A Guide to the Records of the Virginia Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, 1957-2005 (bulk 1985-1991)
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 51069, 53118, 53131
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Preferred Citation
Records of the Virginia Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, 1957-2005 (bulk 1985-1991). Accession 51069, 53118, 53131. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
Acquisition Information
Gifted on 17 July 2013 by A.E. Dick Howard, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 [Acc. 51069].
Gifted on 28 August 2020 by A.E. Dick Howard, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 [Acc. 53118].
Gifted on 9 September 2020 by Timothy G. O'Rourke, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23456 [Acc. 53131].
Processing Information
This collection has been processed using minimal processing standards. The original arrangement has been maintained, the container list is brief and simple, and the records have not been refoldered and fasteners have not been removed.
Biographical Information
The Virginia Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution was created in 1985 by an Act of the General Assembly. Its charge was to "plan and develop activities appropriate to commemorate the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, including events leading to the Constitution's drafting, its ratification, and the adoption of the Bill of Rights." Timothy G. O'Rourke served as the Executive Director, A.E. Dick Howard served as the Commission Chair, and Billie Easton served as Special Events Director.
Scope and Content
Records, 1957-2005 (bulk 1985-1991), of the Virginia Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution. There are correspondence, subject files, reports, and other material relating to the planning of events to commemorate the Bicentennial that were collected by Commission chairman A. E. Dick Howard. These include invitations to groups, public relations material, and fundraising material, among many others. There are also newspaper clippings of articles that relate to the Bicentennial.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into the following series:
Series I: Records, 1984-1992 [Acc. 51069] Series II: Records, 1980-1992 [Acc. 53118] Series I: Records, 1957-2005 [Acc. 53131]Contents List
- Box 1
Folder 1
Correspondence, 1984-1985
- Box 1
Folder 2-6
Correspondence, 1985
- Box 1
Folder 7-12
Correspondence, 1986
- Box 2
Folder 1
Correspondence, 1986
- Box 2
Folder 2-13
Correspondence, 1987
- Box 3
Folder 1-3
Correspondence, 1987
- Box 3
Folder 4-11
Correspondence, 1988
- Box 4
Folder 1-2
Correspondence, 1989
- Box 4
Folder 3-4
Correspondence, 1990
- Box 4
Folder 5-6
Correspondence, 1991
- Box 4
Folder 7
Correspondence, 1992
- Box 4
Folder 8
Annual reports, 1985-1991
- Box 4
Folder 9-16
Miscellaneous, undated
- Box 1
Correspondence and publications, 1982-1989
- Box 2
Folder 1
National Bicentennial Competition on the Constitution and Bill of Rights, 1987
- Box 2
Folder 2
National Conference of States on Bicentennial Planning, 1985-1986
- Box 2
Folder 3
Bicentennial of the Constitution, 1983-1985
- Box 2
Folder 4
AALS - Bicentennial, 1985-1986
- Box 2
Folder 5
ABA - Bicentennial of the Constitution, 1983-1985
- Box 2
Folder 6
Colonial Williamsburg, 1985
- Box 2
Folder 7
Competitions, 1986
- Box 2
Folder 8
Conference of Chief Justices, 1985
- Box 2
Folder 9
Congress, 1984
- Box 2
Folder 10
Court Days (U. Va. Institute of Government), 1983-1986
- Box 2
Folder 11
Debates (Burger), 1983-1984
- Box 2
Folder 12
Constitutional Decade, 1982-1983
- Box 2
Folder 13
Defense, Department of, 1986
- Box 2
Folder 14
Delaware, 1985-1986
- Box 2
Folder 15
Federal Judicial Center, 1985
- Box 2
Folder 16
Federal Commission: International Advisory Group, 1986
- Box 2
Folder 17
First Amendment Congress, 1980-1991
- Box 2
Folder 18
George Mason University - Project for the Study of Human Rights, 1982-1985
- Box 2
Folder 19
Governance in Future Space Communities, 1986
- Box 2
Folder 20
Jefferson Meeting on the Constitution, 1984
- Box 2
Folder 21
KQED, 1984-1985
- Box 3
Folder 1
Maryland, 1985-1986
- Box 3
Folder 2
'The Media and the Constitution' - Williamsburg, VA, 1986
- Box 3
Folder 3
Mentor Group, 1985
- Box 3
Folder 4
Mount Vernon Conference, 1985
- Box 3
Folder 5
The Constitution: A Work in Progress, 1981
- Box 3
Folder 6
Kaminski - Vol III, 1992
- Box 3
Folder 7
Hamilton/Distribution of WFF, 1990-1992
- Box 3
Folder 8
Pennsylvania, 1981-1985
- Box 3
Folder 9
National Forum (Bicentennial Symposium issue), 1984-1985
- Box 3
Folder 10
National Park Service, 1986
- Box 3
Folder 11
National Portrait Gallery, 1985
- Box 3
Folder 12
National Radio Theatre, 1985
- Box 3
Folder 13
New Hampshire, 1985
- Box 3
Folder 14
Project '87, 1980-1985
- Box 3
Folder 15
Project '87: Exhibits, 1985
- Box 3
Folder 16
Project '87, 1985
- Box 3
Folder 17
Commission on the Bicentennial, 1985-1986
- Box 3
Folder 18
The Jefferson Foundation, 1984
- Box 3
Folder 19
Project '87 Media Task Force, 1981-1983
- Box 3
Folder 20
Virginia Jefferson Association, 1984-1986
- Box 3
Folder 21
WETA - Telecourse on 'The Courts', 1983-1984
- Box 3
Folder 22
WETA - Supreme Court series, 1984
- Box 3
Folder 23
We the People 200, 1985-1986
- Box 3
Folder 24
WGBH, 1984
- Box 3
Folder 25
William & Mary, 1986
- Box 3
Folder 26
WNET, 1986
- Box 4
Folder 1
WNET / Thirteen, 1984-1985
- Box 4
Folder 2
Channel 13, 1981
- Box 4
Folder 3
WVIA-TV - 'Understanding Government', 1983-1985
- Box 4
Folder 4
Understanding Government - Supreme Court Project, 1983-1984
- Box 4
Folder 5
Universities/Colleges, 1984-1987
- Box 4
Folder 6
Bill of Rights, 1987-1992
- Box 4
Folder 7
State Commissions, 1984-1988
- Box 4
Folder 8
USIA, 1987-1988
- Box 4
Folder 9
Newspapers, 1986-1987
- Box 4
Folder 10
U.S. Cons. Comm., 1985-1987
- Box 4
Folder 11
Publications, 1984-1988
- Box 4
Folder 12
Bicentennial Publications, 1981-1988
- Box 5
Folder 1
Correspondence and Publications, 1984-1987
- Box 5
Folder 2
Correspondence and Publications, 1985-1987
- Box 5
Folder 3
Correspondence and Publications, 1985-1989
- Box 5
Folder 4
Correspondence and Publications, 1986-1990
- Box 5
Folder 5
Correspondence and Publications, 1986-1988
- Box 5
Folder 6
Jefferson Meeting on Constitution, 1984-1986
- Box 5
Folder 7
Space Governance, 1986
- Box 5
Folder 8
WETA, 1986-1988
- Box 5
Folder 9
KQED, 1987
- Box 5
Folder 10
Selected Bicentennial Celebrations, 1985-1986
- Box 5
Folder 11
The Constitution Project, 1985-1987
- Box 5
Folder 12
Magna Carta, 1985-1986
- Box 5
Folder 13
State Committee On Bicentennial of the Constitution, 1986-1987
- Box 5
Folder 14
U.S. Constitution Council, 1987
- Box 5
Folder 15
Bicentennial Commission, 1984-1987
- Box 5
Folder 16
ABA-Bicentennial Cons., 1985-1987
- Box 1
Folder 1
Commemorative Items, 1987
- Box 1
Folder 2
Pocket Constitutions, 1987
- Box 1
Folder 3
Banners, nd
- Box 1
Folder 4
Bicentennial of the Constitution, 1984-2005
- Box 1
Folder 5
Publications, 1986-1988
- Box 1
Folder 6
A Checklist for Planning Special Events, 1992
- Box 1
Folder 7
Workshop notes, 1992 May
- Box 1
Folder 8
Workshop on Special Events Planning, 1992
- Box 1
Folder 9
Corrected Table of Contents for Special Events Checklist, 1992
- Box 1
Folder 10
Certificate of Appreciation, 1991
- Box 1
Folder 11
Virginia Government in Brief & Virginia's Capitol Square, 1957-2002
- Box 1
Folder 12
Center for Public Service, University of Virginia, 1989
- Box 1
Folder 13
U.S. Constitution folders, nd
- Box 1
Folder 14
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, 1986
- Box 1
Folder 15
VBC Annual Reports, 1985-1991
- Box 1
Folder 16
VBC stationary, nd
- Box 1
Folder 17
Shark Poster Explanation, nd
- Box 1
Folder 18
VBC - Staff Addresses Inventory/Remaining Materials, 1992
- Box 1
Folder 19
Historic Homes, 1990
- Box 1
Folder 20
Congressional Delegation/Virginia, 1991
- Box 1
Folder 21
Commissioners' Checklist, 1991
- Box 1
Folder 22
Speech to Va. PRSA, 1987 May
- Box 1
Folder 23
Commendations/VA Institute of Govt, 1994
- Box 1
Folder 24
June 11 & June 25 - Commendations, 1988
- Box 1
Folder 25
Montpelier - Commendations, 1987-1988
- Box 1
Folder 26
Virginia Day - Commendations, 1987
- Box 1
Folder 27
Symposium: Central and Eastern Europe, 1991 June 10-11
- Box 1
Folder 28
Conseil d'Etat Visit, 1989 September 3-4
- Box 1
Folder 29
Goncz Visit, 1990
- Box 1
Folder 30
Exhibit Opening: Montpelier, 1989 June 8
- Box 1
Folder 31
Reapportionment Conference, 1989 December 11-12
- Box 1
Folder 32
State Fair Booth, 1990 September
- Box 1
Folder 33
Shark Poster Explanation/Bill of Rights Film Study Guide, nd
- Box 1
Folder 34
Documentary Film, nd
- Box 1
Folder 35
Ideas Packets, 1987
- Box 1
Folder 36
Les Droits Program - Power Line (Monpelier Event) - Montpelier Memento, 1987-1989
- Box 1
Folder 37
Virginia Association of Realtors, 1988
- Box 1
Folder 38
Protocol Guide, 1987
- Box 1
Folder 39
Center for Civic Education, 1991-1996
- Box 1
Folder 40
Checklist for Planning Special Events, 1992
- Box 1
Folder 41
Events, 1987-1991
- Box 1
Folder 42
The Global Legacy of the Bill of Rights, 1990
- Box 1
Folder 43
Photographs, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Greenhow of Williamsburg, nd
- Box 1
Folder 44
Bill of Rights Bicentennial Programs and Resources Conference, 1989
- Box 1
Folder 45
The Virginia Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, 1987-1988
- Box 2
Folder 1-2
Press clippings, 1987-1992
- Box 2
Folder 3
The Global Legacy of the Bill of Rights - Goncz Visit, 1990
- Box 2
Folder 4
Goncz Visit, 1992
- Box 2
Folder 5
A Checklist for Planning Special Events, 1992
- Box 2
Folder 6-7
Grave site Ceremony Honoring Thomas Mathews, 1991
- Box 2
Folder 8-9
"Les Droits de l'Homme and Scientific Progress" - Smithsonian/UVA Conference, 1989
- Box 2
Folder 10-12
Virginia State Fair, 1991
- Box 2
Folder 13
A Dominion Divided: Madison-Henry Debates, 1988
- Box 2
Folder 14
Montpelier Opening, 1987
- Box 3
Folder 1-2
Virginia Day in Philadelphia, 1987
- Box 3
Folder 3-5
The Virginia Assembly, 1988
- Box 4
Folder 1
Special Events Checklist, 1992
- Box 4
Folder 2
Well Begun and Life Magazine, 1987-1989
- Box 4
Folder 3
Life Magazine, 1987-1991
- Box 4
Folder 4
VBC Brochures and Programs, 1987-1991
- Box 4
Folder 5
Map of Virginia, Commonwealth Studies Program, 1983
- Box 4
Folder 6
Federal Commission Calendars, 1990-1991
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Banner (oversize)