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Francis R. Valeo Papers

A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress


Prepared by William Parham and Michael Spangler with the assistance of Deloris Butler and Sherralyn McCoy

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Manuscript Division, Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.

2008

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Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2009

Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009064


Table of Contents

Collection Summary

Selected Search Terms

Personal Names

Organizations

Subjects

Locations

Occupations

Administrative Information

Provenance:

Processing History:

Transfers:

Other Repositories:

Copyright Status:

Access and Restrictions:

Security Classified Documents:

Preferred Citation:

Biographical Note

Scope and Content Note

Organization of the Papers

Container List

Personal Correspondence, 1922-1975

Library of Congress, 1946-1957

Senate File, 1916-1979

General Correspondence, 1967-1976
Subject File, 1916-1979
Travel File, 1952-1976

Consulting File, 1964-1987

Classified, 1967-1976


Collection Summary

Title: Francis R. Valeo Papers
Span Dates: 1916-1987
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1946-1985)
ID No.: MSS57299
Creator: Valeo, Francis R. (Francis Ralph), 1916-2006
Extent: 14,200 items; 45 containers plus 1 classified; 18 linear feet
Language: Collection material in English
Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Secretary of U.S. Senate and foreign affairs consultant. Correspondence, agenda, reports and other writings, subject and travel files, bibliographies, photographs, and other papers chiefly documenting Valeo's career as an East Asian specialist, foreign affairs advisor, and secretary of the U.S. Senate.

Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

Personal Names

Mansfield, Mike, 1903-2001.
Valeo, Francis R. (Francis Ralph), 1916-2006.

Organizations

Democratic Party (U.S.)
Japan. Kokkai.
Library of Congress. Legislative Reference Service.
United States Association of Former Members of Congress.
United States. Commission on the Operation of the Senate.
United States. Congress.
United States. Congress. Senate--Officials and employees.

Subjects

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Locations

Asia--Politics and government--1945-
China--Economic conditions--20th century.
China--Foreign relations--United States.
China--History, Military--20th century.
China--Politics and government--1945-1949.
China--Politics and government--1949-
Japan--Economic conditions--1945-
Japan--History, Military--1945-
Japan--Politics and government--1945-
Korea--Economic conditions--1945-
Korea--History, Military.
Korea--Politics and government.
Philippines--Economic conditions--1946-1986.
Philippines--History, Military.
Philippines--Politics and government--1946-
United States--Foreign relations--China.
United States--Foreign relations--East Asia.
United States--Politics and government--1945-

Occupations

Consultants.
Secretaries, U.S. Senate.

Administrative Information

Provenance:

The papers of Francis Ralph Valeo, secretary of the U. S. Senate and foreign affairs consultant, were given to the Library of Congress by Valeo in 1977, 1985, and 1987.

Processing History:

The collection was processed in 1996. The finding aid was revised in 2009.

Transfers:

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.

Other Repositories:

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.

Copyright Status:

Copyright in the unpublished writings of Francis R. Valeo in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public.

Access and Restrictions:

The papers of Francis R. Valeo are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.

Security Classified Documents:

Government regulations control the use of security classified items in this collection. Manuscript Division staff can furnish information concerning access to and use of classified material.

Preferred Citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Francis R. Valeo Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Biographical Note

Date

Event

1916, Jan. 30Born, Brooklyn, N.Y.
1936B.A., political science, New York University, New York, N.Y.
1942M.A., international relations, New York University, New York, N.Y.
1942-1943Researcher, Legislative Reference Service, Library of Congress
1943-1946Sergeant, U.S. Army, stationed primarily in China
1946-1950Far East research specialist, Legislative Reference Service, Library of Congress
1950-1952Chief, Foreign Affairs Division, Legislative Reference Service, Library of Congress
1952-1958Consultant to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
1958Married Rita MacDonald
1958-1963Staff advisor on foreign affairs for Senator Mike Mansfield
1961-1963Acting secretary for the majority, U.S. Senate
1963-1966Secretary for the majority, U.S. Senate
1966-1977Secretary of the Senate
1972-1976Developed strategy and served as senior negotiator for three senate leadership missions to China
1975Published with Ernest S. Griffith, Congress: Its Contemporary Role, fifth edition, New York: New York University Press
1975-1976Member, Commission on the Operation of the Senate
1977Retired from government service
Became consultant and lobbyist with special reference to Chinese-Asian matters
1983Edited with Charles E. Morrison, The Japanese Diet and the U.S. Congress. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press
2006, Apr. 9Died, Chevy Chase, Md.

Scope and Content Note

The papers of Francis Ralph Valeo (1916-2006) 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.

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.

Organization of the Papers

The collection is arranged in five series:


Container List

BoxContents
BOX 1

Personal Correspondence, 1922-1975

Letters received.
Arranged chronologically.
BOX 11922, 1955-1975, undated
(5 folders)
BOX 2-3

Library of Congress, 1946-1957

Reports, correspondence, and bibliographies.
Arranged alphabetically by topic or type of material and chronologically thereunder.
BOX 2Bibliographies, 1946-1949
Correspondence, 1947-1953, undated
Reports
China, 1946-1953, undated
(2 folders)
Europe, 1947-1952
European Recovery Program, 1947-1949, undated
Far East, 1946-1951, undated
(2 folders)
India, 1949-1950, undated
Indonesia, 1949-1950, undated
Japan
1946-1951
BOX 31952, undated
Korea, 1949-1951, undated
Miscellaneous, 1946-1957, undated
Philippines, 1946-1949, undated
United Nations, 1946-1951, undated
BOX 3-42

Senate File, 1916-1979

BOX 3-8 General Correspondence, 1967-1976
Letters sent and received.
Grouped alphabetically and arranged chronologically therein.
BOX 3A-B, 1971-1976
(4 folders)
BOX 4C-F, 1970-1976, undated
(6 folders)
BOX 5G-L, 1967-1976, undated
(6 folders)
BOX 6M-N, 1971-1976
(7 folders)
BOX 7O-U, 1971-1976
(9 folders)
BOX 8V-Z, 1971-1976
(4 folders)
BOX 8-36 Subject File, 1916-1979
Correspondence, reports, clippings, speeches, notes, printed matter, and photographs.
Arranged alphabetically by name, topic, or type of material and chronologically thereunder.
BOX 8Administrative survey of the office of the secretary of the Senate, 1969-1970
Agenda items, 1973, undated
Albert, Carl, 1973
American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries, 1974
Anderson, Clinton P., 1955-1975
Asian Development Bank, 1965-1973, undated
Australia, 1974
Barkley, Alben W., 1947-1958, 1973, undated
(2 folders)
BOX 9Bartlett, Edward L., 1958-1970
Beall, J. Glenn, 1955-1965
Bender, George H., 1954-1957
Bicentennial of the United States, 1976
Brewster, Daniel B., 1962-1970
Bridges, Styles, 1955-1967
Bush, Prescot, 1955-1969
Byrd, Harry Flood, Sr., 1947-1966
Cambodia
General, 1969-1976
Printed matter
1971-1974
(2 folders)
BOX 101975, undated
Case, Francis H., 1958-1962
Chaplains, 1969-1974
(3 folders)
Chavez, Dennis, 1952-1966, undated
China
Books for China, 1972-1973, undated
General, 1973-1976, undated
BOX 11Liaison Office of the People's Republic of China, Washington, D.C.
Dinners, 1974
General, 1973-1976, undated
National Committee on U.S./China Relations, New York, N.Y., 1968-1975, undated
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, 1975-1977
Selection of
1975
BOX 12Undated
Committee procedures, 1976
Communications with the public, 1976
Complex policy making, 1976
Congressional Record, 1975-1976
Congressional workload and activity, 1976
Constituent services, 1976
Culver, John C., proposal, 1975
Decision intelligence, 1975-1976
Fiscal management, 1976
General Accounting Office, oversight and program evaluation, 1976
BOX 13General correspondence, 1975-1977
(3 folders)
Lists of studies and consultants, 1976
Meetings
Agendas and background material, 1975-1976
(6 folders)
BOX 14Minutes, 1975-1976
Miscellany, 1975-1976, undated
Miscellany, 1971-1976, undated
Office space, 1976
Operating information, 1976, undated
Operation of senators' offices, 1976, undated
Orientation and training, 1976
Parking facilities, 1976, undated
Personnel practices, 1975-1976, undated
BOX 15Policy analysis, 1972-1976, undated
Press coverage, 1975-1976
Proposed purchase of building on North Capitol St., Washington, D.C., 1976
Public education role, 1976
Reception for commission members, 1976
Related studies, 1975-1976, undated
Relations with executive and judiciary, 1976, undated
Reports
Final, 1976
(2 folders)
Interim, 1976, undated
BOX 16Miscellaneous
1976
(7 folders)
BOX 17 (1 folder)
Undated
(2 folders)
Scheduling, 1976, undated
Statements by Valeo and Mike Mansfield, 1975-1976, undated
Support agencies, 1976
(2 folders)
Television coverage, 1976
Transmittal letters, 1976
Unanimous consent, 1976
BOX 18Work plan, 1975-1976, undated
Working group, 1976
Committee chairmen's meeting, 1973-1975
Committee on Foreign Relations, 1956-1958
Congratulations
Appointment as secretary for the majority, 1963
Election to secretary of the Senate, 1966
Delaware River Basin Commission, Trenton, N.J., 1974-1975
Democratic party
Conferences
1971-1974
(3 folders)
BOX 191975-1977
Joint leadership meetings, 1973-1976
(5 folders)
Majority leadership, 1973-1976
Policy Committee
1969-1972
(2 folders)
BOX 201973-1976, undated
(9 folders)
Dirkson, Everett M., 1955-1969
Disbursing office, 1951-1965
District of Columbia, 1976
BOX 21Dodd, Thomas J., 1958-1972
Dominican Republic, 1971
Douglas, Paul H., 1955-1964, undated
Dozier, Ellsworth B., 1970
Dulles, John Foster, funeral, 1959
Dworshak, Henry C., 1956-1962
Edmondson, J. Howard, 1963-1971
Eisenhower, Dwight David, 1969
Elementary school visitors, 1969
Ellender, Allen J., 1955-1972
Employees, 1971-1975, undated
Engle, Clair, 1958-1965
Fiscal year calendar, proposed changes, 1971
Flanders, Ralph E., 1957-1959
Foreign policy, role of the Senate, 1944, 1963
Foreign relations, miscellany, 1970
Foreign Service Institute, State Department, Washington, D.C., 1971-1974, undated
Foreign visitors to Congress, 1952, 1967, undated
Gee, William L., 1967-1976, undated
BOX 22General information on the office of the secretary of the Senate, 1956-1966, undated
George, Walter F., 1955-1957, undated
(2 folders)
Government reorganization, 1963-1976
Green, Theodore F., 1955-1966
Gruening, Ernest, 1958-1969
Guam, 1970
Hart, Philip A., 1958-1976
Hatch Act, 1972
Hayden, Carl, 1956-1972
Hennings, Thomas C., Jr., 1955-1960
Hickenlooper, Bourke B., 1962-1971
Hickey, Joseph J., 1960-1970
Hoblitzell, John D., Jr., 1958
Holland, Spessard L., 1955-1971
International Rescue Committee, New York, N.Y., 1950
Ives, Irving M., 1955-1959
BOX 23Japan, 1968-1976
Johnson, Edwin C., 1954, undated
Johnson, Lyndon B.
General, 1951-1969
(2 folders)
Inauguration, 1964-1965
Johnston, Olin D., 1955-1965
Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, 1973
Jordan, B. Everett, 1934, 1958-1974
Keating, Kenneth B., 1958-1965
Kefauver, Estes, 1955-1963
BOX 24Kennedy, John F.
Cabinet, 1960-1961
(2 folders)
General, 1953-1961, undated
(2 folders)
Kennedy, Robert F., 1962-1973, undated
(2 folders)
Kerr, Robert S., 1955-1963
Kilgore, Harley M., 1956
Knowland, William F., 1955-1974
Korea, 1970-1976
Langer, William A., 1955-1971
Laos, 1970-1972
Legislative appropriations, 1951-1973, undated
(3 folders)
BOX 25Lehman, Herbert H., 1955-1957
Long, Edward V., 1960-1972
Long, Oren E., 1959-1963
Malone, George W., 1957-1959
Mansfield, Mike, statements and speeches
1957-1958
(3 vols.)
BOX 261959-1962
(3 vols.)
BOX 271963-1965
(3 vols.)
BOX 281966-1968
(3 vols.)
BOX 291969-1972
(2 vols.)
BOX 301973-1976
(2 vols.)
Martin, Edward, 1956-1959
Martin, Thomas E., 1956-1971
Maybank, Burnet R., 1954
McCarran, Patrick A., 1954
McCarthy, Joseph R., 1955-1959
McNamara, Patrick V., 1954-1967
Millikin, Eugene D., 1955-1956
Miscellaneous
Correspondence with senators and representatives, 1976
BOX 31Documents, 1953-1976, undated
(2 folders)
Memorabilia, 1961-1979, undated
Photographs, 1953-1966, undated
Morse, Wayne, 1954-1969, undated
Mundt, Karl E., 1955-1972
Murray, James E., 1955-1961
National Archives and Records Service, Washington, D.C., 1971-1977
(2 folders)
BOX 32National Commission on Supplies and Shortages, 1974-1977, undated
(6 folders)
Neely, Matthew M., 1956-1958
Neuberger, Richard L., 1955-1960
New Mexico, election investigation, 1953
BOX 33Nixon, Richard M., impeachment, 1916-1974, undated
(2 folders)
Nomination and Election of the President and Vice-President of the United States, 1976
Office of the Public Printer, Government Printing Office, 1967-1975
O'Mahoney, Joseph C., 1955-1960
Parliamentary enquiries, 1965-1974
BOX 34Philippines, 1966-1974, undated See also Container 24, Korea
(2 folders)
Procedural changes in Senate operations, 1970-1971, undated
(2 folders)
Prouty, Winston L., 1958-1971
Puerto Rico, 1916-1917, 1968-1975, undated
Retirement, 1977
BOX 35Robertson, A. Willis, 1955-1972
Salaries, 1967
Saltzman, Arnold A., 1973-1977, undated
Schoeppel, Andrew F., 1961-1962
Scott, W. Kerr, 1957-1958
Second assistant parliamentarian, 1962-1966
Smith, Alexander M., 1957-1959
Smith, Ralph Tyler, 1969-1972
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., 1960-1962, undated
Thomson, Keith, 1960-1961
Thye, Edward J., 1957-1958
Trimble v. Johnston, 1959
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., conference with students, 16 Mar. 1970, 1969-1970
BOX 36Vacancies, Senate, 1954
Vietnam
General, 1960-1973, undated
Peace negotiations, Paris, France, 1965-1968, undated
Walters, Herbert S., 1963-1964
Watkins, Arthur V., 1955-1969
Western Pacific Region, 1976
Wiley, Alexander, 1955-1962
BOX 36-42 Travel File, 1952-1976
Correspondence, reports, notes, background material, memorabilia, photographs, and printed matter.
Arranged chronologically.
BOX 361952-1961, miscellaneous travels, 1952-1961, undated
(3 folders)
1961, 9-23 May, Southeast Asia, 1961, undated
(2 folders)
BOX 371962, 7 Nov.-16 Dec., Europe and Southeast Asia, 1962, undated
(2 folders)
1965, 13 Nov.-18 Dec., Europe, Middle East, and Asia, 1965, undated
(4 folders)
1967
2-19 Sept., Far East, 1967-1968, undated
(2 folders)
BOX 3827 Dec.-8 Jan. 1968, Puerto Rico, 1967-1968, undated
1968
30 Mar.-6 Apr., Tokyo, Japan, and Manila, Philippines, 1968, undated
5-18 Aug., Europe, 1967-1969, undated
(2 folders)
9-23 Nov., Europe, 1968, undated
1969
2-8 Apr., Mexico
11-27 Aug., Southeast Asia, 1969-1970, undated
(3 folders)
BOX 3926 Dec.-9 Jan. 1970, Philippines, 1969-1971, undated
1971
6-17 Jan., Dominican Republic, 1970-1971, undated
28 Aug.-11 Sept., Western Europe, 1971, undated
29 Dec.-14 Jan. 1972, Caribbean, 1970-1972, undated
1972
16 Apr.-4 May, China, 1967-1972, undated
(2 folders)
BOX 4020-30 Nov., Manila, Philippines, Hong Kong, and Tokyo, Japan, 1972-1973, undated
9-11 Dec., Puerto Rico
1973
18-26 Apr., Mexico
1-6 July, London, England, and Paris, France, 1973, undated
18 Aug.-16 Sept., China (postponed), 1962-1974, undated
1974
20-23 Feb., Mexico
11-20 Apr., Guatemala, 1974-1976, undated
4-18 Nov., Japan, South Korea, and Philippines, 1974-1975, undated
BOX 416 Dec.-6 Jan. 1975, China, 1973-1975, undated
(4 folders)
1975
31 Mar.-5 Apr., Puerto Rico, 1973-1975, undated
2-23 Aug., Europe and Asia, 1975, undated
(2 folders)
BOX 421976
2-17 Jan., Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, 1975-1976, undated
(2 folders)
9-16 July, Tokyo, Japan
12-22 Aug., Hong Kong, Bangkok, Thailand, and Rangoon, Burma, 1975-1976, undated
17 Sept.-22 Oct., China
(3 folders)
17-18 Oct., Papua New Guinea
BOX 43-45

Consulting File, 1964-1987

Correspondence, reports, speeches and writings, biographical material, and printed matter.
Arranged alphabetically by topic or type of material and chronologically thereunder.
BOX 43Biographical material, 1974-1979, undated
China
General, 1977-1982, undated
Legislative exchange project, 1985, undated
General correspondence, 1976-1987
(3 folders)
Japan
Comparative study of elections for the Japanese Diet and the U.S. Congress, 1983, undated
"Economic Sources of Japan-U.S. Friction," Japan Center for International Exchange, report, 1987
General correspondence, 1977-1987, undated
BOX 44International fellows program, 1983-1985, undated
"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, 1986-1987
Legislative exchange program, 1984, undated
Kennedy, Edward M., 1979-1980
Miscellany, 1979-1983, undated
BOX 45The President, the Congress, and Foreign Policy, report (Washington, D.C.: Atlantic Council of the United States, 1985)
Puerto Rico, 1964-1984, undated
Romualdez, B., 1979-1982, undated
Speeches and writings, 1977-1981, undated
United States Association of Former Members of Congress, Washington, D.C., 1977-1985, undated
BOX CL1

Classified, 1967-1976

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.
BOX CL 1Senate File
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, undated (Container 38)
5-18 Aug., Europe, 1968, undated (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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