Arranged alphabetically. Thomas Daffron was the chief administrative officer in the Cohen Senate office from1979-1989, and Robert Tyrer held this position from 1989-1996. They were responsible for overseeing all the activities in the office, including all personnel decisions and the formulation of office policies. Records in this series contain administrative memos and correspondence, intern manuals and applications, office expense account statements, staff biographies, a William S. Cohen State Office Guidebook (1995) and background information files (which consist primarily of newsclippings), on well-known politicians and political figures. Drafts of some of Cohen's speeches may also be found in this series.