James R. Langevin was born in 1964 in Rhode Island. In 1980, when he was 16, Langevin was paralyzed due to an accidental gunshot while working with the Warwick, Rhode Island Police Department in the Boy Scout Explorer program He attended Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, RI and went on to graduate from Rhode Island College in 1990. And, in 1994, he graduated from Harvard Kennedy School.
In 1986, Langevin was elected a Delegate to Rhode Island’s Constitutional Convention, serving as its secretary. He was then elected a member of the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1988 and served as a state representative until 1994. In 1994, he was elected Secretary of State of Rhode Island. In 2000, Langevin made a successful run for the United States House of Representatives, becoming the first quadriplegic to serve in the House. He took office in 2001, representing Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District, holding the office until 2023 when he decided not to seek reelection.
While in Congress, Langevin served on the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security, and was a founding member and co-chair of both the Cybersecurity Caucus and Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus. Additionally, he co-chaired the Career and Technical Education Caucus, as well as the Foster Youth Caucus. He was also a member of the Afterschool Caucus, Congressional Arts Caucus, Congressional Coalition on Adoption, Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, Congressional Taiwan Caucus, and the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus.
Langevin supported and advocated for universal health care, introducing the first bipartisan universal healthcare bill in the House of Representatives, the American Health Benefits Program (AHBP) of 2009. Additionally, he oversaw the successful passage of the Lifespan Respite Care Act in 2006, as well as its reauthorization in 2020. Another one of his top priorities was advancing the science of stem cell research. Additionally, he oversaw the establishment and creation of a Senate confirmed National Cyber Director in the Executive Office of the President. He also advocated for people with disabilities, co-sponsoring the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act, which was passed in 2009 as part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act, also co-sponsored by Langevin. On July 26, 2010, Langevin became the first wheelchair user to preside over the House of Representatives.
The collection contains papers relating to Congressman Langevin’s legislative efforts. The collection primarily consists of Langevin’s legislative files, correspondence, briefing books and committee materials for the House Armed Services Committee and the Homeland Security Committee on which Langevin served. Additionally, the collection contains photographs, speeches and recordings of speeches and interviews, grant notifications, and files regarding Langevin’s accomplishments and co-sponsorships.
Rhode Island College Special Collections holds copyright to materials in this collection created by James R. Langevin. The collection contains materials not created by Langevin, which may be under copyright restrictions. Researchers are advised to contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for questions regarding permissions to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise publish material from this collection. Although Rhode Island College has physical ownership of the collection, it does not necessarily hold literary rights to all materials in this collection. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them.
The collection is open for research. However, Series 6: Grant notifications is restricted due to the presence of potential personally identifiable information, i.e. social security numbers and bank account information. Please contact Special Collections at least two weeks prior to needing access to that series so we can redact appropriately.
James R. Langevin papers, MSS-0087, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
The collection has been arranged into the following series:
The collection was donated in November 2022 and a deed of gift was signed by Jim Langevin at that time. An addition to the collection arrived in December 2022.
The collection was initially arranged by Langevin’s staff prior to arrival in Special Collections. This arrangement was retained. The entire collection was reboxed and refoldered, as well as described in 2023 by Veronica L. Denison, Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian at Rhode Island College. Original folder titles were retained, however further description to folder titles was occasionally added for clarity. Special Collections intern Melissa Moniz, and Special Collections student workers Lilliana Martinez and Hydin Stallman helped with description of the collection. Moniz refoldered and described items in Series 5, while Martinez and Stallman entered the information from Series 5 into the finding aid.
The Rhode Island State Archives holds the
The collection was weeded for restricted materials pursuant to House Rule VII by Langevin’s staff under the guidance of the House of Representatives archivists prior to donation. Additionally, publications were removed from the collection and added to the James Langevin Book Collection, which is part of the Rare Books Collection in Special Collections.
Materials indicated as being in boxes 27-33, and items from box 2 folder 25 and box 4 folder 33 are born digital items and are only available electronically. These materials are not available online, however they can be accessed in the Special Collections Reading Room, or by request. Please contact the Adams Library Special Collections for further information.
This series contains files relating to Langevin’s legislative activity. Included in this series are correspondence, reports, bills, legislative histories, notes and research, as well as documents pertaining to planning, itineraries of events, letters asking for support of or opposition to various legislation and grants, information regarding grants, speeches and talking points. Materials indicated as being in box 30 and items from box 2 folder 25 and box 4 folder 33 are electronic records and are available by request.
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This series contains communication from Langevin and his staff. The series is comprised of newsletters, press releases, blog posts, and letters Langevin sent to other politicians relating to legislation and political issues. Please note there is also correspondence pertaining to specific subjects and legislation throughout the collection. Materials indicated as being in box 28 are electronic records and are available by request.
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This series contains information regarding Langevin’s yearly legislative accomplishments, co-sponsorships, and voting records. Materials indicated as being in box 34 are electronic records and are available by request.
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Files relating to federal and state appropriations. Materials indicated as being in box 33 are electronic records and are available by request.
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Papers relating predominately to Langevin’s work on, and hearings of, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and the Homeland Security Committee (HSC), as well as their various subcommittees. The series contains research materials and documents that assisted Langevin during the hearings. The files also include notes and Langevin’s remarks and questions. Please note that restricted materials, pursuant to House Rule VII were removed from this series by Langevin’s staff under the guidance of the House of Representatives archivists prior to donation. Only records that had previously been made public were retained. Materials indicated as being in box 31 are electronic records and are available by request.
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This series contains notifications of grants given to institutions in Langevin’s district. The series is restricted due to the presence of potential personally identifiable information, i.e. social security numbers and bank account information. Please contact Special Collections at least two weeks prior to needing access to contents in this series so we can redact appropriately.
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This series contains photographs and cards sent to Langevin during his time in congress. Subjects of the photographs include Langevin with Christopher Reeve, George W. Bush, and Paul Ryan; a medical technology event; Langevin’s swearing in; construction of an accessible podium; Langevin serving as Speaker Pro Tempore; and portraits. Materials indicated as being in box 32 are electronic records and are available by request.
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This series includes newspaper clippings and magazine articles collected by Langevin and his staff. The series also includes photographs of awards and plaques Langevin received throughout his career. Materials indicated as being in box 29 are electronic records and are available by request.
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This series includes recorded speeches and interviews, as well as speech and correspondence files kept separately from the legislative files in series 1 and correspondence files in series 2 by Langevin’s staff. All items in this series are only available via electronic access by request.
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