Abraham Ribicoff (#329)

An Inventory of His Personal Papers
1960
In the John F. Kennedy Library
National Archives and Records Administration

Administrative Information
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
List of Series
Series Description


Administrative Information

Abstract
Papers, 1960
Governor of Connecticut (1954-1961); Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (1961-1962); U.S. Senator (1963-1981).    Press releases, clippings, memos, writing and letters relating to Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign.

Access
Open.

Usage Restrictions
Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.

Copyright
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Extent
About 100 items (5 linear inches ; 0.5 cubic foot) 

Items Separated
Items separated include an oversize item (OVZ-229/1.-1).

Date Opened
August 2004

Processed by
Jennifer Blake

Encoded by
Jennifer Blake

The Personal Papers of Abraham Ribicoff (1910-1988 )

Biographical Note
Abraham A. Ribicoff was born on April 9, 1910, in New Britain, Connecticut.  In 1933, he received his LL.B. degree from the University of Chicago Law School.  He then returned to Connecticut to work as a lawyer, and in 1938 he was elected to the state’s General Assembly.  For the next several years, he first served as a municipal judge in Hartford (1942-1943) then as a U.S. congressman (1949-1953).  In 1954, Ribicoff was elected governor of Connecticut, a position he resigned in 1961 to become the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare in the Kennedy administration.  He served in this capacity until 1962 and in 1963, he became a US senator.  In 1981, he retired from the Senate and took a position as special counsel to the New York law firm of Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler.  Mr. Ribicoff died on February 22, 1988, at age of 87.

Collection Overview
This collection consists of one series of campaign records, including clippings, memos, writings and publications focusing on the 1960 election.

List of Series
Series 1. Campaign Records

Series Description

Series 1. Campaign Records.
Arrangement: by type.

This series consists of a variety of material used to prepare for Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign, including clippings, memos, writings and publications.