George Romney Papers, 1920s-1973

Start Over Collection George Romney Papers, 1920s-1973 Date range 1973

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601 linear feet — 194.6 GB (online)

Republican Governor of Michigan, 1962-1969; Presidential candidate, 1968; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1969-1972. Papers consist of extensive correspondence and subject files from his tenure as governor, campaign material, and files relating to service at HUD and his other political activities, includes photographs, films and videotapes and sound recordings.

The papers of George Romney document the many faceted career of an automobile executive, governor of Michigan, candidate for President, cabinet officer, and activist on behalf of volunteerism. In this electronic version of the finding aid to the Romney papers, there are six subgroups of materials. These are Gubernatorial Papers covering the period of 1962 to 1969, Pre-gubernatorial Papers covering the period before taking office in 1963, Post-gubernatorial Papers covering the period after 1968, records of Romney Associates (a group established during his bid for the presidency), Visual Materials covering mainly the period up to 1969, and Sound Recordings also covering up to 1969. There is some overlapping of dates, particularly around the time when Romney was first elected governor in 1962 and the period when he joined the Nixon administration in 1969. The researcher should also note that the papers of Lenore Romney are not part of this finding aid.

Miscellaneous (including Richard Nixon letters), 1969-1973

7 folders

Box 14-P

Concerned Citizens Movement, 1972-1973

A third series entitled Concerned Citizens Movement (2.75 linear feet; 1972-1973) documents Romney's idea for a national watchdog agency, a national coalition of concerned citizens who would study the facts surrounding public policy issues and offer various solutions intended to resolve questions of public debate. This series consists of working files for the organization as well as correspondence from individuals wanting to participate in the movement.

Senate candidacy exploration, 1973

2 folders

Box 19-P

Personal papers, 1969-1973

Personal Papers (4 linear feet; 1969-1973) is a continuation of a set of files found in Romney's gubernatorial files. This series consists mainly of personal correspondence with friends and acquaintances on subjects apart from his HUD responsibilities. These files are arranged chronologically, then alphabetically by name of correspondent.