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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF22-002
This folder contains material pertaining to speeches given by Bernard Boutin from July to December 1963. There are drafts and edited versions of some speeches in addition to the final copies. The file includes correspondence, programs, agendas, and other printed material related to events at which Boutin spoke. Notable events include the opening of an exhibit on Eleanor Roosevelt and human rights, hosted by the National Archives; the acceptance of the Ford Historical Film Collection for the National Archives; a memorial service for Eleanor Roosevelt at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library; Ports of Philadelphia Day; the 18th Annual Conference of the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing; a kick-off dinner for National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week; a conference of the Producers' Council, Inc.; a joint meeting of the New York Federal Business Association and the New York Federal Executive Board; a meeting of the Albuquerque-Santa Fe Federal Executive Association; and various internal General Services Administration meetings and seminars.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF22-001
This folder contains material pertaining to speeches given by Bernard Boutin in 1964. There are drafts and edited versions of some speeches in addition to the final copies. The file includes correspondence, programs, agendas, and other printed material related to events at which Boutin spoke. Items of note include a brochure and booklet about Barre, Vermont, where Boutin spoke at a local Democratic rally; information on a program and exhibit commemorating the 175th anniversary of the Judicial Act of 1789, hosted by the National Archives; a program for Laconia (N.H.) High School graduation ceremony, where Boutin gave the 1964 commencement address; material from the 14th National Conference on Standards, sponsored by the American Standards Association; and information on various internal General Services Administration meetings and seminars.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF09-003
This folder contains a printed booklet for American Ingenuity: Our Mass Production Story, an exhibit presented by the National Archives and Records Service in 1963.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF09-016
This folder contains a program from the presentation by William Clay Ford of the Ford Historical Film Collection to the National Archives and Records Service (NARS). Boutin accepted the material on behalf of NARS.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF09-015
This folder contains a spiral-bound booklet about the new National Archives and Records Service Federal Records Center building in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF14-014
This folder contains correspondence related to gifts received by and sent by Boutin, mostly books and photographs. It also includes information on the donation of the Ford Historical Film Collection to the National Archives and Records Service.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF14-006
This folder contains correspondence and memoranda pertaining to the National Archives and Records Service, a division of the General Services Administration. Most of the items concern a visit to the warehouse and records center at Franconia, Virginia.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF13-013
This folder contains correspondence, memoranda, news clippings, and other material pertaining to the John F. Kennedy Library. Topics include the Federal Employees Campaign for the John F. Kennedy Library fundraising drive; the acquisition and transfer of Kennedy administration archival materials to the National Archives and Records Service, a division of the GSA; Boutin's oral history interviews; and plans for the design and construction of the building, with research on the other existing presidential libraries (Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower). Items include correspondence with Robert F. Kennedy, Edward M. Kennedy, and Arthur Schlesinger; inventories of books formerly located in the White House Fish Room and the President's office, and objects in the custody of Evelyn Lincoln (all dated June 1964); a list of materials held by the GSA for deposit in the Kennedy Library (dated 19 May 1964); and a memorandum from E. Barrett Prettyman, Jr., about the Kennedy Library touring exhibit.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF13-012
This folder contains correspondence and related material about presidential libraries, mainly the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library. It also includes information on the dedication of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF09-028
This folder contains a copy of A Report to the President Containing a Proposal by the National Historical Publications Commission (NHPC), which details a ten-year plan for documenting American history. The introduction to the report was written by Boutin as head of the General Services Administration, the parent agency of the NHPC.