Upcoming Deadlines
September 15, 2018 Deadline for the Gerald R. Ford Foundation Research Travel Grants. For more information about the grants contact Mark Fischer.	March 31, 2018 Deadline for the "Gerald R. Ford Scholar Award (Dissertation Award) in Honor of Robert Teeter". For more information about the award please contact Jeffrey Senger.

September 28, 2017
The Library opened the Roy Wetzel Papers for research [47.3 linear feet (ca. 94,600 pages)]. The collection contains supporting materials collected by Roy Wetzel while making audio and video recordings of presidential national conventions and elections and other political events.  It also documents Wetzel’s activities as an NBC News executive and leader and innovator in the field of news media and political analysis. View the collection's finding aid.

The Library opened the Treasurer's Office Files of the President Ford Committee Records [185.1 linear feet (ca. 370,200 pages)]. This material documents the fiscal and budgetary issues associated with the operation of the President Ford Committee and during the 1976 presidential campaign.  View the collection's finding aid.

The Library opened the John E. Reinhardt Papers for research [8.6 linear feet (ca. 17,200 pages)]. This collection primarily documents Reinhardt's work as Director of both the United States Information Agency (USIA) and the United States International Communications Agency (USICA).  View the collection's finding aid.

The Library processed the Gerald R. Ford Personal Financial Papers [131.1 linear feet (ca. 262,200 pages)]. This collection documents Gerald Ford's personal finances and financial activities in and out of government service. It is temporarily restricted under the terms of the donor's deed of gift.  View the collection's finding aid.

September 22, 2017
The Library opened the Intelligence Subject File series of the John O. Marsh Files for research [6.8 linear feet (ca. 13,600 pages)]. The newly opened material concerns the congressional intelligence investigations, administration reforms of the intelligence community, and other intelligence matters.  View the collection's finding aid.

September 19, 2017
The Library opened the White House Social Files Bulk Mail Files for research [124 linear feet (ca. 249,200 pages)]. Previously only a series of sampled letters were available. The newly opened material consists of mail from the general public sent to First Lady Betty Ford, or to both President and Mrs. Ford, on a variety of topics, including Betty Ford's 60 Minutes interview, her breast cancer surgery, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), the Nixon pardon, and Mrs. Ford's prayer for Dr. Maurice Sage. It also includes holiday and occasion cards addressed to the Ford and requests for greetings for special occasions.  View the collection's finding aid.

The Library also opened for research the Nixon Pardon - Con (Unacknowledged) File, Watergate Defendents File, and additional material from the Nixon Pardon - Pro (Unacknowledged) from the White House Central Files Bulk Mail File [totally 336.1 linear linear feet (ca. 201,660 pages)]. View the collection's finding aid.

June 23, 2017
The Library opened the remaining series in the Betty Ford White House Papers for research [23 linear feet (ca. 46,000 pages)]. The newly opened series documents Betty Ford’s activities during her time as the wife of Vice President Gerald Ford and then First Lady. It includes correspondence and other materials related to trips, local events, state dinners, activities, family activities, and personal interests during the White House period. It also includes Christmas cards that the Fords received during the 1973 holiday season. View the collection's finding aid.

April 18, 2017
The Library opened the Jonathan D. Hoornstra Files for research [7.9 linear feet (ca. 15,800 pages)]. The collection contains material used by Jonathan Hoornstra in the course of his work on President Gerald Ford's daily news summary staff. View the collection's finding aid.

February 17, 2017
The Library opened the William G. Hyland Papers for research [39.7 linear feet (ca. 79,400 pages)]. Documents William G. Hyland’s post- government career, in particular his tenure as editor of Foreign Affairs but contains some material from his government service during the Nixon and Ford administrations, including his role as Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, 1975-77. View the collection's finding aid.

The Library also opened for research the Nixon Pardon - Con (Acknowledged) File from the White House Central Files Bulk Mail File [5.7 linear feet (ca. 3,420 pages)]. View the collection's finding aid.

 

See News Notes for Ford Library Researchers for the year 2016