US EditionSen. McConnell and wife join Kentucky ceremony marking expansion of their archives
The expanded facility now holds over 3,700 items and features high-density shelving to preserve the political and public service records of Senator McConnell and Elaine Chao.
- On August 12, 2025, Senator Mitch McConnell and former Secretary Elaine Chao participated in a ceremony at the University of Louisville celebrating the expansion of their archival collection housed in Ekstrom Library.
- The expansion follows the original 2009 installation and reflects the couple's long public service careers and ties to the university, where McConnell graduated in 1964.
- The expanded archives now contain over 3,700 boxes of documents and include a new storage room with high-density shelving to preserve and provide access to the collections.
- Senator McConnell described the archives as reflecting many years of dedicated public service and offering unique insight into the functioning of government and its institutions, while UofL President Gerry Bradley emphasized their great value to researchers and historians.
- The expansion aims to educate future leaders by preserving the couple’s records as a living resource that connects past and present public life, although the archives are not currently open to public access.
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UofL announces expansion of McConnell-Chao Archives
From left to right, UofL President Gerry Bradley, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and Secretary Elaine Chao during a celebration of the expansion of the McConnell Chao Archives. (Photo provided by the University of Louisville)LOUISVILLE — The University of Louisville announced an expansion of the U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell and Secretary Elaine L. Chao Archives with the political figures Tuesday. McConnell, the longest serving party leader of the U.…
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McConnell Chao Archives Expands Collection at University of Louisville
LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell and U.S. Secretary Elaine L. Chao made a special visit to his alma mater, University of Louisville, on Aug. 12 to celebrate the expansion of the Senator Mitch McConnell and Secretary Elaine L. Chao Archives. UofL leaders, members of the Board of Trustees and other special guests and dignitaries, including Kentucky Circuit Court Judge David Williams, former president of the Kentucky Senate, participat…
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