WHCF Subject File - DI: Disasters

According to the White House Central Files manual, this category was for "material pertaining to disasters and disaster relief, including aid in the form of materials, services, gifts and loans."

Specific exceptions are: aircraft accidents, civilian (see CA); aircraft accidents, military (see ND); disaster insurance (see IS); ship accidents, military (see ND); space vehicles (see OS).



 

DI: Disasters
Executive 45 pp. / General 10 pp.
Material on disaster relief planning and procedures and proposed federal relief for the mushroom industry, Colorado ski resorts and similar problems in several other states.

DI 1: Accidents
Executive 150 pp. / General 3 pp.
Material on federal assistance following accidental disasters, including the denial of relief following the grounding of the oil tanker Argo Merchant off the New England coast and a gas explosion in an Oklahoma City elementary school.

DI 2: Natural Disasters
Executive 475 pp. / General 25 pp.
Material on policy and planning for federal relief following earthquakes, droughts, floods and other natural disasters, including information on relief legislation, loan programs and such specific topics as cloud seeding, mushroom industry relief, and the appointment of a special assistant for disaster relief.

DI 2/CO#: Natural Disasters/ (country)
Executive 450 pp. / General 150 pp.
Material on federal government relief efforts following natural disasters in individual countries, particularly earthquakes in Guatemala and Italy and a hurricane in Honduras. Arranged by White House Central Files country file code, a list of which is included in the first folder of the series.

DI 2/ST#: Natural Disasters/(state)
Executive 5700 pp. / General 150 pp.
Material on federal government relief efforts following natural disasters in individual states, including requests from state officials for aid, damage reports and recommendations by federal agencies, presidential decisions and follow-up activity. Arranged by White House Central Files state file code, a list of which is included in the first folder of the series.

DI 2/ST 1: Natural Disasters/ Alabama
Executive 300 pp. / General 10 pp.

DI 2/ST 2: Natural Disasters/ Alaska
Executive 80 pp. / General 3 pp.

DI 2/ST 3: Natural Disasters/ Arizona
Executive none / General 3 pp.

DI 2/ST 4: Natural Disasters/ Arkansas
Executive 150 pp. / General none

DI 2/ST 5: Natural Disasters/ California
Executive 85 pp. / General 3 pp.

DI 2/ST 6: Natural Disasters/ Colorado
Executive 40 pp. / General none

DI 2/ST 7: Natural Disasters/ Connecticut
Executive 4 pp. / General 1 p.

DI 2/ST 8: Natural Disasters/ Delaware
Executive none / General none

DI 2/ST 9: Natural Disasters/ Florida
Executive 100 pp. / General 13 pp.

DI 2/ST 10: Natural Disasters/ Georgia
Executive 200 pp. / General 7 pp.

DI 2/ST 11: Natural Disasters/ Hawaii
Executive 35 pp. / General none

DI 2/ST 12: Natural Disasters/ Idaho
Executive 85 pp. / General 3 pp.

DI 2/ST 13: Natural Disasters/ Illinois
Executive 150 pp. / General 2 pp.

DI 2/ST 14: Natural Disasters/ Indiana
Executive 75 pp. / General 1 p.

DI 2/ST 15: Natural Disasters/ Iowa
Executive 20 pp. / General none

DI 2/ST 16: Natural Disasters/ Kansas
Executive 150 pp. / General 8 pp.

DI 2/ST 17: Natural Disasters/ Kentucky
Executive 75 pp. / General 8 pp.

DI 2/ST 18: Natural Disasters/ Louisiana
Executive 200 pp. / General 1 p.

DI 2/ST 19: Natural Disasters/ Maine
Executive 75 pp. / General 12 pp.

DI 2/ST 20: Natural Disasters/ Maryland
Executive 150 pp. / General none

DI 2/ST 21: Natural Disasters/ Massachusetts
Executive 7 pp. / General none

DI 2/ST 22: Natural Disasters/ Michigan
Executive 225 pp. / General none

DI 2/ST 23: Natural Disasters/ Minnesota
Executive 200 pp. / General none

DI 2/ST 24: Natural Disasters/ Mississippi
Executive 150 pp. / General 5 pp.

DI 2/ST 25: Natural Disasters/ Missouri
Executive 100 pp. / General none

DI 2/ST 26: Natural Disasters/ Montana
Executive 30 pp. / General none

DI 2/ST 27: Natural Disasters/ Nebraska
Executive 75 pp. / General none

DI 2/ST 28: Natural Disasters/ Nevada
Executive none / General none

DI 2/ST 29: Natural Disasters/ New Hampshire
Executive 17 pp. / General 4 pp.

DI 2/ST 30: Natural Disasters/ New Jersey
Executive 300 pp. / General 9 pp.

DI 2/ST 31: Natural Disasters/ New Mexico
Executive 20 pp. / General none

DI 2/ST 32: Natural Disasters/ New York
Executive 450 pp. / General 15 pp.

DI 2/ST 33: Natural Disasters/ North Carolina
Executive none / General none

DI 2/ST 34: Natural Disasters/ North Dakota
Executive 175 pp. / General 12 pp.

DI 2/ST 35: Natural Disasters/ Ohio
Executive 175 pp. / General 1 p.

DI 2/ST 36: Natural Disasters/ Oklahoma
Executive 300 pp. / General 2 pp.

DI 2/ST 37: Natural Disasters/ Oregon
Executive none / General none

DI 2/ST 38: Natural Disasters/ Pennsylvania
Executive 125 pp. / General 7 pp.

DI 2/ST 39: Natural Disasters/ Rhode Island
Executive 4 pp. / General none

DI 2/ST 40: Natural Disasters/ South Carolina
Executive none / General none

DI 2/ST 41: Natural Disasters/ South Dakota
Executive 150 pp. / General 7 pp.

DI 2/ST 42: Natural Disasters/ Tennessee
Executive 150 pp. / General 5 pp.

DI 2/ST 43: Natural Disasters/ Texas
Executive 325 pp. / General 5 pp.

DI 2/ST 44: Natural Disasters/ Utah
Executive 3 pp. / General none

DI 2/ST 45: Natural Disasters/ Vermont
Executive 50 pp. / General none

DI 2/ST 46: Natural Disasters/ Virginia
Executive 150 pp. / General none

DI 2/ST 47: Natural Disasters/ Washington
Executive 75 pp. / General 9 pp.

DI 2/ST 48: Natural Disasters/ West Virginia
Executive 40 pp. / General none

DI 2/ST 49: Natural Disasters/ Wisconsin
Executive 170 pp. / General 5 pp.

DI 2/ST 50: Natural Disasters/ Wyoming
Executive none / General none

DI 2/ST 51: Natural Disasters/ Territories
Executive 150 pp. / General none

DI 2/ST 51-1: Natural Disasters/ Guam
Executive 45 pp. / General 2 pp.

DI 2/ST 51-2: Natural Disasters/ Puerto Rico
Executive 150 pp. / General none

DI 2/ST 51-3: Natural Disasters/ Ryukyu
Executive none / General none

DI 2/ST 51-4: Natural Disasters/ Virgin Islands
Executive 25 pp. / General none


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