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Stuart F. Feldman papers

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Call Number:
3741
Repository:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Extent:
34.8 linear feet (; 88 boxes, 2 volumes)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Stuart F. Feldman papers (Collection 3741), The Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Date:
1937-2011 (inclusive)
Creator:
Feldman, Stuart F.
Abstract:
Stuart F. Feldman (1937-2010) was a lawyer, author, consultant, and independent advocate who was active in a wide variety of civic and cultural programs and projects. Initiatives that he proposed and successfully spearheaded included creation of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia; legislation that made billions of dollars available to Vietnam veterans for education, counseling, and jobs; and the Martin Luther King Memorial in Washington, DC. Mr. Feldman worked for the Securities and Exchange Commission (1961-1963), Appalachian Regional Commission (1965-1967), Department of Transportation (1967-1969), U.S. Conference of Mayors (1969-1979), and as senior vice president of the National Constitution Center (1994-1997), among other positions. Born in Philadelphia, he graduated from Cheltenham High School and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania, 1958, and a doctoral degree from Penn’s Law School, 1961. The Stuart F. Feldman Papers include subject files, correspondence, minutes, typed and handwritten notes, reports, clippings, pamphlets, and other items. The papers provide substantial documentation of Feldman’s ideas and work, both public and behind the scenes, across a wide variety of topics and over several decades. Most of the material concerns Feldman’s professional activities but there are also a few typed journal entries and scattered letters that discuss his personal life.

Stuart Franklin Feldman (January 20, 1937-July 11, 2010) was a lawyer, lobbyist, and social activist who was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Israel and Mildred Feldman. He was a long-term advocate for veterans’ education, healthcare, and employment programs.

He attended Cheltenham High School and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1958 with a BA in economics. Shortly after receiving his law degree in 1961 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Feldman moved to Washington DC to serve as the staff attorney for the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Division of Corporation Finance and the Office of General Counsel (1961-1963). In 1963 he worked as the attorney for President Kennedy’s Appalachian Study Commission. He designed and drafted key parts of the legislation which would later become the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, a multi-billion dollar federal-state effort designed to assist the economic redevelopment of Appalachia. He continued to work for the commission until 1967 when he became director of the Legislative Affairs Division in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the United States Department of Transportation. He remained in that position for two years. Feldman was also the executive director for the Committee for Public Advocacy (1976-1977) and played a key role in obtaining the passage of the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Act of 1976.

Feldman served as a Vietnam veterans advocate for education and job opportunities (1969-1979). As a program designer and lobbyist, he was responsible for the creation of several amendments to the G.I. Bill for Education, as well as Health, Education, and Welfare and Labor Department legislation that created education and employment opportunities for veterans. He helped found the Council of Vietnam Veterans which later became the Vietnam Veterans of America. In 1969 Feldman helped organize “Hope for Education," a veterans' initiative which involved comedian Bob Hope (1903-2003). As part of the initiative, a team of college admissions staff and astronaut Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) accompanied Hope during his United Service Organizations (USO) Christmas show in Vietnam. During the show Hope and his team helped inform military servicemen of their G.I Bill education benefits, and in less than two weeks 50,000 servicemen filed college or technical school admission applications.

Feldman left the federal government in the early 1970s and became a lobbyist for the United States Conference of Mayors, while continuing to work for veteran’s benefits. During the 1980s and 1990s, he worked as a legislative consultant to the House Rules Committee chairman and as an independent lawyer practicing in Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia. Beginning in 1984, Feldman focused much of his lobbying efforts on the creation of a museum dedicated solely to the U.S. Constitution to be established in Philadelphia. His essay and proposal before the “We the People 200” commission for the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution was one of the earliest propositions for such an institution. These efforts culminated in the Constitution Heritage Act of 1988, establishing the museum as the National Constitution Center at the Independence National Historical Park. Feldman served on the board of the museum for seventeen years and was present at the grand opening in 2003.

Feldman also lent his lobbying efforts and talents to the establishment of a memorial for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the National Mall in Washington. His original proposal advocated for the words of King’s “I Have a Dream” speech to be carved in stone at the base of the Reflecting Pool near the Lincoln memorial. Ultimately it was decided to construct the memorial on the northwest shore of the Tidal Basin, though Feldman did not live to see the project completed.

In addition to the above efforts, Feldman’s later years were occupied by various local and national projects including education and election reform, urban revitalization, and historic preservation. Feldman was also a prolific writer and over the course of his career produced numerous essays, op-ed articles, and television pilots, as well as several chapter drafts for a book recounting his role in securing benefits for Vietnam veterans. Few of these materials were ever published although several of his op-ed pieces appeared in national newspapers.

Feldman died aged seventy-three from complications of multiple myeloma.

The Stuart F. Feldman papers date from 1937 to 2011 and includes writings, correspondence, printed matter, typed and handwritten notes, pamphlets, a few photographs, and one audio tape. The collection documents Feldman’s professional career from his years as a consultant in Washington, D. C. to his turn towards legal and socially minded work in Philadelphia. The collection is a rich resource for those studying twentieth century history generally, and in particular, the plight of veterans after the Vietnam War, the history of Philadelphia's National Constitution Center, and the creation of national memorials such as the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D. C. While the papers provide in-depth coverage of Feldman's many jobs, there is little in the collection that documents his personal life save for some scattered correspondence and a short series of daily journals (Box 86, folders 1-2). The collection is arranged into rough chronological order and there may be duplicate copies of some material throughout the collection.

The collection has been divided into three series, two of which have been divided further into multiple subseries. The first series, Washington, D. C. papers, includes records on Feldman's initiatives for Vietnam veterans, his work with CSX Railroad, as well as his essays, writings, and proposals for a television sitcom and a Harry S. Truman television documentary series. Notable items in this series include papers related to the G.I. Bill education benefits for Vietnam veterans, specifically the “Hope for Education” initiative (Box 6, Folder 6) and the split-jobs and employment programs (Box 4, Folder 5 and Box 5, Folders 1-5), as Feldman played an instrumental role in pushing for these programs.

The second series, Philadelphia papers, contains material relating to Feldman’s work in and writings about the Philadelphia area. These materials include correspondence, articles, essays, notes, and notes that cover Feldman's involvement with the National Constitution Center, the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial, and G.I. Bill Alumni Association. This series also contains papers on Feldman's role as a lobbyist and his participate in electoral policies, including the 2008 Democratic presidential campaign, elections and lobbying. There are also items on education and miscellaneous local and national issues.

Both the first and second series contains assortments of printed matter and miscellaneous papers. Some of these materials have only been roughly sorted and there may be some overlap between materials in each series.

The third and final series, Writings, highlights Feldman's aptitude for putting his thoughts on any number of topics on paper, whether for professional articles and op-ed pieces or for personal reflection and contemplation. This series contains various drafts and copies of Feldman’s prolific essays and proposals, as well as numerous journals and notebooks he kept throughout his career and planning material for a manuscript titled "Why Doesn't Somebody Do Something?" about his role in securing benefits for Vietnam veterans during the 1960s and 1970s.

The collection is divided into three series, the first two of which contains several subseries, as follows.

Series 1. Washington D.C. papers, 1947-2010; Boxes 1-25, Volume 1

Subseries 1.a. Veterans programs, 1947-1949, 1966-1981; Boxes 1-11, Volume 1

Subseries 1.b. Transportation/CSX Railroad, 1967-1993; Boxes 11-12

Subseries 1.c. Foreign relations, 1975-2001; Boxes 12-13

Subseries 1.d. Advocacy and legal work, 1962-1993; Boxes 13-18

Subseries 1.e. National issues, 1961-1992; Boxes 18-19

Subseries 1.f. Printed matter, 1962-2010; Boxes 19-23

Subseries 1.g. Miscellaneous, 1958-2010; Boxes 23-25

Series II. Philadelphia papers, 1937-2010; Boxes 26-75 and 88, Volume 2

Subseries 2.a. National Constitution Center, 1986-2010; Boxes 26-36 and 88

Subseries 2.b. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, 1983-2010; Boxes 37-39

Subseries 2.c. GI Bill Alumni Association, 1949, 1968-2010; Boxes 39-42

Subseries 2.d. Elections and lobbying, 1976, 1992-2009; Boxes 42-43

Subseries 2.e. Education, 1963-2010; Boxes 43-46

Subseries 2.f. Local issues, 1937, 1976-2009; Boxes 47-52, Volume 2

Subseries 2.g. National issues, 1962-2010; Boxes 52-59

Subseries 2.h. Printed matter, circa 1980-circa 2000; Boxes 59-69

Subseries 2.i. Miscellaneous, 1969-2011; Boxes 70-75

Series III. Writings and essays, 1951-2010; Boxes 75-87

Subseries 3.a. Book planning, 1969-2010; Boxes 75-80

Subseries 3.b. Essays and proposals, 1951, 1961-2010; Boxes 80-85

Subseries 3.c. Journals and notebooks, 1959-1964, 1971, 1995-2008; Boxes 86-87

Collection deposited by Christina L. Sterner, 2014.

Because Feldman constantly referred to his past work throughout his career and made many photocopies of his articles, writings, and source materials, there is considerable overlap between papers in all three series of this collection. Though some initial weeding of duplicates was completed, they could not all be culled and discarded due to time restraints, and many duplicate papers remain in the collection.

Included with the collection but not inventoried is an old computer hard drive, which is restricted from use. Once its contents can be accessed, any material that can be made available from it will be added to the collection.

Organization
Subject
Place

Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Finding Aid Author
Finding aid prepared by Diane Biunno, Megan Evans, and Cary Hutto
Finding Aid Date
; 2014.
Sponsor
Processing made possible by a generous donation from members and friends of the Feldman family.
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Collection Inventory

Subseries description

Material in this subseries dates from 1947 to 1949 and 1966 to 1981, and it is arranged in rough chronological order. It includes printed matter, correspondence, notes, papers, writings, one audio tape, and one volume. Together these items documents education, employment, and health benefits for Vietnam veterans. Notable papers include those related to the G.I. Bill education benefits for Vietnam veterans, specifically the “Hope for Education” initiative (Box 6, Folder 6), the split-jobs and employment programs (Box 4, Folder 5 and Box 5, Folders 1-5), the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Box 8, Folder 4), and Appalachian Vietnam Veterans (Box 7, Folders 1-2). The audio tape in the subseries contains a program on issues related to the psychological readjustment of Vietnam veterans (Box 8, Folder 3), and the volume (Volume 1) is titled Source Material on the Vietnam Era Veteran.

Education, 1947-1949, 1966-1968.
Box 1 Folder 1
Education, 1969 January-May.
Box 1 Folder 2
Education, 1969 June-December.
Box 1 Folder 3
Education, 1970.
Box 1 Folder 4-5
Education, 1971.
Box 1 Folder 6
Education, 1972 January-June.
Box 2 Folder 1
Education, 1972 July-December.
Box 2 Folder 2
Education, 1973 January-April.
Box 2 Folder 3
Education, 1973 May-December.
Box 2 Folder 4
Education, 1974.
Box 2 Folder 5
Education, 1975.
Box 2 Folder 6
Education, 1976.
Box 3 Folder 1
New England Board of Higher Education proposal to increase G.I. Bill use, 1976 September 7.
Box 3 Folder 2
Education, 1977.
Box 3 Folder 3
Education, 1978-1993.
Box 3 Folder 4
Education, undated.
Box 3 Folder 5
G.I. Bill miscellaneous, 1948-1970.
Box 3 Folder 6
G.I. Bill miscellaneous, 1971-1976.
Box 4 Folder 1
G.I. Bill miscellaneous, 1977-1993.
Box 4 Folder 2
G.I. Bill miscellaneous, undated.
Box 4 Folder 3
Vietnam War, 1967-1969 and undated.
Box 4 Folder 4
Jobs, 1968-1971.
Box 4 Folder 5
Jobs, 1972-1973.
Box 5 Folder 1
Jobs, 1974.
Box 5 Folder 2
Jobs, 1975.
Box 5 Folder 3
Jobs, 1977-1989.
Box 5 Folder 4
Jobs, undated.
Box 5 Folder 5
Advocacy, 1968-1977.
Box 5 Folder 6
Advocacy, 1978.
Box 6 Folder 1
Advocacy, 1980-1982.
Box 6 Folder 2
Advocacy, 1984-1991, 2002.
Box 6 Folder 3
Advocacy, undated.
Box 6 Folder 4
Advocacy printed matter, 1970-1986 and undated.
Box 6 Folder 5
Hope for Education, 1969-1971 and undated.
Box 6 Folder 6
Appalachian veterans, 1970-1973.
Box 7 Folder 1
Appalachian veterans, undated.
Box 7 Folder 2
Public hearings, 1972.
Box 7 Folder 3
Public hearings, 1973.
Box 7 Folder 4
Public hearings correspondence, 1973 January-March.
Box 7 Folder 5
Homecoming and celebrations, 1974.
Box 7 Folder 6
Homecoming and celebrations, 1979-1981 and undated .
Box 8 Folder 1
Healthcare, 1977-1991 and undated.
Box 8 Folder 2
Psychological readjustment problems of the Vietnam veteran, undated.
Box 8 Folder 3
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 1982-1985 and undated.
Box 8 Folder 4
Vietnam Veteran's Memorial fund's financial operations were properly accounted for and reported, 1984 May 23.
Box 8 Folder 5
Gulf War veterans, 1991 and undated.
Box 8 Folder 6
Education for veterans, 1968-1978 and undated.
Box 8 Folder 7
Miscellaneous, 1968-1978 and undated.
Box 9 Folder 1-5
Miscellaneous printed matter, 1970-1991 and undated.
Box 9 Folder 6
Veterans Administration National Task Force on Education and the Vietnam Era Veteran, 1971-1973.
Box 10 Folder 1
Veterans education and training program correspondence, 1972 March-June.
Box 10 Folder 2
Veterans education and training program correspondence, 1972 September-October.
Box 10 Folder 3
Statistics, 1972-1973.
Box 10 Folder 4
Miscellaneous papers and correspondence, 1976-1982 and undated.
Box 10 Folder 5
White House correspondence, 1977.
Box 11 Folder 1
Vietnam veterans issues, an extraordinary Washington Post editorial series, 1977-1978.
Box 11 Folder 2
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1978.
Box 11 Folder 3
Vietnam veterans and the iron triangle, 1981.
Box 11 Folder 4
Source material on the Vietnam era veteran, 1974 February 12.
Volume 1
Subseries description

In this subseries, researchers will find material that documents Feldman’s work as a consultant with CSX Railroad and the United States Department of Transportation. The papers date from 1975 to 2001, with the bulk of materials ranging from 1990 to 1994, and are arranged into rough chronological order. Within the files are printed matter, correspondence, notes, papers, and miscellaneous writings.

Correspondence, 1967-1997 and undated.
Box 11 Folder 5
Papers and writings, 1968, 1983-1985.
Box 11 Folder 6
Papers and writings, 1986.
Box 11 Folder 7
Papers and writings, 1987.
Box 11 Folder 8
Papers and writings, 1988.
Box 12 Folder 1
Papers and writings, 1989.
Box 12 Folder 2
Papers and writings, 1990-1991 and undated.
Box 12 Folder 3
Printed matter, 1983-1987 and undated.
Box 12 Folder 4
Printed matter, 1988-1993 and undated.
Box 12 Folder 5
Notes, 1985-1987.
Box 12 Folder 6
Notes, 1988-1989 and undated.
Box 12 Folder 7
Subseries description

Most of the papers in this subseries highlight Feldman's efforts to either improve or shed light on America's relationships with Russia, Eastern Europe, and Iraq from 1990 to 1992. Some of these materials concern aid to Russia and Eastern Europe, while others concern war and conflict with Iraq (Box 13, Folders 3-5). Papers here are arranged into rough chronological order and include printed matter, correspondence, notes, and writings.

Printed matter, 1975-1994 and undated.
Box 12 Folder 8
Printed matter, 1989-2001 and undated.
Box 13 Folder 1
Papers and writings, 1981-1989.
Box 13 Folder 2
Russia, Eastern Europe and Iraq, 1990.
Box 13 Folder 3
Russia, Eastern Europe and Iraq, 1991.
Box 13 Folder 4
Russia, Eastern Europe and Iraq, 1992.
Box 13 Folder 5
Foreign policy proposals index, 1992 August 6.
Box 13 Folder 6
Foreign policy proposals index, 1992 November 16.
Box 13 Folder 7
Russia and Eastern Europe, 1993-1994.
Box 13 Folder 8
Subseries description

Feldman developed a number of interests over the course of his career, and the papers in this subseries demonstrate the breadth of causes he worked on or supported during the first half of his career. Some of the subjects covered include educations, energy, automobile safety, defense, housing, trade, and banking. This subseries also contains papers from Feldman's work with the Appalachian Development Act (Box 14, Folders 2-3), the 1976 Bicentennial celebration (Box 14, Folder 16), and National Performance Review of 1993 (Box 18, Folder 1). Comprising the papers are printed matter, correspondence, notes, papers, and writings.

Children's Hospital, 1962-1963.
Box 13 Folder 9
Proposals and assorted papers, 1963-1964.
Box 14 Folder 1
Appalachian Development Act, 1963-1965.
Box 14 Folder 2
Appalachian Development Act, 1966-1969.
Box 14 Folder 3
U.S. problems, opportunities and youth, 1968-1969.
Box 14 Folder 4
Safety belt legislation, 1970-1973.
Box 14 Folder 5
American Bicentennial, 1973-1974.
Box 14 Folder 6
Advocacy proposals and miscellaneous, 1975-1976.
Box 14 Folder 7
Committee for Public Advocacy, 1976.
Box 14 Folder 8
Committee for Public Advocacy papers and correspondence, 1977 January-April.
Box 14 Folder 9
Committee for Public Advocacy papers and correspondence, 1977 May-July.
Box 14 Folder 10
Finding out how programs are working: suggestions for congressional oversight, 1977 November 22.
Box 15 Folder 1
Energy Management Services and miscellaneous, 1978-1979.
Box 15 Folder 2
Correspondence, 1979, 1983-1984.
Box 15 Folder 3
Bolling and Hoover Commission and miscellaneous, 1980 January-May.
Box 15 Folder 4
Energy Management Services and miscellaneous, 1980 June-September.
Box 15 Folder 5
Commission on More Effective Government, 1981 January-June.
Box 15 Folder 6
Securities and Exchange Commission and miscellaneous, 1981 July-December.
Box 15 Folder 7
Committee on Energy and Commerce and miscellaneous, 1982 January-May.
Box 15 Folder 8
Commission on More Effective Government and miscellaneous, 1982 June-December.
Box 16 Folder 1
Defense proposals and miscellaneous, 1983.
Box 16 Folder 2
Increasing the Department of Housing and Urban Development's effectiveness through improved management, 1984 January 10.
Box 16 Folder 3
Education, General Accounting Office and miscellaneous, 1984 January-March.
Box 16 Folder 4
Education, General Accounting Office and miscellaneous, 1984 April-December.
Box 16 Folder 5
Tax reform proposals and miscellaneous, 1985.
Box 16 Folder 6
Correspondence and assorted advocacy papers, 1986.
Box 17 Folder 1
Trade bill and automotive industry, 1987.
Box 17 Folder 2
Presidential campaign and miscellaneous, 1988.
Box 17 Folder 3
Savings and loan crisis and education, 1989 January-March.
Box 17 Folder 4
National Commission on Executive Organization and savings and loan crisis, 1989 April-December.
Box 17 Folder 5
Savings and loan crisis, 1990-1991.
Box 17 Folder 6
Assorted advocacy papers, 1992.
Box 17 Folder 7
National Performance Review, 1993.
Box 18 Folder 1
Correspondence, notes and writings, undated.
Box 18 Folder 2
Subseries description

Papers on the Iran Contra affair (Box 19, Folders 1-5) and nuclear arms race between the United States and the former Soviet Union during the 1980s (Box 18, Folder 5) comprise the bulk of this subseries. While Feldman was not directly involved in these events, he was called upon to offer his opinions on them. Therefore the bulk of the papers consist of Feldman's essays, writings, and op-ed pieces. This subseries also contains some material on national education issues, as well as printed matter and a folder of correspondence.

Education, 1961-1962 and undated.
Box 18 Folder 3-4
Education, 1961-1962 and undated.
Box 18 Folder 3-4
Nuclear arms papers and writings, 1980-1987.
Box 18 Folder 5
Printed matter, 1981-1991 and undated.
Box 18 Folder 6-7
Printed matter, 1981-1991 and undated.
Box 18 Folder 6-7
Correspondence, 1981-1992.
Box 18 Folder 8
Iran Contra Affair papers and writings, 1986-1987.
Box 19 Folder 1
Iran Contra Affair papers and writings, 1987.
Box 19 Folder 2-4
Iran Contra Affair papers and writings, 1987-1992.
Box 19 Folder 5
Subseries description

This subseries includes a large number of newspaper and magazine clippings collected by Feldman that have been roughly sorted by topic and then chronologically. Rough groupings include politics, the American economy and the economies of other countries, business, healthcare, and domestic events. Feldman also clipped political cartoons, a small collection of which can be found in here (Box 23, Folder 4).

Miscellaneous, circa 1962-1976.
Box 19 Folder 6
Miscellaneous, circa 1977-1980.
Box 19 Folder 7
Miscellaneous, circa 1981-1985.
Box 20 Folder 1
Miscellaneous, circa 1983-1987.
Box 20 Folder 2
Miscellaneous, circa 1987-1989.
Box 20 Folder 3-4
Miscellaneous, circa 1990-1993.
Box 20 Folder 5
Miscellaneous, circa 1990-1993.
Box 21 Folder 1
Miscellaneous, circa 1993-1995.
Box 21 Folder 2
Miscellaneous, undated.
Box 21 Folder 3-4
Domestic issues, 1962-2003 and undated.
Box 21 Folder 5 Box 22 Folder 1
Politics, 1969-2001 and undated.
Box 22 Folder 2-3
Economy and business, 1969-2010 and undated.
Box 22 Folder 4
Economy and business, 1969-2010 and undated.
Box 23 Folder 1-2
Health, 1980-1993 and undated.
Box 23 Folder 3
Political cartoons, 1980-1993 and undated.
Box 23 Folder 4
Subseries description

Though this is a small subseries, it's among the collection's richest in Feldman's personal papers from the early 1970s to the early 1990s. Here researchers will find a notebook Feldman kept as a University of Pennsylvania law student (Box 23, Folder 5), a series of personal notes (Box 24), resumes, correspondence, and ephemera.

University notebook, 1958.
Box 23 Folder 5
Notes, 1960-1978.
Box 23 Folder 6
Notes, 1971-1972 and undated.
Box 24 Folder 1
Notes, 1980-1983.
Box 24 Folder 2
Notes, 1984-1985.
Box 24 Folder 3
Notes, 1986-1989.
Box 24 Folder 4
Notes, 1990-1995.
Box 24 Folder 5
Notes, undated.
Box 24 Folder 6-7
Bills, receipts, and blank tax forms, 1968-1993 and undated.
Box 24 Folder 8
Correspondence, 1969-1993 and undated.
Box 25 Folder 1
Resumes, 1970-1992 and undated.
Box 25 Folder 2
Assorted papers and correspondence, 1972-1994 and undated.
Box 25 Folder 3
Pamphlets and postcards, 1982-1993 and undated.
Box 25 Folder 4
High school, university, and law school reunion, 1983-1989.
Box 25 Folder 5
Assorted personal papers, 1987-1991 and undated.
Box 25 Folder 6
Medical papers, 1988-1992 and undated.
Box 25 Folder 7
Essay, undated.
Box 25 Folder 8

Subseries description

This subseries contains materials regarding the founding, planning, and management of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Feldman’s essay and proposal to the We the People 200 commission for the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution was one of the earliest proposals for a museum solely dedicated to the United States Constitution. Feldman remained an instrumental and influential proponent of the museum from the early 90s until his death, even serving on the board of trustees. The materials in this subseries reflect his involvement with the museum, containing correspondence, notes, clippings, essays and commentary, meeting minutes, and some promotional material and other ephemera. This subseries is particularly rich in documenting the early conflicts and struggles in launching the museum. There is significant cross-over with this subseries and Series III. The subseries begins with materials grouped into the categories of Administrative materials, Formative Documents, and Notes and Research, after which the rest of the subseries is arranged chronologically.

Administrative: Assorted reports, plans, by-laws drafts, budgets, histories, and other notes, 1986, 1989, 1992-1999.
Box 26 Folder 1
Administrative: Annual Reports, National Tree biographical booklet, and proposal, 1987, 2003-2006, 2008.
Box 26 Folder 2
Administrative: Michael Adler reports to the National Constitution Foundation, 1994-1995.
Box 26 Folder 3
Administrative: Michael Adler reports, 1994.
Box 26 Folder 4
Administrative: Assorted newsletter, circa 1995, 2000-2004.
Box 26 Folder 5
Administrative: Assorted brochures, posters, pocket constitutions, and other ephemera, 1997, circa 2003, undated.
Box 26 Folder 6
Administrative: Informational booklet, circa 1997.
Box 26 Folder 7
Administrative: By-laws, board directory, and assorted articles and reports regarding the United State Constitution and government, 1999.
Box 27 Folder 1
Administrative: "Evaluation of Attendance and Pricing Policy", 2000 January 4.
Box 27 Folder 2
Administrative: Assorted letters, press-releases, budgets, reports, and exhibit plan drafts, 2000-2007.
Box 27 Folder 3
Administrative: "Exhibit Plan Review", 2001.
Box 27 Folder 4
Administrative: "Script and Key Storyboard Frames" for Kimmel Theater production, 2002.
Box 27 Folder 5
Administrative: Constitutional Sources Project booklet, circa 2007.
Box 27 Folder 6
Administrative: Assorted planning notes, policy and vision drafts, fact sheets, and other materials, undated.
Box 27 Folder 7
Formative Documents: Drafts of "A Philadelphia Museum and Study Center on the Constitution and the System of Ideas and Institutions that it Fostered" and other planning essays, notes, and letters, 1984.
Box 27 Folder 8
Formative Documents: Drafts of "The American Constitution Exhibition and Communication Center" essay and other We the People 200 materials, 1985.
Box 27 Folder 9
Formative Documents: Drafts of official proposal to We the People 200, 1986.
Box 28 Folder 1
Formative Documents: Drafts of "A Populist View," "The Means to Reach the Public," and "Bringing the U.S. Constitution to the Public" essays, 1986.
Box 28 Folder 1
Formative Documents: Notes, minutes, letters, and essays related to We the People 200 Committee for Permanent Center for the Constitution, 1986.
Box 28 Folder 3
Formative Documents: Exhibition planning report drafts, Reading Terminal Train Shed location proposal drafts, and other planning materials, 1987.
Box 28 Folder 4
Formative Documents: Copies of the Constitution Heritage Act, feasibility study proposals, essays, and assorted notes, 1988-1989.
Box 28 Folder 5
Formative Documents: Essays and proposals regarding feasibility study, budgets, and other planning materials, 1992.
Box 29 Folder 1
Formative Documents: "Constitution Hall: Philadelphia's Exhibits on Democracy in Action", 1993 May 20.
Box 29 Folder 2
Formative Documents: Architectural firm proposal, feasibility study drafts, and other related essays, 1993.
Box 29 Folder 3
Formative Documents: Assorted essays, notes, memoranda, articles, and other materials regarding exhibition planning, 1993.
Box 29 Folder 4
Formative Documents: Assorted essays and notes regarding exhibition planning, 1993.
Box 29 Folder 5
Formative Documents: Conceptual plan drafts and charette report, 1993.
Box 29 Folder 6
Formative Documents: "Market Demand and Economic Impact Study" and other materials regarding exhibition planning, 1994.
Box 30 Folder 1
Formative Documents: "The Constitution Center: A New Vision for Independence Mall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania" conceptual plan, 1994.
Box 30 Folder 2
Notes and Research: Assorted museum articles, handwritten and typed notes, and essays, 1984-1989.
Box 30 Folder 3
Notes and Research: Assorted museum articles and handwritten and typed notes, 1991-1993.
Box 30 Folder 4
Notes and Research: Assorted museum article, handwritten and typed notes, and essays, 1994-1995.
Box 30 Folder 5
Notes and Research: Agendas, essays, materials regarding exhibition charette, and handwritten and typed notes, 1996.
Box 31 Folder 1
Notes and Research: Assorted essays, notes, and commentary, 1997-1999.
Box 31 Folder 2
Notes and Research: Assorted essays, commentary, and typed notes, 2000-2001.
Box 31 Folder 3
Notes and Research: Assorted essays, commentary, and typed and handwritten notes, 2002-2006.
Box 31 Folder 4
Notes and Research: Assorted essays, articles, and typed notes, 2007-2009.
Box 31 Folder 5
Notes and Research: Assorted essays and articles, handwritten and typed notes, and photographs, undated.
Box 31 Folder 6
Assorted essays and commentary by Stuart Feldman and others, 1984-1987, 1992-1995, 2001, 2003-2005, 2007.
Box 32 Folder 1
Assorted letters and memoranda to and from Stuart Feldman and other correspondents, 1984-1989.
Box 32 Folder 2
Board of Directors/Trustees minutes, agendas, notes, memoranda, reports, and other related materials, 1986, 1992-2000.
Box 32 Folder 3
Letters, notes, and chronologies regarding recognition, 1986-1987, 1995-1996, 1999-2004, 2008-2009.
Box 32 Folder 4
Assorted letters, memoranda, and faxes to and from Stuart Feldman and other correspondents, 1990-1993.
Box 32 Folder 5
Assorted letters, memoranda, and faxes to and from Stuart Feldman and other correspondents, 1994-1995.
Box 33 Folder 1
Assorted articles and editorials from various magazines and newspapers, 1994-1996, 1998-1999.
Box 33 Folder 2
Assorted articles and editorials from local newspapers, 1994-1996, 2000.
Box 33 Folder 3
Assorted letters, memoranda, and faxes to and from Stuart Feldman and other correspondents, 1996-1997.
Box 33 Folder 4
Assorted letters, memoranda, and faxes to and from Stuart Feldman and other correpondents, 1998-1999.
Box 34 Folder 1
Assorted articles and editorials from various newspapers and magazines, 2000-2001, 2003-2005, 2008-2010, undated.
Box 34 Folder 2
Assorted letters, memoranda, emails, and faxes to and from Stuart Feldman and other correpondents, 2000-2002.
Box 34 Folder 3
Board of Directors Semi-Annual Meeting agenda, minutes, and reports, 2001 May 29.
Box 34 Folder 4
"Operating Plan and Forecasting Model", 2001 September.
Box 34 Folder 5
Board of Directors Annual Meeting agenda, minutes, and reports, 2001.
Box 34 Folder 6
Board of Directors Annual Retreat agenda, minutes, reports, and memoranda, 2001.
Box 35 Folder 1
Board of Trustees and Programs Committee minutes, agendas, memoranda, and other related materials, 2001-2009, undated.
Box 35 Folder 2
Board of Trustees Annual Meeting agenda, minutes, reports, and other related materials, 2002.
Box 35 Folder 3
Board of Trustees meeting minutes and reports, 2002.
Box 35 Folder 4
"Grand Opening Book" including agendas, memoranda, minutes, reports, ephemera, and other materials, 2003 July 4.
Box 35 Folder 5
Assorted letters, memoranda, and emails to and from Stuart Feldman and other correspondents, 2003.
Box 35 Folder 6
Board of Trustees Annual Meeting minutes, letters, reports, and other related materials, 2003.
Box 35 Folder 7
Donor lists and notes regarding Joe Torsella Congressional campaign, 2003-2004, 2009.
Box 36 Folder 1
Board of Trustees Annual Meeting reports and memoranda, 2004.
Box 36 Folder 2
Assorted letters, memoranda, and emails to and from Stuart Feldman and other correspondents, 2004-2005.
Box 36 Folder 3
Board of Trustees Annual Meeting committee minutes, reports, and memoranda, 2006.
Box 36 Folder 4
Assorted letters, memoranda, and emails to and from Stuart Feldman and other correspondents, 2006-2009, undated.
Box 36 Folder 5
Board of Trustees Annual Meeting minutes, reports, memoranda, and election materials, 2007.
Box 36 Folder 6
NCC award.
Box 88
Subseries description

The materials found in this subseries relate to Felman’s involvement in and promotion of establishing a memorial to Dr. King on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. These materials include correspondence, articles, essays, and commentary written by Stuart Feldman and others. The subseries is arranged chronologically.

Related letters, essays, and press clippings, 1983, 1986, 1988.
Box 37 Folder 1
Related letters, essays, and press clippings, 1989.
Box 37 Folder 2
Related letters, notes, and essays, 1990-1993.
Box 37 Folder 3
Related letters, notes, and copies of H.R. 4236 bill, 1995-1996.
Box 37 Folder 4
Related letters, notes, essays, and news clippings, 1997.
Box 37 Folder 5
Related letters, notes, essays, and press clippings (1 of 2), 1998.
Box 37 Folder 6
Related letters, notes, essays, and press clippings (2 of 2), 1998.
Box 37 Folder 7
Related letters from Stuart Feldman and other correspondents, 1999.
Box 38 Folder 1
Related essays, notes, statements, and lists by Stuart Feldman, 1999.
Box 38 Folder 2
Related press clippings and other assorted printed materials, 1999.
Box 38 Folder 3
Related letters, notes, press clippings, newsletters, emails, and press package, 2000-2004.
Box 38 Folder 4
Related letters, emails, press clippings, and benefit and ground breaking programs, 2005-2010.
Box 38 Folder 5
Related letters, notes, press clippings, political cartoons, and other printed materials, undated.
Box 39 Folder 1
Subseries description

This subseries contains material pertaining to Feldman’s efforts at launching a national education initiative in which former G.I. Bill users promoted and sponsored education for disadvantaged children. While the Association never really took off, Feldman spoke to numerous correspondents about the idea and promoted it where he could. The materials in this subseries consist of correspondence, essays, articles, clippings, notes, and commentary written by Stuart Feldman and others. The subseries is arranged chronologically.

Other Veterans Affairs: Assorted essays, statistical data, and memoranda (some photocopies), 1949, 1968, 1970s.
Box 39 Folder 2
Other Veterans Affairs: Assorted essays, press clippings, and correspondence, 1985, 1990s.
Box 39 Folder 3
Assorted notes, letters, essays, and early planning materials, 1991, 1993, 1995.
Box 39 Folder 4
Assorted letters, notes, planning materials, and essays (1 of 2), 1997.
Box 39 Folder 5
Assorted letters, notes, planning materials, and essays (2 of 2), 1997.
Box 40 Folder 1
Assorted letters, essays, planning materials, and notes, 1998 January-April.
Box 40 Folder 2
Assorted letters, essays, notes, and planning materials, 1998 May-August.
Box 40 Folder 3
Assorted letters, essays, notes, and planning materials, 1998 September-December.
Box 40 Folder 4
Assorted letters, emails, notes, grant proposals, board minutes, and planning materials, 1999 January-June.
Box 40 Folder 5
Assorted letters, emails, notes, board minutes, and planning materials, 1999 July-December.
Box 41 Folder 1
Assorted letters, emails, notes, essays, board minutes, and planning materials, 2000 January-June.
Box 41 Folder 2
Assorted letters, emails, notes, board minutes, essays, and planning materials, 2000 July-December.
Box 41 Folder 3
Assorted letters, emails, proposals, essays, and planning materials, 2001.
Box 41 Folder 4
Other Veterans Affairs: Assorted correspondence, essays, press clippings, and emails, 2001-2002, 2004-2005, 2007-2010.
Box 41 Folder 5
Tax exemption materials, assorted letters, notes, emails, and essays, 2002.
Box 41 Folder 6
Assorted letters, emails, notes, proposals, essays, and planning materials, 2003-2006, 2008.
Box 42 Folder 1
Assorted notes, letters, essays, and planning materials, undated.
Box 42 Folder 2
Other Veterans Affairs: Assorted press clippings, letters, essays, statistical data, and notes, undated.
Box 42 Folder 3
Subseries description

The materials found here largely consist of Feldman’s commentary regarding certain elections as well as his thoughts on the merits of lobbying. This subseries contains correspondence, essays, notes, and clippings, including a compilation of suggestions sent to John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign. The subseries is arranged chronologically.

"How Lobbying Works" drafts, 1976, 1993, 2005, 2008.
Box 42 Folder 4
Letters and proposals to various correspondents, 1992-2002, undated.
Box 42 Folder 5
Proposals made to John Kerry presidential campaign and letters and emails to various correspondents, 2002-2005.
Box 42 Folder 6
Letters and emails to various correspondents regarding 2004 presidential campaign, 2004-2005.
Box 43 Folder 1
Assorted letters, emails, essays, and news articles regarding the 2008 Presidential election, 2007-2008, undated.
Box 43 Folder 2
William Grigsby and Stuart Feldman letters and essays on election reform, 2009.
Box 43 Folder 3
Subseries description

This subseries contains material regarding Feldman’s ideas and commentary on education reform, both locally and nationally. The materials consist of correspondence, essays, articles, notes, and clippings. There is significant crossover between this subseries and Series III. The subseries is arranged chronologically.

Assorted letters, essays, articles, and proposals, 1963, 1967, 1976, 1984, 1988-1989.
Box 43 Folder 4
Assorted letters, articles, and essays, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996.
Box 43 Folder 5
Assorted letters, articles, essays, and "Comprehensive Objective Research on Proposed Solutions Report", 1997-1998.
Box 43 Folder 6
Assorted letters, essays, notes, and "Education Excellence Partnership" website print-out, 1999-2000.
Box 43 Folder 7
Assorted letters, emails, essays, and notes, 2000 January-April.
Box 44 Folder 1
Assorted essays, letters, emails, and notes, 2001 May-October.
Box 44 Folder 2
Assorted essays, letters, flyers, and press clippings (some photocopies), 2002.
Box 44 Folder 3
Op-ed article and drafts, assorted letters, emails, and Barbara J. Perkovic thesis, 2003.
Box 45 Folder 1
Assorted essays, presentations, letters, notes, and statistics, 2004 January-April.
Box 45 Folder 2
Assorted letters, newspaper clippings, statistics, and essays, 2004 May-November.
Box 45 Folder 3
Assorted essays, District of Columbia public schools report, letters, emails, and articles, 2005-2006.
Box 45 Folder 4
Assorted essays, letters, news articles and clippings, notes, and statistics, 2007.
Box 46 Folder 1
Assorted essays, letters, emails, "Education First Compact" meeting minutes, statistics, and flyers, 2008-2010.
Box 46 Folder 2
Assorted letters, essays, articles, newspaper clippings, and flyers, undated.
Box 46 Folder 3
Subseries description

This subseries contains materials on a wide variety of topics pertaining to the Philadelphia region, including local government and economics, revitalization, historical preservation, and cultural life. The subseries holds particularly rich documentation of the architectural preservation of Rittenhouse Square, including Feldman’s involvement in legal proceedings to prevent the demolition of historic buildings and construction of high-rise apartments. The subseries is arranged with a run of materials grouped as Rittenhouse Square and Revitalizations at the front, followed by a straight chronological arrangement.

Pennsylvania revitalization and education proposals, essays, and related letters, 1984, 1994, 1997-2003, 2007-2008, undated.
Box 47 Folder 1
Revitalization and Preservation: "Making Full Use of Philadelphia's History" and other assorted essays, note, and drafts, 1990, 1994-1995.
Box 47 Folder 2
Revitalization and Preservation: Assorted essays, letters, and notes, 1996-1997.
Box 47 Folder 3
Revitalization and Preservation: Assorted essays, letters, press clippings, notes, and "Managing Change in Greater Philadelphia" report, 1998-2008.
Box 47 Folder 4
Revitalization and Preservation: Assorted essays, letters, emails, and "Triumph on Fairmount" chapter three photocopy, undated.
Box 47 Folder 5
Rittenhouse Square:: Assorted real estate tax documents, 1995, 1998, 2004.
Box 47 Folder 6
Rittenhouse Square: Letters, statements, and press clippings regarding proposed Sansom Street garage and Rittenhouse Club demolition, 2000.
Box 48 Folder 1
Rittenhouse Square: Assorted letters, emails, notes, press clippings, and newsletter, especially regarding changes to 1830 Rittenhouse Square, 2002-2003.
Box 48 Folder 2
Rittenhouse Square: Assorted essays by Stuart Feldman and others regarding proposed high-rise apartment, 2004.
Box 48 Folder 3
Rittenhouse Square: Assorted letters, notes, and judicial documents regarding Board of License Inspection and Review appeal and hearing, 2004.
Box 48 Folder 4
Rittenhouse Square: Assorted press clippings regarding proposed high-rise apartment, 2004.
Box 48 Folder 5
Rittenhouse Square: Letters, emails, and faxes regarding proposed high rise apartment, 2004.
Box 48 Folder 6
Rittenhouse Square: Petition lists, notes, and other assorted materials regarding proposed high rise apartment, 2004.
Box 48 Folder 7
Rittenhouse Square: Assorted judicial documents, letters, and emails regarding high rise apartment appeal (1 of 2), 2005.
Box 49 Folder 1
Rittenhouse Square: Assorted judicial documents, letters, and emails regarding high rise apartment appeal (2 of 2), 2005.
Box 49 Folder 2
Rittenhouse Square: Letters, emails, press clippings, and other assorted materials regarding high rise apartment appeal, 2005.
Box 49 Folder 3
Rittenhouse Square: Assorted essays, letters, emails, and judicial documents especially regarding condominium development, 2006, 2008-2009.
Box 49 Folder 4
Rittenhouse Square: Assorted flyers, press clippings, judicial documents, and other materials regarding preservation, undated.
Box 49 Folder 5
The Union League of Philadelphia by-laws, newsletter, and assorted letters especially regarding Donald Rumsfeld Gold Medal of Citizenship Award, 1937, 1995, 1997, 2004-2006, 2008-2009.
Box 49 Folder 6
Assorted essays, proposals, letters, and notes regarding various Philadelphia issues, 1976, 1982-1986.
Box 49 Folder 7
Letters, essays, press clippings, and proposals regarding Philadelphia schools and education, 1983, 1993, 1996, 1998-2003.
Box 50 Folder 1
Assorted letters, essays, newsletters, and proposals regarding various Phildadelphia cultural activities, 1986, 1995-2000, 2002-2008.
Box 50 Folder 2
Assorted essays, proposals, notes, newsletters, and letters regarding various Philadelphia political and economic issues, 1988-1998.
Box 50 Folder 3
Letters and essays on ideas for the Philadelphia Inquirer, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007.
Box 50 Folder 4
"New Jersey Community Action Research Consortium: Proposal to the Fund for New Jersey", 1999 August 10.
Box 50 Folder 5
Assorted essays, proposals, and letters regarding various Philadelphia political and economic issues, 1999 January-June.
Box 50 Folder 6
Assorted letters, essays, and proposals regarding various Philadelphia political and economic issues, 1999 July-December.
Box 51 Folder 1
"City of Philadelphia Five-Year Financial Plan", 1999.
Volume 2
Letters, emails, essays, press clippings, and newsletters regarding the Civil War Museum of Philadelphia and slavery, 1999-2003, 2007-2009.
Box 51 Folder 2
Assorted letters, emails, essays, proposals, and press clippings regarding various Philadelphia political and economic issues, 2000-2003.
Box 51 Folder 3
Letters, emails, and press clippings regarding Philadelphia oil refinery and chemical plant safety, 2003, 2005, 2008.
Box 51 Folder 4
Assorted letters, essays, proposals, and press clippings regarding various Philadelphia political and economic issues, 2004-2008.
Box 51 Folder 5
Letters, essays, press clippings, and proposals regarding Philadelphia schools and education, 2004-2009.
Box 51 Folder 6
Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority staff report on the City of Philadelphia's Five-Year Financial Plan, 2007 July 26.
Box 51 Folder 7
School District of Philadelphia "The Status of 2006-2007 Academic Performance", 2008.
Box 52 Folder 1
Assorted letters, essays, and press clippings regarding various Philadelphia political and economic issues, undated.
Box 52 Folder 2
Letters, essays, press clippings, charts, and notes regarding Philadelphia schools and education, undated.
Box 52 Folder 3
Subseries description

This subseries consists of materials regarding national affairs and events, including correspondence, essays and articles written by Feldman and others, clippings, and notes. There is significant crossover in this subseries with materials in Series III. Most of the subseries is arranged chronologically, with a grouping of chronologically arranged essays and commentary at the front.

Essays and Commentary: Written by Stuart Feldman, 1962, 1968, 1975-1977, 1979.
Box 52 Folder 4
Essays and Commentary: Written by Stuart Feldman, 1982-1983.
Box 52 Folder 5
Essays and Commentary: Written by Stuart Feldman, 1984.
Box 52 Folder 6
Essays and Commentary: Written by Stuart Feldman, 1985-1987.
Box 52 Folder 7
Essays and Commentary: Written by Stuart Feldman, 1988-1989.
Box 53 Folder 1
Essays and Commentary: Written by Stuart Feldman, 1990-1991.
Box 53 Folder 2
Essays and Commentary: Written by Stuart Feldman and others, 1992-1993.
Box 53 Folder 3
Essays and Commentary: Written by Stuart Felman and others, 1994-1999.
Box 53 Folder 4
Essays and Commentary: Written by Stuart Feldman and others, 2000-2001.
Box 54 Folder 1
Essays and Commentary: Written by Stuart Feldman and others, 2002.
Box 54 Folder 2
Essays and Commentary: Written by Stuart Feldman and others, 2003-2004.
Box 54 Folder 3
Essays and Commentary: Written by Stuart Feldman and others, 2005-2006.
Box 54 Folder 4
Essays and Commentary: Written by Stuart Feldman and others, 2010.
Box 55 Folder 1
Essays and Commentary: Written by Stuart Feldman and others, undated.
Box 55 Folder 2
Letters to and from Stuart Feldmand and others, 1977, 1979, 1980s.
Box 55 Folder 3
Assorted press clippings and articles on various topics, 1977, 1987, 1990, 1994, 2001-2008, 2010, undated.
Box 55 Folder 4
Articles, essays, notes, clippings, and letters regarding nuclear weapons and the Soviet Union, 1980-1981.
Box 55 Folder 5
United States Senate report "To Establish a Commission on More Effective Government," Freedom Support Act conference report, Intelligence Authorization Act, and Exxon Valdez Case Number A89-095-CV, 1983, 1992, 2002-2003.
Box 55 Folder 6
Essays, notes, and commentary regarding United States Constitution Bicentennial and Constitution Week, 1983-1986, 2003.
Box 56 Folder 1
Letters to and from Stuart Feldman and others on various topics, 1990-1994.
Box 56 Folder 2
Essays by Stuart Feldman regarding the collapse of the Soviet Union and aiding Russian democracy, 1990-1994, 2008.
Box 56 Folder 3
Essays and commentary by Stuart Feldman regarding Russian democracy, aid to former Soviet countries, and national security, 1991-1994, 2000.
Box 56 Folder 4
United States General Accounting Office reports, testimonies regarding national security, and Senate report 102-429, 1992-1993.
Box 56 Folder 5
Essays by Jim Adler, letters, articles, and clippings regarding welfare and job creation, 1993-1994, 1996, 2001, 2009, undated.
Box 56 Folder 6
Letters to and from Stuart Feldman and others on various topics, 1995-1997.
Box 57 Folder 1
Letters to and from Stuart Feldman on various topics, 1998-1999.
Box 57 Folder 2
Letters, commentary, and articles by Stuart Feldman and others regarding the War on Terror and George W. Bush presidential administration, 1998, 2001-2004.
Box 57 Folder 3
Letters and emails to and from Stuart Feldman and others, 2000-2001.
Box 57 Folder 4
Philadelphia Committee on Foreign Relations memoranda, Project for Nuclear Awareness National Advisory Board minutes, and other materials, 2000, 2004-2009, undated.
Box 57 Folder 5
Letters and emails to and from Stuart Feldman and others, 2002.
Box 58 Folder 1
Letters and emails to and from Stuart Feldman and others, 2003.
Box 58 Folder 2
OMBWatch surveys and presentation regarding federal tax and budget reform, 2003-2004.
Box 58 Folder 3
Letters and emails to and from Stuart Feldman and others, 2004-2005.
Box 58 Folder 4
Letters and emails to and from Stuart Feldman and others, 2006-2008.
Box 58 Folder 5
Letters and emails to and from Stuart Feldman and others, 2009-2010, undated.
Box 59 Folder 1
Subseries description

Comprising this subseries is a sizeable collection of clippings, both originals and photocopies, that were found in the Feldman papers. Though the clippings have been placed into folders in each box, they remain unsorted. The majority of clippings are from newspapers and magazines, date from the 1980s to the 2000s, and generally cover subjects that fall in line with Feldman's general interest in current affairs.

Unsorted clippings, circa 1980-circa 2000.
Box 59
Unsorted clippings, circa 1980-circa 2000.
Box 60
Unsorted clippings, circa 1980-circa 2000.
Box 61
Unsorted clippings, circa 1980-circa 2000.
Box 62
Unsorted clippings, circa 1980-circa 2000.
Box 63
Unsorted clippings, circa 1980-circa 2000.
Box 64
Unsorted clippings, circa 1980-circa 2000.
Box 65
Unsorted clippings, circa 1980-circa 2000.
Box 66
Unsorted clippings, circa 1980-circa 2000.
Box 67
Unsorted clippings, circa 1980-circa 2000.
Box 68
Unsorted clippings, circa 1980-circa 2000.
Box 69
Subseries description

This subseries contains a wide variety of materials on a number of subjects that do not fit easily into other subseries. Some of the materials include personal correspondence, contact lists, resumes, financial documents, personal health documents, and other essays and commentary. Of particular interest to researchers may be correspondence and commentary regarding journalist Russell Byers’ murder and legacy. A selection of Byers’ opinion columns from the Philadelphia Daily News is also included. Following several folders of correspondence and a grouping on Byers, the remainder of this subseries is arranged chronologically.

Correspondence: To and from Stuart Feldman and others regarding various topics, 1969, 1977, 1981, 1984-1993, 1995-1996.
Box 70 Folder 1
Correspondence: To and from Stuart Feldman and others regarding various topics, 1997-1998.
Box 70 Folder 2
Correspondence: To and from Stuart Feldman and others regarding various topics, 1999-2000.
Box 70 Folder 3
Correspondence: To and from Stuart Feldman and others regarding various topics, 2001-2002.
Box 70 Folder 4
Correspondence: To and from Stuart Feldman and others regarding various topics, 2003-2004.
Box 70 Folder 5
Correspondence: To and from Stuart Feldman and others regarding various topics, 2005-2007.
Box 71 Folder 1
Correspondence: To and from Stuart Feldman and others regarding various topics, 2008-2010.
Box 71 Folder 2
Correspondence: To and from Stuart Feldman and others regarding various topics, undated.
Box 71 Folder 3
Russell Byers selected articles, 1997-1998.
Box 71 Folder 4
Russell Byers selected articles, 1999-2000.
Box 71 Folder 5
Letters and notes regarding Russell Byers' murder and legacy, 1999-2000, 2002, 2007.
Box 71 Folder 6
University of Pennsylvania class of 1958 10th reunion directory and Law School class of 1961 reunion update, 1968, 2006.
Box 72 Folder 1
Assorted hand-written and typed notes on various topics, 1976, 1984-1994.
Box 72 Folder 2
Stuart Feldman resumes and professional profiles, 1976, 1992-1993, 1997-1998, 2008, undated.
Box 72 Folder 3
Assorted letters, notes, essays, articles, and press-clippings regarding healthcare and healthcare reform, 1979, 1990, 1998-2003, 2005, 2007-2009.
Box 72 Folder 4
Assorted essays and articles by various authors, 1984, 1991, circa 1996, 2002, 2010, undated.
Box 72 Folder 5
Assorted personal letters to various correspondents, 1984, 1991, 1997, 1999-2001, 2003, 2005, 2007-2008, undated.
Box 72 Folder 6
Assorted receipts, statements, tax documents, and other financial material, 1985-1987, 1990s, 2001, 2003-2010, undated.
Box 72 Folder 7
Assorted notes, articles, agendas, computer print-outs, and other materials, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994-1996, 1998-1999, 2001, 2003-2010, undated.
Box 73 Folder 1
Assorted contact lists, envelopes, and business cards, 1987, 1991, 1996-1997, 1999, 2004, 2009, undated.
Box 73 Folder 2
Assorted essays, articles, and portfolio by various authors, 1991, 2005-2006, undated.
Box 73 Folder 3
Assorted personal healthcare materials, 1993, 1998, 2003-2004, 2007-2010.
Box 73 Folder 4
Assorted envelopes and blank stationary, 1993, 2007, undated.
Box 73 Folder 5
Assorted resumes and professional profiles, including Alexander Feldman, 1994-1995, 1997-2000, 2003-2005, 2007-2008, undated.
Box 73 Folder 6
"Choosing to Participate" and Lowerton Urban Village promotional materials, circa 1994, 2005.
Box 73 Folder 7
Assorted hand-written and typed notes on various topics, 1995-1999.
Box 73 Folder 8
Assorted brochures, pamphlets, flyers, mailers, newsletters, and other promotional materials, 1996, 1999, 2001-2002, 2004-2007, undated.
Box 74 Folder 1
The Fabric Workshop and Museum board minutes, reports, and memoranda, 1996, 2003, 2004-2010.
Box 74 Folder 2
Assorted memorials, eulogies, and obituaries, 1998, 2001, 2006-2008, 2010.
Box 74 Folder 3
Assorted proposals and presentations by various authors, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, undated.
Box 74 Folder 4
Assorted hand-written and typed notes on various topics, 2000-2009.
Box 74 Folder 5
Stuart Feldman memorial booklet, 2011.
Box 74 Folder 6
Assorted hand-written and typed notes on various topics, undated.
Box 74 Folder 7
Cam corder instruction manual and stereo owner's manual, undated.
Box 75 Folder 1

Subseries description

This subseries contains chapter drafts, excerpts, summaries, notes, and correspondence regarding Feldman’s proposed book about his experiences lobbying for veterans benefits during the Johnson and Nixon presidential administrations. While his book was never published, researchers interested in veterans affairs, particularly during the Vietnam era, will find this subseries particularly helpful. The subseries is arranged chronologically.

Assorted research materials and chapter drafts, 1969.
Box 75 Folder 2
Notes and writings, 1969-1982, undated.
Box 75 Folder 3
Outlines, chapter drafts, and notes, 1980.
Box 75 Folder 4
Correspondence, circa 1980-1986.
Box 75 Folder 5
Correspondence and grant application, circa 1980-1993.
Box 75 Folder 6
Book draft, 1981 February 10.
Box 76 Folder 1
Letters, notes, chapter drafts, and outlines, 1981.
Box 76 Folder 2
Outlines, chapter drafts, and notes, 1981.
Box 76 Folder 3
Grant proposal, circa 1981.
Box 76 Folder 4
Chapter drafts, 1982.
Box 76 Folder 5
Chapter drafts, 1982.
Box 76 Folder 6
Chapter drafts and research materials, 1982.
Box 77 Folder 1
Book draft, circa 1982-1983.
Box 77 Folder 2
Chapter drafts, outlines, and excerpts, 1983.
Box 77 Folder 3
Excerpt from draft manuscript, 1983.
Box 77 Folder 4
Manuscript draft and research materials, 1983.
Box 77 Folder 5
Outlines, chapter drafts, and notes (1 of 2), 1983.
Box 78 Folder 1
Outlines, chapter drafts, and notes (2 of 2), 1983.
Box 78 Folder 2
"The G.I. Bill Battle of 1977: A Classic Lobbying Campaign" excerpt from draft manuscript, 1983.
Box 78 Folder 3
Book draft chapters 1-11, circa 1983.
Box 78 Folder 4
Letters, notes, and chapter draft, 1984.
Box 78 Folder 5
Chapter drafts, letters, and notes, 1985.
Box 79 Folder 1
Chapter summaries, outlines, and drafts (1 of 2), 1985.
Box 79 Folder 2
Chapter summaries, outlines, and drafts (2 of 2), 1985.
Box 79 Folder 3
Letters, notes, drafts, and other materials, 1986, 1988-1990, 1993, 1997-1999.
Box 79 Folder 4
Notes, commentary, proposals, drafts, and correspondence, 2000, 2003, 2005-2006, 2008-2010.
Box 80 Folder 1
Chapter drafts, outlines, and notes (1 of 2), undated.
Box 80 Folder 2
Chapter drafts, outlines, and notes (2 of 2), undated.
Box 80 Folder 3
Subseries description

This subseries contains numerous essays and proposals authored by Stuart Feldman during his career. The material covers a wide variety of topics including education reform, presidential criticism, the National Constitution Center, foreign relations, national security, and transportation. Please note that there is significant overlap in materials within this series between Series I (Subseries a and b) and Series II (Subseries a-b and d-g).

"All About Stuart" scrapbook photocopies, 1951.
Box 80 Folder 4
Assorted, including "The Law and Union Power", 1961-1962.
Box 80 Folder 5
Miniseries and documentaries drafts, circa 1961, 1981-1998.
Box 80 Folder 6
"Suggestions for Improvement in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission", 1962-1997.
Box 81 Folder 1
Various government improvment proposals, 1962-1964, 1983-1985, 1997, undated.
Box 81 Folder 2
Assorted, including "The 'Hot Industry:' The Outer Limits of Full Disclosure'", 1963-1964.
Box 81 Folder 3
Assorted, including "An Essay on America's Problems and Possibilities" and "The Racial Crisis and the Campus", 1968-1969.
Box 81 Folder 4
Assorted, including "A Proposal for the American Bicentennial", 1973-1975.
Box 81 Folder 5
Assorted, including "How Lobbying Works", 1976.
Box 81 Folder 6
Assorted, including "Those Who Served" compilation of Washington Post editiorials, 1977-1979.
Box 81 Folder 7
Assorted, including "Thoughts on Government" and "The Crisis of Confidence in Business", 1980-1981.
Box 82 Folder 1
Assorted, including "The Rationale of Reaganism" and "Facing Defense Questions", 1983.
Box 82 Folder 2
Assorted, including "How to Get Results from Government", 1983.
Box 82 Folder 3
Assorted, including "How to Get Results from Government" and "A Proposal to the Government Accounting Office", 1984.
Box 82 Folder 4
Assorted, including "Practical Things Citizens Can Do" and " A Plan to Make Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Economically Competitive Again", 1984.
Box 83 Folder 1
Television sitcom "Homework" drafts and proposals, circa 1984-1990.
Box 83 Folder 2
Assorted, including "Some Thoughts on the Deficit" and "A Proposal to Sidley and Austin", 1985.
Box 83 Folder 3
Assorted, including "Gainsharing's Role at CSX Transportation" and "The Best--and Fastest--Way to Competitiveness", 1986-1987.
Box 84 Folder 1
Various essays regarding the Soviet Union, Russian democracy, and nuclear weapons, 1986, 1989-1992.
Box 84 Folder 2
Various essays regarding Iran Contra and the Tower Commission, 1987.
Box 84 Folder 3
Assorted, including "Is the Acclaim Merited?" and "Strategies for Change", 1988-1989.
Box 84 Folder 4
Various essays and articles regarding the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial, 1989, 1998-1999.
Box 84 Folder 5
Assorted essays and articles, including "A Call to Arms to Philadelphia," "America's Leaders' Values Matter," and "After the Parades Pass By", 1990-1991.
Box 84 Folder 6
Foreign Policies Proposals index, 1992.
Box 85 Folder 1
Assorted, including "A Draft Speech for Senator Paul Tsongas" and Constitution Hall Feasibility Study, 1992-1993.
Box 85 Folder 2
Assorted, including "How Lobbying Works," "Making Full Use of Philadelphia's History," and "Suggestions for the 9/11 Commission", 1994-1996, 1999-2006.
Box 85 Folder 3
Assorted, including "Ideas for Democrats," "A Strategy for Improving Our Schools," and "Feldman Grossman Family History", 2007-2010.
Box 85 Folder 4
Stuart Feldman bibliography, circa 2010.
Box 85 Folder 5
Assorted and fragments, undated.
Box 85 Folder 6
Subseries description

This subseries consists of a number of journals and notebooks that Feldman kept throughout his career. These writings contain personal anecdotes as well as notes and itineraries regarding Feldman’s various commitments. Of particular interest to researchers may be Feldman’s journal dating from the early days of his career as part of the Appalachian Regional Commission during the Kennedy administration. This subseries is arranged chronologically.

Personal diary, circa 1959-1964 .
Box 86 Folder 1
Personal diary, circa 1965-1984 .
Box 86 Folder 2
Journal, 1971.
Box 86 Folder 3
Notebooks, 1995-1997.
Box 86 Folder 4
Notebooks, 1998-2003.
Box 86 Folder 5
Notebooks, 2003-2006.
Box 87 Folder 1
Notebooks, 2007-2008.
Box 87 Folder 2

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