--------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000000 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ C TITLE...................... COMPOSITE GENERAL ACCESSIONS ...DESCRIPTION... Miscellaneous collections of a few items each donated by various individuals. Collections were solicited by Ford Library staff, obtained by the design firm of Staples & Charles in the course of planning exhibits for the Ford Museum, or received in the mail unsolicited. Audiovisual materials were transferred to the audiovisual department and museum objects were transferred to the Ford Museum. Collections are arranged in order of receipt. New collections are added as they are received and processed. ...ABSTRACT... Miscellaneous collections of a few items each donated by various individuals. Collections were solicited by Ford Library staff, obtained by the design firm of Staples & Charles in the course of planning exhibits for the Ford Museum, or received in the mail unsolicited. Audiovisual materials were transferred to the audiovisual department and museum objects were transferred to the Ford Museum. Collections are arranged in order of receipt. New collections are added as they are received and processed. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... None LC SUBJECT TERM............ UNPOB, United States--Politics and government--1974-1977 BEGINNING DATE............. 1946 ENDING DATE................ 1986 VOLUME..................... 1.6 UNITS MEASUR............... linear feet ...RELATED MATERIAL... Numerous collections among the holdings of the Ford Library relate to these small collections. ADDL UNDESC. ACCRETIONS.... Y ...ARRANGEMENT... Small collections arranged in the order of receipt. PREFERRED CITATION......... Composite General Accessions, Gerald R. Ford Library CLASSIFICATION CODE........ U, Not Classified LANG. CODE(S).............. eng LOCATION................... 1A-01-17-4 to 1A1-01-17-5 DATE OF OPENING............ 08/1982 CREATORS NAME.............. Composite General Accessions CONFORMING NAME............ Composite General Accessions CONFORMING NAME INDICATOR.. C CREATORS RELN TO PRES...... None CREATORS CURRENT POSN...... None ...BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE... Miscellaneous collections donated by a number of different individuals. DONORS NAME................ Composite General Accessions DONORS RELN TO CREATOR..... SELF SOURCE OF LEGAL TITLE...... DM, Donated materials ...PROVENANCE... Miscellaneous collections of a few items each donated by various individuals. ...RESTRICTIONS... Open. ...LITERARY RIGHT... Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. In addition, Mr. Ford has donated to the United States of America his copyright interest in any other of his writings that might be included in this collection. The copyright interest to materials written by other individuals or organizations is presumed to remain with them. WRITTEN PERMISSION......... N BOX........................ ******* GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000010 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Eric D. Thuma Papers, 1976 (Acc.No. 78-72 and 82-10) ...DESCRIPTION... Two sets of transcripts of four hour-long radio broadcasts produced, written, and reported by Thuma, professor of mass communication at Oakland Community College. The broadcasts, entitled "The Making of the President in the Bicentennial Year," were heard on WMJC-FM as part of the regular weekly epiloque series of news and public affairs programs broadcast in November 1976. They concern both the primary campaign against Ronald Reagan and the general election campaign against Jimmy Carter. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Campaign - 1976, Michigan BEGINNING DATE............. 1976 ENDING DATE................ 1976 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 214 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000011 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Anne Kamstra Papers, 1964-76 (Acc.No. 80-19) ...DESCRIPTION... Anne Kamstra worked for Gerald Ford from 1965 until the end of his presidency, first as a secretary and then as a staff assistant. These miscellaneous materials were acquired for the Ford Library and Museum by the design firm of Staples & Charles during the course of planning for the Museum's exhibits. Collection consists of printed materials and memorabilia. Included are publications about Ford, pamphlets containing the texts of several presidential speeches, booklets distributed by the Ford congressional office, visitors passes, postcards, christmas cards, and stationery. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... None BEGINNING DATE............. 1964 ENDING DATE................ 1976 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 200 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000012 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Scott P. Crampton Papers, 1973-76 (Acc.No. 82-11) ...DESCRIPTION... Crampton was Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division, 1971-76. Materials include copies of testimony before congress concerning revisions of the bankruptcy laws, speech before the Southeastern Association of Tax Administrators, and commencement address at Hayfield Secondary School in Alexandria, Virginia. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Bankruptcy, Legislation, Intergovernmental Relations, Taxes BEGINNING DATE............. 1973 ENDING DATE................ 1976 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 56 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000013 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... John K. Tabor Papers, 1973 (Acc.No. 82-51) ...DESCRIPTION... Tabor served as Undersecretary of Commerce, 1973-75. Three Department of Commerce memoranda concerning the nation's energy program, December 1973. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Energy, Oil BEGINNING DATE............. 12/1973 ENDING DATE................ 12/1973 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 53 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000014 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Robert Hartmann and Robert Orben Lectures, 1981 (Acc.No. 82-60) ...DESCRIPTION... Hartmann was Counsellor to the President and Orben was a speechwriter for Ford. Transcripts of lectures given by Hartmann and Orben in Grand Rapids, September 1981. Hartmann's lecture deals with the Ford presidency in general and Orben's lecture concerns presidential speechwriting. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Addresses BEGINNING DATE............. 1981 ENDING DATE................ 1981 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 27 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000015 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Edward O. Vetter Papers, 1976-77 (Acc.No. 83-5) ...DESCRIPTION... Vetter was Undersecretary of Commerce 1976-77. Memoranda, proposals, a statement, and a speech relating primarily to the domestic economy. Includes a proposal for a new mission and organization for the Department of Commerce and preliminary discussion on the feasibility of a "Marshall Plan" for the economic recovery of cities. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Economics, Department of Commerce, Unemployment BEGINNING DATE............. 1976 ENDING DATE................ 1977 BOX........................ 1 PAGE COUNT................. 111 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000016 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Joseph E. Kallenbach Papers, 1973 (Acc.No. 85-42) ...DESCRIPTION... Kallenbach was a professor of political science at The University of Michigan. Materials include carbon copies of two letters to Robert Hartmann, transmitting materials to be used "in any way you deem fit in furthering objective of Mr. Ford's confirmation as Vice President." Materials transmitted include Kallenbach's statement, "Some Reflections on Implementation of the 25th Amendment re Filling of a Vacancy in the Vice Presidency," and reprints of two articles by Kallenbach regarding presidential succession and the presidency and the Constitution. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Appointments, Vice President BEGINNING DATE............. 1973 ENDING DATE................ 1973 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 35 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000017 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Jerrold L. Schecter Interview, 1986 (Acc.No. 85-42) ...DESCRIPTION... Schecter is co-author of The Palace File. Transcript of interview with President Ford on February 10, 1986, concerning American policy towar Vietnam, especially during the Nixon and Ford administrations. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Vietnamese War BEGINNING DATE............. 1986 ENDING DATE................ 1986 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 5 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000018 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... C. D. Tompkins Papers, 1947-49 (Acc.No. 86-36 and 87-39) ...DESCRIPTION... Tompkins is on the faculty of the history department at Northeastern Illinois Univeristy. Photocopies of correspondence between Gerald R. Ford, Sr., Chairman of the Kent County Republican committee, and John A. Wagner, Chairman of the Republican Sate Central Committee of Michigan, regarding a rally in August 1947. Photocopy of a letter from Senator Arthur Vandenberg to Arthur F. Shaw, 1949, with the comment "Jerry Ford is doing a fine job." The Vandenberg letter is photocopied form the Arthur Summerfield Papers at the Eisenhower Library. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Republican Party, Grand Rapids BEGINNING DATE............. 1947 ENDING DATE................ 1949 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 5 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000019 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... James E. Patterson Papers, 1976 (Acc.No. 86-37 and 88-10) ...DESCRIPTION... Patterson was a member of the Presidentials, the national youth organization for Gerald Ford during the 1976 campaign. Collection consists of printed materials and memorabilia from the campaign and the Republican National Convention. Included are two issues each of the newsletters "First Monday" and "Delegate Special," schedules for The Presidentials' events at the convention, and press releases announcing their activities. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Campaign - 1976, Political Conventions, Republican Party, Youth BEGINNING DATE............. 1976 ENDING DATE................ 1976 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 75 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000021 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Kevin Boatright Papers, 1986 (Acc.No. 87-18) ...DESCRIPTION... Boatright is Director of Development for the Hoover Presidential Library Association, Inc. Photocopy of a letter from Gerald Ford to Boatright, which is Ford's reply to Boatright's question if he had ever met President Herber Hoover. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... None BEGINNING DATE............. 1986 ENDING DATE................ 1986 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 1 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000022 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Edmond F. Devine Papers, 1946 (Acc.No. 87-29) ...DESCRIPTION... February 1946 issue of the Michigan State Bar Journal which has an announcement that Gerald R. Ford has returned to the practice of law after serving in World War II. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... None BEGINNING DATE............. 1946 ENDING DATE................ 1946 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 30 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000023 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Josephine E. Wilson Papers, 1956-74 (Acc.No. 88-11) ...DESCRIPTION... Wilson became Legislative Clerk and Assistant to the House Minority Leader in February 1956. Included are memoranda, correspondence, lists, and calendars relating to her work on Consent and Private Calendars, and a procedures manual for briefing bills on Private Calendars. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... House of Representatives BEGINNING DATE............. 1956 ENDING DATE................ 1974 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 90 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000025 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Roger T. Barber Scrapbook, 1975 (Acc.No. 89-2) ...DESCRIPTION... Newspaper clippings about President Ford's trip to the People's Republic of China in 1975. These clippings were at one time part of a scrapbook which was made as a current events project in Mr. Barber's social studies classes at a junior high school in Garden City, New York. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Trips, China BEGINNING DATE............. 1975 ENDING DATE................ 1975 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 50 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000026 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... R. J. Merrick Papers, 1976 (Acc.No. 89-19) ...DESCRIPTION... A CB form letter from Betty Ford to R. J. Merrick. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... None BEGINNING DATE............. 1976 ENDING DATE................ 1976 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 1 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000027 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Suzanne Meyer Papers, 1974 (Acc.No. 90-22) ...DESCRIPTION... A WIN form letter from President Ford to Mrs. Meyer. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Whip Inflation Now Program BEGINNING DATE............. 10/1974? ENDING DATE................ 10/1974? BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 1 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000028 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Edward DeBolt Papers, 1976 (Acc.No. 91-22) ...DESCRIPTION... DeBolt was counsellor to the chairman of the President Ford committee. October 1976 issue of "Heartland," which was published by the Committee, and a first day issue of the bicentennial stamp which was given to Ford delegates to the Republican National Convention. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Campaign - 1976, Political Advertising BEGINNING DATE............. 1976 ENDING DATE................ 1976 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 3 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000024 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Mrs. Roy Wurzer Papers, 1974-77 (Acc.No. 88-14) ...DESCRIPTION... Newspaper clippings and magazine articles about President Ford and the Ford family. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... None BEGINNING DATE............. 1974 ENDING DATE................ 1977 BOX........................ 3-4 PAGE COUNT................. 1600 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000029 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Nancy Cook Mackaman: Papers, 1981? (Acc.No. 91-NLF-044) ...DESCRIPTION... Memorabilia from the first Remmers Special Lecture at the University of Missouri-Rolla, at which President Ford was the speaker. Included are a program signed by President Ford, ticket to the lecture, dinner invitation, dinner menu and diagram of seating, and a newspaper clipping. One photograph was transferred to the audiovisual department. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... None BEGINNING DATE............. 1981? ENDING DATE................ 1981? BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 5 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000030 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Robert Green: Papers, 1976 (Acc.No. 91-NLF-045) ...DESCRIPTION... Gerald R. Ford 1976 Presidential campaign brochures autographed by athletes Al Kaline, Ron Kramer, and Ted Lindsay. Green actively supported President Ford in the campaign. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... None BEGINNING DATE............. 1976 ENDING DATE................ 1976 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 7 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000031 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Kathleen S. Horn: Papers, 1974 (Acc.No. 91-NLF-046) ...DESCRIPTION... A telex announcing President Nixon's resignation. Telex had been in possession of donor and her husband, a newspaper reporter. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... None BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1974 ENDING DATE................ 08/1974 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 1 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000032 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Edward J. Hafeli: Papers, 1974 (Acc.No. 92-NLF-006) ...DESCRIPTION... Issues of the Detroit Free Press, 8/9/74; Detroit News, 8/9/74; and Detroit News, Section C, 5/1/74. Headlines of the August papers are the Nixon resignation and transition to the Ford presidency. The May paper features stories on the Watergate tapes, and includes partial texts of some of the key transcripts given to the House Judiciary Committee by President Nixon. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... None BEGINNING DATE............. 05/1974 ENDING DATE................ 08/1974 BOX........................ 6 PAGE COUNT................. 100 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000033 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Wallace C. Strobel: Papers, 1960 (Acc.No. 92-NLF-023) ...DESCRIPTION... Correspondence and flyers relating to the effort in 1960 to secure the Republican vice presidential nomination for Gerald R. Ford. Strobel was a Michigan delegate to the Republican National Convention and Ford supporter. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Campaign - 1960, Political Conventions, Republican Party BEGINNING DATE............. 1960 ENDING DATE................ 1960 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 10 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000034 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... William Scranton: Papers, 1974 (Acc.No. 92-NLF-029) ...DESCRIPTION... Scranton was a transition advisor to President Ford. Papers are photocopies of selected materials from the Scranton Papers at Penn State University. They consist of memoranda and drafts of proposals relating to personnel and restructuring of the White House Office for the Ford administration. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Transitions BEGINNING DATE............. 08/1974 ENDING DATE................ 08/1974 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 21 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000035 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Robert M. Warner: Schematic Drawings, 1978 (Acc.No. 92-NLF-045) ...DESCRIPTION... Schematic drawings of the Gerald R. Ford Library building and site, autographed by President Ford, the architects, members of the building committee, and representatives of the National Archives. Warner was chairman of the building committee. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... None BEGINNING DATE............. 1978 ENDING DATE................ 1978 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 9 GENERAL ACCESSIONS --------------- COL,SER,FLDR ID............ 004000036 ACCESSION.................. 70-NLF-307 RECORD CODE................ F TITLE...................... Frank A. Ursomarso: Advanceman's comments on effectiveness of Ford campaign speeches and appearances ...DESCRIPTION... Ursomarso was an advanceman for President Ford. The materials are photocopies of documents in the unprocessed Ursomarso Papers. Included are his observations on the effectiveness of President Ford's speeches and appearances during the 1976 campaign. SUBJECT DESCRIPTOR......... Presidential Campaign - 1976, Presidential Addresses, Media, Press, Presidential Trips BEGINNING DATE............. 1976 ENDING DATE................ 1976 BOX........................ 2 PAGE COUNT................. 9 GENERAL ACCESSIONS ---------------