Series Description and Container List
Container List
Collection Overview
Scope and Content Note
Material concerning the work and activities of former President Gerald Ford after he left the White House in 1977. The collection includes Ford’s speeches, schedules, correspondence, trips and events, and materials related to the transition from the White House and the operation of the Office of Gerald Ford in Rancho Mirage, California. It also documents Ford’s involvement in the 1980 presidential campaign, the AEI World Forum, the New Leadership Committee, and his work on various corporate boards.
Details
750.2 linear feet (ca. 1,500,400 pages)
Gerald R. Ford (Contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library staff for a list of accession numbers)
Access
Open in part. Researchers wishing to view this collection should consult with an archivist prior to their visit in order to request that specific folders be added to the Library’s review-for-access queue. Some items may be 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Gerald Ford donated to the United States of America (his/her) copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.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
William McNitt, Stacy Davis James Neel, John O’Connell, Jeffrey Senger, and Jeremy Schmidt; November 2016