Introduction
The Gerald R. Ford Library is part of the Presidential libraries
system administered by the National Archives and Records
Administration, a federal agency. It is located on the North
Campus of the University of Michigan, Gerald Ford's alma mater
(B.A., 1935). Unlike other Presidential libraries, the Ford
Library's museum component is located in a different city. The
Gerald R. Ford Museum is in Grand Rapids, Michigan, 130 miles
west of Ann Arbor, in the congressional district that Mr. Ford
represented from 1949 to 1973. Despite the physical separation,
the library and museum are a single institution sharing one
director.
Before he left the Presidency, Gerald Ford donated to the
government all of his congressional, Vice-Presidential, and
Presidential historical materials, including the files of his
White House staff. The whole donation filled nine semi-trailer
trucks when shipped to Ann Arbor in 1977. The Ford Papers form
the core of the research holdings, but the library continues to
acquire important additional collections.
U.S. government domestic and foreign policies and national
political affairs in the 1970s are the primary topics of library
collections. Many aspects of American society, business, and
culture are also represented.
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Ford Museum Education Modules
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Ford Library Exhibits
The Ford Library presents insights into the President's day with its exhibit A Day in the Life of a President.
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