Sub-Series II: Personal Correspondence,, 1965-1977.
Dates
- 1965-1977.
Scope and Contents
Beginning in 1965, HAW's office combined most categories of General Correspondence with legislative and departmental correspondence to form a new filing structure; see the CENTRAL CORRESPONDENCE series for this material. However, the category of General Correspondence referred to as "Administrative: Personal-Senator" remained outside the centralized correspondence files and continued as a separate set of files until the advent of the Correspondence Management System (CMS) in 1977. Personal Correspondence includes the material retained by the archivist from these files. The sub-series is useful for providing a glimpse into HAW's political circles and the tone of the relations within those circles. The sub-series includes correspondence written to HAW in 1970 from individuals responding to his public disclosure of his alcoholism.
Language of Materials
Undetermined .
Physical Description
(0.5 cubic feet)
Arrangement
Personal Correspondence is arranged chronologically, following original order.
Appraisal and Discard Information
Generally, the personal correspondence contained both incoming and outgoing correspondence of a routine nature, including thank you's, condolences, requests, invitations, acknowledgements, transmittals of Senate ashtrays and other gifts from HAW, birthday cards, holiday cards, and the like. Accordingly, the processing archivists discarded approximately 5 cubic feet of material from the personal correspondence files. Material was retained if it was somewhat substantive or was from a notable correspondent (President Gerald Ford in one instance, but typically other senators, government officials, or New Jersey political figures, etc.).
General
Index Terms
Index terms were used to identify notable subjects within the folders.
Part of the New Brunswick Special Collections Repository