Preliminary Inventory of the Bob Stump Papers

Collection

Identifier: 2002-02577, etc.

Scope and Content Note

Series I: Unclassified Materials houses items that were not sorted into series when the collection was inventoried. The vast majority of the materials document Stump's service in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1977 and 2002. Items in the remaining series show Stump's work on specific committees and positions on various measures in the 102nd through the 105th Congresses (1991-1998).

This collection has not been processed in full and can be viewed only by appointment. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.

Dates

Creation: 1950-2003

Language of Materials

Material in English

Access Restrictions

To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.

Copyright

Arizona State University does not own the copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.

Biographical Note

Robert Lee Stump was born to Jesse Patrick and Floy B. (Fields) Stump in Phoenix, Arizona on April 4, 1927. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946 and graduated from Tolleson High School in 1947. He went on to earn his B.S. at Arizona State University in 1951. Stump farmed before being elected to the Arizona State House of Representatives in 1959. He served in this capacity until 1967, when he was elected to the Arizona State Senate. In 1977, Stump was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat. He was reelected to the two succeeding Congresses before being reelected as a Republican to the 98th Congress in 1983. During his time in the House, Stump chaired the Committee on Veterans' Affairs (104th-106th Congresses) and the Committee on Armed Services (107th Congress). He did not run for reelection to the 108th Congress in 2002. Bob Stump died on June 20, 2003 in Phoenix, Arizona and is buried in Greenwood Memorial Cemetery.

Full extent

324 Box(es)

Full extent

323 Linear Feet

Additional description

Abstract

This collection houses a variety of materials showing Bob Stump's service in the U. S. House of Representatives from the 95th through the 107th Congresses (1977-2002). These materials have not been fully processed and are available for use only by appointment. This collection has not been processed in full and can be viewed only by appointment. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.