Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Lewis Engman Papers, White House Central Files, 1970-1974
- Dates:
- 1970-1974
- Creators:
- Engman, Lewis A., 1936-1995
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 2 linear feet, 7 linear inches; 6 boxes
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Lewis Engman Papers, White House Central Files, 1970-1974. Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection of Lewis Engman documents his activities and responsibilities as a White House Staff Member of the Office of Consumer Affairs, Assistant Director of the Domestic Council and Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. His principal areas of concern were tax policy, housing, school finance and trade regulation. The Engman collection consists of two series, a Subject File Series and a Director's Review Series. The majority of the collection is the Subject File Series which documents Lewis Engman's activities, correspondence and involvement in policy issues relating to the Administrative Conference of the U.S., banking, consumerism, housing and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and taxation pertaining to school finance. This series is indexed alphabetically. The Director's Review Series is a small series of budget reports for fiscal years 1973 and 1974 from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Department of Justice, Department of Commerce, and the Department of Treasury, prepared for the Director's Reviews. This series is indexed in chronological order. Other holdings in the Nixon Presidential Materials relating to the subject contents of Lewis Engman's collection include the White House Subject Files FG 6-15 (Domestic Council), FG 24 (HUD), HS (Housing), TA (Trade), and the Special Files of John D. Ehrlichman in his capacity as the Executive Director of the Domestic Council on President Nixon's Staff, and Egil Krogh as Assistant Director of the Domestic Council.
- Acquisition information:
- These materials are in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration under the provisions of Title I of the Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-526, 88 Stat. 1695) and implementing regulations.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1970-1974
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research. Some materials may be unavailable based upon categories of materials exempt from public release established in the Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act of 1974.
- Terms of access:
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Most government records are in the public domain; however, this series includes commercial materials, such as newspaper clippings, that may be subject to copyright restrictions. Researchers should contact the copyright holder for information.
- Preferred citation:
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Lewis Engman Papers, White House Central Files, 1970-1974. Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
- Location of this collection:
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18001 Yorba Linda Blvd.Yorba Linda, CA 92886, US
- Contact:
- (714) 983-9120