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Descriptive Summary McKinney, Stewart B. Stewart B. McKinney, District of Columbia papers, 1966-1974 MS2154 2 Linear feet Collection consists primarily of correspondence along with documents such as reports, editorials, publications, newspaper articles, and legislative documents generated or collected by Stewart B. McKinney and his office during his time as a member of the House of Representatives. This material directly relates to McKinney's work on the House District of Columbia Committee. The most prominent subject is home rule. The George Washington University, The Gelman Library, Special Collections Research Center

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Historical or Biographical Note

Stewart B. McKinney (1931-1987) served as a Republican Congressman from the state of Connecticut from 1971 until his death in 1987. During his time in Congress, McKinney served as the ranking minority member of the House District of Columbia Committee. In addition to his work on the District committee, McKinney was the second-ranking Republican on the Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs Committee. During his time in office he was a proponent of federal housing programs, home rule for the District of Columbia, and programs to help Ameriasian children and the homeless. McKinney was the author of the 1973 D.C. Home Rule Act. In addition, he was the principal author of the Urgent Relief for the Homeless Act introduced in 1987. Following his death the act was remained the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. The McKinney Act originally consisted of fifteen programs providing a range of services to homeless people, including the Continuum of Care Programs: the Supportive Housing Program, the Shelter Plus Care Program, and the Single Room Occupancy Program, as well as the Emergency Shelter Grant Program. Though amended several times since its passage, the McKinney Act has stood the test of time, and provides the best first step to address the needs of a population that is, by and large unknown and under represented.

Before becoming active in Republican politics, he was a tire dealer in Fairfield Connecticut. McKinney was born January 30, 1931 in Pittsburgh. He attended Princeton University and earned a bachelor's degree at Yale University. He served in the Air Force from 1951-55.

Collection Scope and Content

This collection consists primarily of correspondence along with documents such as reports, editorials, publications, newspaper articles, and legislative documents. All these materials were generated or collected by Stewart B. McKinney and his office during his time as a member of the House of Representatives. This material directly relates to McKinney's work on the House District of Columbia Committee. The most prominent subject is home rule. In 1973, the Home Rule Act passed in Congress, and District residents approved it in a special referendum the next year. In a historic leap for greater self-determination, District citizens elected a Mayor and Council in the fall of 1974. Voters also approved the election of Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners who represent every 2,000 residents to advise the Council on neighborhood concerns. The material dates from 1966-74.

The Stewart B. McKinney papers are located at the University of Connecticut. In 1987 the city of Bridgeport transferred McKinney's District of Columbia files to George Washington University. It is these records that make up this collection.

Collection Organization

organized into one series.

Subject Terms Individuals McKinney, Stewart B. Corporate Entities Topics Stewart B. McKinney papers Home rule Legislation Salaries Insurance, No-fault automobile Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Geographic Locations Washington (D.C.) Detailed Description of the Records MS2154 Series 1 District of Columbia files, 1966-1974 2 Linear feet

This series consists of correspondence, reports, newspaper articles, legislative documents, and publications. These materials represent subjects that Stewart McKinney dealt with during his time in Congress specifically related to his work as a member of the House District of Columbia Committee. The topics addressed by this body included Metro, education, preservation, transportation, salary issues related to the DC Police department, DC Fire Department, and DC teachers. The most prominent DC topic and the bulk of the collection related to the subject of home rule in the District of Columbia. The material dates from 1966-74.

1 1 Home Rule: Agenda of Strategic Meetings, 1973-1974

1 2 Home Rule: - H.R. 9056 Amendments, undated

1 3 Home Rule: Fauntroy's Revision of the Amendment to Title VII, undated

1 4 Home Rule: - H.R. 9056 Bills, undated

1 5 Home Rule: Summary of the Bills, 1974

1 6 Home Rule: Comments on the Provisions by DC Bar Association, 1973

From original folder "bill- home rule comments on the provisions by Austin F. Canfield, Jr. president of the Bar Association of D.C. 1973. Bill--Home Rule comments on the provisions by [chret?] Judge Gerard Reilly and others, 1973.

1 7 Home Rule: House Conference Reports, 1973

1 8 Home Rule: House Republican Conference Legislative Digest, 1973

1 9 Home: Rule Congressional Record, 1973

1 10 Home: Rule Correspondence, 1971

1 11 Home Rule: Correspondence, 1972

1 12 Home Rule: Correspondence, 1973

1 13 Home Rule: Correspondence, 1974

1 14 Home Rule: Inter-Congressional Correspondence, 1973

1 15 Home Rule: Non-McKinney Correspondence, 1973

1 16 Home Rule: Objections and Points of Controversy, 1973

1 17 Home Rule: WRC TV Editorial, 1973

1 18 Home Rule: WMAL AM FM TV Editorial, 1973

1 19 Home Rule: WTOP Editorial, 1973

1 20 Home Rule: DC Self-Government Fact Sheet, 10/03/1973

1 21 Home Rule: Statements in House Committee Hearings, 1973-1974

1 22 Home Rule: Self-Determination for DC Newsletters, 1973

1 23 Home Rule: newspaper clippings, 1973

2 1 Home Rule: McKinney's Handwritten "Protecting the Federal Property" notes, undated

2 2 Home Rule: Commissioner's order, Mayor Walter E. Washington's order, 1974

2 3 Home Rule: H.R. 9056 Platform of the Republican Party on DC, 1968

2 4 Home Rule: Proposal by Metropolitan Coalition of Self-Determination for DC, 1973

2 5 Home Rule: Nelson Commission Recommendations, undated

2 6 Home Rule: President Nixon's Statement of Support, 1969

2 7 Home Rule: Survey on Home Rule by LC Congressional Reserch Service, 1973

2 8 Home Rule: Result of the Whip Check on S. 1435 [H.R. 9056], 1973

2 9 DC Police & Firemen's Salary Acts of 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1966-1974

2 10 DC Police & Firemen's Salary Act of 1974: Amendments, 1974

2 11 DC Police & Firemen's Salary Act of 1974: Amendments to H.R. 4375 proxy McK--Rees Notes to Stew, 1974

2 12 DC Police & Firemen's Salary Act of 1974: Bills, 1974

2 13 DC Police & Firemen's Salary Act of 1974: Revision of Title II, 1974

2 14 DC Police & Firemen's Salary Act of 1974: Bills summary and analysers, 1974

2 15 DC Police & Firemen's Salary Act of 1974: Policemen's Association Brochure, undated

2 16 DC Police & Firemen's Salary Act of 1974: Charts as supporting materials, 1973-1974

2 17 DC Police & Firemen's Salary Act of 1974: Comments on the Provisions, undated

2 18 DC Police & Firemen's Salary Act of 1974: Commissioner's order, 02/05/1973

2 19 DC Police & Firemen's Salary Act of 1974: Correspondence, 1972-1974

2 20 DC Police & Firemen's Salary Act of 1974 DC: Personnel Manual Chapter 25A, 1970

2 21 DC Police & Firemen's Salary Act of 1974: Statement on hearings, 1974

2 22 DC Police & Firemen's Salary Act of 1974: Metro Intercom Newsletter, 01/08/1974-05/1974

2 23 DC Police & Firemen's Salary Act of 1974: Proposal by Fire Fighters' Association for pay raise, undated

3 1 DC Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1974: Publication: My Daddy is a Policeman, 1973

3 2 DC Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1974: DC Police Dept. Annal. Report, 1973

3 3 DC Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1974: Report on Police & Firemen's Salary Act Amendment of 1974, 1974

3 4 DC Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1974: Report: Financing Alternatives for the Police and Fire Retirement System; A Report on Options Under Consideration, 1974

3 5 DC Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1974 , 1974

From original post-it on folder "House committee on DC report: Salary increases for DC Police, Firemen and Teacher Annuity increases for retired teachers real property taxes and revenue proposals

3 6 DC Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1974: House of Representatives Report , 1972

3 7 DC Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1974: Survey of Police Pay and Benefits in Wash. Area , 1974

From original post-it note with folder "mixture of correspondence and survey"

3 8 DC No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act: Amendments to Committee Point of H. R. 5448, 1974

3 9 DC No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act: Stucky's Explanations of 9 Amendments to H.R. 5448, 1974

3 10 DC No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act: Correspondence, 1973-1974

3 11 DC No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act: Reference manual on H.R. 5448 , 1974

From original post-it note with folder "House Subcommittee on Bureau commerce and taxation"

3 12 Extension of DC Medical and Manpower Act of 1970, undated

3 13 Extension of DC Medical and Manpower Act of 1970: Correspondence , 1972-1974

3 14 Extension of DC Medical and Manpower Act of 1970: Hearings transcript , 1974

3 15 Extension of DC Medical and Manpower Act of 1970: Report by the House Committee on DC , 1974

3 16 Teachers' Salary Act of 1974: Bills and summary , 1974

3 17 Teachers' Salary Act of 1974: Charts as supporting materials , 1974

3 18 Teachers' Salary Act of 1974: Correspondence , 1974

From original post-it note with folder "Wash Teachers' Union Barry M. Spiegel"

3 19 Teachers' Salary Act of 1974: Hearings Statements , 1974

From original post-it note with folder "one set is mixed with notes from Chris to Stew"

3 20 Teachers' Salary Act of 1974: Mark-up Notice , 1974

From original post-it note with folder "handwritten notes from Chris"

3 21 Teachers' Salary Act of 1974: Review of the Provisions, 1974

3 22 H. R. 5465: Correspondence, 1971-1972

From original post-it note with folder "Columbia Hospital Housing [conveyance of certain surplus government land to Columbia Hospital for Women]"

3 23 H. R. 9947: Correspondence, 1972

From original post-it note with folder "House bill is about obscenity prosecutions"

3 24 H. R. 11152: Correspondence, 1971

3 25 H. R. 11894: Correspondence, 1972

From original post-it note with folder "tax exempt for property owned by Nat'l Society Colonial Dames XVII Century"

3 26 H. R. 15050: Correspondence premium tax, 1972

From original post-it note with folder "Amendment to "An Act to establish a code of law for DC" abolition of annuity policy premium tax.

3 27 H. R. 15550: "Save Alexandria Waterfront", undated

From original post-it note with folder "opposition to S. 3861 and H 15550"

3 28 DC Code to disclose police phone and address: Correpondence, 1971

3 29 Bills House Committee on DC = Legislative Calendar, 1973

3 30 Bills = Summary of the bills introduced by 96th Congress, undated

3 31 Bills = Summary of the major bills introducted and/or co-sponsored by McKinney, 1971-1978

4 1 Miscellaneous: Correspondence on Bugging, 1973-1974

4 2 DC Issues: Correspondence: Auto Insurance, 1971

4 3 DC Issues: Correspondence: Conway L. Lackman's Case, 1971-1972

From original post-it note with folder: "motor operating privileges"

4 4 DC Issues: Correspondence: Day Care Centers, DC, 1972

4 5 DC Issues: Correspondence: Education/Reoganization Public Education in DC, 1974

4 6 DC Issues: Correspondence: DC Education Subcommittee, 1971

4 7 DC Issues: Correspondence: Education/Teachers' Strike, 1972

4 8 DC Issues: Correspondence: Education/Tuition Barry-McKinney, 1972

4 9 DC Issues: Correspondence: DC Emergency Housing Shelter Plan, 1971

4 10 DC Issues: Correspondence: Fauntroy and McKinney, 1971

4 11 DC Issues: Correspondence: Federal Funding to DC, 1971

4 12 DC Issues: Correspondence: Health/St. Elizabeth Children's Hospital, 1973

4 13 DC Issues: Correspondence: Hospitality House, Inc., 1974

4 14 DC Issues: Correspondence: House Committee on DC, 1971

4 15 DC Issues: Correspondence: Immigration/Visa Extension, 1972

4 16 DC Issues: Correspondence: Judge Alexander, 1971

4 17 DC Issues: Correspondence: McKinney's Personal Contact, 1971

4 18 DC Issues: Correspondence: Mental Health, 1972

4 19 DC Issues: Correspondence: Metro System, 1971

4 20 DC Issues: Correspondence: National Training Center for Drug Abuse Prevention, 1972

4 21 DC Issues: Correspondence: Neighborhood Development, 1971

4 22 DC Issues: Correspondence: Occupation Safety and Health Act Regulation Enforcement, 1972

4 23 DC Issues: Correspondence: Preservation of DC, 1972

4 24 DC Issues: Correspondence: Three Sisters' Bridge, 1972

From original post-it with folder "Federal Aid Highway Act of 1972, Report"

4 25 DC Issues: Correspondence: Transportation, 1974

From original post-it with folder "Traffic Division Motorcycle Squad"

4 26 DC Issues: General: Errata Sheets for various documents dealing with the 1970 Census, 1970

4 27 DC Issues: General: Isabella D. DeBella Evaluation for Promotion [teacher], 1970

4 28 DC Issues: General: McKinney's Statement on the Metro System, 1971

4 29 DC Issues: General: Notice of Book Release, 1973

4 30 DC Issues: General: Estimated Population for DC, 1971

4 31 DC Issues: General: Public Service Commission, 60th Annual Report, 1972