transcriptions pertaining to the life of Walter M. Wolfe. Material includes a transcription of his diary about life in Mexico as a missionary and explorer dated 1900 to 1901. It also includes copies of the congressional transcript of Wolfe's testimony from the Reed Smoot United States Senate hearing in 1906. Dated 1900-1906.

Dates: 1900-1906
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Walter M. Wolfe diary and congressional testimony

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