Gilbert Gude papers
Collection Scope and Content
Materials in this collection include correspondence, bills, press materials, publications, reports, and other related legislative items. The material dates from 1967-76. These documents come from Gude's Congressional office files. Subjects include gun control, D.C. home rule, income taxes, crime, prison reform, abortion, foreign affairs, veterans affairs, banking and commerce, agriculture, armed services, transportation, public works, and more.
Dates
- 1967-1976
Creator
- Gude, Gilbert (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Restrictions on Use
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Historical or Biographical Note
Gilbert Gude (1923-2007) had a long and distinguished career as a legislator from Maryland. He was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1953, to the Maryland Senate in 1962, and was then elected as a Republican to Congress, serving from 1967-76 as the Representative from the Maryland's 8th district. Gude defined himself as "a liberal on civil rights and a moderate on fiscal matters." During his time in office he supported D.C. home rule, limits on cigarette advertising, and sponsored legislation that led to the construction of the Metro system. He was known for his support of the environment, and perhaps his crowning achievement was the effort to save the C&O Canal and create the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Park.
During his time in Congress, Gude served on the Government Operations Committee and its Conservation, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee; the House Environmental Study; the F.D.R. Memorial Commission; the Select Committee on Aging and its Retirement Income and Employment Subcommittee; and the House District of Columbia Committee and its Commerce, Housing and Transportation Subcommittee. Gude was the ranking Republican member of the D.C. Committee. He retired from Congress at the end of the 94th's second session to assume the directorship of the Library of Congress's Congressional Research Service. In 1986 he retired from the Congressional Research Service. He also taught courses on history and the environment at Georgetown University.
Gilbert Gude was born March 9, 1923 and died on June 7, 2007. He was an alumnus of George Washington University having received his M.A. in Public Administration in 1958. In 1971, he was awarded the Alumni Achievement Award in recognition of his "understanding of the financial dilemma of private education institutions in the District of Columbia." He also served on the Catholic University of America's Board of Trustees.
Extent
253.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Gilbert Gude served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1953-58, in the Maryland Senate from 1962-1967, and was then elected as a Republican to Congress, serving from 1967-76 as the Representative from Maryland's 8th district. During his time in Congress, Gude was the ranking Republican member of the House District of Columbia Committee. Materials in this collection include correspondence, bills, press materials, publications, reports, and other related items. The material dates from 1967-76.
Collection Organization
Arranged in six series: Bills; Correspondence; Press materials; Special projects; Record statements, speeches, testimony; and Subject files.
Physical Location
Materials are stored off-site, and will require additional retrieval time. Please contact the Special Collections Research Center for more information.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Gilbert Gude.
Reparative Description Project
This finding aid was revised in September through November 2022 to address derogatory descriptive language identified in numerous folder titles related to mental illness and disability terminology. As this description was provided by the record creator(s) the description was not edited or removed, but additional information was provided in an Historic Context note at each folder level in order to add context. A copy of the finding aid prior to these reivsions was retained. To view that finding aid please use Pre-revision August 2022 finding aid of Gilbert Gude papers
- Abortion Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Banking law Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Commerce Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Crime Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Gude, Gilbert
- Gun control Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Home rule Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Maryland Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Public works Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Congress Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Veterans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Washington (D.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Gilbert Gude papers, 1967-1976
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University Repository