Thomas S. Kleppe Papers, 1966-1977

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Series 4: Memorabilia

This series consists primarily of memorabilia relating to the periods he served as head of the Small Business Administration and the Secretary of the Interior, although some items pertaining to his two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives are also included. Various plaques, certificates, and trophies make up a large portion of the contents but photographs also figure prominently. In order to conserve space, many of the plaques were removed from their wooden backing, so that only the metal facing is preserved. In a few instances, photocopies have been kept in lieu of the original plaque.

Box 23

Folder 17: Certificates of Election to Congress

Item 1: Certificate of Election dated 23 November 1966

Item 2: Certificate of Election dated 22 November 1968

Folder 18: Representative Kleppe’s Newsletters to His Constituents, November 1967 - October 1970

Folder 19: Photo with Speaker McCormack, Swearing-In, January 3, 1967

Folder 20: Photo with President Eisenhower, Gettysburg, Pa., February 1967

Folder 21: Photo with President Nixon and John Frank, Winner of the Small Business Award, 1971

Folder 22: Cover Photo, Government Executive Magazine, October 1975

Item 1: Original photograph

Item 2: Facsimile of magazine cover

Folder 23: Photo, Bicentennial of Public Lands, Department of the Interior, September 16, 1976

Folder 24: Close-Up, Bicentennial of Public Lands, Department of the Interior, September 16, 1976

Folder 25: Bismarck Medical Association Award of Recognition, 1969, (bronze plate)

Folder 26: Plaque, City of Los Angeles, February 9, 1972 - Photocopy of plaque

Item 1: Bronze plate

Folder 27: AAMESBIC [American Association of Minority Enterprise Small Business Investment Companies] Award, 1972 (bronze plate)

Folder 28: Plaque, City of Los Angeles, December 10, 1975

Item 1: Photocopy of plaque

Item 2: Bronze plate

Folder 29: NASBIC [National Association of Small Business Investment Companies] Certificate of Appreciation (bronze plate), October 26, 1975

Folder 30: Plaque Commemorating a Groundbreaking, July 9, 1976 (plastic facing mounted on bronze plate)

Folder 31: NAMC [National Association of Minority Contractors] Certificate of Appreciation (bronze plate)

Folder 32: Plaque, California State Assembly

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Folder 33: Loose Certificates, etc.

Item 1: Certificate of appreciation from the Lutheran Council, April 16, 1974

Item 2: Certificate issued by American College Administrators identifying Kleppe as an Honorary Regent, 1975

Item 3: Certificate of appreciation from the National Economic Development Association (NEDA)

Item 4: Certificate of appreciation from the United Indian Development Association

Item 5: Executive order appointing Kleppe chairman of the Interdepartmental Committee for the Voluntary Payroll Savings Plan for the Purchase of United States Savings Bonds, January 8, 1976

Item 6: Certificate recognizing Kleppe’s ten years of government service, April 28, 1973

Item 7: Note from the White House regarding the Bicentennial National Day of Prayer, May 10, 1976

Item 8: Proclamation of the Bicentennial National Day of Prayer, March 16, 1976

Item 9: Certificate recognizing Kleppe as an Admiral in the New River Navy, September 11, 1976

Item 10: Special Bicentennial Award for Distinguished Public Service from the Federal Executive Board of the Twin Cities, May 25, 1976

Item 11: Certificate stating that Kleppe crossed the Arctic Circle in an aircraft on September 10, 1976

Item 12: Distinguished Service Citation from Bismarck Junior College, May 19, 1978

Item 13: Certificate of Appreciation from the National Press Club, April 27, 1976

Folder 34: Photocopies of Miscellaneous Plaques

Item 1: NASBIC [National Association of Small Business Investment Companies] Distinguished Service Award, November 9, 1972

Item 2: Distinguished Service Award from the Americans for Constitutional Action

Item 3: Plaque of appreciation from the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation, December 10, 1975

Folder 35: National Bicentennial Medal, 1976

Box 24

Item 1: Key Award (plaque) from the National Association of Black Manufacturers, April 1973

Item 2: Plaque featuring engraving of Thomas Jefferson from the Federal Executive Institute of Charlottesville, Virginia, June 15, 1972

Item 3: “Alaska Moose Holder” (plaque) from the Rotary Club of Anchorage, Alaska, September 8, 1976

Item 4: Plaque recognizing Kleppe as a Distinguished Alumnus of Valley City State College, May 21, 1976

Item 5: Plaque presented by TELACU (a community development corporation) in 1975

Box 25

Item 1: Congressional crest (ca. 18” in diameter) with the legend “Member of Congress”

Item 2: Color Photograph: "To Thomas S. Kleppe - With Best Wishes from the Crew of Apollo 15"

Box 26

Item 1: Plaque from the American Association of Minority Enterprise Small Business Investment Companies, October 26, 1973 (bronze plate)

Item 2: Certificate of Appreciation from the National Press Club, October 25, 1974

Item 3: Congressional Certificate of Service for Kleppe’s two terms in the House of Representatives, 1967-1971

Item 4: Management Improvement Certificate, Awarded by President Nixon to Kleppe while he was the head of the Small Business Administration

Item 5: Photograph showing Kleppe meeting with President Nixon in the Rose Garden to discuss small business legislation, 1972

Item 6: Photograph showing President Ford presenting the National Small Business Award to Mr. and Mrs. Stone and Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell, at Provo, Utah, May 1975, autographed by Ford

Item 7: Photograph of Kleppe’s first official meeting with President Ford after becoming Secretary of the Interior, taken November 1975 in the Oval Office, autographed by Ford

Item 8: Photograph of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Potter Stewart swearing Kleppe in as Secretary of the Interior in the East Room of the White House as President Ford looks on, October 17, 1975, autographed by Ford

Item 9: Honorary Doctor of Laws diploma from the University of North Dakota, April 1, 1976

Item 10: Photograph with President Nixon immediately following Kleppe’s swearing-in as head of the Small Business Administration, February 1971. Also in picture: Mrs. Kleppe, daughters Jane and Jill, Gladys Anderson.

Item 11: Certificate of appreciation from the Asian American National Business Alliance, Inc., December 10, 1975

Item 12: Official scrapbook commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Small Business Administration, 1973