Secretary of StateVermont State Archives
Secretary of StateA large percent of Howard Armstrong's records consist of correspondence and memos concerning proposed legislation. There is material on bills concerning elections, corporations, outdoor advertising, vital records, licensing and registration, state employees, and the regulation of junk yards. Armstrong was Secretary of State for 16 years, but only one cubic foot of his records survive. The surviving sample gives a sense of the issues faced by Armstrong and how he dealt with those issues.
Howard E. Armstrong, a Republican, served eight terms as Vermont's Secretary of State. In the fall of 1964, he lost his bid for re-election to Democrat Harry Cooley.