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Jennie M. Forehand papers

 Collection 0328-MDHC

Jennie M. Forehand was a member of the Maryland Senate from 1995-2007, a Democrat representing Montgomery County's seventeenth district. Prior to that, she was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1978-1994. She is a founding member of the National State Legislative Advisory Board on Women and Bioethics. Her papers include documentation pertaining to bills that she supported in areas such as genetics and bio technology, education, health care, transportation, and women's issues.

Dates

  • Creation: 1972-2008
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1990-2008

Use and Access to Collection

This collection is open for research, and must be used in the Special Collections reading room. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Photocopies or digital surrogates may be provided in accordance with Special Collections and University Archives duplication policy.

Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs unless otherwise specified. It is the researcher's responsibility to secure permission to publish materials from the appropriate copyright holder.

Archival materials may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal and/or state right to privacy laws or other regulations. While we make a good faith effort to identify and remove such materials, some may be missed during our processing. If a researcher finds sensitive personal information in a collection, please bring it to the attention of the reading room staff.

Extent

121.50 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Content of Collection

The Jennie M. Forehand papers cover the period from 1970-2014; the bulk of the materials date from 1990-2013. The collection consists of clippings, correspondence, photographs, legal documents, memorabilia, audio tapes, video tapes, and subject files. The Jennie M. Forehand papers include documentation pertaining to bills that Forehande supported in areas such as genetics and bio technology, education, health care, transportation, and women's issues while a member of the Maryland Senate from 1995-2007 and of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1978-1994.

Title
Guide to the Jennie M. Forehand papers
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English

Library Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives

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University of Maryland Libraries
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College Park Maryland 20742
301-405-9212