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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF03-001
This folder contains letters and memoranda regarding the disposition of and potential uses for the former Tongue Point Naval Station in Astoria, Oregon, which was deemed surplus federal property. Correspondents include local citizens, elected officials, other government agencies, and commercial developers.
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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF02-022
This folder contains memoranda detailing the General Services Administration's feedback on a Department of Commerce report of national transportation policy recommendations.
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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF02-021
This folder contains correspondence and memoranda pertaining to the proposed prohibition on vessels trading with Cuba, which resulted from the Cuban Missile Crisis and was ultimately finalized under National Security Action Memorandum 220.
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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF02-020
This folder contains material pertaining to the Ad Hoc Committee on Disposal of Federal Surplus Real Property. The majority consists of comments submitted by various government agencies regarding a report and draft bill written by the committee on the disposition of surplus federal property. Agencies that submitted feedback include the Department of the Interior; the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; the Housing and Home Finance Agency; and the Bureau of the Budget.
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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF02-003
This folder contains the final report of the General Services Administration (GSA) Small Business Task Force. The task force was created by Boutin in March 1962 to study the causes for a recent decline in GSA procurement from small businesses and to make recommendations on how to remedy the situation. It was chaired by the Assistant Commissioner for Procurement Policy in the Federal Supply Service.
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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF02-002
This folder contains memoranda and correspondence pertaining to arrangements for the Federal Supply Service to obtain space at Sembach Air Force Base for a customer service center to help military units in Europe with government procurement activities.
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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF02-001
This folder contains memoranda and correspondence outlining General Services Administration (GSA) polices for assisting areas of high unemployment ("labor surplus areas") by prioritizing them for government contracts and procurement. The majority of the file consists of lists of furniture manufacturers in such areas by state.
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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF18-008
This folder contains a scrapbook of news clippings and articles about Bernard L. Boutin, Administrator of the General Services Administration. There are also a few programs, press releases, and other ephemera.
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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF18-007
This folder contains news clippings and articles pertaining to the Warren Commission investigation into President Kennedy's assassination.
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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF18-006
This folder contains news clippings and articles about civil rights issues pertaining to the work of the General Services Administration, such as federal buildings and government contracting and hiring practices. It also includes a copy of an Executive Order extending the authority of the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity.
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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF14-008
This folder contains material pertaining to the United States National Cultural Center (later renamed the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts) in Washington, D.C. It includes a draft memorandum of understanding between the trustees of the National Cultural Center and the General Services Administration regarding design and construction of the building, and a copy of Public Law 88-260.
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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF14-007
This folder contains memoranda and correspondence pertaining to the planned demolition of temporary government buildings along the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It also contains seemingly misfiled papers regarding Bernard Boutin's oral history interview for the Kennedy Library, and a list of General Services Administration records that were microfilmed for deposit in the Library.
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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF14-006
This folder contains memoranda, correspondence, and reports pertaining to the Public Works Acceleration Act (Public Law 87-688). It includes two versions of a report by the General Services Administration titled "Prospectus for Program of Small Public Building Projects Under the Public Buildings Act of 1959," which also contains prototype design examples for post offices and federal buildings. The Act was meant to alleviate unemployment by initiating or accelerating public works projects in designated communities.
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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF14-005
This folder contains memoranda and correspondence pertaining to the implementation of a facilities nondiscrimination clause in government leases in the western region of the country. It includes sample copies of the new lease form that contains the nondiscrimination clause.
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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF14-004
This folder contains memoranda, correspondence, and reports pertaining to the implementation of a facilities nondiscrimination clause in government leases. Much of the correspondence relates to negotiations with lessors. The file includes lists of leased buildings where there were segregated facilities.
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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF14-003
This folder contains memoranda, correspondence, and reports pertaining to the implementation of a facilities nondiscrimination clause in government leases. A portion of the correspondence relates to negotiations with lessors. The file includes lists of leased buildings where there were segregated facilities. It is believed that PRLM is the abbreviation for an office unit under the Space Management Division within the Public Buildings Service.
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USGSA-MF14-002
This folder contains memoranda and correspondence pertaining to a facilities nondiscrimination clause in government leases. The policy was adopted because some buildings where the federal government leased office space did not provide equal access to eating facilities.
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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF14-001
This folder contains memoranda and reports about the issues involved with commercial contracts for the cleaning of government buildings.
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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF02-019
This folder contains memoranda and drafts about the coordination of federal and state planning efforts.
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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF02-018
This folder contains material pertaining to the Ad Hoc Committee on Federal Office Space, which was convened by President Kennedy to survey the government's immediate and long-term space needs and related problems. Items include a map of public buildings in the metropolitan area of Washington, D.C.; a copy of the committee's final Report to the President (June 1962); and a General Services Administration progress report on space management work as of September 1963. Note that some background material in this file dates back to 1950.
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USGSA-MF02-017
This folder contains material pertaining to the National Capital Region Open-Space Project to study and formulate a plan for the preservation and management of open land around Washington, D.C. Included is an outline of the work program for the project.
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USGSA-MF02-016
This folder contains material pertaining to an architectural study of Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., and the area surrounding the White House. The majority of the file consists of a report by architecture firm John Carl Warnecke and Associates titled "Program for the Historical Preservation and Development of Lafayette Square."
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USGSA-MF02-015
This folder contains material pertaining to a proposed bill to extend the office services and mail privileges of former presidents for sixty days after their death.
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USGSA-MF02-014
This folder contains a few letters and memoranda pertaining to the architectural design of the American Exhibit building at the 1964 New York World's Fair.
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USGSA-MF02-013
This folder contains material pertaining to the disposition of the records and property of the U.S. Study Commission - Texas, which was disbanded following the publication of its final report. The purpose of the Commission was to investigate and propose a development plan for land and water resources in Texas. The file includes a copy of the final report, which was issued in April 1962.