Santa Barbara, 1990 May 3 - 7

Smith’s papers contain committee hearing minutes, personal correspondence, travel files, and campaign materials from Smith’s 1992 run for Congress. The congressional materials come primarily from the One Hundred First and One Hundred Second Congresses, 1989 through 1993. These materials include hearings on NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement); various Agriculture Committee hearings and materials related to the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 and Newberry Crater and the Newberry Volcanoes National Monument. There is a set of briefing books for Congressional trips Smith took in 1987 and 1989, materials from Smith’s consideration of a gubernatorial campaign in 1994, and memorabilia and photographs from Smith’s time in as a member of Congress.