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Welcome to the Dole Archives

The Congressional Archive of
Senator Robert J. Dole & Senator Elizabeth H. Dole

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CURRENT EXHIBIT

In June 1965, Kansan Kathleen Johnson received word that her husband, U.S. Army Major Bruce Johnson was missing.
For four years, she waited—then, she sought answers for her three young children. This is her story of love, loss, waiting – and action.

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What is a Congressional Archive?

A congressional archive houses political papers and records from a congressional member's time in office. The Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archives & Special Collections is one of the largest congressional archives outside of the presidential library system. We also house career papers, photographs and materials from other points in Senators Bob and Elizabeth Dole's lives in addition to their time in Congress.

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Dole Archives Education Program

Lessons, workshops, and instructional materials created for the Dole Archives Education Program, which use sources from the Research Topic guides

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Research Collections  

Search the full inventory of the Dole Archives, plan your visit to browse materials in-person, or learn more about research grants

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Kansas Veterans Virtual Memory Wall

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Our Archives Contain

+ 1,500
Linear Feet of Manuscript Material
+25,000
Photographs
2,900
Years-worth of objects
Bob Dole holding a paper with a phone to his ear, Bob Dole with his fist in the air, Bob Dole holding a paper

Senator Bob Dole

About Senator Bob Dole
young Elizabeth Dole speaking into many microphones, Elizabeth Dole standing inside the Dole Institute, Elizabeth Dole speaking at a podium in the United States Capitol

Senator Elizabeth Hanford Dole

About Senator Elizabeth Dole