Elliot L. Richardson Papers A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division, Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 2014 Revised 2014 November Contact information: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.contact Additional search options available at: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010302 LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm81075869 Prepared by Allan Teichroew and Brad E. Gernand Revised and expanded by Karen Linn Femia with the assistance of Thomas Bigley, Jeffrey Bryson, and Dan Oleksiw Collection Summary Title: Elliot L. Richardson Papers Span Dates: 1780-1999 Bulk Dates: (bulk 1947-1999) ID No.: MSS75869 Creator: Richardson, Elliot L., 1920-1999 Extent: 369,000 items ; 1,055 containers plus 12 classified and 10 oversize ; 470 linear feet ; 1 digital file (594.73 KB) Language: Collection material in English Location: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Summary: U. S. cabinet officer, politician, and lawyer, of Massachusetts. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, writings, subject files, reports, briefing data, financial records, printed materials, photographs, and other papers relating to Richardson's political career in Massachusetts, as a cabinet official or representative of the president during the administrations of Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, and Jimmy Carter, and his work with various corporate boards and other organizations until his death in 1999. Selected Search Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. People Abramowitz, Morton, 1933- --Correspondence. Agnew, Spiro T., 1918-1996--Correspondence. Agnew, Spiro T., 1918-1996. Amerasinghe, Hamilton Shirley, 1913- --Correspondence. Brooke, Edward W. (Edward William), 1919- Brooke, Edward W. (Edward William), 1919- --Correspondence. Bush, George, 1924- --Correspondence. Carter, Jimmy, 1924- Cohen, Wilbur J. (Wilbur Joseph), 1913-1987--Correspondence. Cohen, William S.--Correspondence. Coleman, William T. (William Thaddeus), 1920- --Correspondence. Colson, Charles W.--Correspondence. Cox, Archibald, 1912-2004--Correspondence. Cox, Archibald, 1912-2004. Darman, Richard Gordon, 1943-2008--Correspondence. Ehrlichman, John--Correspondence. Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969. Engo, Paul Bamela--Correspondence. Ervin, Sam J. (Sam James), 1896-1985--Correspondence. Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006--Correspondence. Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006. Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965--Correspondence. Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965. Furia, Edward W., 1941- --Correspondence. Goldfine, Bernard. Hand, Learned, 1872-1961--Correspondence. Hand, Learned, 1872-1961. Hastings, Wilmot R. (Wilmot Reed), 1935- --Correspondence. Herter, Christian Archibald, 1895-1966--Correspondence. Kissinger, Henry, 1923- Kissinger, Henry, 1923- --Correspondence. Kleindienst, Richard G., 1923-2000--Correspondence. Elliot L. Richardson Papers 2 Koh, Tommy T. B. (Tommy Thong Bee), 1937- --Correspondence. Laingen, L. Bruce--Correspondence. Luck, Edward C.--Correspondence. Mastrangelo, Richard E. (Richard Edward), 1938- --Correspondence. McNamara, Robert S., 1916-2009--Correspondence. Moore, Jonathan--Correspondence. Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994--Correspondence. Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994. Paine, Robert Treat, 1731-1814. Pottinger, J. Stanley, 1940- --Correspondence. Pérez de Cuéllar, Javier, 1920- --Correspondence. Richardson, Elliot L., 1920-1999. Richardson, Elliot L., 1920-1999. Creative balance: government, politics, and the individual in America's third century. 1976. Richardson, Elliot L., 1920-1999. Reflections of a radical moderate. 1996. Rogers, William P. (William Pierce), 1913-2001--Correspondence. Ruckelshaus, William Doyle, 1932- --Correspondence. Saltonstall, Leverett, 1892-1979--Correspondence. Saltonstall, Leverett, 1892-1979. Sargent, Francis W., 1915- --Correspondence. Smith, Jonathan T.--Correspondence. Train, Russell E., 1920-2012--Correspondence. Volpe, John A.--Correspondence. Wyzanski, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1906- --Correspondence. Organizations American Academy of Diplomacy. American Flywheel Systems, Inc. American Society of International Law. British Institute of the United States. British Nuclear Fuels (Firm) Council on Foreign Relations. Council on Ocean Law. Harvard University. Hitachi Foundation (Washington, D.C.) Inter-American Dialogue (Organization) John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company. Massachusetts. Attorney General's Office. Massachusetts. Office of Lieutenant Governor. Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) Ropes & Gray. Trilateral Commission. United Nations Association of the United States of America. United Nations Association. United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (3rd : 1973-1982 : New York, N.Y., etc.). United States. Attorney (Massachusetts) United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. United States. Department of Justice. United States. Department of State. United States. Government Accountability Office. United States. National Commission on the Public Service. United States. National Defense Education Act of 1958. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Elliot L. Richardson Papers 3 Subjects Child care--United States. Consumer protection--Law and legislation. Crime--United States. Economic assistance, Domestic--United States. Education--United States. Elections--Nicaragua. Energy policy--United States. Federal aid to education--United States. Federal government--United States. Finance, Public--United States. Maritime law. Medical policy--United States. National security. Petroleum industry and trade. Political campaigns--Massachusetts. Political corruption--United States. Practice of law--Massachusetts--Boston. Practice of law--Washington (D.C.) Public welfare--United States. Segregation--United States. Social problems--United States. Social security--United States. Watergate Affair, 1972-1974. Places Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States. Massachusetts--Politics and government. Philippines. United States--Foreign relations--20th century. United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain. United States--Politics and government--20th century. United States--Social conditions--20th century. United States--Social policy. Occupations Cabinet officers. Lawyers. Politicians. Administrative Information Provenance Part I of the papers of Elliot L. Richardson, U. S. Cabinet officer, politician and lawyer, of Massachusetts, was given to the Library of Congress by Richardson between 1977 and 1987. Part II was received in 1992. Part III was given in three parts in 2000 and 2001. Processing History The Richardson Papers were processed in 1990 and expanded in 1994. The finding aid was revised in 2010. Part III was processed and the finding aid expanded and revised in 2012. The digital file was processed and the finding aid revised in 2014. Elliot L. Richardson Papers 4 Transfers Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Videotapes and audio recordings have been transferred to the Library's Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. Some photographs have been transferred to the Library's Prints and Photographs Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Elliot L. Richardson Papers. Copyright Status Copyright in the unpublished writings of Elliot L. Richardson in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public. Access and Restrictions The papers of Elliot L. Richardson are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use. Security Classified Documents Government regulations control the use of security classified items in this collection. Manuscript Division staff can furnish information concerning access to and use of classified material. Digital Format Digital files were received as part of the papers of Elliot L. Richardson. Reference copies were created from the original digital media. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division for more information. Preferred Citation Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Roman numeral designating the Part followed by a colon and container or digital ID number, Elliot L. Richardson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Biographical Note Date Event 1920, July 20 Born, Boston, Mass. 1941 Graduated, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 1942-1945 United States Army 1947 LL.B., Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Mass. 1947-1948 Law clerk, Judge Learned Hand, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 1948-1949 Law clerk, Justice Felix Frankfurter, United States Supreme Court 1949-1953 Associate, law firm of Ropes, Gray, Best, Coolidge & Ruggs, Boston, Mass. 1952 Married Anne F. Hazard (died 1999) 1953-1954 Assistant to Senator Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts 1955-1956 Associate, law firm of Ropes, Gray, Best, Coolidge & Ruggs, Boston, Mass. Elliot L. Richardson Papers 5 1956 Acting counsel, Christian A. Herter, governor of Massachusetts 1957-1959 Assistant secretary, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare 1959-1961 United