Records of the Virginia Secretary of Public Safety, 1990; 1992; 1996; 1998-2010 (bulk 2002-2009)

Location of collection:

Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia

800 East Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23219

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Archives Reference Services

Email: archdesk@lva.virginia.gov

Phone: (804) 692-3888

Web: www.lva.virginia.gov

Summary

Creator:

Virginia. Office of the Secretary of Public Safety

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

The Secretary of Public Safety records consists of thirty-eight archival boxes and are divided into six series. Series have been designated for Correspondence-Assigned State Agencies, Correspondence and Supporting Documentation-Office of the Secretary, Decision Memoranda and Briefs, Federal Grant Funding, Legislative Files, and Special Projects and Studies. These records document the activities of the Office of the Secretary of Public Safety, as well as the agencies and boards which fall under its heading, during the gubernatorial terms of Governor Mark R. Warner (2002-2006) and Governor Timothy M. Kaine (2006-2010).

Biographical / historical:

In 1970, the Governor's Management Commission Study recommended the creation of six "Deputy Governors" to assist the Chief Executive in his managerial duties. Compatible functions of government were grouped under these administrative heads, who would serve as the Governor's top management team.

The office of the Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety was created on April 8, 1972. Originally, the Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety oversaw the State Highway Commission, Division of Motor Vehicles, Department of State Police, Highway Safety Division, Office of Emergency Services, Department of Military Affairs, Virginia State Crime Commission, and the Law Enforcement Officers Training Standards Commission. Since that time, the Office has undergone a series of administrative reorganizations. On April 12, 1976, the Legislature established separate secretariats for transportation and public safety, effective July 1, 1976. On July 1, 1984, the offices were again combined. Finally, the two became separate offices on February 22, 1990, and have remained separate in the years since.

The Secretary of Public Safety is a member of the Governor's Cabinet, is appointed by the governor, and is subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. Throughout Governor Mark R. Warner's term (2002-2006), the Secretary of Public Safety was responsible for the direction of, or had jurisdiction over, 11 state agencies and boards. The agencies and boards under the heading of the Secretary of Public Safety during the Warner administration are as follows: Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services Council, Department of Correctional Education, Department of Corrections, Department of Criminal Justice Services, Department of Emergency Management, Department of Fire Programs, Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of Military Affairs, the Virginia Parole Board, and the Virginia State Police. The Department of Veterans Services was added to the Public Safety Secretariat during Governor Timothy R. Kaine's administration (2006-2010).

On December 20, 2001, Governor-elect Mark R. Warner appointed John W. Marshall as his Secretary of Public Safety. Prior to taking this position, Marshall had served as a trooper, special agent, training academy instructor, and sergeant with the Virginia State Police. In 1994, President William J. Clinton appointed Marshall to serve as the United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia. In 1999, he was nominated to serve as director of the United States Marshals Service. He was the first African-American to hold this position. On December 9, 2005, Governor-elect Tim Kaine re-appointed Marshall as Secretary of Public Safety. He served until the end of the Kaine administration in January 2010.

Acquisition information:

Accession 44680 transferred by Martha Hazelgrove, Office of the Secretary of Public Safety, 1111 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 12 January 2010.

Accession 44702 transferred by the Office of the Secretary of Public Safety, 14 January 2010.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into the following series:

• Series I. Correspondence and Supporting Documentation - Assigned State Agencies, 1996; 1999-2010;
• Series II. Correspondence and Supporting Documentation - Office of the Secretary, 1990; 1992; 1998-2009;
• Subseries A. Correspondence Files, 2002-2009;
• Subseries B. Subject Files, 1990; 1992; 2001-2009;
• Subseries C. Records of Deputy Secretary Barry Green, 1998-2005;
• Subseries D. Records of Assistant Secretary Dawn Smith, 2002-2008;
• Subseries E. Records of Assistant Secretary/Deputy Secretary Marilyn Harris, 2002-2007;
• Series III. Decision Memoranda and Briefs, 2005-2010;
• Series IV. Federal Grant Funding, 2002-2009;
• Series V. Legislative Files, 2002-2003; 2005-2009;
• Series VI. Special Projects and Studies, 2002; 2004-2009.

Physical description:

34.75 cubic feet (38 boxes)

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