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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt5q2nf31k No online items Preliminary Inventory of the Lee Edwards papers Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff Hoover Institution Library and Archives © 2009, 2013 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-6003 [email protected] URL: http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives Preliminary Inventory of the Lee 2010C14 1 Edwards papers Title: Lee Edwards papers Date (inclusive): 1878-2004 Collection Number: 2010C14 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives Language of Material: English Physical Description: 389 manuscript boxes, 12 card file boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 5 film reels, 1 oversize folder(146.4 Linear Feet) Abstract: Correspondence, speeches and writings, memoranda, reports, studies, financial records, printed matter, and sound recordings of interviews and other audiovisual material, relating to conservatism in the United States, the mass media, Grove City College, the Heritage Foundation, the Republican Party, Walter Judd, Barry Goldwater, and Ronald Reagan. Includes extensive research material used in books and other writing projects by Lee Edwards. Also includes papers of Willard Edwards, journalist and father of Lee Edwards. Creator: Edwards, Lee, 1932- Creator: Edwards, Willard, 1902-1990 Hoover Institution Library & Archives Access The collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2010. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Lee Edwards papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Biographical Note Edwards, a historian of American conservatism, has been the author or editor of over 20 books, including biographies of Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater, and Edwin Meese III, as well as histories of the Heritage Foundation and the conservative movement as a whole. Edwards earned a doctorate in world politics from the Catholic University of America as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Duke University. He completed graduate work at The Sorbonne, Paris and received an honorary doctoral degree in humane letters from Grove City College. An adjunct professor of politics at the Catholic University of America, Edwards was also the founding director of the Institute of Political Journalism at Georgetown University and a fellow at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Edwards was also a media fellow at the Hoover Institution. A frequently guest on cable and broadcast outlets such as Fox News, CNN, Bloomberg, NBC, PBS, C-SPAN and NPR, Edwards has also been published in the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, National Review, Human Events and American Spectator. Among his awards and honors are the Millennium Star of Lithuania, the Cross of Terra Mariana of Estonia, the Friendship Medal of Diplomacy from the Republic of China (Taiwan), the John Ashbrook Award, the Reed Irvine Accuracy in Media Award and the Walter Judd Freedom Award. Sources: Lee Edwards Staff Page: http://www.heritage.org/About/Staff/E/Lee-Edwards Scope and Content of Collection The collection contains a wide variety of materials documenting the life and work of Lee Edwards. Extensive research material used in books and other writing projects is included, relating to conservatism in the United States, the mass media, Grove City College, the Heritage Foundation, the Republican Party, Walter Judd, Barry Goldwater, and Ronald Reagan. The collection also includes materials about the consulting firm Lee Edwards Associates, as well as documentation on Edwards' involvement in the Center for International Relations and Intercollegiate Studies Institute. In addition, personal papers of Lee Edwards, materials on his wife, Anne Edwards, and papers of Willard Edwards, journalist and father of Lee Edwards, are included. The papers include a variety of physical forms including correspondence, speeches, writings, memoranda, reports, studies, financial records, printed matter, sound recordings of interviews and other audiovisual material. Preliminary Inventory of the Lee 2010C14 2 Edwards papers Related Materials Walter H. Judd papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives Ronald Reagan subject collection, Hoover Institution Library & Archives Subjects and Indexing Terms Audiotapes United States -- Politics and government -- 1989- Conservatism -- United States United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989 Mass media -- United States Videotapes Reagan, Ronald Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) Judd, Walter H., 1898-1994 Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998 Feulner, Edwin J. Grove City College Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.) Lee Edwards personal papers Scope and Contents note Includes materials such as school exams, journals, memoirs, client files, articles, publications, and other miscellaneous materials. See also Writings and Research materials. box 306 Early writings, school exams box 307 Early writings, school exams box 52 Personal papers box 53 Personal papers box 54 Personal papers box 55 Personal papers box 56 Personal papers box 57 Personal papers box 65 Personal papers box 66 Personal papers box 67 Personal papers box 74 Personal papers box 75 Personal papers box 76 Personal papers box 84 Personal papers box 209 Personal papers box 210 Personal papers box 211 Personal papers box 212 Personal papers box 249 Personal papers box 250 Personal papers box 251 Personal papers box 253 Personal papers box 299 Personal papers box 300 Personal papers box 303 Personal papers box 131 Financial records box 253 1964 journal box 294 Personal records and correspondence Preliminary Inventory of the Lee 2010C14 3 Edwards papers Lee Edwards personal papers box 295 Personal records and correspondence box 296 Personal records and correspondence box 280 Publications and books box 302 Publications and books Lee Edwards Associates records Scope and Contents note Contains materials documenting the work of Lee Edwards Associates political consulting firm. box 90 General files box 91 General files box 92 General files box 93 General files box 110 General files box 111 General files box 112 General files box 185 General files box 186 General files box 187 General files box 260 General files box 261 General files box 262 General files box 263 General files box 154 ACWF box 155 ACWF box 156 ACWF box 157 ACWF box 146 Life - PAC box 314 Defalcation box 315 Defalcation box 316 Defalcation Anne Edwards papers Scope and Contents note Contains materials on or about Anne Edwards, wife of Lee Edwards. box 84 General box 139 Memoirs box 140 Memoirs Willard Edwards papers Scope and Contents note Includes materials about journalist Willard Edwards, father of Lee Edwards box 1 General box 2 General box 52 General box 53 General box 54 General box 84 General box 106 General box 107 General box 158 General box 159 General box 160 General box 201 General box 202 General box 203 General box 77 Clippings Preliminary Inventory of the Lee 2010C14 4 Edwards papers Willard Edwards papers box 78 Clippings box 79 Clippings box 80 Clippings box 81 Clippings box 82 Clippings Writings and research materials. Scope and Contents note Includes various research materials, manuscripts, files, and materials related to books published by Lee Edwards. The Essential Ronald Reagan: a Profile in Courage, Justice, and Wisdom, published 2007 box 47 Research materials box 48 Research materials box 49 Research materials box 99 Research materials box 100 Research materials box 254 Research materials box 29 1970s and 1980s box 30 1970s and 1980s box 31 1970s and 1980s box 32 1970s and 1980s box 33 1970s and 1980s box 244 1976 box 245 1976 box 118 Clippings, general box 119 Clippings, general box 120 Clippings, general box 121 Clippings, general box 122 Clippings, general box 171 Clippings, general box 172 Clippings, general box 173 Clippings, general box 204 Clippings, general box 205 Clippings, general box 206 Clippings, general box 207 Clippings, general box 208 Clippings, general box 198 Clippings, 1970s-1990s box 199 Clippings, 1970s-1990s box 200 Clippings, 1970s-1990s box 164 Clippings, 1990s box 165 Clippings, 1990s box 166 Clippings, 1990s box 26 Funeral, 2004 box 27 Funeral, 2004 box 28 Funeral, 2004 The Conservative Revolution: the Movement That Remade America, published 2002 box 45 Conservative movement, late 1990s box 46 Conservative movement, late 1990s box 127 Conservative movement, late 1990s box 128 Conservative movement, late 1990s box 94 GOP 1980s. Includes Gingrich box 95 GOP 1980s. Includes Gingrich box 96 GOP 1980s. Includes Gingrich box 97 GOP 1980s. Includes Gingrich box 98 GOP 1980s. Includes Gingrich Conservative movement history Preliminary Inventory of the Lee 2010C14 5 Edwards papers Writings and research materials. box 103 G-P box 104 G-P box 105 G-P box 42 P-Z box 43 P-Z box 44 P-Z box 232 General box 233 General box 275 Conservative movement congressional files, early 1970s box 276 Conservative movement congressional files, early 1970s box 277 Conservative movement congressional files, early 1970s box 238 Clippings box 239 Clippings box 252 New right research materials Mediapolitik: How the Mass Media Have Transformed World Politics, published 2001 box 15 Manuscript box 16 Manuscript box
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