Chandler, though in his seventies, continued his active participation in state affairs during the 1970s. He completed a four-year term on the University of Kentucky's Board of Trustees in 1970. In 1971 he ran unsuccessfully as an independent candidate for Governor of Kentucky against Republican Tom Emberton and Democrat Wendell Ford. Chandler's practice as an attorney and ownership of the Woodford County, Kentucky, Sun Newspaper continued. In 1977, Chandler was appointed to an unprecedented fourth term on the University of Kentucky's Board of Trustees.
Material is arranged chronologically within individual family units.
The Miscellaneous Series consists of individually wrapped, oversized articles. Items within each category are individually numbered. They are arranged chronologically by president. His second term as Governor of Kentucky is especially well represented. A majority of the speeches are from the 1940s and 1950s when Chandler served as U.S. Senator, Commissioner of Baseball and Governor of Kentucky.