America Since Hoover: Selected Documents From Presidential Libraries, 1929-1980 | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

Collection Overview

Title: America Since Hoover: Selected Documents From Presidential Libraries, 1929-1980

Primary Creator: Archivists of the Gerald R. Ford Library

Extent: 2.5 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: The materials in this collection are arranged in eight series by the name of the library where the original documents reside. Within each series, the documents are arranged alphabetically by topic.

Date Acquired: 00/00/1997

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection consists of copies of memoranda correspondence, handwritten notes, reports, diary entries, and oral history transcripts from the following presidential libraries: Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, and Jimmy Carter.

Collection Historical Note

This collection was assembled to illustrate prominent personalities, issues, and events during the presidencies of Herbert Hoover to Jimmy Carter.

Administrative Information

Repository: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

Access Restrictions: This collection is available for use by the general public.

Use Restrictions: This material is subject to copyright restrictions under Title 17 of the U.S. Code.

Acquisition Source: Gerald R. Ford Library

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Herbert Hoover Library],
[Series 2: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library],
[Series 3: Harry S. Truman Library],
[Series 4: Dwight D. Eisenhower Library],
[Series 5: John F. Kennedy Library],
[Series 6: Lyndon B. Johnson Library],
[Series 7: Richard M. Nixon Presidential Materials Project],
[Series 8: Gerald R. Ford Library],
[Series 9: Jimmy Carter Library],
[All]

Series 6: Lyndon B. Johnson Library

Box 3

Documents pertaining to the following topics: Civil Rights - Civil Rights Act of 1964; Civil Rights - Voting Rights Act of 1965; Detroit Riot; Johnson - Personality; Kennedy Assassination and Transition; King, Martin Luther - Assassination (18 folders).

Box 4

King, Martin Luther - Assassination; Vietnam - Tonkin Gulf Incidents (5 folders).

Box 3

Civil Rights - Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights - Voting Rights Act of 1965 (1)
Civil Rights - Voting Rights Act of 1965 (2)
Detroit Riot (1)
Detroit Riot (2)
Detroit Riot (3)
Detroit Riot (4)
Detroit Riot (5)
Detroit Riot (6)
Detroit Riot (7)
Detroit Riot (8)
Detroit Riot (9)
LBJ - Personality
Kennedy Assassination and Transition (1)
Kennedy Assassination and Transition (2)
Kennedy Assassination and Transition (3)
King, Martin Luther - Assassination (1)
King, Martin Luther - Assassination (2)

Box 4

King, Martin Luther - Assassination (3)
King, Martin Luther - Assassination (4)
King, Martin Luther - Assassination (5)
Vietnam - Tonkin Gulf Incidents (1)
Vietnam - Tonkin Gulf Incidents (2)