Nelson A. Rockefeller personal papers, Washington, DC, Series O, 1940-1958, 1968-1970
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Summary
- Creator:
- Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich) (1908-1979), United States. Dept. of State. Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, United States. President's Advisory Committee on Government Organization, United States. Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, and United States. International Development Advisory Board
- Extent:
- 139.59 Cubic Feet 457 containers
- Language:
- English .
Background
- Scope and content:
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This series is made up of Nelson A. Rockefeller's personal copies of correspondence, reports, and other documents gathered during his service in the federal government in ten presidential appointments between 1940 and 1969. All manner of documents can be found in these files, from handwritten notes to printed reports. Marginal notes found in Rockefeller's handwriting are not uncommon. These records both duplicate and complement official government records held in the National Archives and in presidential libraries.
- Arrangement:
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The series is divided into eight subseries that reflect the individual appointments--with the exception of Subseries 5, which consolidates Rockefeller's three government reorganization committee appointments--plus one additional subseries that contains declassified documents from two of his appointments. The nine subseries are:
Subseries 1: Coordinator of Inter-American AffairsSubseries 2: Assistant Secretary of State for American Republic AffairsSubseries 3: Inter-American Development Commission and CorporationSubseries 4: International Development Advisory BoardSubseries 5A: Special Committee on Government Organization (SCOGO)Subseries 5B: Reorganization Advisory Committee (RAC)Subseries 5C: President's Advisory Committee on Government Organization (PACGO)Subseries 6: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW)Subseries 7: Special Assistant to the President for Foreign AffairsSubseries 8: Presidential Mission to Latin AmericaSubseries 9: Declassified Materials
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Political science
Political campaigns -- United States
Philanthropy -- New York (N.Y.)
National security -- United States
Education
Economics
Economic policy
Developing countries
Civics
Civic improvement
Business enterprises, Foreign
State governments -- United States
Public health -- Latin America
Social problems -- Latin America
Presidential campaigns -- United States
Presidential candidates -- United States -- History -- 20th century
International relations -- United States
Philanthropy -- New York (State)
Indigenous art
Arts
Philanthropy
Business
Federal government -- United States
Education -- Latin America
Agriculture
Agriculture -- Latin America
Philanthropy -- United States
Governors -- Election -- New York (State) -- 1962
Governors -- Election -- New York (State) -- 1958
Government policy
Government agencies
International relations
International economic relations
Governors -- Election -- New York (State) -- 1970
Governors -- Election -- New York (State) -- 1966 - Places:
- New York (State)
New York (N.Y.)
Venezuela
United States
Latin America
Brazil
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research with select materials restricted as noted. Brittle or damaged items are available at the discretion of RAC. Material in the Rockefeller family collections that provides the names, correspondence, or activities of living members of the Rockefeller family, and/or documents the net wealth of any Rockefeller family members, is restricted. Researchers interested in accessing digital media (floppy disks, CDs, DVDs, etc.) or audiovisual material (audio cassettes, VHS, etc.) in this collection must use an access surrogate. The original items may not be accessed because of preservation concerns. To request an access surrogate be made, or if you are unsure if there is an access surrogate, please contact an archivist.
- Terms of access:
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The Rockefeller Archive Center has title, copyright, and literary rights in the collection, in so far as it holds them, and has authority to grant permission to cite and publish archival material from the collection.
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