Universities in every state care for congressional papers. Federal cuts put their work at risk. • Kansas Reflector

Universities in every state care for congressional papers. Federal cuts put their work at risk. • Kansas Reflector

The papers of members of Congress are fertile ground for research into Congress’ role in shaping U.S. history. (cunfek, iStock/Getty Images Plus)In 1971, the president of Mississippi State University, William L. Giles, invited President Richard Nixon to attend the dedication of U.S. Sen. John C. Stennis’ papers to the university library’s archives. Nixon declined, but the Republican president sent a generous note in support of the veteran Democr…