Senator Elizabeth Dole
Summary
Senator Elizabeth Dole has one of the most storied careers in American politics and public service. She served in five presidential administrations, including service in the Cabinet of President Ronald Reagan as Secretary of Transportation, the first woman in that position, and in the Cabinet of President George H.W. Bush as Secretary of Labor. She was president of the American Red Cross from 1991-1999 and in 2012 founded the Elizabeth Dole Foundation, a philanthropic organization benefitting military caregivers. Dole’s activities cover U.S. public service in the latter part of the 20th century through the first decade of the new millennium.
Presently, the Archives are a key resource for her tenure as Secretary of Transportation, with more career documents and artifacts to be made available in the years to come.
Archival Materials
Elizabeth Dole speaking at Mothers Against Drunk Driving Rally, East Capitol Steps
File Name: ph_003_014_004
Material Type: Photograph
Date: 1984-06-13
Citation: Dole Photograph Collection, 1900-2011, Box 3, Folder 14, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Elizabeth Dole Speaking at Podium as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation
File Name: e-dot_032_005_003
Material Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1984
Citation: Elizabeth Hanford Dole U.S. Secretary of Transportation Papers, 1983-1987, Box 32, Folder 5, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Elizabeth Dole visits Damaged Homes from Hurricane Andrew, as President of the American Red Cross
File Name: pre-arc_004_028_008_024
Material Type: Photograph
Date: 1992-08
Citation: Elizabeth Hanford Dole Papers, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Elizabeth Dole for President (2000) Campaign Bumper Sticker
File Name: pre-camp_004_053_002_002
Material Type: Object
Date: c. 1999
Citation: Elizabeth Hanford Dole Papers, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Elizabeth Dole Being Sworn in as Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission from her Hospital Bed
File Name: ph_004_004_001
Material Type: Photograph
Date: 1973-12-04
Citation: Dole Photograph Collection, 1900-2011, Box 4, Folder 4, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
‘The Secretary of Transportation’s Initiatives to Improve Opportunities for Women’ Booklet
File Name: e-dot_006_001_001
Material Type: Text
Date: c.1984
Citation: Elizabeth Hanford Dole U.S. Secretary of Transportation Papers, 1983-1987, Box 6, Folder 1, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
‘Myths & Facts About Child Car Safety’ Booklet
File Name: e-dot_006_001_004
Material Type: Text
Date: c. 1984
Citation: Elizabeth Hanford Dole U.S. Secretary of Transportation Papers, 1983-1987, Box 6, Folder 1, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Selections from the 1986 Coast Guard Academy’s Yearbook, ‘Tide Rips’
File Name: e-dot_157_001_001
Material Type: Text
Date: 1986
Citation: Elizabeth Hanford Dole U.S. Secretary of Transportation Papers, 1983-1987, Box 157, Folder 1, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Press Release from the Office of Consumer Affairs on the Nomination of Elizabeth Dole to serve as Federal Trade Commissioner
File Name: pre-ftc_001_007_008_002
Material Type: Text
Date: 1973-08-16
Citation: Elizabeth Hanford Dole Papers, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
‘Credit rules that give women a fair shake’ article from Kiplinger Magazine about the 1975 Equal Credit Opportunity Act
File Name: pre-ftc_004_024_004_part2
Material Type: Text
Date: 1997-05
Citation: Elizabeth Hanford Dole Papers, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
‘The Doles’ article from the Associated Press regarding the Federal Consumer Protection Agency
File Name: pre-ftc_004_125_008_part1
Material Type: Text
Date: c. 1977
Citation: Elizabeth Hanford Dole Papers, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Program from Secretary Elizabeth Dole’s Swearing-In Ceremony as Secretary of Labor
File Name: pre-labor_004_101_003
Material Type: Text
Date: 1989-01-30
Citation: Elizabeth Hanford Dole Papers, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas
Outline for Senator Elizabeth Dole’s Maiden Speech on the Senate Floor
File Name: pre-senate_004_124_004_001
Material Type: Text
Date: 2003-06-05
Citation: Elizabeth Hanford Dole Papers, Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas