Guide to the Floyd Millard Riddick Papers, 1909-2000
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).
- Title
- Floyd Millard Riddick Papers, 1909-2000
- Creator
-
Riddick, Floyd Millard,
1908-2000
- Extent
- 43.1 Linear Feet, 26,203 Items
- Repository
- Duke University. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
- Location
- For current information on
the location of these materials please consult the
library's online catalog.
- Language
- English.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
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 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in the papers of Floyd
Millard Riddick have not been transferred to Duke
University.
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.
Materials arranged chronologically by year.
Greeting cards, many of which bear personal messages from
political figures, are arranged chronologically at the end
of the correspondence series, as are requests from
Senate associates for
editions of
Riddick's
Senate Procedures.
1975-1977,March
(7 folders)
Box CS 7
1977, April-1979
(10 folders)
Box CS 8
1980-1982, September
(8 folders)
Box CS 9
1982, October-1985
(13 folders)
Box CS 10
Greeting Cards, 1938-1996and undated
(2
folders)
Box CS 13
Invitations, 1954-1994 and undated
(1 folder)
Box CS 13
Requests: Senate Procedures, 1981-1992
(2 folders)
Box CS 13
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.
Items are arranged alphabetically by subject
and are arranged chronologically by year within each
subject.
Cloture Rule, undated
(1 folder)
Box SA 1
Contested New Hampshire Election, 1974-1975
(2
folders)
Box SA 1
Contested New Election: Open Session of the Committee on Rules and Administration Contesting the Election. . . New Hampshire, 1975
(2
volumes)
Box SA 2
House and Senate Resolutions, 1971-1987
(1
folder)
Box SA 2
Impeachment: Transcript of Proceedings: Committee on Rules and Administration. . . Impeachment, 1974
(4
volumes)
Box SA 2
Impeachment: Transcript of Proceedings: Committee on Rules and Administration. . . Impeachment, 1974
(4
volumes)
Box SA 3
Impeachment: Rules and Administration, 1974
(4
folders)
Box SA 3
Impeachment: Senate Impeachment Committee, 1986
(1
folder)
Box SA 3
Intelligence Activities, Establishment of Committee on, 1976
(5
folders)
Box SA 4
Intelligence: Transcripts of Proceedings: Committee on Rules and Administration, 1976
(4
volumes)
Box SA 5
Intelligence, Select Committee on, 1977
(1
folder)
Box SA 5
Pearson-Ribicoff Study Group, 1983
(1
folder)
Box SA 5
Practices and procedures, Study Group on Senate, 1983
(1
folder)
Box SA 5
Reorganizing the Committee System of Senate,1977
(2
folders)
Box SA 5
Reorganizing the Committee System of Senate,1976 and undated
(1
folder)
Box SA 6
Reorganizing the Committee System of Senate,1977,
(3
folders)
Box SA 6
Reorganizing the Committee System of Senate: Open Markup Sessions: Committee System Reorganization Amendments,1977
(volume)
Box SA 6
Reorganizing the Committee System of Senate: Hearings Before the Committee on Rules and Administration . . . Committee System Reorganization,1977
(volume)
Box SA 6
Reorganizing the Committee System of the Senate: Temporary Select Committee to Study the Senate Committee System, 1975-1976
(1
folder)
Box SA 6
Reorganizing the Committee System of the Senate: Temporary Select Committee to Study the Senate Committee System,1976
(2
folders)
Box SA 7
Rules and Administration, Committee on, 1947-1977
(3
folders)
Box SA 7
Rules and Administration, Committee on, 1978-1984and undated
(4
folders)
Box SA 8
Rules and Administration, Committee on, Lists of Members from 1867 to 1990
(1
folder)
Box SA 8
Standing Rules of the Senate and Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, 1987
(volume)
Box SA 9
Standing Rules of the Senate: Transcript of Proceedings: Subcommittee on Standing Rules of the Senate,1975
(volume)
Box SA 9
Standing Rules of the Senate, 1975-1979
(5
folders)
Box SA 9
Standing Rules of the Senate,1979
(6
folders)
Box SA 10
Standing Rules of the Senate,1979
(9
folders)
Box SA 11
Standing Rules of the Senate,1979 and undated
(6
folders)
Box SA 12
Standing Rules of the United States Senate and Statutory provisions . . . Senate, 1979
(volume)
Box SA 12
Miscellaneous, 1912-1978, June
(6
folders)
Box SA 13
Miscellaneous, 1978, July -1987, undated
(7
folders)
Box SA 14
Miscellaneous, undated
(2
folders)
Box SA 15
Miscellaneous, Rule Amendment Proposals (1789-1943), undated
(2
volumes)
Box SA 16
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.
Items are arranged alphabetically by title and
then chronologically by year.
Articles: Typescripts, 1930, 1934-1966,June
(5
folders)
Box WS 1
Articles: Typescripts, 1966, July-1989, undated
(5
folders)
Box WS 2
Articles: Typescripts, undated
(5
folders)
Box WS 3
Articles: Typescripts, undated
(1
folder)
Box WS 4
Articles on Congress: Notes, undated
(2
folders)
Box WS 4
Articles on Congress, 1939-1968
(volume)
Box WS 4
Articles on Congress and Trade, 1968
(volume)
Box WS 4
Senate Documents, 1975
(volume)
Box WS 4
Triumvirate Rule in the House of Representatives from 1925-1931, 1932(Thesis volume)
Box WS 4
Daily Digest Column for Congressional Record: 76th-83rd Congress
(5
folders)
Box WS 5
Daily Digest Column for Congressional Record: 83rd -90th Congress
(8
folders)
Box WS 6
The Classification of United States Senators
(1
folder)
Box WS 7
The Classification of United States Senators
(volume)
Box WS 7
History of the Committee on Rules and Administration draft, 1979
(2
folders)
Box WS 7
History of the Committee on Rules and Administration
(volume)
Box WS 7
Legislative Daily, 78th Congress, 1943-1944
(2
volumes)
Box WS 7
Legislative Daily, 79th Congress, 1945-1946
(3
volumes)
Box WS 8
Legislative Daily, 83rd Congress, 1953
(1
folder)
Box WS 8
Legislative Outlook, Legislative Roundup, 1945-1946
(volume)
Box WS 9
Local Government in Germany under the Third Reich, 1938
(1
folder)
Box WS 9
Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate,1969-1988editions
(5 folders containing
pamphlets)
Box WS 9
Notes: Congressional Record,undated
(2
folders)
Box WS 10
Notes: Miscellaneous, undated
(4
folders)
Box WS 10
Riddick's Rules of Procedure drafts and proofs, 1985
(5 folders, 2
volumes)
Box WS 11
Riddick's Senate Procedure, 1989
(1
folder)
Box WS 11
Riddick's Senate Procedure, Miscellaneous, 1989, undated
(1
folder)
Box WS 12
Riddick's Senate Procedure, Draft, 1991
(5
folders)
Box WS 12
Riddick's Senate Procedure, Backup disks, 1991, 21 May
(3 disks)
Box WS 12
Riddick's Senate Procedure, Draft, 1991
(6
folders)
Box WS 13
Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices Miscellaneous drafts, 1958
(Folders
1-8)
Box WS 14
Senate Procedures: Precedents and Practices Miscellaneous drafts, 1958
(Folders
9-14)
Box WS 15
Senate Procedures: Precedents and Practices Miscellaneous drafts, 1958
(Folders
15-20)
Box WS 16
Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices, 1958
(2
volumes)
Box WS 17
Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices Bound galley proofs, 1964
(3
volumes)
Box WS 18
Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices Authorization to Print, 1972
(1
folder)
Box WS 19
Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices Draft: A-Amendments, 1974
(5
folders)
Box WS 19
Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices Draft: Amendments-Com, 1974
(6
folders)
Box WS 20
Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices Draft: Conc-Deb, 1974
(6
folders)
Box WS 21
Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices Draft: Deb-Gen, 1974
(5
folders)
Box WS 22
Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices Draft: Gen-Quo, 1974
(6
folders)
Box WS 23
Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices Draft: Rec-Sen, 1974
(5
folders)
Box WS 24
Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices Draft: Sen-Vot, 1974
(5
folders)
Box WS 25
Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices Draft: Vot-Wash, 1974
(2
folders)
Box WS 26
Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices Draft: Index A-Y, 1974
(3
folders)
Box WS 26
Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices Draft, 1974
(1
folder)
Box WS 27
Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices Resource material, 1974
(2
folders)
Box WS 27
Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices, 1974
(volume)
Box WS 27
Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices Draft: Adj-Clo, 1981
(5
folders)
Box WS 28
Senate Procedure: Precedents and PracticesDraft: Com-Cons, 1981
(5
folders)
Box WS 29
Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices Draft: Consideration, 1981
(1
folder)
Box WS 30
Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices Draft: Miscellaneous, 1981
(2
folders)
Box WS 30
Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices Galley proofs, 1981
(1
folder)
Box WS 30
Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices Proofs, 1981
(4
folders)
Box WS 31
Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices, 1981
(volume)
Box WS 31
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.
Arranged alphabetically by name of
organization and chronologically within each folder.
American Institute of Parliamentarians, 1965-1981
(6
folders)
Box OS 1
American Institute of Parliamentarians, 1982
(7
folders)
Box OS 2
American Institute of Parliamentarians, 1983
(7
folders)
Box OS 3
American Institute of Parliamentarians, 1984-1986
(8
folders)
Box OS 4
American Institute of Parliamentarians, 1987-1990
(8
folders)
Box OS 5
American Institute of Parliamentarians, Ethics Committee, 1988-1994.
(1
folder)
Box OS 5
American Institute of Parliamentarians, 1991-1993
(6
folders)
Box OS 6
American Institute of Parliamentarians, 1994-1996
(3
folders)
Box OS 7
American Institute of Parliamentarians, 1996
(1
volume)
Box OS 7
American Institute of Parliamentarians, 1997
(1
folder)
Box OS 7
American Institute of Parliamentarians, undated( 2 folders)
Box OS 7
American Institute of Parliamentarians: Comments on Riddick's Practicum Lectures, undated( 1 folder)
Box OS 7
American Institute of Parliamentarians: Hearst Project, 1988-1989
(1
folder)
Box OS 7
American Institute of Parliamentarians: Know Your Rights, 1992
(1
folder)
Box OS 8
American Institute of Parliamentarians: Scrapbook of "The Floyd M. Riddick Pipe-in-Tree Farm Practicum," 1979, June 2-10 (album)
Box OS 8
Cosmos Club, 1941-1990
(6
folders)
Box OS 9
Cosmos Club, 1991-1996, undated
(3
folders)
Box OS 10
Judicial Conference of D.C., 1980-1983
(4
folders)
Box OS 11
Sigma Xi, 1974-1975
(3
folders)
Box OS 11
Sigma Xi, 1976-1987
(6
folders)
Box OS 12
Sigma Xi, 1987-1994,
(4
folders)
Box OS 13
U.S. Model Senate, 1966, 1974-1984
(4
folders)
Box OS 13
U.S. Model Senate, 1985-1995, undated
(6
folders)
Box OS 14
U.S. Senate Youth Program, 1979-1995
(4
folders)
Box OS 15
Miscellaneous Organizations, 1974-1986
(3
folders)
Box OS 15
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.
1995-2000 and undated
(1
folder)
Box PM 3
Clippings, 1940-1989and undated
(1
folder)
Box PM 3
Clippings: Congressional Record, 1947-1987
(1
folder)
Box PM 3
The Capitol: A Pictorial History, 1973
(volume)
Box PM 3
The Capitol: A Pictorial History, 1981
(volume)
Box PM 3
The Discharge Petition: A Study of Congressional Politics, 1975
(volume)
Box PM 3
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.
Arranged alphabetically by primary subject of
the photograph.
A-E, 1941-1986and undated
(1
folder)
Box PS 1
F-N, 1954-1994 and undated
(1
folder)
Box PS 1
O-R, [1930s]-1989and undated
(1
folder)
Box PS 1
S-Z and Miscellaneous, 1937-1993and undated
(1
folder)
Box PS 1
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.
Arranged alphabetically by category with
unclassified material at end of series.
Awards and Certificates, 1927-1991
(1
folder)
Box MP 1
Biographical and Family Material, 1936-2000
(1
folder)
Box MP 1
Financial Papers, 1935-1991
(1
folder)
Box MP 1
Forest Dunes Condominium Property Owners Association, 1988-1997
(1 folder and 1
binder)
Box MP 1
German Currency, 1914-1923
(1
folder)
Box MP 1
Germany, Trip to, Diary,1937-1938
(1
folder)
Box MP 1
Germany, Trip to, 1966
(1
folder)
Box MP 1
Johannesburg, South Africa Trip, 1988
(1
folder)
Box MP 1
Legal Papers, 1941-1990 and undated
(1
folder)
Box MP 2
Oral History, 1980-1990
(1
folder)
Box MP 2
Retirement Tributes, 1974-1975
(1
folder)
Box MP 2
Scrapbook 1, 1973-1975and undated
(3
folders)
Box MP 2
Scrapbook, Senate Procedure, 1958-1974and undated
(1
folder)
Box MP 2
Speech by Lyndon Johnson,1965
(1
folder)
Box MP 2
Interview with Mr. Truman, 1941 Nov. 27
(2pp)
Box MP 2
Interview with Hiram Johnson, 1941 Aug. 13
(3pp)
Box MP 2
Interview with Judge Leavy Wash, 1941 Aug. 6
(3pp)
Box MP 2
Miscellaneous, 1908-1949
(1
folder)
Box MP 2
Miscellaneous, 1950-2000 and undated
(5
folders)
Box MP 3
Motion Picture Film: Congress in Action
Box MP 4
Oversize Cabinet OC:III:1
Resolutions, 1972 and 1974
Oversize Cabinet OC:III:1
Oversize Cabinet OC:III:1
Oversize Cabinet OC:III:1
Awards and Certificates, 1974-1997
Oversize Cabinet OC:III:1
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.
The United States Congress Organization and Procedure, 1949
Box Acc. 07/165: Box 1
Riddick's Rules of Procedure, 1985
Box Acc. 07/165: Box 1
Congress in Action: How a Bill Becomes a Law, 1948
Box Acc. 07/165: Box 1
Obituaries and remembrances, 2000
Box Acc. 07/165: Box 1
Miscellaneous clippings (unfoldered)
Box Acc. 07/165: Box 1
Congressional Record, July 30, 1984
Box Acc. 07/165: Box 1
Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, April 1985
Box Acc. 07/165: Box 1
The Classification of United States Senators, 1966
Box Acc. 07/165: Box 1
Oral History transcript, 1990
Box Acc. 07/165: Box 1
American Institute of Parliamentarians Williamsburg Practicums, 1994
Box Acc. 07/165: Box 1
The Library's commemoration of the 500,000th volume, April 1997
Box Acc. 07/165: Box 1
At the Williamsburg Practicum, June 1992
Box Acc. 07/165: Box 1
CSPAN Interview, May 1986
Box Acc. 07/165: Box 1
CSPAN Interview, October 1986
Box Acc. 07/165: Box 1
Speaking at Bob Jones University, October 1994
Box Acc. 07/165: Box 1
Oral History interview, June 13, 1990
Box Acc. 07/165: Box 1
Radio Interview in South Africa
Box Acc. 07/165: Box 1
American Institute of Parliamentarians: Riddick: Essence of Bylaws
Box Acc. 07/165: Box 1
No title (TC-30 EHG tape)
Box Acc. 07/165: Box 1
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.
This addition has been interfiled with Accession (2007-0165), Box 1.
Box Acc. 07/165: Box 1 (continued)
Box Acc. 07/165: Box 1 (continued)
Correspondence, 1977-1992
Box Acc. 07/165: Box 1 (continued)
Miscellaneous drafts and photocopies
Box Acc. 07/165: Box 1 (continued)
Box Acc. 07/165: Box 1 (continued)
| Date | Event(s) |
|---|
| 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 |
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 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library between 1977
and 1998. The papers span the years
1909-2006.
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 Alice Poffinberger on August 15, 2011.
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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