Public Opinion Data in the National Archives of the United States

Thomas E. Brown

Manager, Archival Services

Center for Electronic Records

Electronic and Special Media Records Services Division

U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

Initial Concept Roper Center’s history National Archives as involvement

with public opinion data

Overlap with the Roper Center U. S. Information Agency surveys The American Soldier Series

Opinions of Federal Employees Office of Personnel Management

Federal Employee Attitudes Surveys (FEAS)

Survey of Federal Employees (SOFE)

Opinions of Federal Employees Merit System Protection Board

Personnel Specialist Surveys, Merit Principles Surveys Senior Executive Surveys Sexual Harassment Surveys Other surveys

Temporary Commissions Major issues Importance of Public Opinion Range of topics

Topic Three DYetails about this topic Supporting information and

examples How it relates to your audience

Real Life Give an example or real life

anecdote Sympathize with the audience’s

situation if appropriate

What This Means Add a strong statement that

summarizes how you feel or think about this topic

Summarize key points you want your audience to remember

Next Steps Summarize any actions required of

your audience Summarize any follow up action

items required of you