Expand All Collapse All Extent Approximately 6 folders, 341 pages Summary This collection consists of records regarding Alexis Herman in her position as Secretary of Labor. Herman, the 23rd Secretary of Labor, served the Clinton Administration from May 1997 to January 2001. This collection contains emails, memoranda, press clippings, reports, and speeches concerning welfare. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2010-0451-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. FOIA request 2010-0451-F contains material regarding the work, speeches, and reports of Alexis Herman, the 23rd Secretary of Labor who served under President Clinton from May of 1997 to January of 2001. The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject Files contain one relevant folder. This folder contains a memorandum for the President regarding Herman and welfare initiatives. The majority of material responsive to this FOIA was found in the collection area named Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files. The White House Staff and Office Files contain copies of the U.S. Department of Labor report titled “About Welfare” along with emails, memoranda, news clippings, and speeches relating to Herman’s National Welfare-to-Work Tour. White House Staff and Office files also contain press releases on the Welfare to Work Coalition, an effort which involved both Herman and Vice President Gore. This collection area also contains a folder pertaining to Herman’s speech to the United State Conference of Mayors in the summer of 1997. Record Type Textual System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas— Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files and Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files. The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) contains a variety of series created to organize and track documents and correspondence. The WHORM Subject file was compiled by the White House Office of Records Management and is a series of categories designated by a letter/number combination. Staff and Office files were maintained at the folder level by staff members within their individual offices and document all levels of administration activity. WHORM files are processed at the document level; whereas Staff and Office files are processed at the folder level, that is individual documents are not selected and removed from a folder for processing. While this method maintains folder integrity, it frequently results in the incidental processing of documents that are not wholly responsive to the subject area. FOIA 2010-0451-F includes WHORM records from this subject code: FG Federal Government - Organizations. Access Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 USC 2201) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 USC 552, as amended) and therefore may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions. Copyright Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the United States (17 USC, 101), which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Provenance Official records of William Jefferson Clinton’s presidency are housed at the Clinton Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA). Processed by Staff Archivist, March 2010. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2010-03-08 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2010-0451-F. Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject File Category Case Number FG001 189159SS [Alexis Herman] [OA/ID 21811] Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files Domestic Policy Council Kane, Andrea WtW [Welfare to Work] – Secretary Herman’s WtW [Welfare to Work] Tour and About Welfare Book [OA/ID 20340] Rice, Cynthia Welfare – Work - $3 Billion Initiative – Herman Report to POTUS [OA/ID 15457] Welfare – Work - $3 Billion Initiative – Herman Speech [OA/ID 15457] Intergovernmental Affairs Cutler, Lynn [VP / Alexis Herman Welfare-to-Work Round 2 – 11/20/98] [OA/ID 13536] Speechwriting Prince, Jonathan 6/97 U.S. Conference of Mayors – Secretary Herman’s Speech [OA/ID 10443]