Register of the Joan Quigley papers
Finding aid prepared by Lucy Hernandez
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: Joan Quigley papers
Date (inclusive): 1908-2017
Collection Number: 2017C19
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
14 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 video cassette box, 1 sound recording
(9.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Joan Ceciel Quigley (1927-2014) was an astrologer, known for being Nancy Reagan's astrological consultant. The collection
includes correspondence, writings, astrological charts and related astrological documents, invitations received, printed materials,
videocassettes, and sound recordings.
Creator:
Quigley, Joan, 1927-2014
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2017.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Joan Quigley papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
Joan Ceciel Quigley (1927-2014) was an astrologer, known for being Nancy Reagan's astrological consultant. Quigley was born
in Kansas City, Missouri. The family moved to San Franciso, California, after her father purchased the Drake-Wilshire hotel.
Quigley worked on Ronald Reagan's 1966 campaign for governor and his 1980 presidential campaign. In the 1970s Quigley met
Nancy Reagan through the "The Merv Griffin Show." After the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan in 1981, Nancy
reached out to consult Quigley. Between 1981-1988 Quigley provided astrological consultation to Nancy Reagan. Quigley published
"What Does Joan Say?: My Seven Years As White House Astrologer to Nancy and Ronald Reagan" in 1990. Other publications by
Quigley include "Astrology for Adults" (1969) and "Astrology for Parents of Children & Teenagers" (1971).
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection includes correspondence, writings, astrological charts and related astrological documents, invitations received,
printed materials, videocassettes, and sound recordings. The astrological charts include cycle charts for Ronald and Nancy
Reagan, celebrities and famous individuals, charts for cities and countries. The bulk dates of the material are 1948-2017,
with a publication from 1908 and some early notes from 1939.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Video tapes
Astrology
Reagan, Ronald
Reagan, Nancy, 1921-2016
Biographical File
1947-1999
box 1, folder 1
Diploma, Vassar College
1947
box 1, folder 2
Dossier
1982-1999
Scope and Contents
Includes resume, list of interviews, talking points for The Merv Griffin Show, predication notes, and email correspondence
regarding "What Does Joan Say?"
box 1, folder 3
Membership card, American Federation of Astrologers
1983
box 1, folder 4
"Autobiographical Material"
undated
Scope and Contents
Contains autobiographical writing by Quigley.
box 1, folder 5
Regarding publications
1968-1991, undated
box 1, folder 8
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy
1987
Speeches and Writings
1969-1992, undated
box 1, folder 11
United Astrology Congress
1992
Writings
1969-1992, undated
box 1, folder 15
Reception book for "Astrology for Adults"
1969
box 1, folder 16
"Astrology for Adults"
circa 1969
"What Does Joan Say?"
circa 1990
box 1, folder 17
Public relations for "What Does Joan Say?"
1990
box 1, folder 18
Photograph, portrait of the author
circa 1990
box 1, folder 20
Book Jacket covers
circa 1990
box 1, folder 21
"Source Book of Mundane Maps for 1993"
1992
Scope and Contents
Includes cycle charts and notes by Quigley.
box 1, folder 22
"20th Century Astrology"
undated
Astrological File
1908-2016
box 2, folder 1
Inventories
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes inventories supplied by the creator or donor.
box 2, folder 3
Business agreements
1976-2003
Scope and Contents
Includes contracts for The Merv Griffin Show.
box 2, folder 6
Justice Department investigation
1992
box 12, envelope 1-27
Telephone bills
1980-1988
box 2, folder 12
Predications and comments
undated
Cycle Charts
1908-2016, undated
Arrangement
Files are arranged alphabetically, then chronologically. The date refers to the creation date of the material. When no creation
date was determined, the date range of the materials was used.
Scope and Contents
Files primarily include cycle charts. Some files include Quigley's notes, astrological readings or horoscopes, and background
materials.
Individuals
1969-2016, undated
box 2, folder 13
Albright, Madeline
1990s-2000s
box 2, folder 16
Arafat, Yasser
circa 1997
box 2, folder 20
Bhutto, Benazir, Pakistan assassination attempt
1990s
box 2, folder 21
Bin Laden, Osama
1990-2001
Scope and Contents
Contains background information.
box 2, folder 23
Bloomberg, Michael
circa 2016
box 2, folder 24
Boutres-Ghali, Teymour
1990s
box 2, folder 25
British Royal Family
1988-1989
Scope and Contents
Includes Prince Charles (King Charles III), Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William (Prince of Wales), Princess Diana (Princess
of Wales, Diana Frances Spencer), Prince Harry (Duke of Sussex), and Prince Andrew (Duke of York).
box 2, folder 26
Brown, Edmund (Jerry)
circa 1979
box 3, folder 2-3
Bush, George vs. Gore, Al
circa 2000
box 3, folder 4
Butterman, Betty
1975-1976
Scope and Contents
Butterman was a producer on The Merv Griffin Show.
box 3, folder 7
Clair, Ina (Mrs. Willam Wallace)
undated
box 3, folder 9
Clinton family
circa 1990
box 3, folder 10
Clinton, Bill
1990s-2000s
box 3, folder 11
Clinton, Bill, impeachment
1990s
box 3, folder 13
Clinton, Hillary
1990s-2010s
box 3, folder 16
Damante, John Paul
1980s-1990s
box 3, folder 19
Dergham, Raghida
circa 1990
box 3, folder 23
Exman, Wally, Zebra Books
1990
box 3, folder 25
Forbes, Malcolm (Steve) Jr.
circa 1990
box 3, folder 26
Forbes, Walter
circa 1980-1998
box 3, folder 28
Gandhi, Mohandas K.
1993-1994
Scope and Contents
Includes writings on Gandhi by Quigley.
box 4, folder 8
Greenspan, Alan
circa 2000
box 4, folder 9
Griffin, Merv
1976-1989
Scope and Contents
Includes George Martin, Tony Griffin, contracts, and clippings.
box 4, folder 10
Gujral, Inder Kumar
1990s
box 4, folder 16
Jackson, Michael and Lisa Marie Presley
1994-1995
box 4, folder 19
King Louis XIV
circa 1990
box 4, folder 23
Letterman, David
circa 1990
box 4, folder 24
Lindburgh, Charles
circa 1990
box 4, folder 25
Lucas, George
circa 1990
Scope and Contents
Includes Pjone McCue.
box 5, folder 3
Milosevic, Slobodan
1990s
box 5, folder 4
Mitterand, Francois
1980s
box 5, folder 5
Mohamad, Mahathir bin
1990s
box 5, folder 7
Netanyahu, Benjamin
1990s
box 5, folder 12
Onassis, Jacquline (Jackie)
1988-1990
box 5, folder 22-26
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy
1980-2000
Scope and Contents
Includes Joyce Jasen, Reagan's second inauguration, and a "valuable charts" file that includes the 1985 Geneva summit date
range.
box 6, folder 1
Saddam Hussein
1980s-1990s
box 6, folder 2
Saunders, Lonna
circa 1990
box 6, folder 6
Simpson, O.J. and Nicole
circa 1994
box 6, folder 8
Spielberg, Steven
circa 1990-2001
box 6, folder 9
Takeshita, Noburo
circa 1998
box 6, folder 13
Vajpayee, Atal Bihari
1990s
box 6, folder 17
Yamani, Ahmed Zaki
circa 1990
box 6, folder 20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
1996-2000
box 6, folder 21
Algiers, Algeria
1996-2000
box 6, folder 23
Athens, Greece
circa 1990
box 6, folder 25
Bangkok, Thailand
1990s-2000s
box 6, folder 27
Beirut, Lebanon
1999-2000
box 7, folder 1
Bonn, Germany
1960s-2000s
box 7, folder 2
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
1990s
box 7, folder 4
Buenos Aires, Brazil
1990s
box 7, folder 6
Canberra, Australia
1996-2000
box 7, folder 7
Cape Town, South Africa
1995-2000
box 7, folder 8
Chatillon, France
1999-2000
box 7, folder 11
Hong Kong, China
1990s-2000s
box 7, folder 12
Istanbul, Turkey
1995-2000
box 7, folder 13
Jakarta, Indonesia
1998-1999
box 7, folder 14
Karachi, Pakistan
1990s-2000s
box 7, folder 15
Kharkov, Ukraine
1999-2000
box 7, folder 16
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1990s-2000s
box 7, folder 18
Kuala, Malaysia
1990s-2000s
box 7, folder 20
Le Harve, France
1999-2000
box 7, folder 22-23
London, England
1948-2000s
box 7, folder 24
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
1990s-2000s
box 7, folder 25
Mexico City, Mexico
1990s-2000s
box 8, folder 1
Nairobi, Kenya
1990s-2000s
box 8, folder 2
New Delhi, India
1990s-2000s
box 8, folder 4
Ottawa, Canada
1990s-2000s
box 8, folder 5
Paris, France
1990s-2000s
box 8, folder 6
Phnom Pen, Cambodia
1990s-2000s
box 8, folder 7
Pretoria, South Africa
1999
box 8, folder 8
Quito, Ecuador
1990s-2000s
box 8, folder 9
Rheims, France
1990s-2000s
box 8, folder 11-12
San Francisco, California, United States
1990s
box 8, folder 13
Stockholm, Sweden
1990s-2000s
box 8, folder 14
Taipei, Taiwan
1990s-2000s
box 8, folder 20-21
Tokyo, Japan, stock market
1992-1998
Scope and Contents
Includes the Tokyo stock market and New York Stock Exchange.
box 8, folder 22
Tunis, Tunisia
1990s-2000s
box 8, folder 23
Vientiane, Laos
1990s-2000s
box 8, folder 24
Waco, Texas, United States
1990s
box 8, folder 26
Washington D.C., United States
1990s-2000s
box 8, folder 27
Wellington, New Zealand
1990s-2000s
box 8, folder 28
Westminster, England
1990s-2000s
box 9, folder 9-12
Japan
1970-2001
Scope and Contents
Includes the Japanese Yen.
box 9, folder 14
Pakistan predictions
1989-1999
box 9, folder 20-23
United States
1960-1990
Scope and Contents
Includes the U.S.S.R.
Subject File
1908-2009, undated
box 10, folder 2
Mars and Neptune
1996 January 1
box 10, folder 4
Study of cycles
1967-1979
box 10, folder 5
Battle of Waterloo
circa 1990
box 10, folder 8
Computer Reseller news
1996-1997
Scope and Contents
Includes horoscopes for individuals including Bill Gates, clippings, and background information.
box 10, folder 10
Democratic Party
circa 1983
box 10, folder 11-14
Earthquakes
1908-1994, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes early 20th century publications, and earthquakes in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
box 10, folder 25
Entertainment
circa 1984-1990
Scope and Contents
Includes various individuals in the entertainment industry including Glen Cambell, Wayne Newton, and Conon O'Brian.
box 10, folder 26
Gold and Platinum
circa 1980
box 11, folder 1
Historical and National figures, "Hohenburger"
1987-1988
box 11, folder 3-4
Miscellaneous
1980s-1990s, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes certificate of appreciation, loose charts, and notes.
box 11, folder 7
Presidents
1980s-1990s
Scope and Contents
Includes John Kennedy, Gerald Ford, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, William McKinley, and Franklin D. Rosevelt.
box 11, folder 8
Presidential wives and daughters
1980s
Scope and Contents
Includes Army Carter, Lillian Carter, Rosalyn Carter, Betty Ford, Susan Ford, Jennie Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon, Jackie Onassis,
and Patti Davis.
box 11, folder 9
Republican Party
circa 1983
box 11, folder 10
United Nations Charter
1990s
box 11, folder 11
United Nations and Kefi Annan
1990s-2000s
box 11, folder 12
Vassar and the United Nations
circa 1990, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes speech notes for Vassar College.
Invitations and Cards
1976-2017
box 11, folder 14
Card, Governor Reagan
1976
box 11, folder 15-16
Reagan Inauguration invitations
1981, 1985
box 11, folder 18
White House Christmas cards
1988
Audiovisual Material
1988-1996
Scope and Contents
Includes VHS tapes and one audiocassette. Includes recordings of Quigley's television appearances.
box MC105, onsite digital
Thomas Pecora Show Interview
undated
Physical Description: 1 compact sound cassette
Access
Use copy reference number: 2017C19_a_0001_p01
Videorecordings
1988-1996, undated
box 15
Inside Report WSVN 7
undated
Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette
box 15
"Audio Scope, Joan Quigley," Channel 2 Action News
1988 January 2
Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette
Scope and Contents
KCBS-TV / Los Angeles, December 6, 1988, 5:00 P.M., 3:01
box 15
News and talk show appearances
1988 May-1990
Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette
Scope and Contents
Includes Entertainment Tonight 1990
box 15
Interview with R.A.I.
1988 June 15
Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette
box 15
"Astrologers/Joan Quigley Interview," USA Today
1989 January 2
Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette
Scope and Contents
KUSA-TV / Denver (ABC), January 2, 1989, 10:30 P.M., 3:46
box 15
TV News [Japan]
1989 June 6-15
Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette
Scope and Contents
Contains clips from Nippon Television (Nat'l), NHK – Nagoya Local, CBC – Nagoya Local, NBN – Nagoya Local, YTV – Kobe Local,
TBS – National, OTV – Nagoya Local.
box 15
"Joan Quigley"
1989 November 15
Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette
box 15
"What Does Joan Say?" Carol Publishing Group, Spring Video Catalog
1990
Physical Description: 1 VSH videocassette
box 15
"Joan Quigley on Nancy Reagan Biography"
1991
Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette
Scope and Contents
Closer Look, KRON-TV San Francisco, April 10, 1991, 12:00 P.M., 5:20
box 15
"Joan Quigley," NTSC, Finland
1991 February
box 15
"Predictions for '92," financial program, CNN
1991 December 31
Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette
box 15
"Joan Quigley on Astrology," News 7 Late Edition
1992 April 17
Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette
Scope and Contents
WJLA-TV (ABC), April 17, 1992, 11:00 P.M., 02:09
box 15
"Joan Quigley," Good Morning America
1996
Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette
Scope and Contents
ABC-TV Network, March 5, 1996, 7:00-9:00 A.M., 5:48
box 15
Diogenes, "Joan Quigley"
1996 January 26
Physical Description: 1 VHS videocassette
Printed Materials
1970-2011
Scope and Contents
Printed materials primarily includes mentions of Quigley.
box 13, folder 1
"Astrology Now," No. 14
undated
box 13, folder 2
"American Federation of Astrologers Inc." bulletin
1976
box 13, folder 3
General
1989-1990, undated
box 13, folder 4
Booklet on planets
1996-1999
box 13, folder 5
History of the Class of 1947, Vassar College
1997
box 13, folder 6
Vassar College reunion
2012
box 13, folder 7
Course, Universidad de Mexico
undated
Clippings
1970-2011, undated
box 13, folder 9
Press
1970-1998
Scope and Contents
Includes list of interviews.
box 14, folder 2-7
Magazines
1988-1997
Scope and Contents
Includes "Computer Reseller News."
