Subseries II.A. Records of Secretary Michael J. Schewel, 2001-2006.

Containers:

Box 14, 21-31

Extent:

Extent: 4.85 cubic feet.

Scope and content:

This subseries is housed in 12 boxes and is divided into 11 sections: Briefing Binders, Appointments, Cabinet Meetings, Meetings with Congressional Delegation, General Assembly Presentations, Subject Files, Correspondence-Chronological, Correspondence-General, Speeches, Calendar and COOP Certifications.

Notable documents filed under Briefing Binders include: Report of the Issue Working Group, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, 17 December 2001, prepared by Patt Gottschalk, Adele Johnson, Hugh Keogh, Danny LeBlanc, Martha Moore, Bob Templin and staff member Grant Neely (b21, f3); King William Reservoir Project Decision Memorandum, 2003 (b21, f4); and Transition Briefings from each agency under the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, highlighting budget and key issues, 2002 (b21, f10).

Notable documents filed under Cabinet Meetings include: Schewel's handwritten notes from Cabinet meetings, 2002-2003 (b22, f4); and cabinet meeting follow-up email's from Chief of Staff Bill Leighty (b22, f7-8).

Notable documents filed under Subject Files include: Schewel's handwritten notes from meetings he attended, 2002-2005 (b24, f5-6); Secretary of Commerce and Trade's Initiatives, 2002-2004 (b25, f4); and the creation of Secretary of Agriculture, 2002-2004 (b25, f6).

The Correspondence-Chronlogical division contains copies of all out-going correspondence of Secretary Schewel as well as letters written by the Governor in which the Secretary was copied. Arranged in reverse chronlogical order (2006-2002). Subjects include: Governor's Opportunity Fund grants, Virginia Investment Parternship grants, Virginia Employment Commission, Small, Women, and Minority Business initiative (SWAM), and Virginia Community Development Block Grant Program (VCDBG). Notable correspondence include: memorandum from Schewel to Bob Bloxom, Secretary of Agriculture, highlighting issues with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 3 January 2005 (b26, f4); memorandum from Schewel to Governor Mark R. Warner through Chief of Staff William H. Leighty, regarding the Commonwealth's Four-Year Economic Development Strategic Plan, 22 April 2002 (b28, f5); memorandum from Schewel to Chief of Staff William H. Leighty, on status of Avian Flu control, 18 April 2002 (b28, f5); and memorandum from Schewel to Chief of Staff William H. Leighty, on drought conditions in Virginia, 15 April 2002 (b28, f5).

The Correspondence-General division contains general correspondence, memorandums, and working notes of Secretary Schewell. Arranged in chronological order (2002-2003) and in reverse chronlogical order (2006-2004), the correspondence include: thank you letters to the Secretary for his work on bringing new jobs to local communities who have received funding from the Governor's Opportunity Fund; congratulatory correspondence from members of the business communtiy on Schewel's appointment as Secretary of Commerce and Trade; and correspondence with members of the General Assembly regarding projects implemented by the Secretary of Commerce and Trade. Notable documents include: menorandum to Schewel from Chris Lloyd, former staffer in the Secretary of Commerce and Trade during the administrations of George Allen and Doug Wilder, reviewing Mark Warner's economic development promises, 3 January 2002 (b14, f1); memorandum from Schewel to Bill Leighty, Chief of Staff, listing six controversal issues from the Commerce and Trade Secretariat, 15 April 2005 (b29, f4); and a Summary of Major Issues in 2004 for each Commerce and Trade agency, 29 April 2004 (b30, f4).

The Speeches division contains prepared remarks delivered by Secretary Schewel at meetings, conventions, conferences and public events from 2002 to 2005. The speeches are primarily in reverse chronological order. However many are not dated; original order maintained.

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