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CHARLES J. ORLEBEKE

Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development:

Papers, 1975-77

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

This collection consists primarily of speeches, memoranda, correspondence, and reports. The primary topics covered by the materials are: housing, community development, urban policy, and the President’s Committee on Urban Development and Neighborhood Revitalization.

QUANTITY

9.3 linear feet (approximately 18,600 pages)

DONOR

Charles J. Orlebeke (2007-NLF-056)

ACCESS

Researchers should consult with an archivist prior to their visit in order to request that specific folders be added to the Library’s review for access queue. Even after the completion of this review, some items may be temporarily restricted under terms of the donor's deed of gift, a copy of which is available on request, or under National Archives and Records Administration general restrictions (36 CFR 1256).

COPYRIGHT

Charles J. Orlebeke donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain.

Prepared by Julie C. Judkins, March 2009

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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Charles J. Orlebeke

1934 Born in Grand Rapids, MI

1957 B.A., Calvin College

1960 Master’s degree in Political Science, Michigan State University

1960-61 Fulbright Scholar, Australia

1962 Employed by George Romney’s gubernatorial campaign

1963-69 Governor Romney’s Office:

1963-66: Administrative Assistant to Governor for Program Development

1967-68: Executive Assistant to the Governor for Planning and Program Development

1965 PhD in Political Science, Michigan State University

1969-70 Executive Assistant to Secretary Romney, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

1970-72 Deputy Under Secretary for Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation, HUD

1971 Member of U.S. delegation to the Economic Commission of Europe Symposium on the Urban Environment

1973-75 Dean, College of Urban Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago

1975-77 Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, HUD

1978- ca. 1994 Professor, School of Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago; he also served as Acting Director and then Director of Student Recruitment

1983 Federal Aid to Chicago published

1997 New Life at Ground Zero: New York, Home Ownership, and the Future of American Cities published

INTRODUCTION

Charles J. Orlebeke was nominated by President Gerald R. Ford to the position of Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on July 24, 1975. In this position Orlebeke spearheaded programs of research, studies, testing, and demonstrations concerned with improving the nation’s communities. Research topics included: testing the feasibility of providing direct cash assistance to needy families for rental or homeownership payments; studies of fair housing and equal opportunity practices; development of techniques to lower or stabilize the costs of housing production; programs to increase housing safety and security; studies of the conservation of energy; better methods for the guidance of economic and community growth; and programs concerned with the problems of housing deterioration and neighborhood decay. Orlebeke’s appointment was confirmed on August 1, 1975. Orlebeke remained in the position until January 1977 when the Ford presidency ended. Prior to his appointment as Assistant Secretary, Orlebeke previously worked at HUD from 1969 to 1972 as an assistant to Secretary George Romney.

This collection contains correspondence, memorandums, budgets, conference programs, meeting minutes, brochures, and speeches on issues related to urban policy, such as: community development, housing, urban renewal, the Urban Reinvestment Task Force (URTF), New York City finances, equal opportunity housing, the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (HABITAT), the Experimental Housing Allowance Program (EHAP), and Section 8. In addition, a number of speeches and papers about urban policy issues that were presented at conferences by Orlebeke from 1975 to1977 are present.

One entire series concerns the President’s Committee on Urban Development and Neighborhood Revitalization, established on June 30, 1976, by President Ford to research problems in urban areas and suggest solutions to improve America’s neighborhoods. Secretary of HUD Carla A. Hills chaired the Committee and Orlebeke served on it. On October 21, 1976 the Committee delivered a final report to President Ford. The collection contains Orlebeke’s extensive working files on the Committee, drafts of the Committee’s report, and a final copy of the report.

Related Materials (2009):

The Bentley Historical Library of the University of Michigan holds the Charles J. Orlebeke Papers, 1962-73, which contain topical files related to Orlebeke’s early career at HUD, prior to Ford’s presidency. The Bentley Library also holds the George Romney Papers, which include files that show Orlebeke’s work as an aide to Romney in both the gubernatorial and HUD periods.

The Ford Library holds the Michael H. Moskow Papers, 1969-1976. Moskow preceded Orlebeke as Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research. He held the position from 1973-75. Other related collections of interest include: James T. Lynn Papers, 1974-78 (HUD Secretary, 1973-75); Thomas Cody Papers, 1972-76 (HUD Assistant Secretary for Administration, 1974-76); David O. Meeker Papers, 1971-84 (HUD Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, 1973-76); and Carla Hills Speeches, 1975-77 (HUD Secretary, 1975-77).

Series Descriptions

1-16 Subject File, 1975-77. (6.3 linear feet)

Inter-office correspondence, memorandums, HUD budgets, conference programs, speeches, conference papers, and meeting minutes. The materials relate to urban policy programs researched, designed, and implemented by HUD, as well as Orlebeke’s participation in conferences and travel across the United States as an expert in urban policy and a representative of HUD. Also included is material on the transition to the Carter Administration.

Arranged alphabetically by subject.

NOTE: Researchers should consult with an archivist prior to their visit in order to request that specific folders of interest be added to the Library’s review-for-access queue.

16-23 President’s Committee on Urban Development and Neighborhood Revitalization File, 1976. (3 linear feet)

Proposals, Report to the President (drafts and final), memoranda, speeches, research files, correspondence, and conference programs. Materials document the background and operation of the committee, the development of the final committee Report, reactions to the Report, government organizations comprising the committee, city visits made for research purposes, and congressional hearings and other issues related to urban policy in the United States. Included is a paper by Bernard J. Carl (Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, 1976-77).

Arranged alphabetically by subject.

NOTE: Researchers should consult with an archivist prior to their visit in order to request that specific folders of interest be added to the Library’s review-for-access queue.

Container List

Box 1 Subject File

(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library’s review queue.)

Briefing Prospectus - Housing and Urban Development/Department of Agriculture Rural Demonstration

Budget - Housing and Urban Development - Fiscal Year 1977 (1)-(3)

Budget - Housing and Urban Development - Fiscal Year 1978 (1)-(2)

Budget - Policy Development and Research - Fiscal Year 1976

Budget - Policy Development and Research - Fiscal Year 1977 (1)-(3)

Box 2 Subject File

(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library’s review queue.)

Budget - Policy Development and Research - Fiscal Year 1977 (4)

Budget - Policy Development and Research - Fiscal Year 1978

California Hills/White House Policy Meeting, September 19, 1975

Carabetta/Bella Vista/Hartford

Community Development Block Grant Evaluation

Community Planning and Development

Community Planning and Development, Environmental Impact Review

Community Planning and Development, Housing Assistance Payments (HAP), "Expected to Reside" Issue

Community Planning and Development, Housing Assistance Plans

Conference Paper, Government Regulations and Housing Costs, November 1976

Box 3 Subject File

(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library’s review queue.)

Confidentiality Dispute, Research and Development, Housing Research, Housing Assistance Research, General Accounting Office (GAO)

Confirmation Hearings, July 30, 1975

Congregate Housing Dinner, November 11, 1975, National Conference on Congregate Housing for Older People

Counseling Demo's and Studies (1)-(4)

Countercyclical Bill (1)-(2)

Denver, CO, November 29 – November 30, 1976, Congress of Cities

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Research/Criticism, Review, Planning

Economic Affairs, 1975 (1)

Box 4 Subject File

(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library’s review queue.)

Economic Affairs, 1975 (2)-(3)

Economic Affairs, 1976 (1)-(3)

Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Committee on Housing, Building, and Planning - Budapest October 4 - 8, 1976; London October 11 - 12, 1976

Energy, General (1)-(2)

Energy, Solar, Demo Program/Grants

Experimental Housing Allowance Program (EHAP) and Section 8, Research and Development, Housing Assistance Research 1975 (1)

Box 5 Subject File

(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library’s review queue.)

Experimental Housing Allowance Program (EHAP) and Section 8, Research and Development Research 1975 (2)

Experimental Housing Allowance Program (EHAP), Research and Development, Housing Assistance Research 1976 (1)-(2)

Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

"Fair Share" Plans

Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology

Federal Executive Institute, December, 8 – 9, 1976, Charlottesville, VA

Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Future Role

HABITAT, "The United Nations Conference on Human Settlements," May - June 1976, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1)-(5)

Box 6 Subject File

(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library’s review queue.)

Homeownership Policy Options

Housing Assistance Council (1)-(2)

Housing Block Grants (1)-(2)

Housing Management (1)-(4)

Housing Opportunity Plans

Innovative Projects/Productivity (1)-(2)

Box 7 Subject File

(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library’s review queue.)

International Affairs, General (1)-(2)

Joint Center for Urban Studies of MIT/Harvard

Labor Relations

Lunch - American Iron & Steel Institute, October 15, 1975

Management, Secretary's Conference, Departmental Management (1)-(2)

Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (1)-(2)

National Academy of Code Administration (NACA)

National Academy of Sciences, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (1)-(2)

National Center for Housing Management

National Housing Conference, February 29, 1976, Statler Hilton, Washington, D.C.

National Science Foundation

Box 8 Subject File

(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library’s review queue.)

Neighborhood Housing Services

New Communities Task Force

New Technology

New York City, Finance (1)-(2)

New York City's Financial Crisis and Impact on Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Programs (1)-(3)

New York City, Tishman Proposal 1976 (1)-(3)

Box 9 Subject File

(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library’s review queue.)

Operation Breakthrough 1975-76 (1)-(3)

Operation Breakthrough Discussion Paper, April 1976

People United to Save Humanity (PUSH) Contract 1975 (1)-(2)

Policy Development and Research, Management and Personnel

Policy Development and Research Organizations, Regional Contacts

Program Analysis and Evaluation (1)-(2)

Reactivation of 235, 1975

Box 10 Subject File

(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library’s review queue.)

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (RESPA) (1)-(2)

Redlining

Regions, Miscellaneous (1)-(2)

Research and Development, Product Dissemination and Transfer

Research and Development, Community Conservation (1)-(2)

Research and Development, Community Development and Management Research (1)-(2)

Research and Development, Community Economic Development (Commerce/Labor/Department of Housing and Urban Development)

Research and Development, Energy, Building, Technology and Standards Research, Chandler Case

Box 11 Subject File

(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library’s review queue.)

Research and Development, Housing Research, Basic Homes

Research and Development, Housing Research, Tenant Management Demo, 1976

Research and Development, Neighborhood Conservation, Monsignor Geno Baroni (1)-(2)

Robinson Report (1)-(2)

Roundtable, September 13, 1976, National Urban Policy, Brookings Institution, Academy for Contemporary Problems

Rural Development

Secretary's (Carla A. Hills) Statements (1)-(2)

Section 235 - Homeownership Subsidy Program (1)-(2)

Box 12 Subject File

(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library’s review queue.)

Section 235 - Homeownership Subsidy Program (3)

Section 701 (1)-(2)

Section 8 - Housing Assistance Program (1)-(3)

Section 8 - Field Evaluation 1976, Introduction and Tabs A-E

Box 13 Subject File

(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library’s review queue.)

Section 8 - Field Evaluation 1976, Tabs F-J

Section 802

Section 815

Site Search Criteria (1)-(3)

Speech, February 23, 1976, American Association for the Advancement of Science Symposium (AAAS), Symposium on Habitat, Boston, MA

Speech, April 27, 1976, American Statistical Association, Chicago, IL

Speech, May 3, 1976, Southern Methodist University (SMU) Seminar on Managing Urban Growth, Dallas, TX

Speech, November 3 – 5, 1976, Neighborhood Housing Services Conference, Chicago, IL

Speech, November 9, 1976, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan Fellows Seminar, Boston, MA

Speech, November 11, 1976, National Council for Urban Economic Development (CUED), Hyatt Regency, Washington, D.C. (1)-(2)

Speech, January 20, 1976, National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), Dallas, TX

Box 14 Subject File

(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library’s review queue.)

Speech, June 30, 1976, Brookings Orientation Program, Meeting with Economic Policy Fellows, Washington D.C.

Speech, May 24, 1976, Annual Meeting of Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc.

St. Louis University Proposals/Wendel, Ten Management/Pruitt-Igoe

Statement, June 24, 1975, Hearings Before the Committee on Banking, Currency, and Housing, House of Representatives

Sternlieb Rehabilitation Strategy, 1976

Sternlieb, George

Street Graphics

Summary Program Data

The Neighborhood Succession Process

Transition Policy Development and Research, Summary for Carter Administration

Transportation, Department of

Travel, September 28 – October 2, 1975, International City Management Association (ICMA) Conference, Seattle, WA

Travel, October 9 – October 10, 1975, Joint Center for Urban Studies, Boston, MA

Travel, November 2 – 3, 1975, National Growth Seminar, Kansas City, MO

Travel, January 27, 1976, Meeting with Mayor et al. regarding Rehabilitation, Louisville, KY (1)-(2)

Box 15 Subject File

(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library’s review queue.)

Travel, October 18 – 20, 1976, Ford Campaign Trip, Illinois and Iowa

Travel, December 6 – 7, 1976, Neighborhood Conservation and Housing Rehabilitation (NAHRO) Workshop, Tulsa, OK

U.S. Conference of Mayors

Urban Consortium For Technology Initiatives (1)-(2)

Urban Homesteading (1)-(2)

Urban Institute

Urban Land Institute (1)-(2)

Urban Reinvestment Task Force, 1976 (1)-(2)

Urban Reinvestment Task Force (URTF), Correspondence on URTF budget/Proxmire et. al. (1)

Box 16 Subject File

(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library’s review queue.)

Urban Reinvestment Task Force (URTF), Correspondence on URTF budget/Proxmire et. al. (2)

Welfare Reform 1970s, from personnel files in office

Welfeld, Irving - In-House Debates on Subsidy Incentives/Income Determination (1)-(3)

White House Appointees' Orientation, 9/1975

Workshop, July 14, 1976, National Center for Productivity, Annapolis, MD

President’s Committee on Urban Development and Neighborhood Revitalization File

Action (1)-(2)

Agriculture (1)-(2)

Background (1)-(4)

Box 17 President’s Committee on Urban Development and Neighborhood Revitalization File

(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library’s review queue.)

Background (5)

Background (Advisory Council on Historic Preservation) (1)-(3)

Carl, Bernard J. "Urban Crisis, Issues and Needs," paper, August 1976

City Visits, Schedule

City Visits, August 2, 1976, Boston, MA (1)-(5)

City Visits, August 3, 1976, Cleveland, OH

City Visits, August 6, 1976, Baltimore, MD (1)-(2)

Box 18 President’s Committee on Urban Development and Neighborhood Revitalization File

(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library’s review queue.)

City Visits, August 7, 1976, Chicago, IL

City Visits, August 12, 1976, Hartford, CT (1)-(2)

City Visits, August 12, 1976, Newark, NJ

City Visits, August 12 – 13, 1976, San Diego, CA

City Visits, August 13, 1976, New Orleans, LA (1)-(3)

City Visits, September 9, 1976, Oklahoma City, OK

City Visits, August 25, 1976, Pittsburgh, PA (1)-(3)

Commerce (1)-(3)

Box 19 President’s Committee on Urban Development and Neighborhood Revitalization File

(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library’s review queue.)

Community Services Administration

Coordinating Volunteers Serving Local Governments, City/County/Regional Government Volunteer, Programs Coordinator Program, Model I, Large Cities (1)-(2)

Coordinating Volunteers Serving Local Governments, City/County/Regional Government Volunteer, Programs Coordinator Program, Model II, Medium Sized Cities (1)-(3)

Coordinating Volunteers Serving Local Governments, City/County/Regional Government Volunteer, Programs Coordinator Program, Model III, Small Cities/Counties (Non-Vac) (1)-(2)

Creation of President's Action, Preliminary Drafts (1)-(2)

Domestic Council

Einhorn, David Papers

Environmental Protection Agency

Federal Home Loan Bank Board

General Correspondence, A - Z (1)-(2)

Box 20 President’s Committee on Urban Development and Neighborhood Revitalization File

(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library’s review queue.)

General Correspondence, A - Z (3)-(4)

Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Department of (1)-(3)

Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Department of, Program Summary Sheets (1)-(4)

Hills, Carla A., Testimony, September 9, 1976, National Commission on Neighborhoods

Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (1)-(2)

Box 21 President’s Committee on Urban Development and Neighborhood Revitalization File

(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library’s review queue.)

Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (3)

Justice

Labor (1)-(2)

Liaison Committe Meeting, July 7, 1976

Liaison Committee Meeting, July 22, 1976 (1)-(2)

National Governors' Conference

National People's Action

Neighborhood Commission Proposal (1)-(2)

Neighborhood Preservation Hearings, June 14, 1976 (1)-(2)

Box 22 President’s Committee on Urban Development and Neighborhood Revitalization File

(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library’s review queue.)

Neighborhood Preservation Hearings, June 14, 1976 (3)

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

President's Committee Meeting, July 21, 1976 (1)-(2)

President's Committee on Urban Development and Neighborhood Revitalization Interim Report to the President, Drafts (1)-(6)

President's Committee on Urban Development and Neighborhood Revitalization, Final Interim Report to the President, Summary and Press Conference, October 21, 1976 (1)-(3)

Program Summary Results

Proposed Meetings and Topics (1)

Box 23 President’s Committee on Urban Development and Neighborhood Revitalization File

(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library’s review queue.)

Proposed Meetings and Topics (2)

Reactions to Report to the President

Small Business Administration (1)-(2)

Status Reports, August 20, 1976

Transportation (1)-(3)

Treasury

White House Public Liaison

White House Conference on Ethnicity and Origin, May 5, 1976 (1)-(2)