Inventory of the Richard Nixon Portrait Committee Records, 1968-1974

Abstract

The Committee was formed in 1968 to raise funds for a portrait of then President Richard M. Nixon to hang in the Law School.

The collection contains correspondence, financial records, and material about Joseph Wallace King, the artist commissioned to paint the portrait. The material range in date from 1968-1974.

Descriptive Summary

Repository: University Archives, Duke University
Creator: Duke University. School of Law. Richard Nixon Portrait Committee.
Title: Richard Nixon Portrait Committee Records, 1968-1974
Language of Material: English
Extent: .25 Linear Feet, approx. 200 Items
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Contains material pertaining to the operation of the Committee and includes correspondence; lists of donors and the amounts of their contributions; financial papers that include deposit slips, invoices, and bank statements; and a file on Joseph Wallace King, the artist commissioned to execute the portrait, that consists of newspaper articles, a color catalogue, and a letter from King describing his experience in the White House. The material range in date from 1968-1974.

Administrative Information

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Access Restrictions

Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Contents of the Collection

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Correspondence, November 1968-February 1969

Correspondence, March 1969-June 1969, undated

Donors and Contributors, 1969, undated

Financial Papers, 1968-1969

King, Joseph Wallace, 1968-1974

Historical Note

A group of Law School students formed the bipartisan Nixon Portrait Committee to raise funds for a portrait of President Richard Nixon, a 1937 graduate of the School. The Committee was chaired by Charles S. Mill, Jr., a student in the Duke Law School. The portrait was painted by Joseph Wallace King and was presented to the Law School at the 1969 Commencement ceremony. Since that time it has been stored in the Law School and the Art Museum. In March of 1998, there were plans to loan the portrait in turn to the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Nixon Library, and the National Portrait Gallery.

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Related Material

Biographical Reference Collection, 1972-2004 (Duke University Archives)
Nixon Library Controversy Collection, 1981-2001 (Duke University Archives)
Richard M. Nixon Reference Collection, 1934-1999 (Duke University Archives)

Preferred Citation

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