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uanixonref Richard M. Nixon Reference Collection, 1934-1999 Processed by: Archives Staff; machine-readable finding aid created by: Mary Samouelian University Archives Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: January 2008Processed by Archives Staff, November 2007; Finding Aid encoded by Mary Samouelian, University Archives, Duke University, January 2008 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and our local Style Guide Richard M. Nixon Reference Collection, 1934-1999 University Archives Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary University Archives, Duke University Duke University. University Archives. Richard M. Nixon Reference Collection, 1934-1999 Material in English 0.5 Linear Feet 500 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) attended the Duke University School of Law from 1934 to 1937, graduating number three in a class of twenty-six. During his three years at Duke, Nixon was active in the Duke Bar Association and was elected President in his senior year. The Richard M. Nixon Reference Collection contains academic transcripts, personal and administrative correspondence related to law school, letters of recommendation, newspaper clippings, and reference inquiries and correspondence related to both the honorary degree controversy in 1954 and the Watergate scandal in the early 1970's when he was President of the United States. This collection was compiled from a variety of sources by the University Archives for use in reference and research. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Richard M. Nixon Reference Collection, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

The Richard M. Nixon Reference Collection was compiled from various sources by University Archives staff for reference and research.

Processing Information

Processed by Archives Staff, November 2007

Encoded by Mary Samouelian, January 2008

Updated by Molly Bragg, July 2011

Accessions were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

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Duke University. School of Law Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994--Correspondence. Presidents--United States--History--20th century. Related Material Inventory of the Nixon Library Controversy collection 1981-2001 University Archives, Duke University. Contents of Collection Container List1934-1999 1 Box 1School of Law, 1934 School of Law, 1935-1937 May School of Law - Term Paper, 1936 School of Law, 1937 Jul-1938 School of Law, 1940-1963 School of Law, 1965-1973 Oct School of Law, 1973 Nov-1975 School of Law - Bumper Stickers, 1974 School of Law - Transcripts, Grades & Professor, 1934-1937 Duke Bar Association - President [R.M. Nixon Correspondence], 1936 Duke Bar Association - President [R.M. Nixon Correspondence], 1937 Duke Bar Association - Ephemera from Nixon Years, 1935-1937 Duke News Service - Correspondence, 1952, 1958 Duke University - President A.H. Edens, 1952-1960 Duke University - President A.H. Edens [Richard M. Nixon Honorary Degree Controversy], 1954 Mar-July Duke University - President D.M. Knight, 1967 Duke University - President Terry Sanford, 1970-1974 Robert F. Durden Papers [Richard Nixon], 1987 Calvin B. Hoover Papers [Richard Nixon Correspondence], 1954-1967 Bridget Booker Correspondence, 1991 Clippings, Miscellaneous, 1999 Newspapers - Kansas City Star: 'Life Story of Nixon', 1955 October 30-November 6 Gosnell, Jack