HUBERT H. HUMPHREY:

An Inventory of His Vice Presidential Travel Files at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

Expand/CollapseOVERVIEW

Creator: Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978, creator.
Title:Vice Presidential travel [TRA] files.
Dates:1964-1968.
Language:Materials in English.
Quantity: 2 boxes and 2 partial boxes.
Location:See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseSCOPE AND CONTENTS

Correspondence and other materials pertaining to committees, organizations, and programs to foster increased domestic travel in the United States. The files are those of Ted Van Dyk.

The largest portion of the files pertains to the "Discover America, Inc." and "Travel USA" promotional programs. Also included are files on the Cabinet Committee on the Balance of Payments, the Cabinet Task Force on Travel, the Industry-Government Task Force on Travel, travel-oriented groups, and travel programs of several federal departments.


Return to top

Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

Organized by office file code number, preceded by a set of unnumbered general files.


Return to top

Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Hubert H. Humphrey Papers. Vice Presidential Travel Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: Many, see separate Humphrey, Hubert H. accession file.

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 99006951607010429


Return to top

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Note to Researchers: The box number as assigned to these files during initial processing has been retained. To request materials, please note both the location and box number shown below.

LocationBox
150.G.14.10F1336General Files:
Robotype Correspondence regarding Travel, April 1965.
Newspaper Clippings and Magazine Articles, 1965, 1967.
Correspondence and Miscellany, November 1967; April, June 1968.
Cabinet Committees:
1 Cabinet Committee on Balance of Payments: Correspondence and Miscellany, February-June 1965; June 1966-December 1967. 2 folders.
1.1 Cabinet Task Force on Travel:
Correspondence and Miscellany, 1965-1968. 4 folders.
National Visitor and Student Center, D.C., 1965-January 1967.
1.2 Industry-Government Task Force on Travel: Correspondence and Miscellany, 1965-January 1967. 2 folders.
LocationBox
150.G.15.1B13372 Travel Oriented Groups: General, July 1965-September 1968. 4 folders.
Combined chronologically from separate folders for Agents, Clubs/Organizations, Travel '67, and American Express.
Discover America, Inc.:
3 Discover America, Inc.: Travel USA:
Correspondence and Miscellany, undated, March-December 1965. 7 folders.
Congressional Bills, Resolutions, Communications, etc., August 1964-February 1968.
National Association of Travel Organizations (NATO), January 1965-September 1966.
Private Industry Committee, March 1965-January 1966.
Promotion-Public Relations, July 1965-March 1966.
3 Discover America, Inc.:
Correspondence and Miscellany, November 1965-November 1968. 4 folders.
Foreign Carriers, October 1965-August 1966.
States: Tourism Plans, August 1965-January 1968.
LocationBox
150.G.15.2F1338Printed Materials, 1965-1968. 2 packages.
3.1 Board Meeting Minutes, 1965-February 1968. 5 folders.
3.2 Private Industry Support: Correspondence and Miscellany, 1965-1968. 7 folders.
3.3 Promotion and Public Relations: Correspondence and Miscellany, 1965-1966. 4 folders.
Includes materials originally in separate folders labeled Magazine articles, Travel magazines, Press releases, and Publicity.
LocationBox
150.G.15.3B 13393.3 Promotion and Public Relations: Correspondence and Miscellany, 1967-1968. 2 folders.
Government Agencies:
4 General Correspondence, August-September 1968.
4.1 U.S. Travel Service: Correspondence and Miscellany, 1965-August 1968. 4 folders.
See also TRA 4.3: Commerce.
4.1 U.S. Travel Service: Arthur D. Little's Studies on Tourism, July 1967. 1 package.
(1) Visit the USA--How Effective? A Study of the Effectiveness of Visit the USA and Related Travel Industry Programs; (2) Economics and Tourism: A Study of Factors Affecting Pleasure Travel to the USA.
4.2 Treasury, 1965-February 1968.
4.3 Other Departments:
Agriculture, June, October 1965.
Civil Aeronautics Board, 1965-July 1966.
Commerce, 1965-September 1967.
Interior, 1965-January 1967.
Office of Economic Opportunity; Office of Emergency Planning, 1965.
Post Office, 1965-May 1967.
State Department, November 1965-May 1968.