Records of the Commissions on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government [Hoover Commissions]
(Record Group 264)
1947-55
191 cu. ft.
Table of Contents
- 264.1
ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY
- 264.2
RECORDS OF THE FIRST HOOVER COMMISSION
1947-49
103 lin. ft.
- 264.2.1
Records of the Secretary's Office
- 264.2.2
Records of the Office of the Executive Director
- 264.2.3
Records of the Library and Research Section
- 264.2.4
Records of task forces
- 264.3
RECORDS OF THE SECOND HOOVER COMMISSION
1953-55
122 lin. ft.
- 264.3.1
Records of the Office of the Executive Director
- 264.3.2
Records of the Office of the Executive Secretary
- 264.3.3
Records of the Office of the Editorial Director
- 264.3.4
Records of the Office of Legislative Drafting
- 264.3.5
Records of the Department of Defense Committee on
Business Organization
- 264.3.6
Records of the Staff on Independent Agencies
- 264.3.7
Records of task forces
- 264.4
SOUND RECORDINGS (GENERAL)
264.1 ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY
Finding Aids:
Kathryn M. Murphy, comp., "Preliminary Inventory of
the Records of the Commission on Organization of the Executive
Branch of the Government (1947-49)," NC 115 (June 1965). Kathryn
M. Murphy, comp., "Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the
Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the
Government (1953-55)," NC 116 (June 1965).
Related Records:
Record copies of publications of the Commissions
on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government in RG
287, Publications of the U.S. Government.
Additional records relating to the commissions in RG 51, Records
of the Office of Management and Budget.
Post-Presidential papers of Herbert C. Hoover relating to the
commissions (53 ft.) in Hoover Library.
RECORDS
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Textual Records
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Washington Area
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191 cu. ft.
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Sound Recordings
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College Park
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264.2 RECORDS OF THE FIRST HOOVER COMMISSION
1947-49
103 lin. ft.
History:
First Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch
of the Government, chaired by former President Herbert C. Hoover,
established by act of July 7, 1947 (61 Stat. 246). Studied and
investigated organization and methods of operation of the
Executive branch of the Federal Government, and recommended
organization changes to promote economy, efficiency, and improved
service. Operated through functional area task forces. Submitted
numerous full commission and individual task force reports to
Congress, culminating with a final report, published as
Concluding Report: Report to Congress, May 1949, which included
an index to previously submitted reports. Terminated June 12,
1949, as provided in enabling legislation.
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264.2.1 Records of the Secretary's Office
Textual Records:
Minutes and transcripts of commission meetings,
1947-49. General correspondence, 1947-49. Official project file,
consisting of reports and studies of task forces, 1947-49. Fiscal
records, 1947-49.
Sound Recordings (3 items):
"You and the Hoover Commission,"
consisting of CBS interviews with Chairman Hoover, 1949.
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264.2.2 Records of the Office of the Executive Director
Textual Records:
Administrative, general, miscellaneous, and
subject (task force area) correspondence, 1947-49. Drafts of
commission reports, 1947-49. Galley proofs of commission reports,
1949.
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264.2.3 Records of the Library and Research Section
Textual Records:
General subject file, 1947-49. Task force file,
1947-49.
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264.2.4 Records of task forces
Textual Records:
Staff studies, correspondence, administrative
files, and reference material of the task forces on the following
subjects: Agricultural Activities, 1948-49; Federal Field
Services, 1947-49; Federal Medical Services, 1948-49; Federal
Supply, 1947-48; Fiscal, Budgeting, and Accounting Activities,
1947-48; Foreign Affairs, 1948; Independent Regulatory
Commissions, 1948-49; the National Security Organization, 1948;
and Personnel Management, 1948-49.
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264.3 RECORDS OF THE SECOND HOOVER COMMISSION
1953-55
122 lin. ft.
History:
Second Commission on Organization of the Executive
Branch of the Government, chaired by former President Herbert C.
Hoover, established by act of July 10, 1953 (67 Stat. 142), and
extended by act of May 23, 1955 (69 Stat. 64). Studied and
investigated organization and methods of operation of the
Executive branch of the Federal Government, and recommended
organization changes to promote economy, efficiency, and improved
service. Operated through functional area task forces. Submitted
a final report to Congress, June 29, 1955, published in two
volumes as Final Report to the Congress and Index to the
Commission and Task Force Reports, June 1955. Terminated June 30,
1955, as provided in extending legislation, with an additional 90
days for liquidation.
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264.3.1 Records of the Office of the Executive Director
Textual Records:
Correspondence, 1953-55.
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264.3.2 Records of the Office of the Executive Secretary
Textual Records:
Minutes, 1953-55. Correspondence, 1954-55.
Drafts of bills developed by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
that were introduced in the Congress to implement commission
recommendations, 1955. Records containing budgetary and
legislative data, 1953-55.
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264.3.3 Records of the Office of the Editorial Director
Textual Records:
Correspondence and memorandums, 1954-55.
Reference materials, 1953-55.
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264.3.4 Records of the Office of Legislative Drafting
Textual Records:
Records relating to legislative processes, 1955.
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264.3.5 Records of the Department of Defense Committee on
Business Organization
Textual Records:
Correspondence, reports, summaries of
interviews, working papers, reference files, and other records,
1953-55. Records of subcommittees on the following subjects:
Business Enterprises in the Department of Defense, 1953-55; Depot
Utilization in the Department of Defense, 1953-55; Special
Personnel Problems in the Department of Defense, 1953-55;
Research Activities in the Department of Defense, 1954-55; and
Transportation in the Department of Defense, 1954-55.
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264.3.6 Records of the Staff on Independent Agencies
Textual Records:
Reports, working papers, miscellaneous records,
and reference materials, 1953-55.
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264.3.7 Records of task forces
Textual Records:
Minutes, transcripts, reports, correspondence,
reference material, and questionnaires of task forces on the
following subjects: Budget and Accounting, 1953-55; Federal
Medical Services, 1953-55; Intelligence Activities, 1954-55;
Legal Services and Procedure, 1953-55; Lending Agencies, 1953-54;
Paperwork Management, 1953-55; Overseas Economic Operations,
1954-55; Personnel and Civil Service, 1953-55; Procurement, 1953-
55; Real Property Management, 1953-55; Subsistence Services,
1953-55; Use and Disposal of Federal Surplus Property, 1953-55;
and Water Resources and Power, 1953-55.
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264.4 SOUND RECORDINGS (GENERAL)
SEE UNDER 264.2.1.
Bibliographic note: Web version based on
Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States. Compiled by Robert B. Matchette et al. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1995.
3 volumes, 2428 pages.
Ordering information
This Web version is updated from time to time to include records processed since 1995.
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