National Endowment for the Arts
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Biddle, Livingston, 1918-2002
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content: Livingston L. Biddle, Jr. papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 10 Linear Feet (Boxes 18-27, 42)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1964-2000
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.biddlivi, Series 5
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This series documents Biddle's lengthy involvement with the NEA from its creation in 1965 through his appointments as congressional liaison officer, deputy chairman, and his appointment by President Jimmy Carter as chairman from 1977 to 1981. Included are drafts by Biddle for the National Foundation of the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 which led to the creation of the NEA and the National Endowment for the Humanities, files for agencies that worked closely with the NEA, conferences and events, briefing books that detail Biddle's travel agendas and provide background information on the arts of each locality, financial information, programs managed by the NEA, and reports. Additionally, three video recordings and one sound reel titled "Swearing-In of L.L. Biddle, Jr." are included.