9 linear feet, 2 linear inches, 22 container
The material in this collection consists of memoranda, correspondence, letters, reports, briefing materials and speeches. The material relates to Shirley M. Hufstedler's role as Secretary of Education during the Carter Administration including the creation, organization, regulation, and functions of the Department of Education. The material dates from the Department's creation in 1979 until the end of the administration in 1981. Major topics include desegregation of higher education institutions, youth issues, her nomination papers, and budget issues for the new Department of Education.
Shirley Mount Hufstedler was born on August 24, 1925 in Denver, Colorado. She received a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree from the University of New Mexico in 1945, and a Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) degree from Stanford University in 1949. From 1951 to 1961, she was a member of the Los Angeles law firm Beardsley, Hufstedler and Kemble. In 1961, she was appointed Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court, and was elected to that position in 1962. In 1966, she was appointed Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeals. President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed her to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1968, a position she held until 1979 when she accepted appointment to President Jimmy Carter's Cabinet as the first Secretary of Education. In 1981, she returned to private life, teaching and practicing law. She was a partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Hufstedler and Kaus from 1981 to 1995, and has been senior counsel at the firm of Morrison and Foerster since 1995.
The records of the Shirley Hufstedler Papers are divided into eight series:
Shirley Hufstedler’s Subject Files
Scope and Content: Containers 1-8. This series was opened in July 1994. This series contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, and briefing files relating to education issues, the 1980 presidential campaign; and the creation, operation, and regulation of the Department of Education. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Shirley Hufstedler’s Budget Files
Scope and Content: Containers 8-12. This series was opened in July 1994. This series contains budget files relating to the creation and operation of the Department of Education. The materials provide complete financial records, and also provide the researcher with information about departmental organization, staffing, and functions of the offices within the agency. Also included are complete budget analyses for the Department of Education. Arranged alphabetically by folder title and chronologically there under.
Scope and Content: Containers 12-15. This series was opened in July 1994. This series contains materials from the Lau vs Nichol’s legal court case relating to the availability of quality education to non-English speaking and bilingual Americans. Since the case dealt primarily with access to education rights, there is a great deal of information about equal educational opportunity and desegregation. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Shirley Hufstedler’s Speech Files
Scope and Content: Containers 16-17. This series was opened in July 1994.This series consists of final copies of speeches delivered by Secretary Hufstedler. Arranged chronologically.
Shirley Hufstedler’s Chronological Files
Scope and Content: Containers 17-19. This series was opened in July 1994. This series consists of chronological files relating to the Department of Education. The files contain correspondence between the Department and the academic community; personal correspondence relating to Secretary Hufstedler's personal life as well as her duties as Secretary of Education. Arranged chronologically.
Shirley Hufstedler’s Nomination Files
Scope and Content: Containers 19-20. This series was opened in July 1994. This series consists of material relating to the nomination and confirmation of Shirley Hufstedler as the Secretary of Education. The material includes briefing books, and transcripts that document the nomination process as well as the specific requirements and concerns regarding the position of Secretary of Education. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Shirley Hufstedler’s Youth Act of 1980 Files
Scope and Content: Container 21. This series was opened in July 1994. This series contains material relating to the issues of undereducated and uneducated youth in America. The files detail methods to overcome the social and financial problems that arise for this group of American youth, the implications that these problems pose to America as a whole, and the importance of equal educational opportunity. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Shirley Hufstedler’s Audiovisual Materials
Scope and Content: Container 21. This entire series is closed and unavailable for research.
Restrictions on Access: These papers contain documents restricted in accordance with applicable executive order(s), which governs National Security policies, applicable statutes/agency restrictions, and material which has been closed in accordance with the donor’s deed of gift.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction: Copyright interest in these papers has been donated to the United States Government. Some of the records may be subject to copyright restrictions (i.e. newspapers, publications, etc.). Researchers should contact the publisher for further information.
The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum
441 Freedom Parkway NE Atlanta, GA 30307
Deregulation, education, budget, youth, employment, desegregation, higher education
Shirley Hufstedler
Liz Carpenter
Department of Education, Health, Education and Welfare (HEW)
Chicago, Illinois, Massachusetts, Los Angeles, California, North Carolina
The first series of the collection was opened in July 1994. Subsequent series in the collection were opened in July 1994. The open dates are indicated in the series descriptions.
1979-1981
Shirley Hufstedler’s Subject Files
Container 1
- Administrative Proceedings - HEW (Health, Education and Welfare Department) and National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Annual Report 1980 (Education Department)
- Aspen Institute - Government Seminar - Education
- Baby Basic Educational Opportunity Grants (BEOG's)
- Bulgaria Trip
- Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education
- Campaign 1980
- Campaign 1980 Expenditures - Submitted to Carter/Mondale for Reimbursement
- Carpenter, Liz - Speech - Democratic Women of Fulton County Georgia
- Carter Administration Economic Policies for the 1990's (includes Industrial Re-vitalization)
- Carter/Mondale General Election Briefing Materials
Container 2
- Chicago Desegregation [1]
- Chicago Desegregation [2]
- Chief Officers - State Schools [1]
- Chief Officers - State Schools [2]
- Commencement - University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
- Continuing Resolution for FY (Fiscal Year) '81
- Creation of Education Department - Early Notes
- Daily Briefing Materials, 1/14/81
- Daily briefing Materials, 1/19/81
- Detroit Visit Briefing Materials
- Education Day - A Salute to Learning
- Education Department - Creation Ceremony, 5/7/80
Container 3
- Education Department - Organization Act
- Education Department - Organization - Position Descriptions and Candidates A
- Education Department - Organization - Position Descriptions and Candidates B
- Education Department - Transition - Courtesy Calls
- Education Department - Transition - Education Week
- Education Department - Transition - Meetings with Outside Groups
- Education Department - Transition - Miscellany
- Executive Summary Report - Management Study
- Franklin, Massachusetts - Town Visit
- Health Education and Welfare (HEW) Education Programs - Overview of Policy and Budget in the Context of 1981 Decision Making
- Higher Education Desegregation -- Background
Container 4
- Higher Education Desegregation - States [1]
- Higher Education Desegregation - States [2]
- Higher Education Desegregation - States [3]
- Hood College
- Houston - New York trips 5/13-14/1980
- Humboldt College Ethnic Heritage Studies
- Index to File Guide
- Index to Secretary's Briefing Materials
- Information Memorandum - Department Organization
- Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Education
Container 5
- Key Objectives, 1980 [A]
- Key Objectives, 1980 [B]
- Legislative History
- Legislative History Legislative Veto Issue [1]
- Legislative History Legislative Veto Issue [2]
- Los Angeles Visit - Briefing Book, 6/12-15/80
Container 6
- Meeting Summaries
- Memberships
- Memento - Albuquerque High School
- Memoranda
- National Institute of Education - Reauthorization
- A Post-Secondary Response to Unemployed Youth - 20 Projects in Progress
- Refugee Assistance Cuban - Haitian Children
- Regulation Management
- Regulation Process
- Regulations - Veto Hearing
- Resignation Letter
- Science and Engineering Initiative
Container 7
- Secretarial Task Force on Equal Educational Opportunity for Handicapped Children [1]
- Secretarial Task Force on Equal Educational Opportunity for Handicapped Children [2]
- Secretarial Task Force on Equal Educational Opportunity for Handicapped Children [3]
- Staff Meetings
- Task Force on Law Related Education
- Three - Week Schedules
- Transition 1981
- Transition to Education Department - Senior Personnel Positions
- Transition to Education Department Task Force - General
- Travel Vouchers - 12/79-1/81
- Tuition Tax Credit [1]
Container 8
Shirley Hufstedler’s Budget Files
Container 8 con’t
- FY '80 Appropriations Estimates - Rescissions and Deferrals
- FY '80 Appropriations Estimates - Supplemental
- FY '80 Appropriations Estimates - Supplemental, Amended, 3/80
- FY '80 Budget and Management Concerns
- FY '80 Budget Resections and Reductions
- FY '80-'81 Appeal of OMB (Office of Management and Budget) Marks
- FY '81 Agency Budget Appeals to OMB Director
Container 9
- FY '81 Appropriations Estimates [1]
- FY '81 Appropriations Estimates [2]
- FY '81 Appropriations Hearings - Briefing Book
- FY '81 Budget
- FY '81 Budget Briefing Book [1]
- FY '81 Budget Briefing Book [2]
- FY '81 Budget Cuts - Responses and Plans
- FY '81 Highlights of Education Budget
Container 10
- FY '81 Revised Budget Briefing Book [1]
- FY '81 Revised Budget Briefing Book [2]
- FY '81 Revised Budget Briefing Book [3]
- FY '81 Revised Budget Briefing Book [4]
- FY '82 Budget [1]
- FY '82 Budget [2]
Container 11
- FY '82 Budget [3]
- FY '82 OMB Hearings - Briefing Book
- FY '82 Zero Balance Budget Book [1]
- FY '82 Zero Balance Budget Book [2]
- FY '82-'86 Budget and Planning Materials [1]
Container 12
- FY '82-'86 Budget and Planning Materials [2]
- FY '82-86 Planning and Budget Meeting [1]
- FY '82-86 Planning and Budget Meeting [2]
Lau Files
Container 12
Container 13
- Lau Background - Regulations
- Lau - Congressional Reaction
- Lau - Experts List
- Lau - Fairfax County
- Lau - Legal Origins
- Lau - Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) - Drafts and Comments [1]
- Lau - NPRM - Drafts and Comments [2]
- Lau - NPRM - Drafts and Comments [3]
- Lau - NPRM Status, 1/81 [1]
Container 14
- Lau - NPRM Status, 1/81 [2]
- Lau - NPRM Status, 1/81 [3]
- Lau - Post August 4 Correspondence [1]
- Lau - Post August 4 Correspondence [2]
- Lau - Post August 4 Correspondence [3]
- Lau - Post August 4 Correspondence [4]
- Lau - Post August 4 Correspondence [5]
Container 15
- Lau - Pre-August 4 Correspondence
- Lau - Pre-August 4 Preparations
- Lau - Press Clips
- Lau - Press "Hot Spots"
- Lau - Public Participation Strategy
- Lau - Regulation Background Book 1980
- Lau - Related Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) Waivers
- Lau - State Laws
Shirley Hufstedler’s Speech Files
Container 16
- Speeches, 10/31/79 - 2/24/1980
- Speeches, 2/25/80 - 3/20/80
- Speeches, 4/3/80 - 4/30/80
- Speeches, 5/1/80 - 6/11/80
Container 17
Shirley Hufstedler’s Chronological Files
Container 17 con’t
Container 18
Container 19
- December 1980
- January 1981
- End of Term Correspondence, 11/20/80 - 1/27/81
- Letters - Outgoing, 3/5/80 - 11/25/80
- Letters - Outgoing - End of Term Thank You's, 12/6/80 - 1/15/8
Shirley Hufstedler’s Nomination Files
Container 19 con’t
Container 20
- Confirmation Briefing Book, Volume 1 Number 1 [B]
- Confirmation Briefing Book, Volume 1 Number 2 [B]
- Confirmation Briefing Book, Volume 1 Number 3 [B]
- Confirmation Briefing Book, Volume 2 Number 1
- Confirmation Briefing Book, Volume 2 Number 2
- Nomination Hearing
- Nomination Hearing Transcript
Shirley Hufstedler’s Youth Act of 1980 Files
Container 21
- Senate Testimony Briefing Book
- Youth Education and Employment Initiatives Briefing Book
- Youth Employment Initiative
- Youth Initiative 1979
- Youth Initiative [1]
- Youth Initiative [2]
- Youth Initiative Briefing Book
Shirley Hufstedler’s Audiovisual Materials
Container 22