An archive documenting primarily Betsy and Alfred Bloomingdales' relationship with President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan from the mid-1960s through the early 2000s. Comprising:
Five signed photographs signed or inscribed to Betsy Bloomingdale by both President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan, (most 10 x 8 in. color) many of which were accomplished during their years in the White House; a photograph signed by President Ronald Reagan (10 x 8 in. color)
A candid photograph (of President Ronald Reagan with Alfred Bloomingdale, ca. 1970 (10 x 8 in., color) inscribed by President Ronald Reagan: "But Al I'm supposed to be smiling"
Several notes and photographs signed by Mrs. Reagan
A Great New Beginning The 1981 Inaugural Story. N.p.: The Presidential Inaugural Committee, 1981. Presentation copy, inscribed by Nancy Reagan in a note affixed to the front pastedown.
[With:] Numerous candid photographs of the Reagans and Bloomingdales as well as related ephemera, including invitations to President Ronald Reagan's 1981 inauguration and other White House functions. -- Correspondence and other signed material from Richard M. NIXON (2 typed letters signed as President, 3 March and 5 November 1969 ); Joan CRAWFORD (2 signed photographs picturing her with her young children, c. 1948); Margaret THATCHER (signed photograph, c. 1990); as well as material from Henry FONDA, Gary GRANT, Armand HAMMER, Gloria VANDERBILT and others. Approximately fifty pieces.

A superb archive documenting Betsy Bloomingdale's long and intimate association with President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan. The signed material is complimented by a trove of candid photographs of both the Reagans and the Bloomingdales together at various social functions, underscoring their enduring relationship.