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NEW NELSON A. ROCKEFELLER MATERIALS AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCH

The staff of the Rockefeller Archive Center has processed and recently opened for research eleven new series (152 cu. ft.) in the papers of Nelson A. Rockefeller. The new series are listed below. For descriptions* of the new series, click on the record group link.

Record Group 4, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Personal

Series H, Family and Friends, 1908-1973. 53 cu. ft.
Series I, Oral Histories, 1952-1978. 3 cu. ft.

Record Group 15, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Gubernatorial

Series 4, Joseph H. Boyd Files, 1963-1967. 1 cu. ft.
Series 7, James Cannon Files, 1968-1971, 6.8 cu. ft.
  • Subseries 1, Revenue Sharing, 1971-1972
  • Subseries 2, Latin American Mission, 1968-1972
Series 8, Affirmative Action Files (N. Lee Cook), 1970-1971. 1 cu. ft.
Series 10, Counsel's Office
  • Subseries 3, Robert R. Douglass, 1959-1972. 26 cu. ft.
Series 12, New York State Committee to Reelect the President, 1972-1973, 0.8 cu. ft.
Series 13, Jerry A. Danzig Files, 1964-1973. 2 cu. ft.
  • Subseries 1, Executive Chamber, 1964-1965.
  • Subseries 2, Subject Files, 1964-1971.
  • Subseries 3, Miscellaneous, 1964-1973.
Series 19, Arthur Massolo Papers, 1966-1971. 1.2 cu. ft.
Series 23, Civil Service Resolutions (Charles H. Palmer), 1959-1973. 4 cu. ft.
Series 24, Political Files, 1959-1973. 96.4 cu. ft.
  • Subseries 1, Politics, 1959-1960, 19 cu. ft.
  • Subseries 2, Politics, 1961-1962, 12 cu. ft.
  • Subseries 3, Politics, 1963-1964, 37 cu. ft.
  • Subseries 4, Politics, 1965-1967, 8 cu. ft.
  • Subseries 5, Politics, 1968-1968, 4 cu. ft.
  • Subseries 6, Politics, 1970-1971, 9 cu. ft.
  • Subseries 7, Politics, 1972-1973, 2 cu. ft.
  • Subseries 8, Thank You Letters, 1968-1972, 1.5 cu. ft.
  • Subseries 9, Assorted Campaign and Political Materials, 1962-1970, 3.5 cu. ft.
Series 34, Diane Van Wie Papers, 1953-1973, 64 cu. ft.
  • Suberies 1, Campaign Correspondence, 1964-1968
  • Subseries 2, Subject Files, 1953-1973
  • Subseries 3, Acknowledgments of Support Gubernatorial/National, 1968-1970
  • Subseries 4, Executive Chamber Staff Memos, 1962-1973
  • Subseries 5, Latin American Trip, 1969-1970
  • Subseries 6, Meetings, Luncheons, and Dinners, 1958-1973
  • Subseries 7, Nelson Rockefeller Schedule, 1958-1970,
  • Subseries 8, Position Papers and Policy Proposals, 1959-1964
  • Subseries 9, Social Files, 1959-1963
  • Subseries 10, Political Files, 1958-1972
  • Subseries 11, Miscellaneous Files, 1958-1973
  • Subseries 12, Executive Chamber Correspondence, 1970-1973
Series 36, Gene Wyckoff Papers, 1961-1965. 2 cu. ft.
  • Subseries 1, Executive Chamber Program Files, 1961-1965
  • Subseries 2, Executive Chamber Scripts and Related Materials, 1964-1965
Record Group 26, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Vice Presidential

Series 12, Joseph E. Persico Files, 1959-1974. 12 cu. ft.
  • Subseries 1, New York State Committee to Reelect the President Research Files, 1972
  • Subseries 2, Miscellaneous Writings, 1971-1974
  • Subseries 3, Pre-Vice Presidential Speeches, 1966-1974
  • Subseries 4, Press Releases, 1970-1974
  • Subseries 5, Miscellaneous Files, 1968-1974

*The descriptions of the new series are derived from the finding aids produced by archivists John LeGloahec, Amy Fitch, and Monica Blank and intern Bethany Antos.

Did you know...

Warren Weaver (1894-1978), director of the Rockefeller Foundation Natural Sciences Division, 1932-1955, and vice president, 1955-1959, was an extremely influential figure in the development of American science in the 20th century. He is credited with coining the term “molecular biology.”