PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi04725::A Guide to the Records of Lieutenant Governor Lawrence Doulgas Wilder, 1975-1990 (bulk 1986-1989))//EN" "vi04725.xml" A Guide to the Records of Lieutenant Governor Lawrence Doulgas Wilder, 1975-1990 (bulk 1986-1989) Lieutenant Governor Lawrence Doulgas Wilder, Records 35539 Renee M Savits Library of Virginia © By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved. Machine-readable finding aid created in EAD by Renee M Savits, 24 September 2020 Description is in English A Guide to the Records of Lieutenant Governor Lawrence Doulgas Wilder, 1975-1990 (bulk 1986-1989) A Collection in the Library of Virginia 35539

Library of Virginia LVA Staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Records of Lieutenant Governor Lawrence Doulgas Wilder, 1975-1990 (bulk 1986-1989) 35539 8.15 cu. ft. (19 boxes) English Lieutenant Governor (1986-1990 : Wilder) Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Lieutenant Governor Lawrence Douglas Wilder. Records, 1975-1990 (bulk 1986-1989). Accession 35539. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Accession 35539 was transferred by Gov. Lawrence Douglas Wilder, October 31, 1996.

Processing Information

Original folder titles have been retained.

Biographical Information

Lawrence Douglas Wilder was born in Richmond, Va., on January 17, 1931. He graduated from Virginia Union University in 1951 and afterwards was drafted into the Army, where he served in the Korean War from 1952-1953 and received a bronze star. He then attended the Howard University School of Law and graduated in 1959. Douglas Wilder was elected to the Virginia Senate in 1969 as the first African American member since Reconstruction and served in the Senate for five terms. In 1985, he was elected to the office of Lieutenant Governor as the first African American to be elected to statewide office in Virginia. L. Douglas Wilder won the election for Governor of Virginia in 1989 and served from January 13, 1990 to January 14, 1994. He was the first African American to be elected as Governor in United States.

Scope and Content

Records, 1975-1990 (bulk 1986-1989), including clippings, correspondence, memorandum, reports, schedules, speeches, and subject files of Lieutenant Governor Lawrence Douglas Wilder.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

 Contents List Series I: Correspondence and Subject Files [Accession 35539], 1975-1990 (bulk 1986-1989). 1-19 Extent: 8.15 cu. ft. (19 boxes).

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.

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

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.

Commission on Transportation in the Twenty-First Century Agenda, 1987 1 1 Analysis, 1986 1 2 Bonded Debt in Virginia, 1986 1 3 Commission structure, 1986 1 4 Correspondence, 1986 1 5 Critical Needs Subcommittee, 1986 1 6-7 Economic Impact Study, 1986 1 8 Financial Options Subcommittee, 1986 1 9 Financial Options Subcommittee, 1987 1 10 Funding formula, 1986 1 11 Gas tax, 1979 2 1 Harris summary, 1986 2 2 Harrison comments, 1986 2 3 Highway construction, 1986 2 4 Legal issues, 1986 2 5 Sen. J. Granger, Proposal, 1986 2 6 Mass transit, 1986 2 7 News clippings, 1986 2 8 Phase I Report, 1986 2 9 Phase II Report, 1986 2 10 Ports, 1986 2 11 Report, A Solvable Problem: Transportation in Northern Virginia, 1987 2 12-13 Report, Final Report Construction Industry Capacity to Absorb Additional Highway Funding (Document 4), 1986 2 14 Report, Legal Advisory Committee to the Governor's Commission (Document 7), 1986 2 15 Report, Local Government Advisory Committee to the Commission, 1987 3 1 Report, Subcommittee on Critical Needs (Document 5), 1986 3 2 Report, Subcommittee on State and Local Relations (draft), 1987 3 3 Report, Subcommittee on State and Local Relations (Document 9), 3 4 Revenue, 1986 3 5 Virginia Dept. of Transportation, 1987 3 6-7 Virginia Dept. of Transportation, 1988 3 8 Correspondence General, Administrative law judge, 1989 4 1 General, Convention material, 1989-1990 4 2 General, General Assembly, 1979-1985 4 3 General, General Assembly, Interns, 1984-1985 4 4 General, General Assembly, Interns, 1986 4 5-6 General, General Assembly, Interns, 1987-1988 4 7-8 General, General Assembly, Interns, 1988-1989 4 9 General, Gubernatorial Commission, 1987-1988 4 10 General, Office of the Governor, Staffing chart, 1989 5 1 Constituent, 1986, 1988, 1989 June-August 5 2 Constituent, 1989 October 3-23 5 3 Constituent, 1989 October 24 5 4 Constituent, 1989 October 25-27 5 5 Constituent, 1989 October 30-31 5 6 Constituent, 1989 November 2-15 5 7 Constituent, 1989 November 16-22 5 8 Constituent, 1989 November 22-27 6 1 Constituent, 1989 November 28-December 5 6 2 Governor's Schedule (Gov. Baliles) 1989 January 3-10 6 3 1989 January 11-17 6 4 1989 January 18-25 6 5 1989 January 26-31 6 6 1989 February 1-7 6 7 1989 February 8-9 7 1 1989 February 10-18 7 2 1989 February 20-28 7 3 1989 March 2-21 7 4 1989 March 22-31 7 5 1989 April 1-6 7 6 1989 April 7-15 7 7 1989 April 17-23 8 1 1989 April 25-30 8 2 1989 May 3-8 8 3 1989 May 10-13 8 4 1989 May 15-22 8 5 1989 May 23-31 8 6 Speeches Martin Luther King Convocation-Virginia Union University, 1986 January 18 9 1 Virginia State University-Martin Luther King Tribute, 1986 January 20 9 2 Lynchburg NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet, 1986 February 16 9 3 Urban League Equal Opportunity Dinner (Baltimore, Maryland), 1986 February 27 9 4 NAACP Regional Director's, 1986 March 14 9 5 Harvard Black Law Students Association, 1986 March 15 9 6 Washington Association of Black Journalist, 1986 March 19 9 7 Hampton University-Black Family Conference, 1986 March 21 9 8 National Bar Association, 1986 March 22 9 9 Opportunities Industrialization Center, 1986 April 4 9 10 Arkansas Black Democratic Caucus, 1986 April 12 9 11 Greensboro NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet, 1986 April 16 9 12 Richmond Metro U.S. Savings Bond Kickoff 1986, 1986 April 17 9 13 Montgomery County NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet, 1986 April 20 9 14 Regional Conference of Civil Rights (Virginia Beach, Virginia), 1986 April 26 9 15 Tidewater Are Business and Contractors Association, 1986 April 24 9 16 National Forum for Black Public Administrators, 1986 April 30 9 17 Kennedy's-King Dinner, 1986 May 1 9 18 San Antonio Black Lawyers Association, 1986 May 2 9 19 International Personnel Management Association, 1986 May 5 9 20 NAACP Legal Defense Fund, 1986 May 6 9 21 Howard University Law School Commencement, 1986 May 10 9 22 Ferrum College Commencement, 1986 May 11 9 23 Virginia Chamber of Commerce-Industrial Development Committee Meeting, 1986 May 13 9 24 Commencement University of Virginia, 1986 May 18 9 25 Virginia World Trade Luncheon, 1986 May 21 9 26 Southern Prince George's COBA (Oxonhill, Maryland), 1986 May 23 9 27 Bisco Dinner, 1986 May 29 9 28 Black Law Students Association University of Baltimore, 1986 May 31 9 29 Tulsa Urban League, 1986 June 7 9 30 Virginia Admissions Council on Black Concerns, 1986 June 9 9 31 Jefferson-Huguenot-Wythe High School, 1986 June 10 9 32 Commencement Armstrong-Kennedy High School, 1986 June 12 9 33 Virginia Western Community College, 1986 June 13 10 1 Texas Coalition of Black Democrats, 1986 June 27 10 2 Baltimore National Convention NAACP, 1986 July 1 10 3 North Carolina Democratic Convention, 1986 July 12 10 4 Downtown Portsmouth Association, 1986 July 15 10 5 Omega Psi Psi Fraternity Inc., 75th Anniversary Grand Conclave, 1986 July 29 10 6 Sheriff's Association Conference, 1986 August 4 10 7 Sigma Pi Phi Youth Achievement Lunch, 1986 August 12 10 8 Virginia Fraternal Order of Police, 1986 August 15 10 9 Stafford County NAACP, 1986 September 13 10 10 STOP Inc., 1986 September 19 10 11 Richmond Bar Association, 1986 September 25 10 12 Dulles Area Board of Trade, 1986 September 30 10 13 City of Franklin Fall Festival Association, 1986 October 2 10 14 The Richmond Forum Club Sorvan Center, 1986 October 7 10 15 Keith, Damon, J., Civic and Humanitarian Award Reception, 1986 October 26 10 16 Surry County, 1986 10 17 Family Services of Charlottesville, 1986 October 30 10 18 Third Annual VABEO Conference, 1986 October 31 10 19 NAACP Life Membership Dinner, 1986 November 2 10 20 Mobile Community Organization, 1986 November 8 10 21 Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner, 1986 November 11 10 22 Essex County Urban League, 1986 November 12 10 23 Virginia Community College Associates, 1986 November 14 10 24 Hampton Road Chamber of Commerce, 1986 November 16 10 25 87th Eastern Armed Robbery Conference, 1986 November 20 11 1 National Alliance of Black School Educators, 1986 November 22 11 2 The Emporia Rotary Club, 1986 November 25 11 3 Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 1986 December 9 11 4 Commencement-Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, 1986 December 14 11 5 Petersburg Bar Association, 1986 December 16 11 6 Virginia Community Action Agencies Conference, 1987 January 23 11 7 Howard University Charter Day, 1987 February 27 11 8 Elizabeth City State University Founder's Day, 1987 March 3 11 9 Crewe Kiwanis Inter-Club Meeting, 1987 April 14 11 10 Pittsburgh Branch NAACP Human Rights Dinner, 1987 May 8 11 11 North Carolina Central University Commencement Exercise, 1987 May 9 11 12 Virginia Association of School Business Officials, 1987 May 13 11 13 Clinch Valley College Commencement Exercise, 1987 May 17 11 14 Blue Ridge Community College Commencement Exercise, 1987 May 24 11 15 Commencement Mount Vernon High School, 1987 June 11 11 16 Windsor High School Commencement Exercises, 1987 June 16 11 17 International Longshoremen's Association Convention, 1987 July 14 11 18 Taft Seminar for Teachers Banquet, 1987 July 29 11 19 Silver-haired Legislature, 1987 August 4 11 20 Downtown Richmond Kiwanis Club John Marshall Hotel, 1987 August 10 11 21 Petersburg Public School Convocation, 1987 August 31 11 22 The Governor's Conference on Employment and Training, 1987 September 22 11 23 Remarks Made to the Virginia Municipal League, 1987 September 28 11 24 The Council of State Chambers of Commerce, 1987 September 30 11 25 Carroll County Democratic Party Dinner, 1987 October 3 11 26 Portsmouth/Chesapeake Board of Realtors Luncheon, 1987 October 19 11 27 Virginia State's Farm and Ownership Day, 1987 October 21 11 28 Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association, 1987 November 11 11 29 Franklin County Education Association's Fourth Annual Partner's in Education Dinner, 1987 November 17 11 30 107th Annual Membership Dinner of the Petersburg Chamber of Commerce Fort Lee Officer's Club, 1987 December 2 11 31 The Virginia Law and Government Project, 1987 December 9 11 32 The William Byrd Community House, 1988 January 20 11 33 Senate Finance Committee Public Hearing on SB 112, 1988 January 26 11 34 The Virginia Health Care Associations Winter Legislative Conference, 1988 February 17 11 35 Blacksburg Chamber of Commerce Annual Award Dinner, 1988 March 24 11 36 Virginia Tech Speaker's Forum, 1988 April 19 11 37 Kiwanis Club of Roanoke, 1988 May 4 11 38 AFL-CIO Community Services Activities Union Counselor Graduation Banquet, 1988 May 11 11 39 Southeastern Tidewater Regional Coordination Workshop, 1988 May 12 11 40 Miller and Rhodes Academic Achievers' Luncheon, Miller and Rhodes Tea Room, 1988 May 13 11 41 Commencement Christopher Newport College, 1988 May 15 11 42 Brunswick Senior High School Annual Academic Awards Banquet, 1988 May 18 11 43 National Transportation Week Luncheon Norfolk Yacht and Country Club, 1988 May 19 11 44 United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, AFL-CIO Eleventh constitutional Convention, 1988 May 19 11 45 Student National Medical Associations MCV Graduates Banquet, 1988 May 21 11 46 Central Virginia Chapter Air Pollution Control Association, 1988 May 26 11 47 Commencement Appomattox County High School, 1988 June 10 11 48 Commencement Nottoway Correctional Center, 1988 June 15 11 49 Greater Washington Financial Institutions Association, 1988 June 16 11 50 Commencement at Stonewall Jackson High School, 1988 June 17 11 51 Carver Road Ruritan Club, 1988 June 18 12 1 Commencement Danville Community College, 1988 July 29 12 2 National Apostolate of Maronites of Convention, 1988 July 30 12 3 Miller and Schroeder Forum Luncheon, 1988 August 1 12 4 The Virginia State Air Force Association, 1988 August 13 12 5 Welcoming COMDEF '88 International Defense Exhibit and Symposia, 1988 September 14 12 6 Fairfax Chamber of Commerce, 1988 September 15 12 7 Hampton University Convocation, 1988 September 18 12 8 Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce, 1988 September 21 12 9 Tidewater Chapter of the Virginia Credit Union League, 1988 September 23 12 10 Wise County Democratic Committee, 1988 October 1 12 11 Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association, 1988 October 20 12 12 5th District Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, 1988 October 21 12 13 Loudoun County Democratic Committee, 1988 October 24 12 14 Prince William Chamber of Commerce, 1988 October 27 12 15 Annadale Chamber of Commerce (Fairfax Virginia), 1988 November 10 12 16 R.E. B. Awards for Teaching Excellence, 1988 November 14 12 17 Wayne State University Millender Lectureship Program, 1988 November 17 12 18 Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce (Sterling Virginia), 1988 November 19 12 19 Expanding Horizons Program, Charles City High School, 1988 November 22 12 20 Goochland County Democrats, 1988 November 30 12 21 Alexandria Democratic Business Forum, 1988 December 1 12 22 The Voter Registrars of Virginia, 1988 December 1 12 23 Subject and reference files ABA nomination, 1984 13 1 Abortion, 1984-1985 13 2 Black and White in Richmond, Richmond Times-Dispatch, 1981 13 3 Coal dust, 1984 13 4 Coal slurry issues, 1982-1983 13 5-6 Comparative politics, 1977-1981 13 7 Constitutional officers, 1984 13 8 Correspondence with Senators, 1986 13 9 Correspondence with Senators, 1987 13 10 Correspondence with Senators, 1988 13 11 Correspondence with Senators, 1989 14 1 Correspondence with U.S. Senators, 1986-1989 14 2 Cramwell, Richard C., Delegate, 1981-1986 14 3 Crouch, Paul P., Jr., 1988 14 4 Crusade for Voters, 1985-1987 14 5 CSX Corp., 1986-1989 14 6 Daniels and Bell Inc., 1986-1987 14 7 Darden, Colgate, 1986 14 8 Davis, Richard T., 1986-1988 14 9 Day, Barnie K., 1986 14 10 Dozoretz, Dr. Ronald I., 1986-1988 14 11 Drawings, 1986 14 12 Eastern Virginia Medical School, 1983 14 13 Ebony, 1986-1988 14 14 Equal Rights Amendment Ratification Council, 1986 14 15 Federalism, undated 14 16 FOCUS, 1986 14 17 FOCUS, 1987 14 18 FOCUS, 1988 January-August 14 19 FOCUS, 1989 October 14 20 Fogarty, Andrew B., 1986-1987 15 1 Fraternal Order of Police, 1986-1988 15 2 Fraternal Order of Police, Virginia State Lodge, 1986-1989 15 3 Gephardt, Richard A., 1987 15 4 Goldman, Paul, undated 15 5 Goode, Virgil H., Keynote address, 1972 15 6 Governor's Commission on Block Grants, Draft report, 1982 15 7 Governor's Regulatory Review, 1983 15 8 Governor's Science and Technology Project, 1983-1984 15 9 Gray, Dr. Clarence C., III, 1986 15 10 Gray, Earl H., 1986-1988 15 11 Guardsmen Inc., 1986-1988 15 12 Hampton, George, 1986 15 13 Harris, Kelly, 1986 15 14 Hart, Gary, 1987 15 15 Hartke, Vance, 1986 15 16 Honda, 1986 15 17 Honorariums, 1986-1987 15 18 Hough, Phillip G., 1988 15 19 House Appropriations Committee, 1986 15 20 HB 780, 1984 15 21 Housing and Urban Development, 1987-1988 15 22 Houston, Sam, 1975-1987 15 23 Houston, Sam, 1975-1987 16 1 Inaugural dinner, 1986 16 2 Industrial Development Bonds, National reform, 1983-1984 16 3 Israel-Soviet Union, 1987-1988 16 4-5 Jackson, Rev. Jesse, 1987-1989 16 6 JLARC, 1983 16 7 Judges, 1987-1988 16 8 Judicial appointments, 1986-1988 16 9 Juveniles in adult jails, 1984-1985 16 10 Kennedy, Edward M., Senator, 1986 16 11 King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1986-1988 16 12 Lambert, Benjamin J., III, 1986-1987 16 13 Language in the Senate, 1986 16 14 Latham, Weldon H., 1989 16 15 Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, 1987-1988 17 1 Leadership Retreat II (Miami, Fl.), 1986 17 2 Leadership Retreat IV (Paradise Island, Bahamas), 1987 June 17 3-4 Leadership Retreat V (Nassau, Bahamas), 1987 December 17 5 Leadership Retreat VII (Miami, Fl.), 1988 December 17 6 Leftwich, Maxine, 1986 17 7 Leggett, Ike, 1986 17 8 Licht, Richard A., 1987 17 9 Local government Antitrust protection, 1984 17 10 Messages, 1987 17 11 National Conference of State Legislatures, 1984-1985 17 12 New bond stories and articles, 1983-1984 17 13 Newport News City Council race, 1984 17 14 Political technology, 1982 17 15 Railroad assessment, 1984 17 16 Signs and portable billboards, 1984 18 1 Southern Legislative Conference, 1983-1984 18 2 Spousal abuse, 1983-1984 18 3 Upcoming newsletter, 1978-1983 18 4 Uranium issues, 1979-1983 18 5 Uranium issues, 1981-1983 18 6-7 Uranium issues, 1982-1983 18 8 Uranium issues, 1983-1984 18 9 Uranium prospecting, 1983 18 10 Urban Enterprise Act of Kemp-Garcia, 1981 19 1-4 Virginia Compensation Board, 1983 19 5 Virginia Weather Service, 1984 19 6 Water pipeline, Corps of Engineers, 1984 19 7 Whittaker Hospital (Newport News, Va.), 1984 19 8