urn:taro:utexas.cah.01747 A Guide to the Michael L. Gillette Collection, 1972-1974 Original EAD encoding by Jessi Fishman according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. July 2010 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Gillette, Michael L. Texas. Legislature. Senate. Sergeant-at-Arms Office. Gillette, Michael L. Collection 1972-1974 Materials are written in English. 82-388 4 ft. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin The Sergeant-at-Arms Office of the Texas Senate is responsible for decorum in the Senate chamber, chamber security, and managing the messengers and pages employed by the Capitol. One department in the Office is the Sergeant’s Clipping Service, which distributes news clippings to the Texas Senate. This collection consists of news clippings related to Texas and political issues. Biographical Sketch

The Executive Director of Humanities Texas, Michael L. Gillette earned his BA in government and Ph.D. in history from the University of Texas at Austin. He worked at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum (1972-1991), directing the Library’s Oral History Program (1976-1991). In 1991 Gillette moved to the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C., as Director of the Center for Legislative Archives. In this position he was responsible for the official records of the U. S. House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate. He joined the staff of Humanities Texas as Executive Director in 2003.

The Sergeant-at-Arms Office of the Texas Senate is responsible for decorum in the Senate chamber, chamber security, and managing the messengers and pages employed by the Capitol. One department in the Office is the Sergeant’s Clipping Service, which distributes news clippings to the Texas Senate

Sources: Humanities Texas. Staff Biographies. http://www.humanitiestexas.org/about/staff/bios.php (accessed July 13, 2010).

The Texas State Senate. Texas State Senate News: May 24, 2007. http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Senate/archives/Arch07/p052307a.htm (accessed July 13, 2010).

 Scope and Contents

The Michael L. Gillette Collection, 1972-1974, comprises photocopied newspaper clippings compiled by the Sergeant’s Clipping Service and distributed by the Sergeant-at-Arms Office of the Texas Senate. Clippings from the Dallas Times-Herald, Dallas Morning News, and Fort Worth Star-Telegram document various state and local political issues and persons including the gubernatorial race, the Sharpstown scandal, environmental issues, and the state constitution.

 Access Restrictions

Unrestricted access.

 Use Restrictions

Unrestricted use.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Gillette, Michael L.--Archives. Barnes, Ben Briscoe, Dolph Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993 Daniel, Price Farenthold, Frances (Frances Tarlton), 1926- Smith, Preston Yarborough, Ralph Webster, 1903-1996 Subjects (Organizations) Texas. Legislature. Senate--Archives. Democratic Party (Tex.) Dallas times herald Dallas morning news Fort Worth star-telegram Subjects Abortion--Texas Constitutions--Texas Economics--Texas Elections--Texas Energy--Texas Environmental protection--Texas Integration--Texas Segregation--Texas Politics--Texas Sharpstown Stock Fraud Scandal Taxation--Texas Traffic safety--Texas Water--Texas Places Texas Preferred Citation

Michael L. Gillette Collection, 1972-1974, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 3P28 Clippings, October 1971-May 1972 3P29 Clippings, June 1972-February 1973 3P30 Clippings, March 1973-November 1973 3P31 Clippings, December 1973-November 1974