Elliot L. Richardson Papers A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress Prepared by Allan Teichroew Revised and expanded by Bradley E. Gernand Manuscript Division, Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 2010 Contact information: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.contact Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2010 Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010302 Collection Summary Title: Elliot L. Richardson Papers Span Dates: 1780-1991 Bulk Dates: (bulk 1947-1911) ID No.: MSS75869 Creator: Richardson, Elliot L., 1920-1999 Extent: 165,000 items; 471 containers plus 11 classified and 8 oversize; 238 linear feet Language: Collection material in English Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Abstract: United States 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 primarily to Richardson's political career in Massachusetts and later as a cabinet official or representative of the president during the administrations Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, and Jimmy Carter. 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- Agnew, Spiro T., 1918-1996. Amerasinghe, Hamilton Shirley, 1913- Brooke, Edward William, 1919- Bush, George, 1924- Carter, Jimmy, 1924- Cohen, Wilbur J. (Wilbur Joseph), 1913-1987. Cohen, William S. Coleman, William T. (William Thaddeus), 1920- Colson, Charles W. Cox, Archibald, 1912-2004. Darman, Richard Gordon, 1943-2008. Ehrlichman, John. Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969. Engo, Paul Bamela. Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006. Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965. Hand, Learned, 1872-1961. Hastings, Wilmot R. (Wilmot Reed), 1935- Herter, Christian Archibald, 1895-1966. Kissinger, Henry, 1923- Kleindienst, Richard G., 1923- Koh, Tommy T. B. (Tommy Thong Bee), 1937- Mastrangelo, Richard E. (Richard Edward), 1938- Moore, Jonathan. Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994. Paine, Robert Treat, 1731-1814. Pottinger, J. Stanley, 1940- Richardson, Elliot L., 1920-1999. Richardson, Elliot L., 1920-1999. Creative balance: government, politics, and the individual in America's third century. 1976. Elliot L. Richardson Papers 2 Rogers, William P. (William Pierce), 1913-2001. Ruckelshaus, William Doyle, 1932- Saltonstall, Leverett, 1892-1979. Sargent, Francis W., 1915- Smith, Jonathan T. Train, Russell E., 1920- Volpe, John A. Wyzanski, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1906- Organizations Massachusetts. Attorney General's Office. Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) Ropes & Gray. United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (3rd : 1973-1982 : New York, N.Y., etc.). United States. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare. United States. Dept. of Justice. United States. National Defense Education Act of 1958. United States. Office of the Under Secretary of State. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Subjects Diplomatic and consular service, American--Great Britain. Economic assistance, Domestic. Energy policy--United States. Federal government. Maritime law. National security. Petroleum industry and trade. Political corruption--United States. Practice of law--Massachusetts--Boston. Practice of law--Washington (D.C.) Social problems. Watergate Affair, 1972-1974. Places Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States. Massachusetts--Politics and government. United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989. United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain. United States--Politics and government--1945-1989. United States--Social policy. Occupations Cabinet officers. Lawyers. Politicians. Administrative Information Provenance Part I of the papers of Elliot L. Richardson, lawyer, politician, and cabinet official, was given to the Library of Congress by Richardson between 1977 and 1987. Part II was received in 1992. Elliot L. Richardson Papers 3 Processing History The Richardson Papers were processed in 1990 and expanded in 1994. The finding aid was revised in 2010. 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. Preferred Citation Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Roman numeral designating the Part followed by a colon and container 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 1953-1954 Assistant to Senator Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts Elliot L. Richardson Papers 4 1955-1956 Associate, law firm of Ropes, Gray, Best, Coolidge & Ruggs, Boston, Mass. 1956 Acting counsel, Christian A. Herter, governor of Massachusetts 1957-1959 Assistant secretary, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare 1959-1961 United States attorney for Massachusetts Special assistant to the attorney general of the United States 1961-1964 Partner, law firm of Ropes & Gray, Boston, Mass. 1965-1967 Lieutenant governor, Massachusetts 1967-1969 Attorney general, Massachusetts 1969-1970 Under secretary of state 1970-1973 Secretary of health, education, and welfare 1973 Secretary of defense Attorney general of the United States 1974-1975 Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D. C. 1975-1976 Ambassador to Great Britain 1976-1977 Secretary of commerce 1977-1980 Ambassador at large, special representative of the president to the Law of the Sea Conference 1980-1992 Senior resident partner, law firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, Washington, D. C. 1984 Unsuccessful candidate, Massachusetts Republican primary for the United States Senate 1989-1990 Personal representative, United Nations secretary-general, for Nicaraguan elections 1989 Personal representative, president of the United States, for multilateral assistance to the Philippines Scope and Content Note Part I Part I of the papers of Elliot Lee Richardson (1920-1999) spans the years 1780-1984, with the bulk of the items concentrated in the period 1947-1984. The collection focuses on Richardson's career as a public servant in Massachusetts and in Washington, D.C., with the emphasis on important and sometimes controversial duties during the administrations of Richard M. Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Elliot L. Richardson Papers 5 Jimmy Carter from 1969 to 1980. The papers are grouped sequentially according to Richardson's political office or association, except that the initial phase of his life is covered in a general category, titled Massachusetts Files, featuring the gamut of personal activities to 1969. Other series treat his return to private law practice in the 1980s and his unsuccessful campaign in 1984 to become the nominee for the United States Senate of the Republican Party of Massachusetts. Included are correspondence, memoranda, reports, briefing data, financial matter, appointment and scheduling information, a few family files, speeches and writings, subject and topical files, photographs, and printed matter. The earliest item in the collection pertains to Robert Treat Paine, first state attorney general of Massachusetts, but the papers otherwise date almost entirely from the post-World War II period. The Massachusetts Files contain material relevant to Richardson' s biography and to Bay State politics, state and federal government, and the Republican Party during the 1950s and 1960s. Among the early items of note are correspondence and other material from 1947 to 1949 when Richardson was law clerk to Judge Learned Hand on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and to Justice Felix Frankfurter on the Supreme Court. Thereafter the concentration is on issues of crime, corruption, health care, education, social security, and consumer protection laws, especially as reflected on the state level