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Hoover Commission Records
An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University
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Date: circa 1960?
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| Creator: | United States. -- Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government (1953-1955) |
| Title: | Hoover Commission Records |
| Dates: | 1947-1949 |
| Quantity: | 8.5 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Commission appointed by President Harry S. Truman to recommend administrative changes to the federal government. Collection contains reports, analyses, appendices, small amount of correspondence. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
The Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government, informally referred to as the Hoover Commission because Herbert Hoover was its chairman, was appointed by President Harry S. Truman to recommend administrative changes to the federal government.
The Hoover Commission Records contains correspondence, reports, research notes and other material.
The collection has received minimal processing. Materials are in roughly alphabetical order by department (agriculture, commerce, etc.).
Access Restrictions:
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Persons
Flemming, Arthur S. (Arthur Sherwood), 1905-1996.
Corporate Bodies
United States. -- Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government
(1953-1955)
Subjects
Executive departments -- United States.
Genres and Forms
Correspondence.
Reports.
Research notes.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Hoover Commission Records,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Unspecified, circa 1966.
Records
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| Box 1 | Analysis of previous proposals for organization of the executive branch | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Final report, Department of Agriculture | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Agricultural activities | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Commerce Department | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Department management (3 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Appendices to study of departmental management | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Federal-state relationships | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Federal supply | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Fiscal, Budgeting and Accounting | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Foreign Affairs | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Federal field offices | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Flemming, Arthur S. | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | General | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | General | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | General management of the executive branch | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Government Information Services | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Government Statistical Services | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Indian Affairs | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Labor Department | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Report to the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Government Statistical Services | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Office of General Services, supply activities | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Overseas Admission, federal-state relations, Federal Research | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Personnel and Civil Service Committee | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Civil Service Rules and Regulations | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Personnel and Civil Service Committee | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Post Office | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Public Works | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Records Management | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Interstate Commerce Commission | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Management survey of the United States Maritime Commission | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Report of the Personnel Policy Committee | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Federal Trade Commission | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Federal Communications Commission | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | National Labor Relations Board | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Securities and Exchange Commission | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | United States Maritime Commission | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Federal Power Commission | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Committee on Independent Regulatory Commissions Report | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Report of the Personnel Policy Committee | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Federal Reserve System | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Regulatory agencies | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Relations of the Presidency to the Executive Branch | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Reorganization | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Research in Federal Government | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Revolving funds | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Territories and dependencies | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Transportation | ||||||||||
| Box 14 | Veterans Affairs (other than hospitals) | ||||||||||
| Box 14 | Welfare | ||||||||||
| Box 15 | Functions and Activities of the National Government in the Field of Welfare, Parts I, II, III | ||||||||||
| Box 16 | Functions and Activities of the National Government in the Field of Welfare, Parts IV, V, VI, VII | ||||||||||
| Box 17 | Galley proofs of reports | ||||||||||