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Oral History Illinois General Assembly Research Project consisting of alphabetical index of legislative deliberations, 1935-81, bibliographies, legislative rosters, research notes, and state publications regarding the history, membership and procedures of the Illinois General Assembly. The file was assembled by Horace Q. Waggoner as background material for the Oral History office's project to interview current and former members of the General Assembly.

Scope and Contents Harold A. Katz was elected Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from Glencoe in 1964. He served for nine terms from 1965-1983 and was active in many areas. His special interests included civil liberties, public health and safety, criminal law, regional transportation, licensure legislation, "sunset" legislation, legislative rules and procedures, and the convention for a new state constitution. Perhaps, though, his greatest contribution to the legislature was...