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William G. Milliken papers, 1961-1982

1000 linear feet (at Bentley Historical Library; approximate) — 700 linear feet (at Michigan State Archives; approximate)

Republican governor of Michigan, 1969-1982. Papers include governor's office correspondence, administrative and subject files, staff files, materials relating to his campaigns for governor and Republican Party affairs, and a limited amount of photographs and sound recordings.

The William G. Milliken Papers is the most important source available for the study of Michigan's state government from 1969-1982. The collection currently measures 1478 linear feet and includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, agenda and minutes, briefing books, press releases and public statements, legal briefs and decisions, legislative bills and bill analyses, clippings, and printed works that pertain to Milliken's years as governor. Half of the papers arrived at the Bentley Historical Library in December 1982, from State Record Center retirement. Another portion came directly from the Capitol Complex at the end of Milliken's term. Several hundred feet arrived in 1983 from the governor's Traverse City office. Smaller accessions related to politics and political appointments were received in the late 1980s.

Materials in the collection concern the official conduct of state government including the governor's role in legislative activity; the interface of state-federal jurisdictions; and the administration of the executive office, departments, commissions, and regional offices. The papers provide a rich resource for the study of executive response to concerns such as economic development, hazardous wastes, civil rights and affirmative action, labor, energy, minority populations, education, urban development, sex discrimination, and regional issues. As the governor remained active in the Republican party and sought election three times, the collection also includes materials on political matters. Files created by Milliken while Lieutenant Governor appear as well.

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Appointments, 1960s-1982

125 linear feet

A series of records pertaining to Milliken's political appointments. The bulk of the materials comprise three sequences: Boards, Commissions, Task Forces, etc.; Judicial; and Persons Appointed. The first contains chiefly topical files arranged by key-word and includes police investigative reports, summaries of candidates political activities, letters of support, and announcements of appointments. Appendix D lists most folder headings that appear. The summary information and master index are too fragmentary to be reliably used. The Judicial sequence concerns the governor's appointment of judges to courts. Materials generally parallel those found in the 'Boards' sequence, but letters of support appear more frequently. The Persons Appointed files are arranged alphabetically by the appointee's name.

Several smaller file runs cover appointments to college and university boards, county jury boards, social services boards and study commissions. The remaining papers, the office files of Joyce Braithwaite, supplement the core sequences but are less notable and extensive. These include registers of all appointments. Related materials may be found in Staff Files and perhaps Internal Memoranda and Correspondence.

In: William G. Milliken papers, 1961-1982Politics, 1968-1982
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