Series IV. Press Files, 1994-1997.

Containers:

Box 39-48

Extent:

Extent: 10 boxes.

Scope and content:

The press files include newspaper clippings, photographs and slides, and press releases. The clippings cover the period from January 1994 to September 1996, and include newspaper and magazine articles on state and national politics, as well as stories relating specifically to Congressman Payne, including his statements on various issues, campaign news, and appearances at local events. There are also copies of his weekly column "L.F. Payne...from Washington" and op-ed pieces authored by him that were printed in many newspapers in the Fifth District. There is one folder containing photographs and slides. They include early family photographs, and images of Payne with local citizens, as well as famous dignitaries, including Charles Robb, Al Gore, and Jerry Garcia and Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead. The press releases date from January 1995 to November 1996. They include drafts and final copies of the release, distribution lists, background information, and staff memorandums. The releases cover Payne's appearances at local events and speeches before constituent groups, his floor statements and congressional testimonies and positions on various issues, legislative actions taken by Congress, grant award announcements, articles and op-ed pieces he wrote, and constituent mailings.

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