Maryland State Archives

The Wasserman collection consist of reports and documents relating to Maryland’s former 45th Governor, William Donald Schaefer. Most of these records were created during Schaefer’s campaigns for both Gubernatorial Races in 1986 and 1990, where Mark Wasserman was Schaefer’s Campaign Manager and later his Chief of Staff. Other documents relate to administrative work Schaefer dealt with as Governor, including developing an economic plan and creating his “Do It Now” Volunteer Handbook.

Scope and Content: The Wasserman collection consist of 1 box with 39 items and they are arranged into two series.

Series 1: Campaign Surveys and Reports

• Survey and Tabular reports of voter surveys in Maryland by Hickman: Public Opinion Research

Series 2: Campaign and Administration Documents

• Drafts for the Schaefer/Steinberg ’90 “Do It Now”
• Volunteer Handbooks
• Drafts of the final report on the Maryland Commission on State Taxes and Tax Structure
• A book: Governors & Legislatures Contending Powers by Alan Rosenthal (1990)
• Letters, articles, and memos

Related Resources in Special Collections:

•  MSA SC 4383: Governor William Donald Schaefer Photograph and Memorabilia Collection
•  MSA SC 4403: Governor William Donald Schaefer Memorabilia Collection
•  MSA SC 4457: Governor Schaefer Artwork and Memorabilia Collection