Topic Guides
Interested in specific topics? Topic guides combine resources from the Archives, as well as museum and audiovisual collections, and more to help students, researchers, educators, and others focus on materials for their areas of interest. Each topic page includes an Archival Research Guide.
Select Photographs of Gerald and Betty Ford
View galleries of staff-selected photos from throughout their lives.
Ask an Archivist
Need assistance with anything further? Please contact the Ford Library archives staff.
Plan a Research Visit
The research room is open Monday through Friday from 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. by scheduled appointment only. Appointments are made on a first come, first served basis, following consultation with an archivist.
How to Order Reproductions
There are two ways to obtain reproductions of the textual and audiovisual materials in our holdings - make your own copies or order copies.
Daily Diary and Photo Contact Sheets
The Daily Diary is a minute-by-minute log of President Ford's official and social activities, noting attendees at meetings and persons to whom he spoke by telephone, and where and when these contacts took place along with related photo contact sheets.
Review for Access
Several Library collections require significant advance consultation with an archivist before materials can be released. These collections are well-arranged and have accurate public finding aids, but Library staff have not reviewed all contents for privacy, national security, or other restrictable information.