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Dan Rumelt and Kathie J. Klass Papers

Dan Rumelt and Kathie J. Klass Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title: Dan Rumelt and Kathie J. Klass Papers
Creator: Klass, Kathie J.
Creator: Rumelt, Dan
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture
Inclusive Dates: 1970-2006
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 box(es) 1 oversized folder
Collection Number: RBRL434
Repository: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Collection Description

Historical Note

Kathie J. Klass has been a life-long advocate for customer awareness, consumer safety, and public education. She served in the Office of the Consumer Advocate at the Postal Rate Commission, the Office of Public and Consumer Affairs at the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and most recently as the Food and Nutrition Service's Deputy Director for Communications and Governmental Affairs.

Dan Rumelt began his career in public affairs and marketing-related positions at the Federal Citizen Information Center in the General Services Administration and at the White House Office of Consumer Affairs. He later served as Deputy Director of the Office of Information and Public Affairs, and then the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission as Director of Communication Services for fourteen years, where he managed development and distribution of information about product safety and recalls. Most recently, Mr. Rumelt served in the Consumer Affairs and Outreach Division in the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Scope and Content

This collection consists of documents related to consumer advocacy and the establishment of the U.S. Consumer Protection Agency.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Dan Rumelt and Kathie J. Klass Papers, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Clippings (information artifacts)
Consumer Protection -- Law and legislation -- United States
Correspondence
Posters
Sound recordings.
U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs
United States. Consumer Protection Agency
United States. Department of Agriculture

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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11Dan Rumelt: UGA Housing and Consumer Economics, 1998-2006
 
12Dan Rumelt: One Hundred Years of Consumer Advocacy, 2002
 
13The Backyard Mechanic Volumes One and Two, 1972
 
14Final Report on the Pilot Program to Translate Technical Government Documents into Information Useful to Consumers, 1971 August 10
 
15Dan Rumelt: Assistant to Virginia Knauer, 1986-1989
 
16Dan Rumelt: Position Paper, How OCR [Office of Consumer Representation] Will Directly Affect Consumers, 1978 February 1
 
17HEW [Department of Health, Education, and Welfare], OCA [Office of Consumer Affairs], Speech Blocks on Welfare Reform, 1977
 
18Focus Group Reports for National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1977
 
19News Releases, 1977
 
110Kathie Klass: Notes and Correspondence, 1985-1996
 
111Kathie Klass: Banking Deregulation Issues, 1985
 
112Dan Rumelt: News Releases, OCA [Office of Consumer Affairs], 1978
 
113HEW [Department of Health, Education, and Welfare], OCA [Office of Consumer Affairs], Annual Report, 1975
 
114HEW [Department of Health, Education, and Welfare], OCA [Office of Consumer Affairs], Lee Richardson Speeches, 1978
 
115FERC [Federal Energy Regulatory Commission]. OCA [Office of Consumer Affairs], Brief Against PSC [Public Service Commission] of NH [New Hampshire], 1978
 
116Signing of Executive Order on Coordination of Federal Consumer Programs, 1978 September 26
 
117Appointment of Esther Peterson, 1977
 
118HEW [Department of Health, Education, and Welfare], OCA [Office of Consumer Affairs], Consumer Shopping List, 1977-1980
 
119Legislation to Establish Consumer Protection Agency, 1969-1978
 
120Legislation to Establish Consumer Protection Agency, 1972
 
121Legislation to Establish Consumer Protection Agency, 1974-1975
 
122HEW [Department of Health, Education, and Welfare], OCA [Office of Consumer Affairs], Executive Summary Annual Reports, 1975-1976
 
123Consumer News Publishing Information, 1971-1979
 
124Establishing United States Consumer Protection Agency, 1977
 
125Consumer Protection Memos, Briefs, Reports, and Other Documents, 1970-1977
 
126 Consumer News , 1976-1979
 
127Publicity, 1977
 
128 Consumer's Resource Handbook , 1980, 1990
 
129News Clippings, 1977-1978
 
130Consumer Advocates on UGA Campus, FACS [Family and Consumer Sciences], 2002-2006
 
131Directories of Consumer Organizations, 1976-1977
 
132Consumer Product Safety Commission First Anniversary Commemorative Coaster, 1974 May 14
 
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1Posters and Consumer's Shopping List Proofs, circa 1970s, 1980