Albert A. Applegate papers, 1963-1973

Start Over Collection Albert A. Applegate papers, 1963-1973 Date range 1971

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17 linear feet

Administrative assistant to George Romney, governor of Michigan and U. S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. papers include correspondence, personnel reports, memoranda, and background files concerning Applegate's work as Romney's aide and speech writer.

The papers document Applegate's close working relationship with George Romney in his campaign for the presidency, as staff member in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and as one of his staff at the National Center for Voluntary Action.

The collection has been divided into six series: Chronological, 1963-1972; Background Files, 1963-1973; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Affairs, 1969-1972; National Center for Voluntary Action, 1969-1973; Voluntary Action Background Files, 1969-1973; and European Trip, 1970. The researcher should note that the great value of the Applegate papers is as a supplement to the various series in the George Romney collection. The researcher is urged to begin with the inventories to the Romney papers before turning to the Applegate papers.

1969-1972

4 folders

Box 1

1971

4 folders

Box 2

Background Files, 1963-1973 (majority within 1969-1973)

10 linear feet

Background Files (10 linear feet; 1963-1973) includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, press releases and clippings, and other collected materials that Applegate accumulated in his position as administrative assistant to Governor (later Secretary) Romney. The files, although largely relating to Applegate's (and Romney's) work at HUD, also concern the governor's unsuccessful bid for the Republican nomination for President in 1968. For this reason, the researcher interested in 1960s politics should consult both this series as well as the Romney Associates series of the George Romney collection.