Scope and Contents From the Collection: Papers. 1912-1972 (bulk 1916-1942). 6.4 linear feet. The Jeannette Rankin papers are arranged in four subgroups corresponding to her personal life (bulk 1916-1942), first congressional term (1916-1919), peace activities (bulk 1932-1940), and second congressional term (1940-1942). Materials from Rankin's first congressional term make up the bulk of the collection, consisting primarily of correspondence arranged in subject files. While much of the outgoing correspondence is comprised of brief...