Research P to S

The following topics may be researched using primary sources in the Poage Legislative Library. Topics in BOLD may be researched extensively in the Poage Legislative Library while other topics would need to be supplemented with additional materials.

To use these materials, contact the Collections Manager at 254-710-3540
or via e-mail: Poage_Library@baylor.edu

Topic	Description	Papers	Dates
Palestine	Publications, reports and correspondence related to Zionism	Gossett	1947-51
Panama Canal	Correspondence concerning Canal treaties	Poage	1970s
Peanuts and Pecans	Correspondence including plans for experimental research station in Brownwood	Poage, Fisher, West	1940s-70s
Poage, W. R.	Biographical information	Poage	1920s-80s
Pollution	Correspondence, legislative files	Fisher	1970-74
Poverty	Correspondence; scientific research publications	Fisher	1943-74
Powell, Adam Clayton	Correspondence and telegrams	Poage	1967
Pornography	Correspondence	Fisher	1949-73
Public Housing	Correspondence, legislative files	Poage, Dowdy	1960-70s
Public Law 480	Legislative files, see also Food	Poage	1960-70s
Public Works	Correspondence	Fisher	1943-74
Railroads/AMTRAK	Correspondence, legislation; see also AMTRAK and NRPC	Poage	1960-70s
Reconstruction Finance Corporation	Correspondence, legislative files	Fisher	1945-53
Refugees	Immigration subcommittee files	Hall	1977-84
Rivers and Harbors	Correspondence	Fisher	1943-47
Rural Electrification Administration [REA]	Legislative files trace the growth of the REA from the 1930s to 1970s	Fisher, Poage	1930s-70s
Rural Programs	Articles, correspondence	Poage, West	1970s
School Busing	Correspondence, legislative files concerning civil rights and busing	Poage, Steelman	1960-70s
Selective Service	Correspondence	Fisher	1943-1974
Simpson-Mazzoli	Immigration legislation	Hall	1983-85
Small Business Administration	Correspondence	Fisher	1943-74
Social Security	Administration correspondence and case work	Fisher, Poage	1940s-70s
Soft Drink "Cola Wars"	Judiciary Committee files	Hall	1979-80
Soil Conservation Service	Correspondence, concerning flood prevention, soil surveys, and the Soil Bank	Fisher, Poage	1930s-70s
South East Asia	Special committee files	Hall	1978
Steelman, Alan	Biographical material	Steelman	1973-76
Sugar/ Sugar beets	Legislative files about Sugar Act and Sugar Stabilization Act	Poage	1960s-70s
Supreme Court	Legislative files regarding Court Packing Bill, abortion, and busing	Fisher, Poage	1937-1978