Call Number:

AC213

Repository:

Princeton University Library: University Archives

Extent:

38 boxes

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Office of Government Affairs Records, Box and Folder Number; Princeton University Archives, Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1976-2003 (inclusive)

Creator:

Princeton University. Office of Government Affairs.

Abstract:

The Office of Government Affairs is Princeton University's primary representative in Washington, D.C., acting as a liaison between University administration and Capitol Hill politicians. The records document the activities of the Office of Government Affairs, and contain correspondence, event files, chronological files, news clippings, and materials pertaining to the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.

The Office of Government Affairs is Princeton University's primary representative in Washington, D.C., acting as a liaison between University administration and politicians. Located several blocks from the Capitol, the office is headed by a director of Government Affairs who is supported by a staff of assistants and interns, and who reports to the Vice President and Secretary of the University.

Founded in 1979, the office has worked cooperatively with Princetonians, other universities, and special interest groups to support policy initiatives considered beneficial to the University and to higher education in general. Areas of legislation which are of special concern to the Office of Government Affairs include federal student aid, research funding, tax incentives for charitable giving, and immigration policy. The Office of Government Affairs also devotes considerable effort to garnering federal support for plasma physics and nuclear fusion research, a field in which the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory is one of the world's major research facilities.

The Office of Government Affairs organizes a number of regular programs for members of Congress and others, the purpose of which are to keep legislators apprised of developments on campus and to gather information about proceedings on Capitol Hill which may affect the University. Typical activities of the office range from simple mass mailings to hosting dinners, speaking engagements, and tours of Princeton's campus and Plasma Physics Laboratory.

The records document the activities of Princeton University's Office of Government Affairs in Washington, D.C. and contain correspondence, event files, chronological files, news clippings, and materials pertaining to the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. The records illustrate the many roles the office plays in Washington, such as maintaining contacts with Princetonians who have entered government service and formulating coalitions with other Universities and organizations to actively lobby on relevant issues.

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