William Nicholson papers

William Nicholson papers

Special Collections & University Archives, Grand Valley State University Libraries
Seidman House
1 Campus Drive
Allendale, Michigan 49401

2010

Scope and Content of Collection

The William Nicholson collection documents his work as the appointments secretary for President Ford from 1974-1977. The collection includes personal notes and calendars, White House briefings, travel information, political reports, election information, and newspaper and magazine articles documenting Gerald R. Ford and his administration while in office.

Biography

William Nicholson was the appointments secretary under President Gerald R. Ford from 1974 until 1977. In 1984, Nicholson left the White House and was brought into the Amway Corporation by Jay Van Andel and Richard DeVos to help restructure the company. Nicholson was the Chief Operating Officer of Amway from 1984 until 1992. He then stepped down from his position as COO and started splitting his work between Amway and other private companies. Nicholson later sat on the Board of Advisors for the M. D. Anderson Cancer Institute and the Board of Directors for Colorado Prime, Inc. and Genmar, Inc.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.

Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research use.

Publication Rights

For information on copyright or permissions for this collection, contact Grand Valley State University Special Collections.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], William Nicholson Papers (RHC-13). Special Collections & University Archives, Grand Valley State University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Acquired in 1996.

Related Material

Warren Rustand and William Nicholson Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.