Series I: Correspondence and Subject Files [Accession 35539], 1975-1990 (bulk 1986-1989).

Containers:

Box 1-19

Extent:

Extent: 8.15 cu. ft. (19 boxes).

Scope and content:

This series consists of correspondence and subject files, 1975-1990 (bulk 1986-1989), of Lieutenant Governor Lawrence Douglas Wilder. The series is arranged alphabetically by folder title into nineteen (19) boxes and include agendas, clippings, correspondence, memorandum, notes, reports, schedules, and speeches, among other materials. The collection is further divided into sections: Commission on Transportation in the Twenty-First Century; Correspondence; Governor's Schedule (Gov. Baliles); Speeches; and Subject and reference files.

In September 1986 Governor Baliles convened a special session of the General Assembly that passed a 12-year, $12 billion transportation package to modernize the state's roads, seaports, airports, and mass transit, partially funded by a half cent increase in the sales tax. The Commission on Transportation in the Twenty-First Century records includes information on the transportation plan and contains several reports and studies.

The Correspondence is arranged by General or Constituent. The General Correspondence includes information on General Assembly interns and reports on staff used in support of Gubernatorial Commissions. The Constituent Correspondence concerns a variety of topics including abortion, education, health insurance, and transportation. Also included are numerous congratulatory letters for winning the gubernatorial election in 1989.

Of note are copies of Lieutenant Governor Wilder's speeches, which are arranged chronologically. Also included are copies of Governor Baliles daily schedules.

The subject and reference files include clippings, correspondence, memorandum, notes, and reports, among other materials. Topics include correspondence with members of the Virginia General Assembly, invitations to attend events, nomination by the editors of Ebony for an American Black Achievement Award, copies of FOCUS magazine, issues regarding a proposed Virginia coal slurry pipeline, Governor's Regulatory Reform Advisory Board, Governors Task Force on Science and Technology, a trip to Israel and the Soviet Union, and juveniles in adult jails. Additional topics include Leadership retreats, industrial revenue bonds, Southern Legislative Conference, domestic violence and spousal abuse, uranium mining, the Urban Enterprise Act of Kemp-Garcia, establishment of a Virginia Weather Center, and funding issues at Whittaker Hospital in Newport News, Virginia.

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