William L. Slayton (#216)

An Inventory of His Personal Papers
1961-1973
In the John F. Kennedy Library
National Archives and Records Administration

Administrative Information
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
List of Series
Description


Administrative Information

Abstract
Papers 1961-1973
Housing consultant, government official. Commissioner, Urban Renewal Administration, Housing and Home Finance Agency (1961-1966). Chronological correspondence file, speeches.

Access
Open.

Usage Restrictions
According to the deed of gift signed June 1978, copyright of these materials has been assigned to the United States. 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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Provenance
Received from William Slayton of Washington, DC, in April 1978 (Acc. 1978-034); and in July 1978 (Acc. 1978-047).

Extent
About 3,200 pages (1 linear feet, 9 linear inches ; 2.0 cubic feet)

Withdrawn Items
Selected folders contain withdrawal sheets where 40 documents, in accordance with the donor's deed of gift, were removed from the collection. These include documents which may be used to injure or harass any living person. All withdrawn documents have been placed under seal and upon request the Kennedy Library will review any material which has been closed for a period of not less than 2 years for the purpose of opening items which no longer require restrictions. Researchers should consult the reference staff to obtain the appropriate form(s).

Date Opened
March 1983.

Processed by
Mary C. Sullivan

Finding Aid Prepared by
Jo August Hills

Encoded by
James M. Roth

Related Collections
William L. Slayton Oral History Interviews, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
  

The Personal Papers of William L. Slayton (1916- )

Biographical Note

Collection Overview
The papers of William Larew Slayton consist of his daily correspondence file from 1961 to 1964 while he was Commissioner in the Urban Renewal Administration. The chronological file contains correspondence, directives and memoranda dealing mostly with travel and speech arrangements. Also in this collection is a volume of Collected Speeches of William L. Slayton, Urban Renewal Commissioner, 1960-1966 . Among his papers is correspondence concerning his receipt of the Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in Great Britain in 1965, and concerning his house which had been designed by the architect, I.M. Pei. Researchers using this file might be interested in looking at Mr. Slayton's oral history.

List of Series
Series 1. Subject File

Collection Description

Series 1. Subject File.
About 3,200 items.
Arrangement: by subject.

This series consists of William Larew Slayton’s daily correspondence file (1961-1964), containing correspondence, directives and memoranda dealing mostly with travel and speech arrangements; a volume of Collected Speeches of William L. Slayton, Urban Renewal Commissioner, 1960-1966; correspondence concerning his receipt of the Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in Great Britain (1965); and correspondence concerning his house which had been designed by the architect, I.M. Pei.