SMITH,
CHARLES P.: Papers, 1968-1991 – REAGAN LIBRARY COLLECTIONS
SMITH,
CHARLES P.: Papers, 1968-1991
Biographical Note
Charles
P. Smith received a doctorate from the University of Southern California in
1970. During the 1960s, he served on
Ronald Reagan’s gubernatorial staff in California; specifically, he
orchestrated an electronic data processing unit to make office/data management
files more efficient. After aiding
Reagan’s presidential campaign in 1980, Smith served the President in a number
of capacities throughout Reagan’s entire administration. Among his positions were Deputy Director of
the Office of Planning and Evaluation (1981-1982) and Senior Policy Analyst in
the Office of Policy Development (1986-1987).
Smith also served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development
and Research at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (1982-1986)
where he studied federal housing vouchers for low-income families. Under President Bush, Smith also tackled
escalating crime rates and increasing drug use as the Director of the Bureau of
Justice Assistance in the US Department of Justice (1988-1990).
Scope and Content
The
material donated to the Reagan Library pertains to Smith’s government work
spanning from his duties under Governor Reagan to those under President Bush. This
collection is arranged into four series.
SERIES I: MEMORIABILIA AND
SPEECHES, 1968-1990 (0.25 l.ft., Box 1)
This
series consists primarily of photographs, abstracts from various books Smith
has authored, and transcripts of speeches Smith has given over the course of
his government service. Several
photographs are also included.
SERIES II: SOCIAL REFORM,
1984-1990 (0.25 l.ft., Boxes 1-2)
This
series consists of various surveys, reports, and proposals pertaining to social
issues under Smith’s tenure.
Specifically, the documents focus on drug control and violent crimes,
illegal immigration, adoption programs for immigrant children, and welfare
reform laws.
SERIES III: ECONOMIC POLICIES,
1984-1990 (0.5 l.ft., Boxes 2-3)
This
series contains documents pertaining to various economic issues Smith dealt
with during the course of his government work.
Specifically, the series contains studies on privatization, urban
renewal, housing resource programs, health care, and agriculture.
SERIES IV: ADMINISTRATION
SUMMARIES, 1981-1989 (1 l.ft, Boxes 3-4)
This
series contains documents pertaining to various summaries of Smith’s duties
during his work in the government. Files
included in this series are studies of various ‘State of the Union’ addresses,
a report of President Reagan’s first one hundred days in office, a biographical
index of office holders in the Executive Branch, and various plan dates and
yearly summaries.
CONTAINER LIST
SERIES
I: MEMORBILIA AND SPEECHES, 1968-1990
Box 1
Charles P. Smith: Book and Service to
President Reagan (1)(2)
Speeches:
Charles P. Smith in Service to President Reagan [Speeches] (1)-(4)
Charles P. Smith: Service to Governor
Reagan (1)-(6)
“Hong Kong Computer Conference 83”
HKCC [Hong Kong Computer Conference –
06/07/1983] Speeches
“Executive Summary: 5-Year (1984-19850
General Service Strategic Plan for ADP”
[Automatic Data Processing]
SERIES
II: SOCIAL REFORMS, 1984-1990
Box 1, Continued
”Federal Drug Grants to States”
“Drug Control System Improvement
Formula Grant Program”
“Report
Number 4 – Violent Crime in the United States” – September 1981 – Briefer’s Book
“Treatment
Alternative to Street Crime (TSAC): Participant’s Manual – Training Manual”
“Problems
and Options in Estimating the Size of the Illegal Alien Population” – 09/24/1982
“The
Immigration of Adopted and Prospective Adoptive Children”
Status/Citizenship
BD: Service Provided (1)(2)
Box
2
“Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 –
Conference Report – 10/04/1986 (1)(2)
“Intergovernmental
Perspective” – Spring 1991 – Volume 17, Number 2
SERIES
III: ECONOMIC POLICY, 1984-1990
Box 2, Continued
“Rethinking
Local Services: Examining Alternative Delivery Approaches” - March 1984,
Number 12
The
Heritage Lectures – Number 42: “The Privatization Option” – 1985
“The
Privatization of Corrections”
PTF
[Privatization Task Force] [07/13/1983] (1)-(5)
“The
President’s National Urban Policy Report” – 1986
“The
President’s National Urban Policy Report” – 1984
“The
President’s National Urban Policy Report” – 1982
“State
Urban Enterprise Zones: A Policy Overview”
“The
Reagan Urban Policy: Centrifugal Force in the Empire”
“An
Internal Study of the Community Housing Resources Board Program”
Box 3
Evaluation of the Urban Initiatives
Anti-Crime Program (1)-(4)
Report Number 7 – Economics of Health
Care – October 1981
“Perspectives
on Agriculture and Rural America” – May 1981
SERIESIV:
ADMINISTRATION SUMMARIES, 1981-1989
Box
3, Continued
“State
of the Union Messages in the Modern Era” – 09/10/1981 (1)-(4)
“Taking
the Measure of Reagan’s 100 Days” – 04/30/1981
“Biographical
Information Concerning Principal Officials of the Executive Branch”
OPP-X
[Office of Policy Planning] (1)(2)
WH:
OPP (86-87) Disc. [White House: Office of Policy Planning (1986-1987) with
Diskette]
OPP-89 [Office of Policy Planning
-1989]: [“Domestic Policy Issues”] (1)-(3)
“The
Reagan Presidency: A Review of the First Year, 1981” (1)-(3)
Box
4
1981
Strategic Plan
Cabinet Council Topics – 05/25/1985
Plandates:
Summary Report – 04/22/1982