(2014-0318-F) Kathryn L. Shaw

20 folders, approximately 2,865 pages

This collection consists of email correspondence created and received by Kathryn L. Shaw between November 11, 1999 and December 31, 1999. Kathryn L. Shaw was a member of the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) from 1999-2001. The email in this collection contain drafts of the Economics Report to the President (ERP), discussions of Shaw’s nomination to the CEA, and discussion of her work outside of the CEA specifically concerning her role in research projects, such as her contributions to “The Impact of Workplace and Technological Innovations on the Demand for Less-Skilled Labor.”

The materials in FOIA 2014-0318-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. Kathryn L. Shaw was a member of the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) from 1999-2001. Before her appointment she served as principal investigator on the Russell Sage Foundation Research Grant, “The Impact of Workplace and Technological Innovations on the Demand for Less-Skilled Labor.” Before and after her appointment to the CEA, she served as the associate editor of the Journal of Labor Economics. Shaw’s research contributions in the field of Economics are widely published. This collection consists of email correspondence to and from Kathryn L. Shaw between November 11, 1999 and December 31, 1999. Responsive email is arranged by date and includes email to and from her White House account (Kathryn L. Shaw/OU=CEA/O=EOP). A majority of responsive emails are concerning drafts of the Economics Report to the President (ERP). Responsive email also includes Shaw’s resignation from previous employment and responsibilities before her nomination to the CEA. Email discusses Shaw’s nomination to the CEA including a meeting with then Pennsylvania Senator, Rick Santorum. Responsive email includes discussion of her work outside of the CEA specifically concerning her role in research projects, such as her contributions related to “The Impact of Workplace and Technological Innovations on the Demand for Less-Skilled Labor.” Many email messages responsive to this FOIA were previously printed and reviewed in response to FOIA 2014-0316-F. FOIA 2014-0316-F contains email sent and received by Robert Z. Lawrence.

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Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas –Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email]. The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) is a database that contains email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential email. The ARMS dataset is comprised of 6 sub-series of email records called “Buckets.” The buckets include NPR, OPD, POTUS, WHO, CEA, and Default. ARMS emails are printed and arranged chronologically by creation date.

Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 22, as amended) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions.

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).

Staff Archives Specialist, 2015. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2014-0318-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email]
CEA [OA/ID 950000]
[11/16/1999 – 11/22/1999]
[11/22/1999]
[11/22/1999 – 11/23/1999]
[11/23/1999 – 11/24/1999]
[11/24/1999 – 12/02/1999]
[12/02/1999 – 12/05/1999]
Box 2
CEA [OA/ID 950000]
[12/06/1999]
[12/06/1999 – 12/08/1999]
[12/08/1999 – 12/13/1999]
[12/14/1999 – 12/15/1999]
[12/16/1999 – 12/17/1999]
[12/17/1999 – 12/20/1999]
Box 3
CEA [OA/ID 950000]
[12/20/1999 – 12/21/1999]
[12/21/1999]
[12/21/1999 – 12/22/1999]
[12/22/1999 – 12/23/1999]
[12/23/1999 – 12/27/1999]
[12/27/1999 – 12/28/1999]
Box 4
CEA [OA/ID 950000]
Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email] (continued)
CEA [OA/ID 950000]
[12/28/1999 – 12/31/1999]
[12/31/1999]