Guide to the Governor Michael J. Sullivan records
Scope and Content
Correspondence and record series primarily subject files ranging from state and federal agency correspondence, to State Planning Coordinator files, appointment records, water compact and water right files, MX Missile files, state government reorganization, Mark Hopkinson files, environmental and expense records.
Dates
- 1986-1994
Creator
- Sullivan, Michael J., 1939- (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
Access to some state institutional records and personnel files may be restricted. Generally, there are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the remainder of the collection is open to the public.
Copyright Information
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Biography of
Michael J. Sullivan was born in Omaha, Nebraska on September 22, 1939. His father, J. B. Sullivan moved the family to Douglas, Wyoming and opened a law practice. Mike Sullivan attended school there, graduating from Converse County High School as the class salutatorian. He continued his education at the University of Wyoming by picking up a BS in Petroleum Engineering and a law degree. Sullivan practiced law with the firm of Brown, Drew, Apostolos, Massey, and Sullivan for twenty years and then ran for Governor in 1986. Governor Sullivan won the election and took office on January 7, 1987. He was reelected for a second term and served until January 7, 1995. The former Governor continues to be active in the Democratic Party and was recently appointed United States Ambassador to Ireland by President Clinton.
Extent
75 cubic feet : 75 boxes
Abstract
Records of Michael J. Sullivan's term as Governor of Wyoming feature the usual topics associated with the office. Notable issues include water compact commission and water project records, MX missile correspondence, state agency reorganization, Mark Hopkinson files, alternative energy sources, state and federal agency correspondence, and government expense records.
Arrangement of the Collection
The collection is divided into Two series including: First Term, and Second Term
Acquisition Information
Records were transferred in multiple groups from 1988 through 1996
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Wyoming State Archives staff
- Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co
- AFL-CIO
- Aaron, Paul
- Abortion
- Acid rain
- Air Travel -- Wyoming
- Airlines
- Albany County (Wyo.). Wyoming Toad Task Force
- Alliance for Acid Rain Control
- American Energy Assurance Council
- Amoco Oil Company
- Amtrak
- Asbestos
- Babbitt, Bruce
- Banks and banking
- Barrasso, John Anthony, 1952-
- Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)
- Bighorn River Adjudication
- Black Hills Power and Light Company
- Boys' Clubs of America
- Bridger-Teton National Forest (Wyo.)
- Capital punishment -- Wyoming
- Carissa Mine (Wyo.)
- Census
- Center for Clean Air Policy (U.S.)
- Center for the New West
- Char Fuels
- Charter Schools
- Cheney, Richard B.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days (Celebration) (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
- Cheyenne Indian Center (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
- Chodos, Shelby
- Citizens for Excellence in Education
- Clemency -- Wyoming
- Cloud Seeding
- Coal mines and mining -- Wyoming
- Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program (U.S.)
- Community Colleges.
- Continental Oil Company
- Copper Bowl
- Cowboy State Games
- Cowboy State Games
- Crime
- Democratic Governors' Association (U.S.)
- Democratic Leadership Council (U.S.)
- Democratic National Committee (U.S.)
- Democratic Party (U.S.)
- Democratic Party (Wyo.)
- Droughts--Wyoming.
- Drug Enforcement
- Energy
- Environment
- Erickson, Ken, 1930-2013
- Forbes Magazine (Firm)
- Fuller, John
- Gale, Richard
- Gambling -- Wyoming
- Girl Scouts
- Gore, Al, 1948-
- Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission
- Greater Yellowstone Coordinating Committee
- HIV/AIDS
- Hand, Robert
- High-Level Nuclear Waste Advisory Committee (Wyo.)
- Hill, David
- Holocaust
- Hopkinson, Mark, 1949-1992
- Immigration
- Indians of North America -- Wyoming
- Jackson, Elmer
- K-Fuels
- KTWO (Television station : Casper, Wyo.)
- KUWR (Radio station : Laramie, Wyo.)
- Kern River Pipeline
- Kerr Coal Company
- Labor
- League of Women Voters of Wyoming
- Legerski, Pat
- MX (Weapons system)
- Martin Luther King Day
- Mead, Mary Elisabeth Hansen, 1935-1996
- Meat -Packing
- Medicaid -- Wyoming
- Mental health -- Wyoming
- Mineral industries -- Wyoming
- Minority groups
- Moore, Richard C.
- Multiple Sclerosis
- National Coal Council (U.S.)
- National Governors' Association
- National High School Rodeo Association
- National Historic Trails Interpretive Center (Casper, Wyo.)
- National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
- National Solar Thermal Test Facility
- Newcomen Society of the United States
- North Platte River Watershed
- Oil and Gas
- Oregon Trail Cemetery
- Pacific States Committee on Radioactive Materials Transportation
- Page, Dick
- Perdue, Don
- Persian Gulf War, 1991
- Peter D. Hart Research Associates
- Physical Fitness
- Powder River Basin Resource Council
- Radon
- Railroads--Wyoming
- Recycling
- Republican Party (Wyo.)
- Rocky Mountain Institute
- Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association
- Ross, Nellie Tayloe, 1876-1977
- Safari Club International
- Selenium.
- Senior Citizens
- Simpson, Alan K., 1931-
- Simpson, Milward L. (Milward Lee), 1897-1993
- Simpson, Peter K., 1930-
- Squillance, Mark
- Thomas, Craig Lyle, 1933-2007
- Thunder Basin National Grassland (Wyo.)
- Tobacco-legislation
- Tourism--Wyoming
- Trade Missions
- Transportation -- Wyoming
- Trona
- Tucker, Bill
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Ucross Foundation (Wyo.)
- United States Postal Service
- United States. Air Force
- United States. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
- United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
- United States. Attorney-General
- United States. Bureau of Internal Revenue
- United States. Bureau of Land Management
- United States. Bureau of Reclamation
- United States. Clean Air Act
- United States. Congress
- United States. Department of Agriculture
- United States. Department of Commerce
- United States. Department of Defense
- United States. Department of Education
- United States. Department of Energy
- United States. Department of Health and Human Services
- United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- United States. Department of Justice
- United States. Department of Labor
- United States. Department of State
- United States. Department of the Interior
- United States. Environmental Protection Agency
- United States. Executive Office of the President
- United States. Farmers Home Administration
- United States. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- United States. Forest Service
- United States. National Park Service
- United States. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
- United States. Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
- United States. Small Business Administration
- Upper Colorado River Basin Environmental Impact Statement Project (U.S.)
- Upper Missouri River Basin Association
- Upper Missouri River Project (U.S.)
- Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project (U.S.)
- Uranium mines and mining -- Wyoming
- Volunteerism
- Vore Buffalo Jump
- Wallop, Malcolm, 1933-2011
- Water--Wyoming
- Weiker, Lowell, 1931-
- Western Governors' Association
- Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
- Western Interstate Energy Board
- Western Rodeo Network
- Western States Water Council
- Western States' Strategy Center
- Western States' Strategy Center
- Wetlands
- Wildlife--Wyoming
- Wind Energy
- Wind River Multiple-Use Advocates
- Wolves--Reintroduction--Yellowstone National Park
- Women's Status
- World War, 1939-1945
- Wyoming Association of Municipalities
- Wyoming Catastrophic Information Network
- Wyoming Centennial Commission
- Wyoming Colorado Railroad (Firm)
- Wyoming Community Development Authority
- Wyoming Community Foundation
- Wyoming Corrections Association
- Wyoming Drug and Alcohol Advisory Board
- Wyoming EPSCoR
- Wyoming Education Association
- Wyoming Futures Project
- Wyoming Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Wyoming Health Care Reform Task Force
- Wyoming Heritage Society
- Wyoming Hospital Association
- Wyoming Industrial Development Corporation
- Wyoming Mining Association
- Wyoming Outdoor Council
- Wyoming Outfitters & Guides Association
- Wyoming Public Television
- Wyoming Rural Support Network
- Wyoming Science, Technology and Energy Authority
- Wyoming State Medical Society
- Wyoming Stock Growers Association
- Wyoming Student Loan Corporation
- Wyoming Taxpayers Association
- Wyoming Territorial Park Historic Association
- Wyoming Transportation Museum Corporation
- Wyoming Trucking Association
- Wyoming Volunteer Assistance Corporation
- Wyoming WIC Program
- Wyoming Wildlife Federation
- Wyoming Wool Growers Association
- Wyoming-Saratov Initiative
- Wyoming. Board of Cooperative Education Services
- Wyoming. Consensus Revenue Estimating Group
- Wyoming. Department of Transportation
- Wyoming. Legislature
- Wyoming. US Constitution Bicentennial Commission
- Yellowstone National Park -- Fire, 1988
Creator
- Sullivan, Michael J., 1939- (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Governor Michael J. Sullivan records,1986-1994
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Processed by Wyoming State Archives staff
- Date
- 2015
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Wyoming State Archives, Wyoming Cultural Resources Division, Wyoming Department of State Parks & Cultural Resources Repository
Barrett Building
2301 Central Avenue
Cheyenne Wyoming 82002 United States
(307) 777-7826
wyarchive@wyo.gov