http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt4d5nd2zb No online items Inventory of the Thomas Byrne Edsall papers Finding aid prepared by Aparna Mukherjee Hoover Institution Library and Archives © 2015 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-6003 [email protected] URL: http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives Inventory of the Thomas Byrne 88024 1 Edsall papers Title: Thomas Byrne Edsall papers Date (inclusive): 1965-2014 Collection Number: 88024 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives Language of Material: English Physical Description: 259 manuscript boxes, 8 oversize boxes.(113.0 Linear Feet) Abstract: Writings, correspondence, notes, memoranda, poll data, statistics, printed matter, and photographs relating to American politics during the presidential administration of Ronald Reagan, especially with regard to campaign contributions and effects on income distribution; and to the gubernatorial administration of Michael Dukakis in Massachusetts, especially with regard to state economic policy, and the campaign of Michael Dukakis as the Democratic candidate for president of the United States in 1988; and to social conditions in the United States. Creator: Edsall, Thomas Byrne Hoover Institution Library & Archives Access The collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1988, with increments received in subsequent years. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Thomas Byrne Edsall papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives. 1941 Born, Cambridge, Massachusetts August 22 1959-1961 Attended Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 1965 Reporter, Providence Journal, Rhode Island 1966 B.A., Boston University, Massachusetts 1966-1967 Volunteer worker, Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), Maryland 1967-1981 Reporter, Baltimore Sun, Maryland 1981 Recipient, Bill Pryor Memorial Award and Front Page Award from Washington Baltimore Newspaper Guild 1981-2006 Reporter, Washington Post 1984 Author, The New Politics of Inequality 1989 Contributor, The Rise and Fall of the New Deal Order 1991 Author, Chain Reaction: The Impact of Race, Rights, and Taxes on American Politics 1996-1997 Fellowship, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 2006-2013 Correspondent, The New Republic 2006-2014 Joseph Pulitzer II and Edith Pulitzer Moore Professor of Public Affairs Journalism, Columbia University 2007-2009 Political editor, Huffington Post 2011- Columnist, New York Times online Scope and Content of Collection The Thomas Byrne Edsall papers relate to American politics during the presidential administration of Ronald Reagan, especially with regard to campaign contributions and effects on income distribution; and to the gubernatorial administration of Michael Dukakis in Massachusetts, especially with regard to state economic policy, and the campaign of Michael Dukakis as the Democratic candidate for president of the United States in 1988; and to social conditions in the United States. They consist of correspondence, memoranda, notes, poll data, printed matter, statistics, writings, and photographs. An increment received in 2005 (boxes 130-253) consists chiefly of research materials and draft manuscripts for an unpublished book on American men. Subjects and Indexing Terms Journalists United States -- Politics and government -- 1981-1989 United States -- Economic policy -- 1981-1993 United States -- Social conditions -- 1980- Inventory of the Thomas Byrne 88024 2 Edsall papers Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1988 Massachusetts -- Politics and government -- 1951- Massachusetts -- Economic conditions Reagan, Ronald Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) Democratic Party (U.S.) Dukakis, Michael S. (Michael Stanley), 1933- box 1 Key election--Votes for governor of Massachusetts by county undated Scope and Contents note Printed matter box 1 Interview of Ed King, former governor of Massachusetts, and Chet Atkins, Massachusetts State Democratic Chairman, by John McLaughlin 1988 May 1 Scope and Contents note Typescript box 1 Press release, report, and speeches relating to various issues from the office of Michael Dukakis, governor of Massachusetts 1987-1988 box 1 Health care 1988 box 1 Budget (Massachusetts) 1984-1988 Scope and Contents note Includes related financial data from Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation (MTDC), Thrift Fund, and Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency (MIFA), etc. box 1 Articles by Thomas Edsall 1988 Scope and Contents note Typescripts box 1 Inventory of the Thomas Byrne 88024 3 Edsall papers Clippings 1988 box 1 Miscellany 1987-1988 box 2, folder 1 Dukakis for President Committee Information Report undated box 2 Printed articles 1984-1987 box 2 Budget (Massachusetts), fiscal year 1989 box 2 Clippings and printed matter 1985-1988 box 2 Articles by Thomas Edsall, Dukakis I, II, III, and final, Washington Post 1988 box 2 Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency (MIFA) 1987 Scope and Contents note Brochure box 2 Annual report, Massachusetts Community Development Finance Corporation (CDFC), 1987, and Investment Programs undated box 2 Records of Thrift Fund 1988 box 2 Annual report, Massachusetts Capital Resource Company (MCRC) 1987 box 2 Massachusetts Government Land Bank undated Scope and Contents note Includes annual report, 1987-1988 box 2 Printed articles 1988 box 2 Curriculum vitae of others undated Inventory of the Thomas Byrne 88024 4 Edsall papers box 2 Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency (MIFA) 1987 Scope and Contents note Brochure box 2 Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) 1987 Scope and Contents note Brochure box 2 Financial statements, Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation 1986-1987 box 2 Miscellany 1982-1988 box 3, folder 1-2 "Dukakis 1988," early drafts 1988 Scope and Contents note Typescript Time 1988 box 3 Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency (MIFA) 1987 Scope and Contents note Brochure box 3 Clippings and printed matter 1988 box 3 "Creating the Future: Economic Innovation for the Twentieth Century," report of the Governor's Advisory Committee on Innovation, Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1986 October box 3 "Expanding Opportunity," the Governor's budget recommendations for the fiscal year 1989, Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1988 January 27 Inventory of the Thomas Byrne 88024 5 Edsall papers box 3 Massachusetts election statistics 1986 box 3 Miscellany undated box 4, folder 1-2 New York 1988 (active and inactive) Scope and Contents note Includes clippings, data sheets, and other related materials box 4 Clippings and printed matter 1984-1988 box 4 Annual report, Bay State Skills Corporation 1987 box 4 "Expanding Opportunity," the governor's budget recommendations for the fiscal year 1989, Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1988 January 27 box 4 The Economist 1988 box 4 Massachusetts Center of Excellence: A State Opportunity undated Scope and Contents note Brochure box 4 "Economic Performance and Economic Development Policy in Massachusetts," Ronald F. Ferguson and Helen F. Ladd, discussion paper, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1986 box 4 "Economic Profile of Gwinnett County," report 1987 December box 4 Compact sound cassettes box 4 Undated and unidentified box 4 "Vital Message from Pat Robertson," (side A) and "An Evaluation of 1988," (side B) 1988 Inventory of the Thomas Byrne 88024 6 Edsall papers box 4 Miscellany undated box 5, folder 1 Thomas Edsall, week of 1988 January 17 Scope and Contents note Miscellaneous materials box 5, folder 2 GOP--Texas 1988 Scope and Contents note Printed matter box 5, folder 3 Interviews--Texas 1985 Scope and Contents note Typescript box 5, folder 4 Clippings 1988 box 5 Notebooks 1988 Scope and Contents note (8 notebooks) box 5 8 mini sound cassettes 1988 May box 5 Miscellany 1988 Scope and Contents note Includes clippings and data sheets box 6, folder 1 Wattenbert 1988 Inventory of the Thomas Byrne 88024 7 Edsall papers Scope and Contents note Printed matter Miscellaneous materials box 6, folder 2 Georgia 1986-1988 box 6, folder 3 Tennessee 1987 box 6, folder 4 North Carolina 1987 box 6, folder 5 Kentucky 1987 box 6, folder 6-7 Texas 1987 box 6, folder 8 South--Simon undated box 6, folder 9-10 South--GOP 1987-1988 box 6, folder 11 Florida 1987 box 6, folder 12 Blacks--South 1987 box 6, folder 13 Super Tuesday--Facts 1988 box 6 Election Politics, A Journal of Political Campaigns and Elections 1987-1988 Winter box 6 Tabulation of official votes: Florida--General election 1980 November 4, 1986 box 6 "Factions in the Texas Republican Party," David B. Hill, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Palmer House, Massachusetts? 1987 September 3-6 Scope and Contents note Typescript Inventory of the Thomas Byrne 88024 8 Edsall papers box 6 "Measures of Real Earnings Since 1970," Congressional Research Service (CRS) report for Congress 1987 box 6 Stanley B. Greenberg box 6 Report on Democratic defection 1985 April 15 box 6 "Making the Tough Issues Work," 1986 September 25 Scope and Contents note Typescript box 6 "The Youth Problem: Age or Generational Crowding?" David E. Bloom and Richard B. Freeman 1986 April Scope and Contents note Typescript box 6 Republican--Directory 1987 box 6 Notebook undated box 6 Clippings and printed matter