FRANCIS RALPH VALEO
A REGISTER OF HIS PAPERS
IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Prepared by
William Parham, 1986
Revised and expanded by
Michael Spangler with the assistance of
Deloris Butler and Sherralyn McCoy
Manuscript Division
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C. 1996
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CONTENTS
[Note: numbers refer to pagination of original WordPerfect text]
Administrative Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Biographical Note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Scope and Content Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Series Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Container List
Personal Correspondence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Library of Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Senate File
General Correspondence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Subject File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Travel File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Consulting File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Classified Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
The papers of Francis Ralph Valeo (1916- ), secretary of
the senate and foreign affairs consultant, were given to the
Library of Congress by Valeo in 1977, 1985, and 1987.
Copyright in the unpublished writings of Francis R. Valeo in
these papers has been dedicated to the public.
Sound recordings have been transferred to the Library's
Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division, where
they are identified as part of these papers.
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Linear feet of shelf space occupied: 18
Approximate number of items: 14,200
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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
1916, Jan. 30 Born, Brooklyn, N.Y.
1936 B.A., political science, New York University, New
York, N.Y.
1942 M.A., international relations, New York
University, New York, N.Y.
1942-1943 Researcher, Legislative Reference Service, Library
of Congress
1943-1946 Sergeant, U.S. Army, stationed primarily in China
1946-1950 Far East research specialist, Legislative
Reference Service, Library of Congress
1950-1952 Chief, Foreign Affairs Division, Legislative
Reference Service, Library of Congress
1952-1958 Consultant to the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations
1958 Married Rita MacDonald
1958-1963 Staff advisor on foreign affairs for Senator Mike
Mansfield
1961-1963 Acting secretary for the majority, U.S. Senate
1963-1966 Secretary for the majority, U.S. Senate
1966-1977 Secretary of the Senate
1972-1976 Developed strategy and served as senior negotiator
for three senate leadership missions to China
1975 Published with Ernest S. Griffith, _Congress: Its
Contemporary Role_, fifth edition (New York: New
York University Press. 268 pp.)
1975-1976 Member, Commission on the Operation of the Senate
1977 Retired from government service
1977- Consultant and lobbyist with special reference to
Chinese-Asian matters
1983 Edited with Charles E. Morrison, _The Japanese
Diet and the U.S. Congress_ (Boulder, Colo.:
Westview Press. 212 pp.)
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SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The papers of Francis Ralph Valeo span the years 1916-1987,
with the bulk of the material concentrated in the period
1946-1985. The collection chronicles Valeo's work as Far East
specialist in the Legislative Reference Service of the Library of
Congress, foreign affairs advisor to Senate Majority Leader Mike
Mansfield, service as secretary of the Senate, and his
postretirement activities as a consultant specializing in
Chinese-Asian affairs. The papers are grouped in the following
series: Personal Correspondence, Library of Congress, Senate
File, Consulting File, and Classified Material.
The Personal Correspondence series contains letters from
family members, friends, and colleagues to Valeo, but no copies
of Valeo's outgoing correspondence. The Library of Congress
series reflects Valeo's service as a Far East specialist in the
Legislative Reference Service (later renamed the Congressional
Research Service) in the late 1940s and early 1950s. His
analyses of the postwar political, economic, and military
situations in the region attracted the attention of then
representative Mike Mansfield, who shared Valeo's interest in the
Far East. The files include reports and bibliographies regarding
China, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines.
The Senate File focuses primarily on Valeo's activities as
secretary of the Senate. As secretary he was the chief
administrator of the Senate's basic day-to-day operations. He
maintained a close working relationship with Majority Leader
Mansfield, chiefly in foreign relations. The general
correspondence contains mainly letters seeking basic information
on the operations of the Senate and its members. A subject file
covers an array of topics and includes files created by a
previous secretary, Felton M. Johnston. Prominent files pertain
to meetings and discussions on political strategy by Democratic
party leaders and to the Commission on the Operation of the
Senate, which was charged with the reorganization of the Senate's
operations in the mid-1970s. Other key files in the subject file
include those relating to Far East nations such as China, Japan,
Korea, Philippines, and Vietnam. Many files include clippings
and background information on senators and other prominent
government officials. Copies of Mansfield's statements and
speeches in the Senate from 1957 to 1976 are also in the subject
file.
The travel file in the Senate File documents Valeo's
overseas trips from the 1950s through the 1970s as an advisor and
negotiator for Mansfield and other senators. Most of the travel
missions focus on Far Eastern countries where Mansfield and Valeo
were most experienced. Key files pertain to three trips made to
China in 1972-1976 after Richard Nixon had reestablished
relations with that country. The files include correspondence
and reports summarizing the findings and results of the missions
as well as agendas, memorabilia, printed matter, and photographs.
The Consulting File reflects Valeo's activities after his
retirement from the Senate in 1977. As a consultant he directed
various Asian-related studies sponsored by the United States
Association of Former Members of Congress. He also coedited a
comparative study of the Japanese Diet and the U.S. Congress.
The file contains reports, correspondence, and writings by Valeo.
In 1985-1986 the Senate Historical Office conducted an oral
history interview with Valeo. A copy of that interview is filed
with the Manuscript Division's collection of Senate Historical
Office Oral History Interviews.
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DESCRIPTION OF SERIES
Container Nos. Series
1 Personal Correspondence, 1922-1975, n.d.
Letters received. Arranged chronologically.
2-3 Library of Congress, 1946-1957, n.d.
Reports, correspondence, and bibliographies.
Arranged alphabetically by topic or type of
material and chronologically thereunder.
3-42 Senate File, 1916-1979, n.d.
3-8 General Correspondence, 1967-1976, n.d.
Letters sent and received. Grouped
alphabetically and arranged chronologically
therein.
8-36 Subject File, 1916-1979, n.d.
Correspondence, reports, clippings, speeches,
notes, printed matter, and photographs.
Arranged alphabetically by name, topic, or type
of material and chronologically thereunder.
36-42 Travel File, 1952-1976, n.d.
Correspondence, reports, notes, background
material, memorabilia, photographs, and printed
matter. Arranged chronologically.
43-45 Consulting File, 1964-1987, n.d.
Correspondence, reports, speeches and writings,
biographical material, and printed matter.
Arranged alphabetically by topic or type of
material and chronologically thereunder.
CL 1 Classified Material, 1967-1976, n.d.
Classified government documents consisting
mostly of correspondence and reports organized and
described according to the series, folders, and
boxes from which the items were removed.
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CONTAINER LIST
Container Nos. Contents
PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1922-1975, n.d.
Box 1 1922, 1955-75, n.d. (5 folders)
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, 1946-1957, n.d.
Box 2 Bibliographies, 1946-49
Correspondence, 1947-53, n.d.
Reports
China, 1946-53, n.d. (2 folders)
Europe, 1947-52
European Recovery Program, 1947-49, n.d.
Far East, 1946-51, n.d. (2 folders)
India, 1949-50, n.d.
Indonesia, 1949-50, n.d.
Japan
1946-51
Box 3 1952, n.d.
Korea, 1949-51, n.d.
Miscellaneous, 1946-57, n.d.
Philippines, 1946-49, n.d.
United Nations, 1946-51, n.d.
SENATE FILE, 1916-1979, n.d.
General Correspondence
A-B, 1971-76 (4 folders)
Box 4 C-F, 1970-76, n.d. (6 folders)
Box 5 G-L, 1967-76, n.d. (6 folders)
Box 6 M-N, 1971-76 (7 folders)
Box 7 O-U, 1971-76 (9 folders)
Box 8 V-Z, 1971-76 (4 folders)
Subject File
Administrative survey of the office of the
secretary of the Senate, 1969-70
Agenda items, 1973, n.d.
Albert, Carl, 1973
American Society of Legislative Clerks and
Secretaries, 1974
Anderson, Clinton P., 1955-75
Asian Development Bank, 1965-73, n.d.
Australia, 1974
Barkley, Alben W., 1947-58, 1973, n.d.
(2 folders)
Box 9 Bartlett, Edward L., 1958-70
Beall, J. Glenn, 1955-65
Bender, George H., 1954-57
Bicentennial of the United States, 1976
Brewster, Daniel B., 1962-70
Bridges, Styles, 1955-67
Bush, Prescot, 1955-69
Byrd, Harry Flood, Sr., 1947-66
Cambodia
General, 1969-76
Printed matter
1971-74 (2 folders)
Box 10 1975, n.d.
Case, Francis H., 1958-62
Chaplains, 1969-74 (3 folders)
Chavez, Dennis, 1952-66, n.d.
China
Books for China, 1972-73, n.d.
General, 1973-76, n.d.
Box 11 Liaison Office of the People's Republic of
China, Washington, D.C.
Dinners, 1974
General, 1973-76, n.d.
National Committee on U.S./China Relations,
New York, N.Y., 1968-75, n.d.
Churchill, Winston S., resolution of tribute,
1955, 1973
Commission on the Operation of the Senate
Administrative management, 1976
Barber shop, 1976
Budgetary process, 1976
Capitol police, 1976
Commissioners
General, 1975-77
Selection of
1975
Box 12 Undated
Committee procedures, 1976
Communications with the public, 1976
Complex policy making, 1976
_Congressional Record_, 1975-76
Congressional workload and activity, 1976
Constituent services, 1976
Culver, John C., proposal, 1975
Decision intelligence, 1975-76
Fiscal management, 1976
General Accounting Office, oversight and
program evaluation, 1976
Box 13 General correspondence, 1975-77 (3 folders)
Lists of studies and consultants, 1976
Meetings
Agendas and background material, 1975-76
(6 folders)
Box 14 Minutes, 1975-76
Miscellany, 1975-76, n.d.
Miscellany, 1971-76, n.d.
Office space, 1976
Operating information, 1976, n.d.
Operation of senators' offices, 1976, n.d.
Orientation and training, 1976
Parking facilities, 1976, n.d.
Personnel practices, 1975-76, n.d.
Box 15 Policy analysis, 1972-76, n.d.
Press coverage, 1975-76
Proposed purchase of building on North
Capitol St., Washington, D.C., 1976
Public education role, 1976
Reception for commission members, 1976
Related studies, 1975-76, n.d.
Relations with executive and judiciary, 1976,
n.d.
Reports
Final, 1976 (2 folders)
Interim, 1976, n.d.
Box 16 Miscellaneous
1976
(7 folders)
Box 17 (1 folder)
Undated (2 folders)
Scheduling, 1976, n.d.
Statements by Valeo and Mike Mansfield,
1975-76, n.d.
Support agencies, 1976 (2 folders)
Television coverage, 1976
Transmittal letters, 1976
Unanimous consent, 1976
Box 18 Work plan, 1975-76, n.d.
Working group, 1976
Committee chairmen's meeting, 1973-75
Committee on Foreign Relations, 1956-58
Congratulations
Appointment as secretary for the majority,
1963
Election to secretary of the Senate, 1966
Delaware River Basin Commission, Trenton, N.J.,
1974-75
Democratic party
Conferences
1971-74 (3 folders)
Box 19 1975-77
Joint leadership meetings, 1973-76
(5 folders)
Majority leadership, 1973-76
Policy Committee
1969-72 (2 folders)
Box 20 1973-76, n.d. (9 folders)
Dirkson, Everett M., 1955-69
Disbursing office, 1951-65
District of Columbia, 1976
Box 21 Dodd, Thomas J., 1958-72
Dominican Republic, 1971
Douglas, Paul H., 1955-64, n.d.
Dozier, Ellsworth B., 1970
Dulles, John Foster, funeral, 1959
Dworshak, Henry C., 1956-62
Edmondson, J. Howard, 1963-71
Eisenhower, Dwight David, 1969
Elementary school visitors, 1969
Ellender, Allen J., 1955-72
Employees, 1971-75, n.d.
Engle, Clair, 1958-65
Fiscal year calendar, proposed changes, 1971
Flanders, Ralph E., 1957-59
Foreign policy, role of the Senate, 1944, 1963
Foreign relations, miscellany, 1970
Foreign Service Institute, State Department,
Washington, D.C., 1971-74, n.d.
Foreign visitors to Congress, 1952, 1967, n.d.
Gee, William L., 1967-76, n.d.
Box 22 General information on the office of the
secretary of the Senate, 1956-66, n.d.
George, Walter F., 1955-57, n.d. (2 folders)
Government reorganization, 1963-76
Green, Theodore F., 1955-66
Gruening, Ernest, 1958-69
Guam, 1970
Hart, Philip A., 1958-76
Hatch Act, 1972
Hayden, Carl, 1956-72
Hennings, Thomas C., Jr., 1955-60
Hickenlooper, Bourke B., 1962-71
Hickey, Joseph J., 1960-70
Hoblitzell, John D., Jr., 1958
Holland, Spessard L., 1955-71
International Rescue Committee, New York, N.Y.,
1950
Ives, Irving M., 1955-59
Box 23 Japan, 1968-76
Johnson, Edwin C., 1954, n.d.
Johnson, Lyndon B.
General, 1951-69 (2 folders)
Inauguration, 1964-65
Johnston, Olin D., 1955-65
Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural
Ceremonies, 1973
Jordan, B. Everett, 1934, 1958-74
Keating, Kenneth B., 1958-65
Kefauver, Estes, 1955-63
Box 24 Kennedy, John F.
Cabinet, 1960-61 (2 folders)
General, 1953-61, n.d. (2 folders)
Kennedy, Robert F., 1962-73, n.d. (2 folders)
Kerr, Robert S., 1955-63
Kilgore, Harley M., 1956
Knowland, William F., 1955-74
Korea, 1970-76
Langer, William A., 1955-71
Laos, 1970-72
Legislative appropriations, 1951-73, n.d.
(3 folders)
Box 25 Lehman, Herbert H., 1955-57
Long, Edward V., 1960-72
Long, Oren E., 1959-63
Malone, George W., 1957-59
Mansfield, Mike, statements and speeches
1957-58 (3 vols.)
Box 26 1959-62 (3 vols.)
Box 27 1963-65 (3 vols.)
Box 28 1966-68 (3 vols.)
Box 29 1969-72 (2 vols.)
Box 30 1973-76 (2 vols.)
Martin, Edward, 1956-59
Martin, Thomas E., 1956-71
Maybank, Burnet R., 1954
McCarran, Patrick A., 1954
McCarthy, Joseph R., 1955-59
McNamara, Patrick V., 1954-67
Millikin, Eugene D., 1955-56
Miscellaneous
Correspondence with senators and
representatives, 1976
Box 31 Documents, 1953-76, n.d. (2 folders)
Memorabilia, 1961-79, n.d.
Photographs, 1953-66, n.d.
Morse, Wayne, 1954-69, n.d.
Mundt, Karl E., 1955-72
Murray, James E., 1955-61
National Archives and Records Service,
Washington, D.C., 1971-77 (2 folders)
Box 32 National Commission on Supplies and Shortages,
1974-77, n.d. (6 folders)
Neely, Matthew M., 1956-58
Neuberger, Richard L., 1955-60
New Mexico, election investigation, 1953
Box 33 Nixon, Richard M., impeachment, 1916-74, n.d.
(2 folders)
_Nomination and Election of the President and
Vice-President of the United States_
(Washington: Government Printing Office),
1976
Office of the Public Printer, Government
Printing Office, 1967-75
O'Mahoney, Joseph C., 1955-60
Parliamentary enquiries, 1965-74
Box 34 Philippines, 1966-74, n.d. (2 folders)
_See also Container 24, _Korea
Procedural changes in Senate operations,
1970-71, n.d. (2 folders)
Prouty, Winston L., 1958-71
Puerto Rico, 1916-17, 1968-75, n.d.
Retirement, 1977
Box 35 Robertson, A. Willis, 1955-72
Salaries, 1967
Saltzman, Arnold A., 1973-77, n.d.
Schoeppel, Andrew F., 1961-62
Scott, W. Kerr, 1957-58
Second assistant parliamentarian, 1962-66
Smith, Alexander M., 1957-59
Smith, Ralph Tyler, 1969-72
Speaking engagements
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton,
Fla., 1971
McLean School, Washington, D.C., 1968
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., 1975
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1975, 1975
Swedish Parliament, luncheon for members of,
1972
Taft, Robert A. (1889-1953), 1959, 1969
Talbertt, Vernon L., 1960-62, n.d.
Thomson, Keith, 1960-61
Thye, Edward J., 1957-58
_Trimble v. Johnston_, 1959
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.,
conference with students, 16 Mar. 1970,
1969-70
Box 36 Vacancies, Senate, 1954
Vietnam
General, 1960-73, n.d.
Peace negotiations, Paris, France, 1965-68,
n.d.
Walters, Herbert S., 1963-64
Watkins, Arthur V., 1955-69
Western Pacific Region, 1976
Wiley, Alexander, 1955-62
Travel File
1952-61, miscellaneous travels, 1952-61, n.d.
(3 folders)
1961, 9-23 May, Southeast Asia, 1961, n.d.
(2 folders)
Box 37 1962, 7 Nov.-16 Dec., Europe and Southeast Asia,
1962, n.d. (2 folders)
1965, 13 Nov.-18 Dec., Europe, Middle East, and
Asia, 1965, n.d. (4 folders)
1967
2-19 Sept., Far East, 1967-68, n.d.
(2 folders)
Box 38 27 Dec.-8 Jan. 1968, Puerto Rico, 1967-68,
n.d.
1968
30 Mar.-6 Apr., Tokyo, Japan, and Manila,
Philippines, 1968, n.d.
5-18 Aug., Europe, 1967-69, n.d. (2 folders)
9-23 Nov., Europe, 1968, n.d.
1969
2-8 Apr., Mexico
11-27 Aug., Southeast Asia, 1969-70, n.d.
(3 folders)
Box 39 26 Dec.-9 Jan. 1970, Philippines, 1969-71,
n.d.
1971
6-17 Jan., Dominican Republic, 1970-71, n.d.
28 Aug.-11 Sept., Western Europe, 1971, n.d.
29 Dec.-14 Jan. 1972, Caribbean, 1970-72,
n.d.
1972
16 Apr.-4 May, China, 1967-72, n.d.
(2 folders)
Box 40 20-30 Nov., Manila, Philippines, Hong Kong,
and Tokyo, Japan, 1972-73, n.d.
9-11 Dec., Puerto Rico
1973
18-26 Apr., Mexico
1-6 July, London, England, and Paris, France,
1973, n.d.
18 Aug.-16 Sept., China (postponed), 1962-74,
n.d.
1974
20-23 Feb., Mexico
11-20 Apr., Guatemala, 1974-76, n.d.
4-18 Nov., Japan, South Korea, and
Philippines, 1974-75, n.d.
Box 41 6 Dec.-6 Jan. 1975, China, 1973-75, n.d.
(4 folders)
1975
31 Mar.-5 Apr., Puerto Rico, 1973-75, n.d.
2-23 Aug., Europe and Asia, 1975, n.d.
(2 folders)
Box 42 1976
2-17 Jan., Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan,
1975-76, n.d. (2 folders)
9-16 July, Tokyo, Japan
12-22 Aug., Hong Kong, Bangkok, Thailand, and
Rangoon, Burma, 1975-76, n.d.
17 Sept.-22 Oct., China (3 folders)
17-18 Oct., Papua New Guinea
CONSULTING FILE, 1964-1987, n.d.
Box 43 Biographical material, 1974-79, n.d.
China
General, 1977-82, n.d.
Legislative exchange project, 1985, n.d.
General correspondence, 1976-87 (3 folders)
Japan
Comparative study of elections for the Japanese
Diet and the U.S. Congress, 1983, n.d.
"Economic Sources of Japan-U.S. Friction," Japan
Center for International Exchange, report,
1987
General correspondence, 1977-87, n.d.
Box 44 International fellows program, 1983-85, n.d.
"Japan and the U.S.: Comparative Studies in
Foreign Policy Making," conference, Honolulu,
Hawaii, 1983 (3 folders)
"Japan-U.S. Relations: Legislative Issue of the
Year," project, 1986-87
Legislative exchange program, 1984, n.d.
Kennedy, Edward M., 1979-80
Miscellany, 1979-83, n.d.
Box 45 _The President, the Congress, and Foreign Policy_,
report (Washington, D.C.: Atlantic Council of
the United States, 1985)
Puerto Rico, 1964-84, n.d.
Romualdez, B., 1979-82, n.d.
Speeches and writings, 1977-81, n.d.
United States Association of Former Members of
Congress, Washington, D.C., 1977-85, n.d.
CLASSIFIED MATERIAL
SENATE FILE, 1967-1976, n.d.
Box CL 1 Subject file
Cambodia, 1975 (Container 9)
Korea, 1972 (Container 24)
Philippines, 1970 (Container 34)
Vietnam, 1970 (Container 36)
Travel file
1967, 2-19 Sept., Far East (Container 37)
1968
30 Mar.-6 Apr., Tokyo, Japan, and Manila,
Philippines, n.d. (Container 38)
5-18 Aug., Europe, 1968, n.d. (Container 38)
1969
11-27 Aug., Southeast Asia (Container 38)
26 Dec.-9 Jan. 1970, Philippines, 1970
(Container 39)
1972
16 Apr.-4 May, China (Container 39)
20-30 Nov., Manila, Philippines, Hong Kong,
and Tokyo, Japan (Container 40)
1976
9-16 July, Tokyo, Japan (Container 42)
12-22 Aug., Hong Kong, Bangkok, Thailand, and
Rangoon, Burma (Container 42)
17 Sept.-22 Oct., China (Container 42)
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