{"value"=>"<p>The first subseries covers Watson's initial three month appointment with the State Department and consists of personnel records, congratulatory letters regarding her appointment, and newspaper clippings. The Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs (later renamed the Bureau of Consular Affairs) subseries documents Watson's duties as Acting Administrator and Administrator, with the rank of Assistant Secretary of State, and consistss of what Watson called her \"Personal Chronological File\", which contains letters and carbon copies of her replies that are considered official, yet informal and unclassified. The correspondents are friends and acquaintances who held official positions in consulates and embassies throughout the world; government leaders; executives of corporations; and social action, cultural, ethnic, legal, political, educational and other organizations. Also documented is Watson's 1974 ouster, her job related speeches, travel vouchers, and appointment calendars indicating the scope and purposes of her extensive travels in the U.S. and abroad. Watson's long and complex ouster from her position commenced in early 1974, and finally concluded in December of that year. The process is documented beginning with a letter dated April 4, 1974, in which President Nixon accepted her pro forma resignation, two years into his second term. Also included is correspondence from other government officials and a letter from President Ford, accepting another pro forma resignation from Watson after the Nixon resignation. Of particular interest is the correspondence between Watson and her friends and supporters concerning the shock and anger they felt at her ouster. Also included is Watson's December 13, 1974, receipt of the Luther I. Replogle award, which is presented annually to the person who most effectively contributes to sound management in the U.S. Department of State. The subseries Bureau of Consular Affairs provides a framework for Watson's last position with this bureau and includes her application for the appointment, her confirmation, briefings, guest lists for the swearing-in ceremony, and congratulatory letters. As in the preceding subseries, this subseries includes a Personal Chronological File; correspondents include Doris B. Rankin Sells of the Ohio Black Women's Leadership Caucus and Judge Milagros A. German of the Philippines and President Jimmy Carter. Of particular interest are letters Watson received in 1981 concerning the 1978 Jonestown (Guyana) Peoples Temple tragedy. Assigned by President Carter to take charge of the U.S. efforts in the aftermath, Watson played a crucial role in the burial arrangements for the victims and the settlement of this incident. The U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia subseries reflects Watson's activities in this position. Included is documentation of her official nominationand appointment, background information concerning Malaysia, ambassadorial seminars, commerce and foreign policy briefings, ceremonies, daily schedules, invitations, appointment calendars, speeches Watson delivered at official functions, and newspaper clippings covering her tenure. The Special Selection Board subseries consists only of Watson's appointment and a job description.</p>"}