Jeanne Hurley Simon papers, 1938-1999 (bulk 1956-1999).

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Simon, Jeanne. Jeanne Hurley Simon papers, 1938-1999 (bulk 1956-1999).

Jeanne Hurley Simon papers, 1938-1999 (bulk 1956-1999).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/159935725

The Jeanne Hurley Simon papers include correspondence and campaign literature from her successful 1956 and 1958 campaigns for Illinois State Legislature, a schedule book from Paul Simon's 1982 congressional campaign, and Jeanne Simon's notebooks and schedules from Paul Simon's 1984 senate campaign. From Paul Simon's 1987-1988 campaign for the Democratic nomination for president the papers include the files of Jeanne Simon's chief of staff and scheduler and Jeanne Simon's campaign notebooks from which she wrote "Codename Scarlett." Also related to this book are manuscripts of chapters and correspondence with the publisher. There is a smattering of personal correspondence, appointment calendars for 1956 and 1978-1996, and phone logs covering August 1985-June 1987, August 1991-December 1992, and December 1993-January 1995 some of which contain notes related to Paul Simon's presidential campaign. A few files cover Jeanne Simon's activities during the period Paul Simon served in the U.S. Congress and Senate, including her attendance at the Congressional Spouses' Book Club, her consulting activities with the Advisory Council on Women's Educational Programs and the American Association of Retired Persons, preparations for the Ladies of the Senate luncheon with First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in 1993, and papers from a 1982 trip to Somalia with the Interchurch Response for the Horn of Africa. A large part of the material relates to the period after Paul Simon left the senate in 1997, including correspondence and mailings from the various organizations on whose boards Jeanne Simon sat, and two linear feet of material related to her service as Chair of the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, including correspondence, meeting packets and project files. There are files of speeches Jeanne Simon gave from 1956 to 1999 including research notes, clippings and related correspondence. Included in the papers are letters of condolence received by Paul Simon after Jeanne's death in 2000 and correspondence related to the Jeanne Hurley Simon memorial fund of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Audio/visual material includes a VHS recording of a speech Jeanne Simon prepared for a Rural Libraries conference and cassette tape recordings of various shows Jeanne Simon appeared on publicizing "Codename Scarlett."

10.30 linear ft. (13 boxes)

Southern Illinois University, Morris Library