Routine scheduling correspondence and other letters drafted for L. William Seidman's signature, Seidman schedules, reference files of press releases and similar nearprint material, and material on office procedures.
Series Description and Container List
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Collection Overview
Scope and Content Note
Birge S. Watkins, a 1971 graduate of Alma College, began working for L. William Seidman in 1972 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In September 1974, he volunteered to aid Seidman with the Economic Summit and was then appointed to Seidman's office as staff assistant for scheduling.
As staff assistant, Watkins drafted replies to requests for appointments, appearances and White House tours. He also drafted responses to uncomplicated letters regarding economics and routine matters. Many form letters were used.
A key part of this collection is what appears to be a complete set of Seidman schedules.
Related Materials (February 1983)
The primary related collection is the L. William Seidman Files.
Details
4.0 linear feet (ca. 8,000 pages)
Gerald R. Ford (accession numbers 77-101 and 2006-11)
Access
Open. Some items are temporarily restricted under terms of the donor's deed of gift, a copy of which is available on request, or under National Archives and Records Administration general restrictions (36 CFR 1256).
Copyright
Gerald Ford donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain.
Processed by
Barbara J. White, February 1983; revised by William H. McNitt, March 2013