Guide to the Floyd Millard Riddick Papers, 1909-2000
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TitleFloyd Millard Riddick
Papers,
1909-2000
Creator
Riddick, Floyd Millard,
1908-2000
Extent
43.1 Linear Feet
26,203 Items
Repository
26,203 Items
Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript,
and Special Collections Library
Language
English.
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Administrative Information
Access RestrictionsCollection is open for research except for one
folder from the Organizations Series (see container list).
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in the papers of Floyd
Millard Riddick have not been transferred to Duke
University.
Provenance
The papers of Floyd Millard Riddick (1908-2000), U.S. Senate Parliamentarian 1964-1974 and author of books
on parliamentary procedure, were donated to the Rare Book,
Manuscript, and Special Collections Library between 1977
and 1998. The papers span the years
1909-2006.
Processing Information
Processed by: Katherine Hufstetler, Melissa
Delbridge, Sandra Hack, Dan Daily, Randy Bryant, Wendy
Elliot
Completed April 19, 1996
Additions processed by Lisa Chandek-Stark.
Last updated by Meghan Lyon on November 7, 2008
Encoded by Stephen Douglas Miller and Lisa
Chandek-Stark
Dr. Riddick provided funds for the processing of
the collection.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note
| 1908, July 13 | Born in Trotsville, NC |
| 1931 | Received BA from Duke University |
| 1932 | Received MA from Vanderbilt University |
| 1935 | Received PhD from Duke University |
| 1936-1939 | Taught Political Science at American University |
| 1939-1943 | Editor, Congressional Daily |
| 1941 | Published Congressional Procedure |
| 1943-1947 | Editor, Legislative Daily |
| 1947 | Established "Daily Digest" in Congressional Record |
| 1947-1951 | Senate editor for "Daily Digest" |
| 1948 | Published Congress in Action |
| 1949 | Published The U. S. Congress: Organization and Procedure |
| 1951 | Became Assistant Parliamentarian of the U.S. Senate |
| 1958 | Published Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices |
| 1964 |
Became Parliamentarian of the U.S.
Senate
Published second edition of
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices
|
| 1974 | Named Parliamentarian Emeritus at his retirement. Published third edition of Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices |
| 1981 | Published fourth edition of Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices |
| 1992 | Published fifth edition titled Riddick's Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices |
| 2000 | Died |
Collection Overview
The Floyd Millard Riddick Papers, 1909 to 2000,
(bulk 1950-1983), consist of correspondence, writings and
speeches, printed material, senate documents, photographs,
and organizational papers documenting Riddick's career as
the Assistant Parliamentarian, Parliamentarian, and
Parliamentarian Emeritus of the United States Senate. The
Correspondence Series
includes correspondence to and from senators, presidents,
and other political figures concerning the rules and
procedures of the United States Senate.
Between 1937 and 1947, some of the letters in the
Correspondence Series
relate to social conditions and political events in Germany
before, during, and after World War II. Riddick, who
resided in Germany during 1937 and 1938, maintained
correspondence with friends and associates during this
period. The letters provide insight into the ways in which
the rise of National Socialism and the War affected this
group of friends. Among the letters from Riddick's
acquaintances in Germany is one giving an account of
Krystallnacht; several from a young Jewish woman who wanted
Riddick to assist her in obtaining admission to the United
States as a student; and a few from a man who became a
German soldier. A scrapbook and Riddick's personal diary
(Miscellaneous Series) add further commentary on pre-war
Germany.
Early in his senatorial career, Riddick was
actively involved and interested in the organization and
procedures guiding Congress. He began publishing books on
parliamentary procedure in 1941, and by his retirement in
1974 he was honored for his dedication to congressional
procedures and named Parliamentarian Emeritus. Considered
to be the authority on parliamentary procedure, Riddick
continues to edit and republish
Senate Procedure: Precedents
and Practices. The
Writings and Speeches Series
consists primarily of notes, drafts, proofs, and copies of
Riddick's published works and of notes for speeches made by
Riddick. The
Senate Activities Series
contains material pertaining to Senate committees and task
forces of which Riddick was a member. Agendas, pamphlets,
and correspondence pertaining to other organizations of
which Riddick was a member comprise the
Organizational Records
Series. This series includes papers relating to
practicums on parliamentary issues held by Riddick for
members of the American Institute of Parliamentarians.
Photographs of Riddick, his acquaintances, and his
associates, many of whom were prominent political figures,
make up the
Picture Series. The
Printed Material Series
contains clippings, pamphlets, programs, and congressional
documents pertaining to or of interest to Riddick. The
Miscellaneous Papers
Series includes an assortment of materials including
awards Riddick received, documents relating to his trip to
Germany, a diary (with transcription), scrapbooks kept by
Riddick, and retirement tributes.
The addition (2007-0165) (50 items; 0.9 lin. ft.; 1928-2000) consists of Riddick's publications about parliamentary procedure; obituaries and other remembrances addressed to Riddick's wife upon his death; his high school diploma; and several VHS tapes, audiocassettes, and a mini-VHS cassette containing interviews and presentations by Riddick about his role as the Senate Parliamentarian.
The addition (2008-0179) (100 items; 0.6 lin. ft.; 1933-1992) contains publications, academic materials, clippings, correspondence, and miscellaneous materials, including a copy of the Senate Resolution 443 that declared Riddick to be the Parliamentarian Emeritus of the U.S. Senate. This addition has been interfiled with Accession (2007-0165).
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
- United States. Congress. Senate--History.
- United States. Congress. Senate--Rules and practice.
- Legislators--United States--Correspondence
- Jews--Germany--History--1933-1945.
- Parliamentary practice--United States.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Crystal Night, 1938.
- Germany--History--1933-1945.
- Germany--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Photographs.
- Riddick, Floyd Millard, 1908-2000.
Detailed Description of Collection
Correspondence Series, 1928-1997 and undated (bulk 1948-1983).
Contains letters to and from
Riddick. Much of the
correspondence concerns
Riddick's writings on
senate procedure; questions
of general
parliamentary procedure; and
speaking engagements. Many letters are from
United States Senators and
other political figures. Includes some correspondence
between
Riddick and his family,
friends, and his students.
1928-1941
(12 folders)
Box CS 2
1942-1948
(7 folders)
Box CS 3
1949-1956
(8 folders)
Box CS 4
1957-1964
(8 folders)
Box CS 5
1965-1969
(6 folders)
Box CS 6
1970-1974
(7 folders)
Box CS 7
1975-1977,March
(7 folders)
Box CS 8
1977, April-1979
(10 folders)
Box CS 9
1980-1982, September
(8 folders)
Box CS 10
1982, October-1985
(13 folders)
Box CS 11
1986-1989
(10 folders)
Box CS 12
1990-1997
(12 folders)
N.D.
(1
folder)
Box CS 13
Greeting Cards,
1938-1996and
undated
(2
folders)
Invitations,
1954-1994 and
undated
(1 folder)
Requests:
Senate
Procedures, 1981-1992
(2 folders)
Senate Activities Series, 1947-1987, undated(bulk 1974-1985).
Contains papers documenting
Riddick's activities in
the
U.S. Senate, chiefly
generated by
Senate committees and
pertaining to
Riddick's
responsibilities as
Senate Parliamentarian.
Some government publications are included in this series
and are interfiled with papers relating to them.
Cloture Rule,
undated
(1 folder)
Contested
New Hampshire Election,
1974-1975
(2
folders)
Box SA 2
Contested
New Election:
Open Session of the
Committee on Rules and Administration Contesting the
Election. . . New Hampshire, 1975
(2
volumes)
House and
Senate Resolutions,
1971-1987
(1
folder)
Impeachment:
Transcript of
Proceedings: Committee on Rules and Administration. . .
Impeachment,
1974
(4
volumes)
Box SA 3
Impeachment:
Transcript of
Proceedings: Committee on Rules and Administration. . .
Impeachment,
1974
(4
volumes)
Impeachment: Rules and
Administration,
1974
(4
folders)
Impeachment:
Senate Impeachment
Committee,
1986
(1
folder)
Box SA 4
Intelligence Activities,
Establishment of Committee on,
1976
(5
folders)
Box SA 5
Intelligence:
Transcripts of
Proceedings: Committee on Rules and Administration,
1976
(4
volumes)
Intelligence, Select Committee
on,
1977
(1
folder)
Pearson-Ribicoff Study
Group,
1983
(1
folder)
Practices and procedures, Study
Group on Senate,
1983
(1
folder)
Reorganizing the
Committee System of
Senate,1977
(2
folders)
Box SA 6
Reorganizing the Committee System
of
Senate,1976
and
undated
(1
folder)
Reorganizing the Committee System
of
Senate,1977,
(3
folders)
Reorganizing the Committee System
of
Senate: Open Markup Sessions:
Committee System Reorganization Amendments,1977
(volume)
Reorganizing the Committee System of
Senate: Hearings Before the
Committee on Rules and Administration . . . Committee
System Reorganization,1977
(volume)
Reorganizing the Committee System of
the
Senate: Temporary Select Committee to
Study the Senate Committee System, 1975-1976
(1
folder)
Box SA 7
Reorganizing the Committee System of
the
Senate: Temporary Select Committee to
Study the Senate Committee System,1976
(2
folders)
Rules and Administration, Committee
on,
1947-1977
(3
folders)
Box SA 8
Rules and Administration, Committee
on, 1978-1984and
undated
(4
folders)
Rules and Administration, Committee
on, Lists of Members from
1867
to
1990
(1
folder)
Box SA 9
Standing Rules of the
Senate and Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act
of 1974,
1987
(volume)
Standing Rules of the
Senate: Transcript of
Proceedings: Subcommittee on Standing Rules of the
Senate,1975
(volume)
Standing Rules of the
Senate, 1975-1979
(5
folders)
Box SA 10
Standing Rules of the
Senate,1979
(6
folders)
Box SA 11
Standing Rules of the
Senate,1979
(9
folders)
Box SA 12
Standing Rules of the
Senate,1979
and
undated
(6
folders)
Standing Rules of the
United States Senate and Statutory provisions . . .
Senate,
1979
(volume)
Box SA 13
Miscellaneous,
1912-1978, June
(6
folders)
Box SA 14
Miscellaneous,
1978, July -1987,
undated
(7
folders)
Box SA 15
Miscellaneous, undated
(2
folders)
Box SA 16
Miscellaneous, Rule Amendment
Proposals (1789-1943), undated
(2
volumes)
Writings and Speeches, 1930-1992and undated(bulk 1964-1981).
The Writings and Speeches series contains
notes, articles, drafts, and published works by
Riddick. Notable in this
series are the working editions of
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices and the
1989and
1992editions entitled
Riddick's Senate
Procedure.
Articles: Typescripts,
1930,
1934-1966,June
(5
folders)
Box WS 2
Articles: Typescripts,
1966, July-1989, undated
(5
folders)
Box WS 3
Articles: Typescripts,
undated
(5
folders)
Box WS 4
Articles: Typescripts,
undated
(1
folder)
Articles on
Congress: Notes,
undated
(2
folders)
Articles on
Congress,
1939-1968
(volume)
Articles on Congress
and Trade, 1968
(volume)
Senate
Documents,
1975
(volume)
Triumvirate Rule in
the House of Representatives from 1925-1931, 1932(Thesis
volume)
Box WS 5
Daily Digest Column
for Congressional Record: 76th-83rd Congress
(5
folders)
Box WS 6
Daily Digest Column
for Congressional Record: 83rd -90th Congress
(8
folders)
Box WS 7
The Classification of
United States Senators
(1
folder)
The Classification of
United States Senators
(volume)
History of the
Committee on Rules and Administration draft,
1979
(2
folders)
History of the
Committee on Rules and Administration
(volume)
Legislative
Daily, 78th Congress,
1943-1944
(2
volumes)
Box WS 8
Legislative
Daily, 79th Congress,
1945-1946
(3
volumes)
Legislative
Daily, 83rd Congress,
1953
(1
folder)
Box WS 9
Legislative Outlook,
Legislative Roundup,
1945-1946
(volume)
Local Government in
Germany under the Third Reich,
1938
(1
folder)
Majority and Minority
Leaders of the Senate,1969-1988editions
(5 folders containing
pamphlets)
Box WS 10
Notes:
Congressional
Record,undated
(2
folders)
Notes: Miscellaneous,
undated
(4
folders)
Box WS 11
Riddick's Rules of
Procedure drafts and proofs,
1985
(5 folders, 2
volumes)
Riddick's Senate
Procedure,
1989
(1
folder)
Box WS 12
Riddick's Senate
Procedure, Miscellaneous,
1989,
undated
(1
folder)
Riddick's Senate
Procedure, Draft,
1991
(5
folders)
Riddick's Senate
Procedure, Backup disks,
1991, 21 May
(3 disks)
Box WS 13
Riddick's Senate
Procedure, Draft,
1991
(6
folders)
Box WS 14
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices Miscellaneous drafts,
1958
(Folders
1-8)
Box WS 15
Senate Procedures:
Precedents and Practices Miscellaneous drafts,
1958
(Folders
9-14)
Box WS 16
Senate Procedures:
Precedents and Practices Miscellaneous drafts,
1958
(Folders
15-20)
Box WS 17
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices,
1958
(2
volumes)
Box WS 18
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices Bound galley proofs,
1964
(3
volumes)
Box WS 19
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices Authorization to Print,
1972
(1
folder)
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices Draft: A-Amendments,
1974
(5
folders)
Box WS 20
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices Draft: Amendments-Com,
1974
(6
folders)
Box WS 21
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices Draft: Conc-Deb,
1974
(6
folders)
Box WS 22
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices Draft: Deb-Gen,
1974
(5
folders)
Box WS 23
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices Draft: Gen-Quo,
1974
(6
folders)
Box WS 24
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices Draft: Rec-Sen,
1974
(5
folders)
Box WS 25
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices Draft: Sen-Vot,
1974
(5
folders)
Box WS 26
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices Draft: Vot-Wash,
1974
(2
folders)
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices Draft: Index A-Y,
1974
(3
folders)
Box WS 27
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices Draft,
1974
(1
folder)
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices Resource material,
1974
(2
folders)
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices,
1974
(volume)
Box WS 28
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices Draft: Adj-Clo,
1981
(5
folders)
Box WS 29
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and PracticesDraft: Com-Cons,
1981
(5
folders)
Box WS 30
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices Draft: Consideration,
1981
(1
folder)
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices Draft: Miscellaneous,
1981
(2
folders)
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices Galley proofs,
1981
(1
folder)
Box WS 31
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices Proofs,
1981
(4
folders)
Senate Procedure:
Precedents and Practices,
1981
(volume)
Organizations Series, 1941-1997and undated
Contains correspondence and printed material
pertaining to organizations with which
Riddick was involved. The
bulk of this series contains materials pertaining to the
American Institute of
Parliamentarians.
Restricted folder listed at the end of this
series is closed until 1/1/2010.
Box OS 1
American Institute of
Parliamentarians,
1965-1981
(6
folders)
Box OS 2
American Institute of
Parliamentarians,
1982
(7
folders)
Box OS 3
American Institute of
Parliamentarians,
1983
(7
folders)
Box OS 4
American Institute of
Parliamentarians,
1984-1986
(8
folders)
Box OS 5
American Institute of
Parliamentarians,
1987-1990
(8
folders)
Box OS 6
American Institute of
Parliamentarians,
1991-1993
(6
folders)
Box OS 7
American Institute of
Parliamentarians,
1994-1996
(3
folders)
American Institute of
Parliamentarians,
1996
(1
volume)
American Institute of
Parliamentarians,
1997
(1
folder)
American Institute of
Parliamentarians, undated(
2 folders)
American Institute of
Parliamentarians: Comments on
Riddick's Practicum
Lectures,
undated(
1 folder)
American Institute of
Parliamentarians: Hearst Project,
1988-1989
(1
folder)
Box OS 8
American Institute of
Parliamentarians: Know Your Rights,
1992
(1
folder)
American Institute of
Parliamentarians: Scrapbook of "The
Floyd M. Riddick
Pipe-in-Tree Farm Practicum,"
1979, June 2-10 (album)
Box OS 9
Cosmos Club,
1941-1990
(6
folders)
Box OS 10
Cosmos Club,
1991-1996,
undated
(3
folders)
Box OS 11
Judicial Conference of
D.C., 1980-1983
(4
folders)
Sigma Xi,
1974-1975
(3
folders)
Box OS 12
Sigma Xi,
1976-1987
(6
folders)
Box OS 13
Sigma Xi,
1987-1994,
(4
folders)
U.S. Model Senate,
1966,
1974-1984
(4
folders)
Box OS 14
U.S. Model Senate,
1985-1995,
undated
(6
folders)
Box OS 15
U.S. Senate Youth Program,
1979-1995
(4
folders)
Miscellaneous Organizations,
1974-1986
(3
folders)
Folder 1
Restricted Folder: American
Institute of Parliamentarians, Ethics Committee,
1988-1994. Closed until
1/1/2010.
Printed Material Series, 1909-2000and undated
Chiefly consists of programs and invitations
to events in which
Riddick participated;
small directories of political and academic groups;
clippings regarding
Riddick or events of
interest to him;
Congressional publications,
and published volumes regarding the
history of the Capitol.
Also includes a dissertation,
The Discharge Petition: A
Study of Congressional Politics, by
Cedric Britt Beemer,
dedicated to
Riddick.
Box PM 1
1909-1974
(6
folders)
Box PM 2
1975-1991
(6
folders)
Box PM 3
1992-1994,
(1
folder)
1995-2000 and undated
(1
folder)
Clippings,
1940-1989and
undated
(1
folder)
Clippings: Congressional Record,
1947-1987
(1
folder)
The Capitol: A
Pictorial History,
1973
(volume)
The Capitol: A
Pictorial History,
1981
(volume)
The Discharge
Petition: A Study of Congressional Politics,
1975
(volume)
Picture Series, 1937-1993and undated
Contains photographs of
United States senators, presidents, and other
political figures as well as
photographs of members of organizations of which
Riddick was a member.
Riddick is included in
many of the pictures. Most photographs are black and white.
Some are autographed.
A-E,
1941-1986and
undated
(1
folder)
F-N,
1954-1994 and undated
(1
folder)
O-R,
[1930s]-1989and
undated
(1
folder)
S-Z and Miscellaneous,
1937-1993and
undated
(1
folder)
Miscellaneous Papers Series, 1914-2000and undated
Consists of awards and tributes to
Riddick, travel momentos,
memorabilia, a motion picture film about congress, a
transcript of an oral history of
Riddick, and a few legal
and financial papers.
Awards and Certificates,
1927-1991
(1
folder)
Biographical and Family Material,
1936-2000
(1
folder)
Financial Papers,
1935-1991
(1
folder)
Forest Dunes Condominium Property
Owners Association,
1988-1997
(1 folder and 1
binder)
German Currency,
1914-1923
(1
folder)
Germany, Trip to,
Diary,1937-1938
(1
folder)
Germany, Trip to,
1966
(1
folder)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Trip,
1988
(1
folder)
Box MP 2
Legal Papers,
1941-1990 and undated
(1
folder)
Oral History,
1980-1990
(1
folder)
Retirement Tributes,
1974-1975
(1
folder)
Scrapbook 1,
1973-1975and
undated
(3
folders)
Scrapbook, Senate Procedure,
1958-1974and
undated
(1
folder)
Speech by
Lyndon Johnson,1965
(1
folder)
Interview with Mr. Truman, 1941 Nov. 27
(2pp)
Interview with Hiram Johnson, 1941 Aug. 13
(3pp)
Interview with Judge Leavy Wash, 1941 Aug. 6
(3pp)
Miscellaneous,
1908-1949
(1
folder)
Box MP 3
Miscellaneous,
1950-2000 and undated
(5
folders)
Box MP 4
Motion Picture Film:
"Congress in
Action"
Oversize Material
Oversize Cabinet
OC:III:1:
Senate Activities,
1947-1987,
undated,(bulk
1974-1985)
Voting Records,
1943
Writings and Speeches,
1930-1992,
undated,(bulk
1964-1981)
Resolutions,
1972
and
1974
Picture Series,
1937-1993and
undated
Atomic test sight,
1955
Cosmos Club,
1983
Miscellaneous Papers Series,
1914-2000and
undated
Awards and Certificates,
1974-1997
Oversize Box
1
Miscellaneous Papers Series,
1914-1994 and undated
Scrapbook,
1927-1946
Accession (2007-0165), 1928-2000
The addition (2007-0165) (50 items; 0.6 lin. ft.; 1928-2000) consists of Riddick's publications about parliamentary procedure; obituaries and other remembrances addressed to Riddick's wife upon his death; his high school diploma; and several VHS tapes, audiocassettes, and a mini-VHS cassette containing interviews and presentations by Riddick about his role as the Senate Parliamentarian.
Acc. 07/165: Box 1
Books
The United States Congress Organization and Procedure, 1949
Riddick's Rules of Procedure, 1985
Congress in Action: How a Bill Becomes a Law, 1948
Obituaries and remembrances, 2000
Miscellaneous clippings (unfoldered)
Congressional Record, July 30, 1984
"Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate,"
April 1985
"The Classification of United States Senators,"
1966
Oral History transcript, 1990
VHS Cassettes
American Institute of Parliamentarians Williamsburg Practicums, 1994
The Library's commemoration of the 500,000th volume, April 1997
At the Williamsburg Practicum, June 1992
CSPAN Interview, May 1986
CSPAN Interview, October 1986
Speaking at Bob Jones University, October 1994
Audiocassettes
Oral History interview, June 13, 1990
Radio Interview in South Africa
American Institute of Parliamentarians: Riddick: Essence of Bylaws
Mini VHS
No title (TC-30 EHG tape)
Accession (2008-0179) 1933-1992
1 Box
The addition (2008-0179) (100 items; 0.6 lin. ft.; 1933-1993) contains publications, academic materials, clippings, correspondence, and miscellaneous materials, including a copy of the Senate Resolution 443 that declared Riddick as the Parliamentarian Emeritus of the U.S. Senate.
Acc. 07/165: Box 1 (continued)
Publications, 1978-1993
Clippings
Academics, 1933-1955
Correspondence, 1977-1992
Miscellaneous drafts and photocopies
Senate Resolution 443
