Shirley M. Hufstedler collection, 1979-1981.

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Shirley M. Hufstedler collection, 1979-1981.

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The collection consists of records of Shirley Hufstedler as Secretary of Education from 1977-1981. Includes memoranda, correspondence, reports, speeches, and briefing materials. Subject files contain information on the creation, operation, and regulation of the Dept. of Education; presidential campaigns; and Dept. briefings. Budget files mainly relate to the creation and operation of the Dept. but also contain complete budget analyses and provide information on the staffing and organization of offices within the Dept. Lau files deal with the legal case regarding the rights of access to education for non-English speaking or bilingual Americans. Speech files contain copies of speeches delivered by Hufstedler. Chron files consist of personal and business correspondence between the Dept., Hufstedler, and the academic community. Nomination files deal solely with the nomination and confirmation of Hufstedler. Youth Act of 1980 files pertain to the problems of under-educated and uneducated youth in America.

9 linear ft.

Jimmy Carter Library

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Jimmy Carter Library

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Hufstedler, Shirley M. (Shirley Mount), 1925-2016

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Shirley Ann Mount Hufstedler (August 24, 1925 – March 30, 2016) was an American attorney and judge who served as the first United States Secretary of Education under President Jimmy Carter from November 30, 1979 to January 20, 1981. At the time of her secretarial appointment, she was the highest ranking-woman in the federal judiciary, serving as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Born in Denver, Colorado, she was raised in New Mexico, Mo...

United States. President (1977-1981 : Carter)

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États-Unis. Dept. of Education

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A Department of Education, headed by a Commissioner, was established by an act of March 2, 1867. It was abolished as an independent agency on July 20, 1868, and reestablished as the Office of Education in the Department of Interior. The original statutory function of both the Department and the Office was to collect and desseminate information on education in the United States and abroad and to promote better education throughout the country. Later legislation and Executive orders h...