Jan Meyers represented Kansas in the United States House of Representatives and the Kansas Legislature. This collection documents her participation in both legislatures. Meyers was city councilwoman in Overland Park from 1967-1972, served as a senator in the Kansas Legislature from 1972-1984, and was a Republican congresswoman from 1985-1997.

Edward F. Reilly, Jr., a native of Leavenworth, Kansas, served 29 years as a legislator for the state of Kansas. These papers consist of legislative records, including material related to House and Senate bill development and records of the Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs regarding correctional facilities, as well as correspondence to and from Reilly.