Selected Bibliography 



1. DOCUMENTARY SOURCES 



The voluminous files of the committee and its subcommittees constitute the 

 major source to detail and interpret the events covered in this volume. In addition, 

 each individual member maintained personal correspondence files, many of which 

 were removed when members left the committee or left office. For example, some 

 papers of the late Representative Overton Brooks, the first chairman of the commit- 

 tee, are deposited at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La. 



The papers of Representative George P. Miller, the second chairman of the 

 committee, have been offered to St. Mary's College, Moraga, Calif. Texas A. & M 

 University is receiving the papers of the third chairman of the committee, Represen- 

 tative Olin E. Teague of Texas. 



Since 1975, when the jurisdiction of the committee was greatly expanded, the 

 most useful file is entitled the "Chairman's Reading File," which is maintained for 

 the full committee and each of the subcommittees. The committee minutes are useful 

 to record basic decisions, but include little of the debate which led up to them or 

 their significance. 



The unpublished stenographic transcripts of committee meetings and caucuses 

 are very useful, especially for markup sessions. During the 1970's, these markup 

 sessions, although public, were not published as a general rule. A great deal of re- 

 vealing material is included in the unpublished transcripts of executive sessions which 

 the committee frequently held during the 1960's. 



As noted in the "Acknowledgments" (pages XXXL-XXXVI), a large number of 

 personal interviews have been recorded, and these have both enlivened the history 

 with anecdotal material and assisted in background interpretations of events. 



2. COMMITTEE PUBLICATIONS 



Important sources for the official actions of the committee are the printed hear- 

 ings and reports. The reports include committee prints and House documents, as 

 well as legislative reports. The latter cover analyses of each bill as it passes the 

 committee prior to consideration by the House, plus the official decisions of confer- 

 ence committees, and the text of public laws which originate in the committee. 



}. OTHER GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS 



The Congressional Record is the central source for the stenographic record of 

 the debate by the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, in addition to a 

 potpourri of commentary, articles and editorials and other interpretive data sup- 

 plied by Members each day the Congress is in session. Sometimes the key to unlock 

 the secret of why certain actions were taken is contained in miscellaneous material 

 inserted into either the body of the Record or Extensions of Remarks (formerly 

 termed "Appendix"). 



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