Qualifications for admission, dress code, class descriptions, job duties, and extracurricular activities—all aspects of life as a Page—are addressed in this 1961 handbook. While primarily factual, interesting indications of the changing times can be found in the handbook, such as the passing line that “in the Supreme Court the former rule of a page being only 5 feet 4 inches in height or no taller than the high-backed chairs of the Justices is no longer enforced.”
History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, “U.S. Capitol Page School Handbook,” https://history.house.gov/Collection/Listing/2002/2002-023-003/ (October 26, 2026)
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