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INSPIRE Collection
Processed by: Karen FishmanMarch 1996
10.5 lin. ft
In 1976, The Institute for Public Interest Representation (INSPIRE) of the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., published a study on the history of appointments of commissioners to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Appointments to the Regulatory Agencies: The Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission (1949-1974), examined regulatory appointments over 25 years and 5 administrations.
Events and details of 51 appointments were investigated and the result was an analysis of how regulatory appointments are made. The study was authorized jointly by the Senate Committee on Commerce, chaired by Sen. Warren G. Magnuson, and the Senate Committee on Government Operations, chaired by Sen. Abraham Ribicoff. James M. Graham and Victor H. Kramer directed the study, which was funded by The Ford Foundation.
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The INSPIRE Collection holds the records of The Institute for Public Interest Representation that pertain to their study. Inclusive dates for the material span from 1935 to 1976, although the bulk of the material dates from 1973 to 1976.
The collection contains published information and unpublished information on the men and women appointed to the FTC and the FCC from 1949 to 1974. These commissioners include among others: Joseph Califano, Benjamin Hooks, Nicholas Johnson, Newton Minow, and Caspar Weinberger.
Types of documents include correspondence, manuscript notes, written interviews, maps, graphs, photographs, charts and transcripts of 39 oral interviews. Fifty-three tape cassettes make up part of the collection but are stored separately with the Audio Tape Collection at the Library of the American Broadcasting.
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Series I: Interviews, 1950-1976
Series I contains information on each Commissioner interviewed by INSPIRE or discussed in the study. Documents include: correspondence, background notes, published remarks, interview transcripts, and notes about the interview.
Series II: Background Research for the INSPIRE study, 1935-1976
INSPIRE started their study in 1972 with the expectation of writing an article on the subject of regulatory appointment reform, but soon found they needed to expand their efforts and produce something more substantial. Series II contains records documenting the research and production of the study. Materials in this series include correspondence, organizational files and notes, historical background materials, chapter notes, a copy of the final report and miscellaneous items such as charts and photographs.
For further information, contact the Library of American Broadcasting.
labcast@umd.eduLibrary of American Broadcasting
University of Maryland, College Park
