Republican U.S. Congressman from Michigan's 4th District; Ranking Minority Member of the Judiciary Committee

Papers concerning his work as a Congressman, especially his activities as a member of the House Judiciary Committee. The Judiciary Committee files relate not only to legislation, but also to such topics as the 1970 attempt to impeach Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, the Nixon impeachment hearings, and the confirmation hearings for the nominations of Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller as Vice President. Also included in the collection is material on legislation, political affairs, House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Commission on the Revision of the Federal Court Appellate System, and the Michigan Constitutional Convention of 1961-62.

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Most of the material listed below is still housed in the original boxes and folders that Congressman Hutchinson’s office used to ship them to the Bentley Historical Library. The Ford Library staff has not done any arrangement or description work. These boxes are available for research only on a review-on-request basis – researchers interested in using them should contact the Library well in advance of a visit to allow the staff time to prepare them for research. Please contact us for more information on the contents of individual boxes or to request that material be added to the Library’s review queue.

Extent

173 linear feet (ca. 425,000 pages)

Record Type
Textual
Donor

On deposit from the Bentley Historical Library (accession number 83-49)

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Personal Papers
Access

Open.

Copyright

Edward Hutchinson has donated to The University of Michigan his copyright interest in any of his writings that might be included in this collection. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain.

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William McNitt, July 1989

Biography

Edward Hutchinson

Oct. 13, 1914 - Born, Fennville, MI

1936 - A.B., University of Michigan

1938 - J.D., University of Michigan

1941-46 - U.S. Army

1947-50 - Michigan state representative (Republican)

1948 - Delegate, Republican National Convention

1951-60 - Michigan state senator (Republican)

1961-62 - Delegate, Michigan Constitutional Convention

1962-76 - U.S. Congressman, Michigan's 4th Congressional District (Republican)

1977-85 - Retired

July 24, 1985 - Died, Naples, FL