Arthur Levitt papers, 1948-2007

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Series I: Cataloged Correspondence

Original letters to Levitt from US congressmen and US and foreign government members.



Box 1 Folder 1 Bowles, Erskine B. Chief of Staff to the US President to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC, Dec. 18, 1996; Nov. 21, 1997, 1p. t.l.s. with ms. note, 1p. a.c.s.


Box 1 Folder 2 Bush, George H. W. US President to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC; Houston, TX, Sep. 27, 1991; Dec. 14, 1998, 2 t.l.s.


Box 1 Folder 2A Carter, Jimmy US President to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC, Oct. 13, 1978, 1p. t.l.s.


Box 1 Folder 3 Clinton, Bill US President to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC, Feb. 1998 - Jan. 2001, 3 t.l.s.


Box 1 Folder 4 Coelho, Tony to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., n.p., Feb. 23, 1995, 1p. a.c.s.


Box 1 Folder 5 Cohen, William US Secretary of Defense to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC, Jul. 14, 1998, 1p. t.l.s.


Box 1 Folder 6 Collins, Susan M. US Senate (R - ME) to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC, Jan. 22, 2001, 1p. a.c.s.


Box 1 Folder 7 Cox, Christopher US House of Representatives (R - CA) to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC, Apr. 10, 1996, 1p. t.l.s.


Box 1 Folder 8 D'Amato, Alphonse US Senate (R - NY) to: Arthur Levitt, Jr. - Subpoena for Whitewater Investigation, Washington, DC, Oct. 26, 1995, 3p. t.l.s. (faximile)

[Subpoena attachment is also signed by Sarbanes, Paul]


Box 1 Folder 9 Daschle, Thomas. U. S. Senate (D - SD) to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC, Mar. 6, 1999, 1p. a.c.s.

[Photocopy of Levitt's reply enclosed]


Box 1 Folder 10 Dingell, John D. US House of Representatives (D - MI) to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC, n.d. - Dec. 7, 2000, 4 a.c.s.

[News Clippings enclosed]


Box 1 Folder 11 Dinkins, David N. Mayor, New York City to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., New York, NY, Dec. 16, 1993, 1p. t.l.s.


Box 1 Folder 12 Dodd, Christopher J. US Senate (D - CT) to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC, Sep. 8, 1993; Mar. 24, 1999, 2 a.l.s.


Box 1 Folder 13 Donaldson, William H. New York Stock Exchange, Chairman to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., New York, NY, May 26, 1995, 1p. a.l.s.

[US SEC Chairman since Jan. 2003]


Box 1 Folder 14 Domenici, Pete V. US Senate (R - NM) to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC, Nov. 28, 1995, 1p. t.l.s. with ms. note


Box 1 Folder 15 Eshoo, Anna G. US House of Representatives (D - CA) to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC, Jul. 1996 - Oct. 1998, 2 a.l.s., 1p. t.l.s., 1 a.c.s.


Box 1 Folder 16 Ewing, Thomas W. US House of Representatives (R - IL) to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Pontiac, IL, Dec. 22, 2000, 1p. t.l.s.


Box 1 Folder 17 Faircloth, Lauch US Senate (R - NC) to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC, Mar. 15, 1994; Jan. 19, 1995, 2 t.l.s.


Box 1 Folder 18 Fields, Jack US House of Representatives (R - TX) to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC, Jan. 12, 1995, 1p. t.l.s.


Box 1 Folder 19 Ford, Gerald R. US President to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., n.p., Aug. 25, [n.y.], 1p. a.l.s.


Box 1 Folder 20 Ginsburg, Ruth Bader Supreme Court of the US to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC, Oct. 12, 1995, 1p. t.l.s.

[enclosed:letter from A. Levitt to: Payne, Hank, President, Williams College, Williamstown, MA]


Box 1 Folder 20 Levitt, Arthur Jr. US SEC to: Payne, Hank, President, Williams College, Williamstown, MA, Washington, DC, Oct. 17, 1995, 1p. t.l.s.

[re: Judge Ginsburg Letter of Oct. 12, 1995 - filed under Ginsburg]


Box 1 Folder 21 Gore, Al US Vice President to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC, Jun. 23, 1997, 1p. t.l.s.


Box 1 Folder 22 Hatch, Orrin US Senate (R - UT) to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC, Sep. 11, 1995, 1p. t.l.s.


Box 1 Folder 23 Kennard, William E. Federal Communication Commission (FCC), President to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC, Oct. 29, 2000, 1p. a.c.s.


Box 1 Folder 24 Kerry, John F. US Senate (D - MA) to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Staten Island, NY, Sep. 19, n.y., 2p a.l.s.


Box 1 Folder 25 Lackritz, Mark E. Securities Industry Association (SIA), president to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., n.p. [Washington, DC], Jan. 1995 - Nov. 1999, 3 a.c.s., 1p. t.l.s. (on cardboard backing), 1 t.d. (faximile)

[Typed letter also signed by Zuckenberg, Roy J., SIA Chairman. Enclosed faximile of SIA board of Directors resolution commending Levitt.]


Box 1 Folder 26 Largent, Steve US House of Representatives (R - OK) to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., n.p., n.d., 1p. a.l.s.



Box 59 Folder 1-3 Morrow, Carol files on Arthur Levitt (correspondence and articles), 2002-2004



Box 1 Folder 27 Murray, Patty US Senate (D - WA) to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC, Mar. 29, 1995, 1p. t.l.s.


Box 1 Folder 28 Panetta, Leon White House Chief of Staff to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC, Oct. 28, 1994, 1p. t.l.s.


Box 1 Folder 29 Rainer, William J. US Commodity Futures Trading Commission to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC, Sep. 10, 1999, 1p. a.l.s.


Box 1 Folder 30 Richardson, William US Secretary of Energy to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC, Dec. 26, 2000, 1p. t.l.s.


Box 1 Folder 31 Reich, Robert Biff, Secretary of Labor to: SEC Chairman (Skip Hayward), Washington, DC, Sep. 10, 1996, 1p. t.l.s., 1p. t.l.s.(copy)

[photocopy of Levitt's reply (Sep. 19, 1996) enclosed]


Box 1 Folder 32 Riegle, Donald W., Jr. US Senate (D - MI) to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC, Jan. 21, 1994, 2p. a.l.s.


Box 1 Folder 33 Sheng, Andrew Securities and Futures Commission, Chairman to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Hong Kong, Sep. 20, 2000, 1p. t.l.s.


Box 1 Folder 34 Stevens, Ted US Senate (R - AK) to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC; AK, Sep. - Dec. 2000, 1p. t.l.s. with ms. note, 1p. t.l. (dictated), 1p. 1, a.c.s.


Box 1 Folder 35 Udall, Mark E. US House of Representatives (D - CO) to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Washington, DC, Oct. 25, [2000], 1p. a.l.s., 1p. clipping

[Enclosed photocopy of congressional remarks]


Box 1 Folder 36 Levitt, Arthur Jr. Carter. Berlind & Weill, Inc. to: Wilson, Joseph C., Chairman of the Board, Xerox Corporation, New York, NY, Sep. 27, 1966, 2p. t. l.

[re: A. Levitt Sr. re-election campaign]


Box 1 Folder 36 Wilson, Joseph C. Xerox Corporation to: Arthur Levitt, Jr., Rochester, NY, Oct. 5, 1966, 1p. t.l.s.

[re: A. Levitt Sr. re-election campaign]