William S. Cohen Papers | Senate Constituent Services, Lewiston & Presque Isle Offices

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MS 106.3.2.1.3  Lewiston Office 1991 2 boxes

Arranged alphabetically by the name of the constituent. A small selection of letters written to the Lewiston office were saved in this series on a wide variety of legislative issues.

MS 106.3.2.1.4  Presque Isle Office 1976-1996 21 boxes

Arranged alphabetically. The Presque Isle office was established in 1979 to serve the people of Aroostook County. From 1979-1984, the representative for Presque Isle was Kathryn Swanson, with assistants Ted Johnston and Dayle Ashby. From 1984-1996, the representative was Dayle Ashby, with assistants Carol Jacobs, Lori Ireland, and Florence McKay. In 1993, Congress voted to close 130 military bases throughout the country, including Loring Air Force base in Limestone, Maine. The bulk of the records in this category are about Loring, and records include petitions from constituents seeking to keep Loring open; agendas and minutes of the Loring Development Authority of Maine; reports and statements concerning the environmental impact of the closing; and files that document suggestions for the potential reuse of the base. Other records included in this category are itineraries and correspondence documenting Cohen's yearly walks through Aroostook County, newsclippings and memos about the Allagash flood of 1991, and files concerning the closing of the U.S. Coast Guard station in Eastport, Maine.

Access to records in the State Offices series is restricted until 2017. Consult the Special Collections Department for further information.

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Revised: 03/19/2019