Nelson A. Rockefeller vice presidential records, New York Office, Series 10, 1974-1977
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich) (1908-1979), United States. Office of the Vice President, and Ernst, Joseph W., Dr.
- Extent:
- 11.69 Cubic Feet 29 document boxes
- Language:
- English .
Background
- Scope and content:
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When President Gerald R. Ford selected Nelson A. Rockefeller to fill the vacant vice presidency on August 20, 1974, Rockefeller's staff began preparing material for the confirmation hearings. Much of the material in this series was gathered from the Rockefeller family archives, which was located in Rockefeller Center.
Rockefeller's staff spent most of late August and early September preparing background data, developing drafts of testimony, and fulfilling requests for information from Congressional committee members. The files that begin this series are the products of those efforts.
Once he was confirmed and sworn in as Vice President, Rockefeller and his staff began to accumulate files anew. A new set of subject files was created, as well as files concerned with the daily activities of the Vice President. These files were periodically shipped to the family archives in New York for storage.
- Arrangement:
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This series is divided into 3 subseries:
Subseries 1: Vice Presidential Confirmation Hearings, 1974 Subseries 2: Office of the Vice President, 1975-1977 Subseries 3: Sound Recordings, 1974-1977
Access and use
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Open for research with select materials restricted as noted. Brittle or damaged items are available at the discretion of RAC. 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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