Paul M. Weyrich papers, 1968-2002

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Weyrich, Paul M.
Title
Paul M. Weyrich papers
Dates
1968-2002 (inclusive)
Quantity
85.58 cubic ft. (91 boxes)
Collection Number
10138
Summary
Paul Weyrich played a major role in the growth of the Conservative movement through his support of committees and foundations, as well as his writings and radio and television appearances.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Paul Weyrich was born on October 7, 1942 in Racine, Wisconsin, where he was raised and educated. While attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison he was involved in politics and became one of the most influential conservatives in America. He was a lobbyist and advocate for some of the early "New Right" foundations which preceded the Heritage Foundation, Cato Institute, and others. He was President of the "Free Congress Research and Education Foundation" throughout its history; he headed up the "Coalition for America", and was the founding President of the Heritage Foundation. He was particularly concerned about welfare, adoption, abortion, and homosexual rights. During the 1970’s and 1980’s he worked to replace the Democratic Congress with a conservative Republican Congress. Weyrich was also a reporter, radio and television director, and writer. He published policy reports and journals, and he wrote editorials on a variety of conservative issues. He was also interested in railway transportation and held a variety of administrative railway positions from 1958–2002; including the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) Board of Directors from 1987-1993. Paul Weyrich's co-worker and friend, Connaught Marshner, was a fellow conservative and lobbyist. She wrote a variety of books and articles about education, families and abortion, and she was a major influence in the growth of the Pro-family and Pro-life movements.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Paul M. Weyrich collection contains a wide variety of materials reflecting his work as a conservative lobbyist and advocate during the 1970s to the present. There are brief histories of opposing members of congress with their vulnerabilities. There are correspondence, memos, many research files, notes, meeting minutes, manuscripts, publications, and photographs from his work at the committees and foundations. Much of the material is concerned with domestic issues like adoption, abortion, and homosexuality. The collection contains political audio tapes, VHS tapes, and Beta Cam SP video tapes from Weyrich’s television and radio broadcasts from 1979-2002. There are National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) meeting agenda’s when Weyrich served on the Board of Directors and railway publications. There is also a small amount of personal correspondence and biographical information about Weyrich. The collection also contains the manuscripts and rough drafts written by Connaught Marshner, as well as her correspondence and committee files while working with Weyrich and the Free Congress Foundation.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

Paul M. Weyrich retains copyright. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Related Materials

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Paul M. Weyrich at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated by Paul Weyrich, Free Congress Foundation, Connaught Marshner, and Steve Lilienthal from December 1985 to April 2017.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Jamie Greene in July 2008.

The collection was updated by Jamie Greene in September 2015 and December 2017.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. Conservative movement files, 1974-2001Return to Top

This series contains correspondence, research files, memos, campaign information, meeting minutes, and files about National Empowerment Television and the radio station WEEI.

Container(s) Description Dates
Sub-series 1. Correspondence
Arranged chronologically. This series contains committee and foundation correspondence from Paul Weyrich's office.
1974-1999
Box Folder
1 1-24
1974-1976
2 1-14
1977
3 1-22
1978-1979
4 1-23
1980-1988
5 1-21
1988-1991
6 1-18
1991-1992
7 1-14
1993
8 1-14
1994
9 1-13
1994-1995
10 1-15
1995-1996
11 1-13
1996
12 1-14
1997-1998
13 1-13
1998
14 1-12
1999
Sub-series 2. Committee and Foundation files
Arranged alphabetically. This series contains subject files, memos, speeches, financial records, and news clippings about the committees and foundations Weyrich was involved in. There is also information about the social and political issues that were important to these committees and foundations.
1968-2001
Box Folder
15 1
Address labels
undated
15 2
The American Child and Family Protection Institute
1984
15 3
The American Society of Local Officials
1985
15 4-5
Analysis and Research Association
1970-1972
15 6-10
Anatole committee
1985-1986
15 11
Catholics
1970-1983
15 12
Catholics - National Wonderer Forum
1968-1972
15 13
Catholic training conference
1982-1983
15 14-15
Center for Freedom and Democracy - Joe Exnicios
1991
15 16-17
Christendom College
1977, 2001
15 18
Christian Freedom Foundation
1975-1976
15 19
Christian Science Monitor
1990-1991
15 20
Christians in politics
1978-1979
15 21
Clinton gate (Watergate)
1994
15 22-23
Coalition on revival
1984-1987
15 24
Coalitions
1978-1979
16 1
Coalitions for America
circa 1980-1989
16 2
Coalitions - National Vietnam Veterans Coalition
1986
16 3-10
The Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress - anniversary, political action committees, publicity, scheduling, and testimonials
1974-1984
16 11
Conferences
undated
16 12
Conferences - Bay Area Conference on the Ethics of Human Reproduction
July 1987
16 13
Conferences for the engaged
October 1990
16 14-15
Conservative Digest
1988
16 16
Conservative Leadership Conference
1989
16 17-18
Conservative luncheon club
1973-1974
16 19
Conservative movement - miscellaneous
circa 1980-1989
16 20-26
Conservative Opportunity Society
1983-1987
16 27
Conservative youth groups
1984
16 28
Correspondents communique
undated
16 29-30
Cultural Conservatism II
1988-1991
17 1-2
Cultural Conservatism: Theory and Practice
1988
17 3
Democratic party
1977-1978
17 4
Departmental reports
1986
17 5
Eastern Europe - Paul Weyrich visit
1989-1991
17 6-10
Editorials
1979-1994
17 11-12
Editorials - Curmudgeon column
1980, 1983
17 13
Editorials - Jeffrey St. John column
1976-1977
17 14
Evangelist activism
1979
17 15-17
Family Forum - briefing file, speech
1982, 1984
17 18-19
Financial records - The Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress
1981-1985
17 20
Financial records - expenses - Paul Weyrich
1975-1976
17 21
Financial records - Free Congress Research and Education Foundation
1982-1986
17 22
Free Congress Foundation
1988
17 23
Free Congress Political Action Committee
1986
17 24-26
The Free Congress Research and Education Foundation - annual reports, legal documents
1980-1985
18 1-3
The Free Congress Research and Education Foundation - log of activities, marketing outline
1978-1987
18 4
Freedom Council Committee for Freedom
1985
18 5
Fund raising
1976-1986
18 6-7
Global Peace Foundation
1984
18 8
Group research
1976-1979
18 9
Heritage Foundation
1979
18 10
Heritage Foundation - free enterprise education study
1976-1977
18 11
Holy Transfiguration Church
undated
18 12
Indochinese American Voters General League
March 1989
18 13
Interchange
1979
18 14
International Policy Forum
August 1989
18 15
Interviews
1984
18 16
Invitations - Paul Weyrich
1975-1976
18 17-19
Jipping, Thomas - press, publications
1990-1991, 1993
18 20
Job descriptions
1985
18 21
Krieble Institute
1992
18 22
Left-wing attacks
1978-1979
18 23
Liberal defeats
1978-1979
18 24
Liberal establishments
1979
18 25
Lind, Bill
1991-1992
18 26
Los Angeles Times
1990-1991
18 27-29
Memos
1971-1972
19 1-14
Memos
1973-1988
19 15
Memos - Connaught "Connie" Marshner
1974-1975
19 16
Memos - Interoffice
1989
19 17
Moral majority
undated
19 18
Movement personalities
1978
19 19
Myers, Phyllis Berry
1992
19 20
National Committee for an Effective Congress (NCEC)
1975-1977
19 21
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) report, "Moving a Public Policy Agenda: The Strategic Philanthropy of Conservative Foundations,"
July 1997
19 22
National Organization for Women
1978-1979
19 23
National Pro-Family Coalition
1985-1986
19 24
National Public Radio (NPR) comment mail
1982-1983
20 1
Netherlands project
1981
20 2
The New Conservatism - ABC report by Federico Trillo-Figueroa
undated
20 3-5
New Right
1977-1982
20 6-13
News clippings
1975-1993
20 14
News clippings - conservative movement
1976-1979
20 15
News clippings - Coors
1975-1976
20 16-19
News clippings - Free Congress Foundation
1992-1994
21 1-5
News clippings - Free Congress Foundation
1995-1997
21 6
News clippings - Thomas nomination press
1991
21 7-9
News clippings - Weyrich, Paul
1990-1992
21 10
Next press pack
1991
21 11-12
Notes - Paul Weyrich
undated
21 13
Personal file - Paul Weyrich
1972-1975
21 14
Joseph J. Piccione file
1980-1984
21 15
Political Action Committee (PAC)
1976-1979
21 16
Political reports
1974
21 17
Political technology
1981
21 18
Politics
1980
21 19
Polls
1979-1980
21 20
Press lists
1993
21 21-22
Press releases
1984-1986, 1992
21 23
Racine, Wisconsin Conference
1981
21 24
Ratings
1978
21 25
The Religious Roundtable
1980
21 26
Republican National Convention
1972
21 27
Republican party
1976-1978
21 28
The Republican Study Committee - annual report
1976
21 29-30
Resumes
1985-1990
22 1
Right-to-Life and New Right
1979-1986
22 2-3
Rio Earth Summit
1992
22 4
Roe Foundation
1989
22 5
Russia
1991-1993
22 6
Scheduling
undated
22 7
Schwartz, Michael
1990-1992
22 8-9
Search for Common Ground briefing book - working group on human needs and faith-based/community based initiatives
2001
22 10
Senate Steering Committee
1972-1979
22 11
"SOAP" television program
1977
22 12
Songs of Militant Extreme - ballads, hymns, and ditties frequently heard wherever men of Right congregate
1971
22 13
Speeches
undated
22 14
State Governance - policy conference
November 1988
22 15-21
Summary of recent activities from Patrick McGuigan
1984-1987
23 1
Summary of recent activities from Patrick McGuigan
1988
23 2
Surveys
undated
23 3
Third Parties
1975-1976
23 4-5
Travel - Paul Weyrich
1975, 1977
23 6
Travel Schedules - Paul Weyrich
1975
23 7
Unions
1976
23 8
United States South Africa movement - board of directors
1989
23 9
Viguerie, Richard
1975-1978
23 10
Richard A. Viguerie Company
1977-1979
23 11
The Washington Times
1983
Sub-series 3. Campaign materials
Arranged alphabetically by folder title. This series contains campaign materials, memos, reports, and surveys about candidates and issues that the Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress supported.
1974-1986
Box Folder
23 12
Campaign publicity
1974-1986
23 13
Campaigns and results
1980-1984
23 14
Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress - campaign memos
1976
23 15
Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress - campaign memos
1978
23 16
Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress - campaigns
1978
23 17
Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress - campaigns
1980
23 18
Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress - candidate biography booklet
1976
23 19-20
Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress - candidate memos
1976
23 21
Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress - election pool
1976
23 22-23
Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress - elections
1976, 1979
23 24
Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress - movement in-house 1976 campaign
1976
23 25
Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress - potential candidates (Ralph Keen)
1974
23 26
Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress - potential candidates (Charles Simms)
1975
23 27
Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress - summary charts of 1976 campaign contributions
1976
23 28
National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) - audit reports
undated
23 29
Project survival
1976
23 30
Victory workshop
1975-1976
23 31
Voter surveys
undated
Sub-series 4. Memos to the committee
Arranged chronologically. This series contains memo packets sent on a weekly basis to members of the Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress and other conservative based committees. The packets contain copies of correspondence and news clippings about the political and social issues that were important to the conservative movement.
1977-1989
Box Folder
24 1-9
1977-1980
25 1-11
1980-1982
26 1-11
1982-1983
27 1-11
1983-1985
28 1-18
1985-1986
29 1-22
1986-1987
30 1-29
1987-1988
31 1-32
1988-1989
32 1-10
1989
Sub-series 5. Meeting minutes
Arranged alphabetically and chronologically. This series contains the meeting minutes of various conservative based organizations and committees that Paul Weyrich supported, including the Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress, Library Court, and Kingston.
1975-1997
Box Folder
32 11
American Society of Local Officials - board of directors meeting
1983-1985
32 12-13
Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress - board meeting
1977-1984
32 14
Free Congress Political Action Committee- board meeting
1985
32 15
Free Congress Research and Education Foundation - board meeting
1979-1981
32 16
Kings Row minutes
1986
32 17-23
Kingston minutes
1975-1981
32 24-29
Library Court minutes
1979-1982
33 1-14
Library Court minutes
1982-1987
33 15
Miscellaneous organizations minutes
1983, 1988
34 1-5
Staff meeting minutes
May 1993 - August 1997
34 6
Wednesday lunch meetings
1983-1987
Sub-series 6. Radio and television
Arranged alphabetically. This series contains correspondence, news clippings and reports about the television network National Empowerment Television (NET) and the news radio station WEEI 590 AM started by Weyrich.
1974-1996
Box Folder
34 7
National Empowerment Television (NET)
1994
34 8
National Empowerment Television (NET) - affiliate media
undated
34 9
National Empowerment Television (NET) - commentaries
1995-1996
34 10
National Empowerment Television (NET) - preliminary plans
1993
34 11
National Empowerment Television (NET) - press lists
undated
34 12
National Empowerment Television (NET) - press releases
1992-1994
34 13
National Religious Broadcasters
1994
34 14-19
News clippings - National Empowerment Television (NET)
1992-1995
35 1-7
News clippings - National Empowerment Television (NET)
1996
35 8
WEEI News radio 590 AM
1985-1986
35 9
WEEI News radio 590 AM - board of directors meeting
December 9, 1988
35 10
WEEI News radio 590 AM - Correspondence
1985-1986
35 11
WEEI News radio 590 AM - engineering statement to change site of WEEI transmitting plant
1974

Series II. Lobbyist research files, 1974-1998Return to Top

Arranged alphabetically. This series contains research files relating to legislative bills and issues that Paul Weyrich and the Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress lobbied for or against at the legislature.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
35 12-13
Abortion
1978-1987
35 14-15
Adoption legislation
1979-1980
35 16-18
Advisory panel on financing elementary and secondary education
1982, 1984
35 19
Aids
1987
36 1
A.F.L. - C.I.O.
1977-1978
36 2
American Legislative Exchange Council
1979
36 3
Anti-family legislation
1977-1979
36 4-5
Balanced budget - constitutional amendment
1976
36 6
Big business
1976-1978
36 7
Business political action committees
1976-1978
36 8
California initiative
1985
36 9
Carter, Jimmy
1978-1979
36 10
Child abuse conference
September 1983
36 11
Committee or Political Education (COPE) film
1978
36 12
Communist party, U.S.A.
1978
36 13-16
94th - 97th Congress
1975-1981
36 17
Connally, John
1979
36 18
Conservative caucus
1978
36 19
"Contact America" major legislation passed by the House - Save the Family Foundation
1986
36 20
Coors
1975-1976
36 21
Council for a Livable World
1976
36 22-24
Council for National Policy
1983-1990
36 25
Crane, Phil
1978-1979
36 26
Crapo, Michael - Truth in Voting Bill
1994
36 27
Defense issues
1977-1979
36 28
Democratic study group
1978
36 29
Department of Health and Human Services
1981
36 30
Drugs
1986
36 31
Election law reform
1979
36 32
Equal Rights Amendment extension
1978
36 33-34
Family Policy Advisory Board
1980-1981
36 35-36
Family Protection Act
1978-1980
37 1-8
Family Protection Act
1979-1981
37 9
Federal Election Commission
1978-1979
37 10
Foreign policy
undated
37 11
Franking privilege
1994
37 12
Fraser, Douglas
1978-1979
37 13
Gingrich, Newt
1981
37 14
Gun issues
1978
37 15
Hatch, Orrin
1978-1979
37 16
Health care reform
1994
37 17
Home ownership memos
1989
37 18
Independent expenditures
1978-1979
37 19-25
International Year of the Child (IYC)
1978-1979
37 26
Labor law
1978
37 27
Land use
1974
37 28
Learn, Inc.
1982-1984
37 29
Legislative Alert
1986-1987
37 30
Legislative issues - miscellaneous
undated
37 31
Legislative strategy
undated
37 32
Legislators Educational Conference - "Building a Bipartisan Majority for Life"
August 21-23, 1998
38 1
Lobby reform
1978
38 2
Lobbyist information
1975-1982
38 3
Lugar, Richard
1978
38 4
Memo to Congressman Kemp
1981
38 5
National Center for Public Policy - research
1984-1986
38 6
National Education Association
1978-1979
38 7
Natural resources and environment
1983
38 8
Office of Economic Opportunity
1978-1979
38 9
Omnibus reconciliation act
1981
38 10
Panama Canal
1978
38 11
Phillips, Howard
1976, 1978
38 12
Platform issue statements
1980
38 13
Pornography
1974-1986
38 14
Reagan, Ronald
1979-1981
38 15
Reagan transition
1980
38 16
Red Fox
1981-1983
38 17
Replies for Senator John A. McClure
1975
38 18
Social issues
1974-1984
38 19
Taxes
1985
38 20
Taxes - dependent exemption
1985
38 21
Taxes - educational opportunity and equity act
1982
38 22
Taxes - reform and the family
1985
38 23
Taxpayer's rebellion
1978-1979
38 24
United States law - policy making process
undated
38 25
Washington D.C. amendment
1978
38 26
White House
1981
38 27-35
White House Conference on Families
1978-1980
39 1-8
White House Conference on Families - press
1980

Series III. Manuscripts and publications, 1971-2002Return to Top

Arranged alphabetically. This series contains manuscripts of articles and books, and publications created by Paul Weyrich, The Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress, and the Free Congress Foundation.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
39 9
Articles by Paul Weyrich
1986-1987
39 10
Conservative writings
1979-1991
39 11
Manuscript
undated
39 12-13
Manuscript - "Champion of Women and the Unborn: Horatio Robinson Storer, M.D." by Frederick N, Dyer
undated
39 14
Manuscript - "God is a Conservative: Religion, Politics, and Morality in Contemporary America" by Kenneth J. Heineman
1997
39 15
Manuscript - "On the Floor: Campaign Finance Reform" by John Conforti
August 30, 1997
39 16
Manuscript - "Power of the Right" by Frank Van Der Linden
1979
39 17
Publication reports
1983, 1986
39 18
Publications - "American Opinion"
1982-1983
39 19
Publications - "Americanist Issues"
1983
39 20
Publications - "Building a Culture of Life"
2002
40 1-2
Publications - "Conservative Digest"
1978-1989
40 3
Publications - "Conservative Manifesto"
1982, 1986
40 4-5
Publications - "The Family in America"
1997-2002
40 6
Publications - "Family, Law, and Democracy Reports" by Free Congress Foundation
1989
40 7
Publications - "Family Policy Insights"
1981-1985
40 8-13
Publications - "Family Protection Report"
1979-1988
41 1
Publications - "Free Congress Research and Education Foundation: Quarterly Report"
1984-1985
41 2
Publications - "The Freedom Fighter"
1985, 1988
41 3
Publications - "Future 21"
1984
41 4
Publications - "The Initiative News Report"
1985
41 5
Publications - "Initiative and Referendum Report"
1981-1988
41 6
Publications - "The John Birch Society Bulletin"
1983
41 7
Publications - "The Journal of Family and Culture"
1985-1987
41 8-11
Publications - "Judicial Notice"
1984-1988
41 12-13
Publications - Miscellaneous
1979-2001
41 14
Publications - "New Guard"
1971
41 15
Publications - "Policy Review"
1983-1992
41 16
Publications - Political reports
1976-1986
41 17
Publications - "The Religion and Society Report"
1999-2000
41 18-19
Publications - "The Weyrich Insider"
1989-1992
41 20
Publications - "The Weyrich Report"
1979-1980

Series IV. Personal papers, 1974-1992Return to Top

This series contains information about Paul Weyrich's personal life and his involvement with railway transportation. There is correspondence, biographical files, appointment books, and railway transportation files.

Container(s) Description Dates
Sub-series 1. Railway transportation files
Arranged alphabetically. This series contains board of directors agenda's for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, information on AMTRAK, and travel files for trolley trips planned by Paul Weyrich and the New Electric Railway Journal.
1974-1992
Box Folder
42 1-3
Amtrak
1975, 1987-1989
42 4
National Railroad Passenger Corporation
1988
42 5-6
National Railroad Passenger Corporation - board of directors orientation manual
undated
42 7-15
National Railroad Passenger Corporation - board of directors meeting
July 1988 - February 1989
42 16
National Railroad Passenger Corporation - corporate strategic marketing study technical and cost proposal
1987
43 1-2
New Electric Railway Journal
1989-1992
43 3
Publications - railway
1974, 1989
43 4
South Africa references
1975
43 5
Trolley file
undated
43 6-9
Trolley trips - Boston, Canada, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh
1985-1988
Sub-series 2. General files
Arranged alphabetically. This series contains appointment books, biographical files, and correspondence about Weyrich's personal life.
1975-1990
Box Folder
43 10
Appointment books
1988-1990
43 11-12
Biographical file
undated
43 13-18
Correspondence
1975-1979
43 19
Invitations
1978
43 20
The Official Catholic Directory
1986
43 21
Taking Care Program
1989
43 22
Weyrich "Roast"
October 6, 1977

Series V. Photographic and audio visual materials, 1979-2002Return to Top

This series contains photographs and audio visual materials created by Paul Weyrich, The Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress, and the Free Congress Foundation.

Container(s) Description Dates
Sub-series 1. Photographs
This series contains photographs of Paul Weyrich, his co-workers, and supporters of the Free Congress Foundation and the events sponsored by them.
1980-1989
Box Folder
44 1
Negatives - Free Congress Foundation
undated
44 2-19
Photographs - Free Congress Foundation
circa 1980-1987
45 1
Administration - singles
undated
45 2
Annual report
undated
45 3
Australia photographs
undated
45 4
Capitol Hill forum
undated
45 5
Catholic Center photographs
undated
45 6
Catholic conferences
undated
45 7
Center for Catholic Policy
undated
45 8
Center for Child and Family Policy
undated
45 9
Center for Conservative Governance
undated
45 10
Center for Cultural Conservatism
undated
45 11
Center for Law and Democracy
undated
45 12
Center for Urban Transportation Policy
undated
45 13
Coalitions Conference
1981
45 14
Criminal Reform Conference
undated
45 15
Election Politics reception
undated
45 16
Friends of Free Congress
undated
45 17
Judicial press conference
undated
45 18
Marshner, Connaught "Connie" photographs
undated
45 19
Marshner and McGuegan photographs
undated
45 20
Marshner staff - singles
undated
45 21
Morality of Political Action
undated
45 22
Populist Conservative Tax Coalition
undated
45 23
Public affairs page
undated
45 24
Rothenberg and staff
undated
45 25
V.I.P. photographs
undated
45 26
W.T.S.C.I.
undated
46 1
Weyrich, Paul
undated
46 2-3
10th Anniversary of Free Congress Political Action Committee
undated
Sub-series 2. Audio tapes
This series contains audio tapes of political commentaries by Paul Weyrich, his co-worker Connaught "Connie" Marshner, and other political leaders.
1979-1988
Box
47-50
Political tapes
1979-1986
50
Council for National Policy
January 1983-May 1986, 1988
Sub-series 3. Video tapes
This series contains VHS tapes and Beta Cam SP videos from Paul Weyrich's television shows and television appearances. It also contains taped interviews and debates of Connaught "Connie" Marshner
1982-2002
Box
50
C-SPAN dub of call-in debate with Connie Marshner
October 27, 1982
50
MacNeil/Lehrer Report: Education Programs of Regan - Connie Marshner vs. NEA Representative
July 5, 1983
50
Connie Marshner debates - two tapes
undated
51
Direct Line
1996-1998
52-57
Direct Line
1998
58
Direct Line
2000-2001
59-61
Direct Line
2001
62-63
Endangered Liberties
1997-1998
64-65
Endangered Liberties - VHS tapes and Beta Cam SP video
1998
66-67
Endangered Liberties - VHS tapes
1999-2000
68-72
Endangered Liberties
2000
73-75
Endangered Liberties
2001
76
Legal Notebook - VHS tapes and Beta Cam SP video
1999-2001
77
Free Congress Foundation political VHS tapes
1997, 1999, undated
77
Paul Weyrich commentaries and TV appearances - VHS and Beta Cam SP video
1995-1997, undated
77
Miscellaneous political VHS tapes and Beta Cam SP video
1993-2002, undated
91
Ways & Means show - VHS tapes
1994-1998

Series VI. Books, 1976-1989Return to Top

This series contains books and pamphlets published by Paul Weyrich's The Heritage Foundation and The Free Congress Research and Education Foundation. It also contains books written about the Conservative movement, Paul Weyrich, and Connaught "Connie" Marshner's involvement.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
78
Books about the Conservative movement
1980-1989
78
Published by The Heritage Foundation
1976-1984
78
Published by The Free Congress Research and Eduction Foundation
1980-1988

Series VII. Connaught Marshner papers, 1971-2002Return to Top

This series contains the papers of Connaught "Connie" Marshner.

Container(s) Description Dates
Sub-series 1. Conservative movement files
This series contains the files maintained by Connaught Marshner regarding her work with Paul Weyrich and the conservative movement. It contains research files, news clippings, correspondence, memos, notes, phone logs, and Life Forum meeting agendas attended by Marshner.
1971-2002
Box Folder
79 1
1023 United Nations Working Group
1998-1999
79 2
Action for Humanity
1999
79 3
Africa contacts
undated
79 4
Australian contacts
1985-1987
79 5
Biographical file - Connaught Marshner
undated
79 6
Calendars - Connaught Marshner
1979
79 7
Canada contacts
undated
79 8
European contacts
undated
79 9
Focus on the Family
1986-1990
79 10
Free Congress Foundation arrangements - Connaught Marshner
1985-1986
79 11
Friends of Families
1982
79 12
International Life Forum
2000
79 13-18
Ireland
1972-1974, undated
79 19
Latin American contacts
undated
79 20
The Leadership Institute Mentor School
1990
79 21
Life Education and Resource Network (LEARN)
1994
80 1-17
Life Forum meetings
September 27, 1996 - April 27, 2001
81 1-6
Life Forum meetings
July 27, 2001 - July 26, 2002
81 7
Life Forum meetings - Connie Marshner
2002
81 8
Life Forum meetings - quarterly reports
August 1997
81 9
Life Issues Institute, Inc.
2002
81 10
Marketing - Connaught "Connie" Marshner
1989-1990
81 11
Marshner, Connaught impact
1984-1986
81 12
Master list labels for Leaf
undated
81 13
New Right movement activities
1982
81 14
News clippings - Family Forum II
1981-1985
81 15
Nichols College
March 1989
81 16-18
Notes - Connaught Marshner
1976-1982, 1995-2001
81 19-20
Office of Economic Opportunity
1973
81
Phone logs (7 notebooks) - Connaught Marshner
May 5, 1981 - January 21, 1985
82
Phone logs (7 notebooks) - Connaught Marshner
January 21, 1985 - December 22, 1986
Folder
82 1
Presidential candidates
undated
82 2
Pro-Family Coalition
1988
82 3
Research file - abortion
1992-1995
82 4
Research file - families and child care
undated
82 5-6
Research file - population control
1996-1999
82 7
Sex education - Columbia, South Carolina
April 1989
82 8
Speeches by Connaught Coyne and Dan Joy - for use by member of congress
1971-1972
82 9-11
Speeches by Connaught Marshner
1973-1983
82 12
Speeches by Connaught Marshner- "Basic Day Care"
undated
82 13-14
Speeches by Connaught Marshner - family
1979-1981, 1984
82 15
Speeches by Connaught Marshner- Family Research Council
1986, 1988
82 16
Speeches by Connaught Marshner- Houghton College
1984-1986
82 17
Speeches by Connaught Marshner - National Right to Life Convention (NRLC)
1985
82 18
Speeches by Connaught Marshner- "New Traditional Women"
undated
82 19
Speeches by Connaught Marshner - pornography
undated
82 20-21
Speeches by Connaught Marshner - Pro-Family movement
1980-1985
82 22
Speeches by by Connaught Marshner - Social Issues Report Card
1982
82 23
Student Action Council
undated
82 24
Wolgemuth and Hyatt Publishers, Inc. - "Decent Exposure" by Connaught Marshner
1985-1999
82 25
Wolgemuth and Hyatt Publishers, Inc. - "Decent Exposure" promotion and marketing
1988-1990
82 26
Wolgemuth and Hyatt Publishers, Inc. - "Mommy Matters" by Connaught Marshner
1992
Sub-series 2. Correspondence
Arranged chronologicaly and alphabetically. This series contains Connaught Marshner's correspondence files.
1972-2001
Box Folder
83 1-19
1972-1993
84 1-5
1994-2001
84 6
Arlington House Publishers
1976-1978
84 7
Christian Life
1985-1988
84 8
Conservative Book Club
1989
84 9
Free-lancing
1986-1990
84 10
Wolgemuth and Hyatt Publishers, Inc.
1989-1992
Sub-series 3. Manuscripts and books
Arranged alphabetically. This series contains the mauscripts and related research materials, articles, and books written or produced by Connaught Marshner.
1971-1999
Box Folder
84 11
Adoption Fact Book III
1999
84 12-20
Adoption Fact Book III - author files numbered 1-12
1999
85 1-68
Adoption Fact Book III - author files numbered 13-94
1999
86 1-32
Adoption Fact Book III - author files numbered 95-146
1999
86 33
Adoption Fact Book III - bibliography
1999
86 34
Adoption Fact Book III - biographies
1999
86 35
Adoption Fact Book III - Gwen
1999
86 36
Adoption Fact Book III - new stuff, time permitting
1999
86 37
Adoption Fact Book III - New York Times Adoption Forum
1999
86 38
Adoption Fact Book III - photolisting
1999
86 39-40
"The Better to Educate: A Handbook for Parents" by Connaught Marshner - Manuscript
undated
87 1-12
"The Better to Educate: A Handbook for Parents" by Connaught Marshner - rough drafts and notes
undated
87 13
Christian Life columns by Connaught Marshner
1986
87 14
Conservatice Digest columns by Connaught Marshner
1984-1985
87 15
Conservative Digest interviews by Connaught Marshner
1986-1987
87 16
Fidelity magazine articels by Connaught Marshner
1982
87 17
Footnotes for Connaught Marshner ethics chapter
undated
87 18
"For the Common Good" column by Connaught Marshner
1985
87 19
Hatch amendment - "Law, Morality, and the Hatch Amendment" by W.H. Marshner
1982
87 20
"Liberty Report" newspaper
September 1987
88 1
"Mommy Matters" by Connaught Marshner - notes
1992
88 2
National Review
undated
88 3
"The New Right" by Connaught Marshner - manuscript preparation
1979
88 4
Pastoral Renewal
1987-1989
88 5
Sacramento Union - Curmudgeon column
1985-1986
88 6
World and I
1989
88 7-8
Writings by Connaught Marshner
1971-1980
89 1
Writings by Connaught Marshner
1985-1987
89 2
Booklets - Conservative movement
1983-1987
89
Five books on the Conservative movement with inscriptions to Connaught Marshner
1976-1986

Series VIII. Oversized materials, 1979-1984Return to Top

This series contains oversized Free Congress Foundation photographs, newspapers, and a cartoon drawing.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
90
Photographs - Free Congress Foundation
circa 1980
90
Newspapers
1979-1984
90
Cartoon drawing of Paul Weyrich, Connaught "Connie" Marshner, and unidentified man and women
undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Pro-life movement -- United States.
  • Public relations and politics -- United States.
  • Conservatism -- United States.
  • Adoption -- United States.
  • Gay rights -- United States.
  • Public welfare -- United States.
  • Railroad travel
  • Political activists -- United States.

Personal Names

  • Marshner, Connaught Coyne, 1951-

Corporate Names

  • White House Conference on Families.
  • Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
  • Amtrak
  • Free Congress Research and Education Foundation.