{"id":381192,"date":"2019-05-14T12:11:03","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T16:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=381192"},"modified":"2022-06-30T14:12:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T18:12:55","slug":"louise-slaughter-congressional-papers-collection-381192","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/louise-slaughter-congressional-papers-collection-381192\/","title":{"rendered":"University to receive Louise Slaughter Congressional collection"},"content":{"rendered":"

The family of Louise and Bob Slaughter is donating the Honorable Louise Slaughter\u2019s official Congressional papers to the University of Rochester. The River Campus Libraries\u2019 Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation<\/a> will house, archive, and make available the Louise M. Slaughter Congressional Collection in the coming years.<\/p>\n

Slaughter served with distinction as the US representative from the Rochester region from 1987 until her death in 2018. During her 16 terms, she was the only microbiologist in Congress and the first chairwoman of the Rules Committee. Known as a progressive Democrat, Slaughter was highly regarded as a champion for women\u2019s rights, higher education, the arts and humanities, federally funded research, economic development, and health care accessibility. At the time of her death, she was dean of New York\u2019s congressional delegation.<\/p>\n

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US Congresswoman Louise Slaughter visited a lab at the Institute of Optics in 2015. (University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cRochester was the heart of Louise\u2019s district and she tirelessly represented the people here,\u201d said University President Richard Feldman. \u201cHer legacy in Congress, throughout the state, in Rochester, and across this University was profound and will never be forgotten\u2014it is a distinctive honor for the University to curate and steward her collection. I want to thank the Slaughter family for entrusting us with this wonderful opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cServing as a member of the United States House of Representatives was the highest privilege and honor of our mother\u2019s life, and we are delighted that the University of Rochester will be the steward for the official records, documents and memorabilia associated with her entire Congressional career,\u201d said Robin Slaughter Minerva, on behalf of the family. \u201cThe results of her leadership will long remain evident in Rochester, and viewing the breadth of this collection will give students, faculty and the public a sense of the enormous scope of our mother\u2019s accomplishments,\u201d she adds. \u201cThis is not just about housing papers and historical records, but it\u2019s about preparing and inspiring those who will be our leaders in the years to come by offering an insider\u2019s view of history\u2014of Rochester, of New York and of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n