http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf9p3006z7 No online items Register of the Laurence H. Silberman Papers, 1947-1976 Finding aid prepared by Rebecca J. Mead; machine-readable finding aid created by Xiuzhi Zhou Hoover Institution Archives 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA, 94305-6010 (650) 723-3563 [email protected] © 1998 Register of the Laurence H. 83031 1 Silberman Papers, 1947-1976 Title: Laurence H. Silberman Papers Date: 1947-1976 Collection Number: 83031 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Archives Language of Material: English Physical Description: 50 manuscript boxes, 1 phonotape, 1 envelope(20.8 linear feet) Abstract: Correspondence, speeches and writings, memoranda, reports, studies, testimony, legal documents, printed matter, and photographs, relating to U.S. government domestic policy during the presidential administrations of Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford, labor relations, investigations of the United Mine Workers, equal employment opportunity policies, and judicial proceedings. Location note: Hoover Institution Archives. Creator: Silberman, Laurence H. (Laurence Hirsch), 1935- Access Collection is open for research. The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Laurence H. Silberman Papers, [Box no.], Hoover Institution Archives. 1935 Oct. Born, York, Pennsylvania 12 1964-1967 Partner, Moore, Silberman and Schulze, Honolulu, Hawaii 1967-1968 Attorney, Appellate Division, General Counsel's Office,vNational Labor Relations Board 1969-1970 Solicitor of Labor, United States Department of Labor 1970-1973 Under Secretary, United States Department of Labor 1973-1974 Partner, Steptoe and Johnson, Washington, D.C. 1974-1975 Deputy Attorney General, United States Department of Justice 1975-1977 Ambassador to Yugoslavia 1977 President's Special Envoy on International Labor Organization (ILO) affairs 1977-1978 Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute 1978-1979 Managing partner, Morrison and Foerster, Washington, D.C. 1979-1983 Executive Vice President for Legal and Government Affairs, Crocker National Bank, San Francisco, California Scope and Contents note Correspondence, speeches and writings, memoranda, reports, studies, testimony, legal documents, printed matter, and photographs, relating to U.S. government domestic policy during the presidential administrations of Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford, labor relations, investigations of the United Mine Workers, equal employment opportunity policies, and judicial proceedings. Acquisition Information Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1983. Accruals Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid. Subjects and Indexing Terms Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006. Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994. United Mine Workers of America United States. Dept. of Justice. Register of the Laurence H. 83031 2 Silberman Papers, 1947-1976 United States. Dept. of Labor. Affirmative action programs. Justice, Administration of--United States. Labor policy--United States. Phonotapes. Trade-unions--United States. United States--Politics and government--1969-1974. United States--Politics and government--1974-1977. United States--Politics and government. Box 1-2 BIOGRAPHICAL FILE, 1966-1975 Scope and Contents note Biographical sketches, clippings, financial documents, memoranda, legal documents, annual report, correspondence, address list, reports, resolutions, agenda, minutes, notes, bulletins, printed material and miscellany primarily relating to personal matters, the American Bar Association, and the 1972 Republican campaign. Arranged alphabetically by subject. Box 1, Folder 1 General General. Biographical sketches, clippings, personal data and financial statements, legal documents, annual report and a memorandum to George Shultz relating to the Alaska pipeline, 1966-1974 Folder 2-6 Correspondence. Personal correspondence, letters of congratulation, and correspondence of Mrs. Silberman; includes letters from William Rehnquist and Elizabeth Hanford (Dole), 1969-1975 Folder 7 List of addresses, n.d. American Bar Association Folder 8 General. Correspondence, 1974 Folder 9-10 Economic Controls Committee. Reports, agenda, resolutions, minutes, correspondence, notes and printed materials, 1972-1974 Box 2, Folder 1-2 Republican Party. Program, miscellany, correspondence, memoranda, bulletins, notes, agenda and schedules primarily relating to the 1972 convention, 1970-1973 Box 2-7 SPEECHES AND WRITINGS, 1969-1975 Scope and Contents note Drafts and printed copies of speeches and writings, with related correspondence, notes and background material. Arranged chronologically. General General. Correspondence, schedules, notes, printed material and other miscellany relating to speaking engagements for which no text has been found Box 2, Folder 3-6 1969-1972 Box 3, Folder 1 1973-1975 Folder 2 Outlines, notes and drafts. Unidentified texts; includes some fragments Folder 3 Speech, n.d. Folder 4-5 Speech, Letters, typescript drafts, and background materials (orders, regulations, procedures, report, and legal documents) relating to equal employment opportunity policy 1969 June 18. Folder 6 "Some Observations on Federal Contract Compliance," Typescripts, correspondence, and background material, including testimony by George Shultz 1969 Aug. 12. Folder 7 "Labor Policy Under a Republican Administration," Typescript drafts, outline, press release, notes, and miscellany 1969 Sept. 4. Folder 8 "The Development of the Administration's National Occupational Safety and Health Bill of 1969," Typescript, letter, memorandum and Senate bills 1969 Oct. 16. Register of the Laurence H. 83031 3 Silberman Papers, 1947-1976 SPEECHES AND WRITINGS, 1969-1975 Folder 9 Testimony, U.S. Senate, Appropriations Committee, Typescript and background material ca. 1970 Jan.-March. Folder 10 "National Emergency Disputes--The Considerations Behind a Legislative Proposal," Georgia Law Review, Typescript, letter and printed copies 1970 Fall-Winter. Folder 11 "The Search for an Effective Remedy in Employment Discrimination," Draft typescripts, printed copy and meeting materials 1971. Box 4, Folder 1 "Labor as a Factor of National Power," Typescript and correspondence 1970 Sept. 4. Folder 2 "Labor Relations Outlook for the '70's," Correspondence, typescript and miscellany 1970 Sept. 17. Folder 3 Speech, Typescript, statements (George Shultz and others), letters, and printed materials relating to profit-sharing and legislation 1970 Oct. 22. Folder 4 Speech, Typescript, letter and memoranda, including a memorandum from Richard Nixon; related to workplace safety 1970 Oct. 26. Folder 5 "Proposed Pension Legislation--The Administration's View," Drafts, printed material, letters, press releases, and miscellany 1970 Dec. 8. Folder 6 Speech, Outline, letters, speech transcript (George Shultz), press releases, memoranda, and reports relating to farm labor legislative proposals 1971 Jan. 19. Folder 7 Speech, Outline, reports and other background material relating to the United Mine Workers 1971 Feb. 3. Folder 8 Speech, Correspondence, printed material and an outline relating to farm labor legislative proposals 1971 Feb. 9. Folder 9 Testimony, U.S. House of Representatives, Education and Labor Committee, Labor Subcommittee. Correspondence, copies of House bills, and Labor Department proposals relating to equal employment opportunity 1971 March 3. Folder 10 "Emergency Disputes and the Public Interest," Press release, typescripts, drafts of a bill, letters and miscellany 1971 March 18. Folder 11 Speech, Typescript drafts, press release and miscellany relating to the construction industry 1971 April 29. Folder 12 Speech, Outline, clipping, letters and miscellany 1971 May 17. Box 5, Folder 1 "A Government Perspective on the Future," Typescript, letters, memoranda, notes and miscellany 1971 June 19. Folder 2 "Labor and the Building Team," Typescript, correspondence, outlines, and miscellany 1971 June 21. Folder 3 "The New Welfare Reform Bill," Draft typescripts ca. 1971 July. Folder 4 Speech, Typescript, correspondence and miscellaneous meeting materials 1971 July 7. Folder 5 Speech, Letters, speech transcripts, outline, and a memorandum from the White House 1971 Sept. 17. Folder 6 Speech, Correspondence, press release and typescript, relating to employment of offenders 1971 Oct. 18. Folder 7 Speech, Letters, typescripts, miscellany and outlines relating to the Nixon Administration 1971 Nov. 9. Folder 8 "Pension Reforms: The Administration's View," Letters, typescripts, and miscellany 1971 Nov. 16. Folder 9 Speech, Notes, outline, typescript and printed material relating to Phase II of the Nixon Administration's economic policy 1971 Nov. 17. Folder 10 Press conference, Transcript relating to