Steve Snider collection of Lowell Weicker papers
Content Description
This collection contains papers of Lowell Weicker compiled by Steve Snider, a speechwriter on Weicker’s staff during his tenure as a United States Senator from Connecticut. The papers include annotated speeches written by Snider and edited by Weicker, photographs of Weicker with members of his staff and dignitaries, newspaper articles on Weicker’s Senate performance, two Joint Hearing Books on the care of institutionalized disabled persons, event programs, Weicker’s public financial disclosure forms, and press releases from Weicker’s office discussing fundraising and education. Also included is a 2023 article titled “Lowell Weiker in the Senate: An Appreciation,” written by Snider. Steven Snider, originally from Topeka, Kansas, worked in the U.S. Senate as a committee investigator, a special assistant to Senator Lowell Weicker, a special assistant to Senator Edward Kennedy, and communications director for Senator Carl Levin. He worked several years as a daily newspaper reporter in Missouri, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Washington, D.C. Snider received a Bachelor of Arts in urban studies in 1975 from the University of Maryland.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Provenance
Gift of Steve Snider, 18 November 2025.
Language of Description
English
Script of Description
Latin
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- Creation: 1982-2023
Full Extent
1 Cubic Feet (Two legal-sized file boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license. The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library of the University of Virginia makes its bibliographic records and the metadata contained therein available for public use under the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Designation.
Inventory
Two document boxes containing Box 1: [photographs, loose], undated [typed manuscript on Watergate controversy], “Lowell Wieker in the Senate: An Appreciation” by Steve Snider, 2023 “Weiker Moves to Bar Contra Funding,” 1987 [program, commemorative envelope], 1979-1988 “Fundraising” [1 of 2], 1985-1988 “Fundraising” [2 of 2], 1969-1987 “Education” [1 of 2], 1986-1987 “Education” [2 of 2], 1986-1987 Box 2: [speeches, notes] [1 of 2], 1982-1988 [speeches, notes] [1 of 2], 1982-1988 “Kids-Macs” [1 of 2], 1986-1988 “Kids-Macs” [2 of 2], 1986-1988 “Care of Institutionalized Disabled Persons" [Joint Hearing Books], 1985