Subject Files
Scope and Contents
This is the largest series—equivalent to “central” files—and includes constituent correspondence, issue mail, grants and projects, briefings, Congressional colleague correspondence, legislation, newspaper clippings, and case files. The latter are restricted for use except by permission of the Archives staff. The 49 subseries generally reflect the subject concerns of Congressional committees. The largest subseries are indications of Matsunaga’s areas of interest: Peace; Civil Rights (largely concerning redress for Japanese Americans interned during World War II); Energy (especially alternate energy); Health; Natural Resources; and Taxation.
Dates
- From the Sub-Group: Creation: 1977 - 1990
Conditions Governing Access
Material with personal information may be redacted by the Archives staff. Some fragile items may need to be handled by the staff only. Use of audiovisual material may require the production of listening or viewing copies.
The Hawaiʻi Congressional Papers Collection is accessible in the University Archives and Manuscripts Department's John Troup Moir, Jr., and Gertrude M.F. Moir Archives Reading Room. For more information, please contact the Congressional Papers Archivist by email: archives@hawaii.edu, or phone: 808-956-6047.
Arrangement
Subject Files – 439 document cases (see also Staff Files)
1. Agriculture – 17 document cases
2. Appropriations – 2 folders
3. Armed Services – 3 document cases
4. Banking and Currency – 6 document cases
5. Budget – 1.5 document cases
6. Census – 0.5 document case
7. City Government (mostly about Hawaii) – 1 document case
8. Civil Rights (includes “Redress” for Japanese Americans interned in WWII) – 26 document cases
9. Civil Service – 1 document case
10. Commerce – 21 document cases
11. Congress – 12 document cases
12. Culture – 7 document cases
13. Defense – 0.5 document case
14. Economy – 0.5 document case
15. Education (incl. PICHTR) – 5 document cases (>see also Energy/PICHTR)
16. Elderly – 8 document cases
17. Election (local, national) – 6 document cases (see also Personal-Campaign)
18. Energy (including PICHTR) – 44 document cases (see also Education/PICHTR)
19. Environment – 8 document cases
20. Federal Government – 11 document cases
21. Finance – 0.5 document case
22. Foreign Relations – 5.5 document cases
23. Foreign Trade – 2 document cases
24. Health – 48 document cases
25. Housing – 0.75 document case
26. Immigration – 0.25 document case
27. Judiciary – 5 folders
28. Justice – 13 folders
29. Labor – 11 document cases
30. Land (includes land use) – 8 document cases
31. Military – 6 folders
32. Miscellaneous – 3 folders
33. Natural Resources – 27 document cases
34. Peace – 36 document cases (see also Subgroup House-Subject Series)
35. Post Office – 0.5 document case
36. President – 4.5 document cases
37. Public Works – 7 document cases
38. Science – 5 document cases
39. Security, Internal – 3 folders
40. Social Security – 1.5 document cases
41. Sports – 1 folder
42. State Government (mostly about Hawaii) – 4.5 document cases
43. Taxation – 52 document cases
44. Tourism – 2 document cases
45. Transportation – 22 document cases
46. Veterans – 12 document cases
47. Welfare – 10 document cases
48. Women – 3 folders
49. Youth – 5 folders
Repository Details
Part of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Libraries Repository