November 15, 1979 : Public Relations/Staff Contacts, Bustin Office Hours, Vinalhaven

unspecified — Box: 2343

Identifier: MC105.05

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Muskie's final Congressional Session in the Senate, the 96th, was interrupted in 1980 by his nomination and confirmation as U.S. secretary of state. The files in this sub-subseries, therefore, cover only the period through April 1980; the records for the rest of 1980 can be found in Series VII: U.S. Secretary of State.

This sub-subseries includes the following types of files from the 96th Congressional Session: academy files; case files; correspondence files; legislative files; press files; project files; scheduling files; personal files from Muskie, Leon Billings, Jim Case, John McEvoy, and Carol Parelee; and a small number of miscellaneous files.

These files include significant documentation of the Senate Budget Committee and the Dickey-Lincoln School Lakes Project, a proposed electrical power facility that was never built.

Dates

1979 - 1980

Access Restrictions

Five categories of materials are restricted in the Muskie papers, all of which are noted in container lists, internal database records and physically on the affected boxes and folders. In many cases, restricted material comprises only a portion of a restricted folder. Researchers may request access to a restricted folder, in which case archives staff may review the folder and provide access to any materials that should not be restricted.

1. Student academic records: Restricted for 75 years from date of creation. Contained in Series I; will be open without restriction in 2011 (box 11) and 2064 (box 13). Information about a particular student may be released to that student.

2. Materials restricted to protect personal privacy: Restricted for 75 years from date of creation. Occurs in Series II, V.A.1, V.A.3-V.A.12, V.B and V.C; will be open without restriction on a rolling basis from 2032-2055. Includes case files, personnel files and items bearing Social Security Numbers. Case files and personnel files may be released to the individuals about whom the files were created, or to others if the individual about whom the file was created is deceased and releasing the file is unlikely to significantly impinge upon the personal privacy of a living individual. Redacted copies of items bearing Social Security Numbers may be released upon request.

3. Confidential Congressional committee reports: Restricted for 50 years from date of creation. Occurs in Series V.C; will be open without restriction around 2018. Reports restricted per consultation with NARA Center for Legislative Archives.

4. Susan Harrigan’s diaries: Restricted per donor agreement; access requires written permission of donor until April 5, 2024 or death of donor. Occurs in Series VI.F and XVII.A.

5. Potentially attorney-client privileged and/or proprietary materials: Closed until further notice. Occurs in Series VII, Boxes 120-141 and several unprocessed boxes of materials received from Jane Muskie’s estate. Includes records from Chadbourne, Parke, Whiteside & Wolf that likely contain attorney-client privileged and/or proprietary information intermingled with non-attorney-client-privileged material documenting Muskie’s professional work from 1980-1996.