Collection Summary
Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice
University, Houston, TX
Hamm, Keith E.
State Legislatures Research Materials
1976-2001
105 cubic. ft. (105 boxes)
Research materials compiled by Dr.
Keith Hamm, Edwards Professor in the Rice University Dept. of Political Science,
dealing with development of specialization in U.S. state legislatures during the
20th century, policymaking, committee voting, interest groups, campaign finance,
state laws, and reports.
MS 530
Biographical Sketch
Professor Keith E. Hamm of Rice University is an expert on the politics of state
legislatures. His book, co-authored with Peverill Squire, is entitled
101 Chambers: Congress, State Legislatures, and the Future of
Legislative Studies (Ohio University Press, 2005). The National Science
Foundation and the Canadian Studies Grant Program funded his current research on the
influence of campaign finance laws on state and provincial legislative elections.
His most recent articles have appeared or will appear in Political Research
Quarterly, British Journal of Political Science, State Politics and Policy, and
Journal of Legislative Studies. In 2006, he was a Fulbright scholar and occupied the
Research Chair in North American Studies at Carleton University.
Excerpted from http://politicalscience.rice.edu/Content.aspx?id=63, accessed Nov. 30,
2009.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains primarily documents, as well as a box of audio tapes and a
box of microfiche film. It contains information regarding the legislatures of each
state within the United States, including state administrative agencies, legislative
rules, bill histories, legislative manuals, legislative journals, election results,
election studies, census profiles, committee hearings, state legislative overviews,
legislature biographies, and legislature committees.
Access Restrictions
This material is open for research. It is stored off-site and requires 24 hours'
retrieval time.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish material from the State Legislature Research Materials must be
obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.
Index Terms
Subjects
State governments - United
States
Preferred Citation
State Legislature Research Materials, 1976-2001, MS 530, Woodson Research Center,
Fondren Library, Rice University
Acquisition Information
Boxes 1-75 received on 8-3-07 from Keith Hamm; Boxes 76-105 received on 12-19-07 from
Keith Hamm.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series I: State Administrative Agencies
1
State Administrative Agencies: AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, GA
2
State Administrative Agencies: FL, IL, ID, IA, IN
3
State Administrative Agencies: KS, ME, MA, MI, MS
4
State Administrative Agencies: MD, MN, MO, NV, NH
5
State Administrative Agencies: NC, OH, OK, OR, PA
6
State Administrative Agencies: RI, SD, VA, TN, SC, VT,
WA
7
State Administrative Agencies: WV, WI, WY
Series II: State Legislative Rules
8
Legislative Rules: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA
9
Legislative Rules: CO, CN, DE, FL
10
Legislative Rules: GA, HI, ID, IL
11
Legislative Rules: IN, IA, KA, KY, ME
12
Legislative Rules: MA
13
Legislative Rules: MD, MI, MN
14
Legislative Rules: MS, MT, MO
15
Legislative Rules: NB, NV, NJ, NH, NC
16
Legislative Rules: OH, OK, OR, PA
17
Legislative Rules: RI, SC, SD
18
Legislative Rules: TN, UT, VT, VI
19
Legislative Rules: WA, WI, WV
20
Legislative Rules: WI, WY
Series III: State Bill History
21
Bill History: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CN, DE, FL
22
Bill History: GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS
23
Bill History: ME, MD, MA
24
Bill History: MI, MT, MN
25
Bill History: MS, NE, NV, OK
26
Bill History: OR
27
Bill History: PA
28
Bill History: RI, SC, UT, VA
29
Bill History: VT
30
Bill History: WA, WV, WI
31
Bill History: WI (cont.), WY
Series IV: State SOB and Leadership
32
SOB and Leadership: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CN, FL, HI
33
SOB and Leadership: ID, IN, KS, MI, MS, MO, MN, NV, NH, NC, OH,
OK
34
SOB and Leadership: PA, SC, SD, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI, WV,
WY
Series V: Legislative manuals and journals
35
Legislative Manuals: various states #1
36
Legislative Manuals: MN and WI various – WV Senate 98 Vol. 1, 2,
3
37
Legislative Manuals: various states #2
38
Guide to Texas Legislature
39
Legislative Journals: WV 96-97 House and Senate
40
Legislative Journals: VT H and S 97 – WV H 97-98 – OK Sen
89
41
Legislative Manuals: NC Manual 97, 98, 99, 00 – TN Assembly Bios
Vol 1-6
42
Legislative Journals: various states #3
43
Legislative Process and Reorganization: various
states
Series VI: Lobbyists
44
Lobbyists: various states #1
45
Lobbyists: various states #2
Series VII: Elections results, 1898-2002
46
State Legislative Election Results, 1996-2001: various
states
47
State Legislative Election Results, 1989-1990: various
states
48
State Legislative Election Results, various years: various
states
49
State Legislative Election Results: 2002 various
states
50
Election Study: Box 1
51
Election Study: Box 2
52
Election Study: Box 3
Series VIII: Neighborhood Census Profiles and Deed
Restrictions
53
Neighborhood Census Profiles 1980: Houston, TX, Box 1
54
Neighborhood Census Profiles 1980: Houston, TX, Box 2
55
Neighborhood Census Profiles 1980: Houston, TX, Box 3
56
Neighborhood Organization Deed Restrictions/Maps: Houston, TX,
Box 1
57
Neighborhood Organization Deed Restrictions/Maps: Houston, TX,
Box 2
58
Neighborhood Organization Deed Restrictions/Maps: Houston, TX,
Box 3
Series IX: Committees, Hearings, Debates and Issues
59
FL and TX Committee Hearings: Audio tapes 1985-1987
60
FL and TX Committee Hearings: Audio tapes 1985-1989
61
Florida Campaign Contributions: 1984
62
Florida Committees: 1984
63
CT House and Senate Floor Debate, 1979-1980
64
CT Committees, 1979-1980
65
State Committee Coding, 1978-1979: NE, AL, MD, CN, ND,
OR
66
Louisiana House Committee Voting, 1978-1979
67
Committee Roll Calls: MD (’78), VA (’76-’77)
68
Colorado Committee Study, 1985
69
NE Committees, 1984
70
NE Unicameral, 1985-1986
71
Weekly Legislative Updates: NB (’85-’89), WI (’88), MN
(’96-’97)
72
Wisconsin Legislative Study and Project Vote Smart
73
Illinois Campaign Finance Statements: IL
74
Illinois Campaign Finance: 1989-1992
75
State Legislative Election Results: NM 1982-1984
76
State Legislative Overview: Alabama – Iowa
77
State Legislative Overview: Iowa (cont.) – Oregon
78
State Legislative Overview: Pennsylvania – Wyoming; Legislative
Rules/Manuals: Alaska – New Mexico
79
Legislative Rules/Manuals: New York – West Virginia; Legislative
Rules 1971-1983
80
Seating Charts, Special Orders of Business, Lobbyist
Lists
81
Committee Hearing Tapes: Audio and Microfilm (various
states)
82
Microfiche Campaign Finance
83
Biographies/Committees: AL, AK, AR, AZ
84
Biographies/Committees: CA, CO, CT
85
Biographies/Committees: CT (cont.), DE, FL
86
Biographies/Committees: FL (cont.), GA
87
Biographies/Committees: GA (cont.), HI, ID
88
Biographies/Committees: ID (cont.), IN, IL
89
Biographies/Committees: IL (cont.), IA, KS
90
Biographies/Committees: KS (cont.), KY, LA, ME
91
Biographies/Committees: ME (cont.), MD
92
Biographies/Committees: MD (cont.), MA, MI
93
Biographies/Committees: MI, (cont.), MN, MS
94
Biographies/Committees: MS (cont.)
95
Biographies/Committees: MO, MT, NV
96
Biographies/Committees: NV (cont.), NH
97
Biographies/Committees: NH (cont.), NE, NJ, NM, NY,
NC
98
Biographies/Committees: NC (cont.), ND, OH
99
Biographies/Committees: OH (cont.), OK, OR
100
Biographies/Committees: OR (cont.), PA, RI
101
Biographies/Committees: RI (cont.), SC, SD, TN
102
Biographies/Committees: TN (cont.), TX, UT
103
Biographies/Committees: UT (cont.), VT, VA
104
Biographies/Committees: VA (cont.), WA, WV
105
Biographies/Committees: WV (cont.), WI, WY