Correspondence: Federal Level, 1957-1964

This series contains correspondence to and from the government on both local and national levels. Correspondence with the mayor of Providence deals with the housing of nursing students. The Federal file includes letters to and/or from well known figures such as Theodore Francis Greene, John E. Fogarty, and Barry Goldwater. Much correspondence relates to politicians' support of education-related legislation. President Kennedy's folder includes information about the Kennedy Memorial Scholarship, created after his assassination in 1963. There are letters from Senators Pastore and Pell regarding the donation of books from the Library of Congress for Salve Regina's collection (see also: Correspondence: Gifts/Donations to the Library). There are also two examples of reports Claiborne Pell sent to Rhode Islanders concerning actions in Congress, from both 1962 and 1963. State papers include letters from Governors Del Sesto, Notte, and John H. Chafee. Finally, the State of RI Commission for the Study of Higher Education includes a copy of the report that was released on the state's college aged population.