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James L. Trimpe 30-30 Club Scrapbook, (1931) 1965-2005 Extent 1 linear inch (117 pages) Scope and Content Note Related Materials (August 2012) The Grand Rapids Oral Histories Collection contains an interview with 30-30 Club member Arthur G. Brown, in which he describes his friendship with Gerald Ford, the South High School football teams of the late 1920's and early 1930's and subsequent meetings of the 30-30 Club. Materials documenting the 30-30 Club reunion at the White House can be found in several …
Gwen A. Anderson Files, 1974-1977 Extent 11.6 linear feet (ca. 23,200 pages) Scope and Content Note Gwen A. Anderson, Washington State Republican Party official and former Republican National Committeewoman, joined Vice President Ford's staff in January 1974. In this capacity her major duties were to coordinate Ford's appearances at political events and fundraisers; to act as liaison with Republican groups; and to handle requests for messages, photographs and auction items. Upon Ford's succession to the …
American Citizens Concerned For Life, Inc., Records, (1968) 1974-1982 (1986) Extent 50 linear feet (ca. 100,000 pages) Scope and Content Note American Citizens Concerned for Life, Inc. (ACCL) was formed and incorporated in 1973 as a national membership association engaged in educational, legislative, research and service activities that promoted respect for human life in contemporary society. Specific issues addressed by the ACCL’s programs included increased legal protection for life, maternal and child …
Charles H. McCall Files, 1974-1977 Extent 89 linear feet (ca. 178,000 pages) Scope and Content Note The McCall files document the work of editorial staff researchers throughout the Ford administration. The bulk of the file is material drawn together or created during Agnes Waldron's tenure as director of research from August 1974 to June 1976, subsequently inherited and augmented by Charles McCall. McCall joined the White House staff as a consultant to assist Waldron with the research office operation in …
Spencer Johnson Files, 1976-1977 Extent 5.2 linear feet (ca. 10,400 pages) Scope and Content Note Johnson was appointed to the Domestic Council in February 1976 as Associate Director for Health, Social Security, and Welfare, remaining until the end of the Ford Administration. He replaced Arthur F. Quern who became Deputy Director for Policy and Planning. Johnson's primary responsibilities were in health issues. He assisted in the formulation of policy and as White House liaison with government agencies and …
Domestic Council Computer Office Files, 1975-1976 Extent 13.6 linear feet (ca. 27,200 pages) Scope and Content Note The Computer Office provided the Domestic Council staff with correspondence control, priority tracking, enrolled bill status and coordination, along with the White House staff, of Presidential - Congressional mail. In the fall of 1975, the Council began to organize its paperwork by computer. After January 1976, the computer functioned to control correspondence and track the status of enrolled …
Richard Parsons Files, 1974-1977 Extent 9.7 linear feet (ca. 19,400 pages) Scope and Content Note Richard D. Parsons was a native of New York City and a 1971 graduate of Union University's Albany Law School. Following law school he served as an assistant counsel to Governor Nelson Rockefeller and, commencing in 1973, as First Assistant Counsel. In 1975, soon after Rockefeller's confirmation as Vice President, Parsons became Deputy Counsel to the Vice President. After the end of the Ford administration, …
Bradley H. Patterson, Jr. Papers, (1960) 1974-1976 (1988) Extent 3.2 linear feet (ca. 7,500 pages) Scope and Content Note Bradley Patterson served in a number of positions during the Nixon and Ford administrations. These papers are from his work on the White House staff as an assistant for Native American Programs from 1969 to 1974, and again from August 1976 to January 1977. Patterson first worked in this area as an assistant to Leonard Garment during the Nixon administration, and then after serving in …
J. Stanley Pottinger Papers, 1968 -1981 Extent 56.4 linear feet (ca. 112,000 pages) Scope and Content Note J. Stanley Pottinger held two important Federal offices involved with civil rights enforcement during the Nixon and Ford administrations: Director of the Office of Civil Rights for the Department of Health Education and Welfare and the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. Approximately one quarter of the collection documents Pottinger’s work …
Shelia R. Weidenfeld Papers, 1973-2007 Extent 18.25 linear feet (ca. 36,500 pages) Record Type Textual Access Closed. This collection is restricted from public access under the terms of the donor's deed of gift during her lifetime, except by her written advance permission. A copy of the deed of gift is available on request. If granted access some materials may still be temporarily restricted under the donor’s deed of gift, or under National Archives and Records Administration general restrictions (36 CFR …
White House Central Files Bulk Mail File, 1974-1977 Extent 509.8 linear feet linear feet (ca. 305,880 pages) Scope and Content Note RELATED MATERIALS Samples of public mail were filed in the White House Central Files (WHCF) Subject File "General" folders. Weekly public mail tabulations and summaries are located in WHCF Subject File subcategory WH 4-1 and in the Robert Hartmann Papers, boxes 139 - 144. A sample of received telegraphs can be found in the collection White House Telegraph and Travel Section: …
Provenance of the Ford National Security Adviser Files Extent . Scope and Content Note . Record Type Textual Last Modified Date Fri, 12/19/2025 - 12:00 Content Available Online No Summary Description The files of the National Security Adviser (formally titled the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs) are part of the papers that President Ford deeded to the United States in December 1976. The files were identified, packed, and labeled by National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft’s …
Robert K. Wolthuis Files, 1974-1977 Extent 2.0 linear feet (ca. 4,000 pages) Scope and Content Note The Robert Wolthuis files span the period November 1974 to January 1977. They document Wolthuis' work in the White House Congressional Relations Office. Wolthuis, a former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs and administrative assistant to Sen. Wallace Bennett of Utah, joined the White House staff on January 1, 1975. Although his title changed several times, his primary responsibility …
William G. Whyte Scrapbook, 1974-1975 Extent 52 pages Record Type Textual Access Open. Processed by Leesa Tobin, August 1987 Copyright No copyright has been donated. Last Modified Date Mon, 12/22/2025 - 12:00 Content Available Online No Summary Description Whyte was a U.S. Steel Corporation executive and friend of Gerald R. Ford. Photocopies of a scrapbook containing miscellaneous 1974-75 magazine and newspaper clippings and photographs concerning his long friendship with Gerald R. Ford. Donor William G. …
Betty Ford White House Papers, 1974-1977 Extent 35.2 linear feet (ca. 70,400 pages) Scope and Content Note Betty Ford hired friend Nancy Howe as her personal assistant not long after Gerald Ford was nominated as Vice President. Mrs. Howe was in charge of guide book sales at the White House Historical Association and had been helping Mrs. Ford for several weeks prior to being officially hired. As First Lady, Mrs. Ford's staff, often referred to as the East Wing staff, numbered 26 to 28 and were responsible …
Thomas G. Ford Papers and Books, 1880-1980 Extent 5.0 linear feet (20 pp. documents, 62 books, 100 page scrapbook) Scope and Content Note The papers and books that constitute the Thomas Ford collection include materials originally belonging to Gerald R. Ford, Jr., Gerald R. Ford, Sr., Dorothy Ford, and other members of the family, as well as Thomas Ford himself. The collection is arranged in three parts: a small amount of correspondence and autographed banquet programs; books belonging to members of the …
Gerald R. Ford Vice Presidential Papers, 1973-1974 Extent 105.2 linear feet (ca. 210,400 pages) Scope and Content Note The Ford Vice Presidential Papers include materials created and received by Gerald R. Ford and his staff between October 13, 1973 and August 9, 1974. During the first two months Ford was still House Minority Leader, but his staff decided to begin the Vice Presidential file upon nomination rather than waiting until he was sworn in. Therefore the collection documents the last few weeks of …
Gerald R. Ford Congressional Papers, 1949-1973 Control File Sub-Group, 1965-1973 Record Type Textual Last Modified Date Tue, 12/23/2025 - 12:00 Content Available Online No Summary Description Ford Congressional Papers main page Alphabetical order title Ford, Gerald R.: Congressional Papers, 1949-1973 Control File Sub-Group, 1965-1973 Digitized Status Non …
National Security Adviser Legislative Interdepartmental Group Files, 1971-1972 (1976) Extent 1.2 linear feet (ca. 2,400 pages) Scope and Content Note The Legislative Interdepartmental Group Files is one of many sub-collections that comprise the National Security Adviser Files. The provenance of the Ford National Security Adviser Files and an explanation of the designations “Presidential” and “Institutional” are provided in Appendix A . The role of the Legislative Interdepartmental Group (LIG) was to …
National Security Adviser Presidential Subject File, 1974-1977 Extent 9.6 linear feet (ca. 19,200 pages) Scope and Content Note The Presidential Subject File is one of many sub-collections that comprise the National Security Adviser Files. The provenance of the Ford National Security Adviser Files and an explanation of the designations “Presidential” and “Institutional” are provided in Appendix A . This collection contains the originals of many documents addressed to President Ford and to National Security …