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Series: Writings
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Subseries: Columns and Articles
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Box
5
Folder
1
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All-purpose speech, 1994-1996
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"Another Look"
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Box
10
Folder
1-16
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Columns, 1970-1986
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Box
5
Folder
2
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Promotional material, 1972, 1977, undated
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Box
5
Folder
3
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Reprints, montages, 1971-1986, undated
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Box
5
Folder
4
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Arthur, Arguments with, "Is Senator McCarthy a Communist?," undated, 1971-1986, undated
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"As Others See Us"
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Box
12
Folder
1
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Columns, press releases, 1947-1948
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Box
5
Folder
5
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Manuscripts, other materials, 1947-1948
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Box
5
Folder
6
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Correspondence and mailing lists, 1947-1948
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Box
12
Folder
2
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"At Work: How to Syndicate a Humor Column," 1972 October 10
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Box
5
Folder
7
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Blum, Robert E., obituary for Century Association, 2000
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Columbia Journalism Review (CJR), 2000
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Box
5
Folder
8
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"Election Coverage, British Style," 1987 September/October
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Box
5
Folder
9
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"The Great Hustler Debate" and Screw article, 1977 May/June, March/April
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Box
5
Folder
10
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"The Great Smut Hunt," 1986 September/October
: With correspondence regarding reprint, 1991.
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Box
5
Folder
11
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Letters to the Timeses, 1970 Fall
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Box
12
Folder
3
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Pearson, Anderson, Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK), Robert F. Kennedy (RFK), 1968 Summer
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Column ideas
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Box
5
Folder
12
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Bun-Bun and other life-support systems, 1983-1988
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Box
5
Folder
13
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Do You Know Your Father?, undated
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Box
5
Folder
14
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Dodge motor home, 1965 April, 1986-1990
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Box
5
Folder
15
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Man Who Looked at and Tried to Meet Girls, 1974, 1985, undated
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Box
5
Folder
16
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Notes to family, undated
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Box
5
Folder
17
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Columns printed abroad, miscellaneous, 1974, 1976, 1983
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Daily Northwestern, "On the Curve" columns with Dick Pelz
: See under Biographical, Northwestern University.
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Dodd, Thomas J., Senator (Yoakum articles)
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Box
5
Folder
18-21
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Columbia Journalism Review, 1966-1968, 1986-1987
: See Folder 18 for New York Times letter and (John B.) Oakes's reply after first article, 1966-1967 Winter.
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Box
5
Folder
22-25
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The New Republic, 1967
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Box
5
Folder
26
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Fair Lady article reprints, 1975-1977
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Box
5
Folder
27
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Family Circle, article on politics, 1967-1968
: Includes manuscript and correspondence.
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Box
5
Folder
28
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Forster, E.M., death, "Messages from a Fresh Grave," 1970
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Box
12
Folder
4
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Hartford Courant, Lewinski story ("Does Monicagate Measure Up to Watergate?"), 1999 January 22
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Box
5
Folder
29
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Humanist, The, 1981, 1982, 2005
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Box
5
Folder
30
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Israel, columns regarding, 1983, 1985, undated
: "Anything for a Favorite Nephew," USA Today, 1983 December 1; "Reapers of the Whirlwind," Register Citizen, 1985 July 12, "Roots of Terrorism," undated. Also includes two articles (not by Yoakum) from 2002.
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Lakeville Journal (LJ) articles, 1983, 1985, undated
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Box
5
Folder
31
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Cairo and tennis, 1976-1977
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Box
5
Folder
32
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Johnson, Nancy, Rep., 1996, 1999
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Box
12
Folder
5
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Nixon, Richard, President, 1994 May 5
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Box
12
Folder
6
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Rand, Chris, 1968 October
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New Yorker articles by Rand, 1968 October
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Box
5
Folder
33
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Los Angeles, California, 1966
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Box
5
Folder
34
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Salisbury, Connecticut, 1953-1967
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Box
5
Folder
35
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List of columns (Los Angeles Times Syndicate and Yoakum Features), circa 1970-1986
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Box
12
Folder
7
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Los Angeles Times Syndicate contract, 1972-1976
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Box
5
Folder
36
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Masthead, The, humor in American newspapers, undated
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Box
5
Folder
37
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Miscellaneous column ideas, undated
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Box
12
Folder
8
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Miscellaneous columns, articles, 1968-1994, undated
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Modern Maturity (MM, American Association for Retired People (AARP)), 1968-1994, undated
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Box
5
Folder
38
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"Nightwalkers," 1994 September/October
: Regarding restless leg syndrome (RLS).
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"Nightwalkers Still Walking"/"Daylight for Nightwalkers"
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Box
5
Folder
39-40
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Drafts, 2006-2007
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Box
5
Folder
41
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Updated article correspondence, 2006-2009
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Box
5
Folder
42
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Washington Post article regarding RLS (not by Yoakum), 2006
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The New Republic (NR)
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Box
12
Folder
9
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"Chairman Mao's Breakthrough," 1970 May 23
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Box
5
Folder
43
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"Crime and Punishment in 'The Club,'" 1967 May 13
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Box
12
Folder
10
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"Everybody's Got a Message," 1968 November 2
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Box
5
Folder
44
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"Taming the Savage Rumor," 1968 September 14
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Box
5
Folder
45
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"The 'Wet Fish' Debates," 1968 April 20
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New York Herald Tribune (NYHT), European edition, Paris
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Box
5
Folder
46
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Scrapbook pages: photocopies, 1949 April-1951 February
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Box
5
Folder
47
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Loose articles, 1949 April-1951 August
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Box
12
Folder
11
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New York Times, 1989, 1992, 1994
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Box
5
Folder
48
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Nieman Report, 1973, 1980-1981
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Box
5
Folder
49
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Saturday Evening Post, 1998 November/December
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Box
5
Folder
50
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Softball piece for travel magazine, 1946-1992
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Box
5
Folder
51
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Time Magazine collection, 1973-1986, undated
: Some of these are marked Griffith. Some marked "Time Mag. Collection" were published in USA Today.
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Box
5
Folder
52
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Two Gentlemen of Payola, or A Midwinter's Night in Nassau (Shakespeare parody), undated
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Box
5
Folder
53
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USA Today columns, 1983-1984, 1986
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Box
5
Folder
54
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Vanity Fair articles, 1984 April, September
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Box
5
Folder
55
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Yoakum Features, 1975-1980
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Subseries: Speeches
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Speeches delivered (by Yoakum)
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Box
12
Folder
12
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General, 1966-1988
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Box
5
Folder
56
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Nieman panel ("Hazards of Being a Humorist"), 1973 Spring
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Box
5
Folder
57
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New England Conference on Conflicts between Media and the Law, 1975 June 14
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Box
12
Folder
13
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Law v. Press, 1975?
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Box
5
Folder
58
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Free Forum, 1976? July 10
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Box
5
Folder
59
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IMS Assembly speech, 1976 October 13
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Box
5
Folder
60
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New England Newspapers Advertising Bureau, 1978 October 19
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Box
5
Folder
61
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International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors, 1979 June
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Box
5
Folder
62
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New England Press Association, 1983 January 22
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Box
12
Folder
14
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Wisconsin Newspaper Association, 1984 January 12-14
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Box
5
Folder
63
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New York Public Library, 1984 April 1
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Box
5
Folder
64
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University Club, 1984 June 14
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Box
12
Folder
15
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Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis, 1986 March 18
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Box
5
Folder
65
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Housatonic Valley Regional High School (HVRHS) graduation, 1986 June 20
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Box
5
Folder
66
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Norfolk Library, 1988 February
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Box
5
Folder
67
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Cascade School, 1988 August 6
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Box
5
Folder
68
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Torrington, 1988 October 15
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Heritage Village
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Box
5
Folder
69
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1989 November
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Box
5
Folder
70
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1991 November 21
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Box
5
Folder
71
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Lakeville Book Club, Mark Twain, 1998 July 28
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Box
5
Folder
72
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Beverly, undated
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Box
5
Folder
73
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Mystic, New England Society of Newspaper Editors, undated
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Speechwriting
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Presidential campaigns
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1960
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Box
12
Folder
16
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General, 1960
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Box
5
Folder
74
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Aftermath, 1960-1961
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Box
5
Folder
75
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Campaign notes, ideas, suggestions, circa 1960
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Box
5
Folder
76
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Grinnell speech, 1959-1960, undated
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Box
12
Folder
17-18
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Kennedy, John F. (JFK), campaign organization and operation, 1958-1961
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Box
5
Folder
77
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Minow, Newton, 1961-1995
: Minow became chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under the Kennedy administration.
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1964
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Box
5
Folder
78
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Johnson, Lyndon B. (LBJ) and Goldwater speech ideas, 1964
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1984
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Box
5
Folder
79
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Yoakum speech ideas, 1984
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1988
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Box
5
Folder
80
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Basic speech, 1988
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All-purpose speech
: See under Columns and Articles.
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Box
12
Folder
19
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Fair Campaign Practices Committee (FCPC), 1959-1966
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Subseries: Book Reviews
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Box
5
Folder
81
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Boyd, James, Above the Law, regarding Thomas Dodd, exchange with William. F. Buckley, 1968
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Box
5
Folder
82
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Cook, Fred, The Corrupted Land, 1966 April 2
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Box
5
Folder
83
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Harris, Richard, A Sacred Trust, 1966-1967
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Box
5
Folder
84
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Hoopes, Roy, Our Man in Washington, Compass/Lakeville Journal, 2000 November 2
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Box
5
Folder
85
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Pearson, Drew and Jack Anderson, The Case Against Congress, 1968 December 28, 1969 January 3
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Subseries: Books
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Attwood-Yoakum book project: A Handbook for Candidates: Time-Tested Ploys for Bamboozling Voters
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Box
12
Folder
20
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Background articles, 1958-2008
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Book chapters and notes
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Box
5
Folder
86
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General, 1987-1996, undated
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Box
5
Folder
87
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Afterword, undated
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Box
6
Folder
1
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Appearance, 2007, undated
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Box
6
Folder
2
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Background, 2009, undated
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Box
6
Folder
3
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Behavior, 2005-2009, undated
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Box
6
Folder
4
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Celebrities, undated
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Box
6
Folder
5
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Debates, 1990-2008, undated
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Box
6
Folder
6
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Experience, undated
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Box
6
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7
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Families, 2007, undated
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Box
6
Folder
8
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Foreword, 2007-2008
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Box
6
Folder
9
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Health, undated
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Box
6
Folder
10
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Helpful words, undated
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Box
6
Folder
11
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Hobbies and games, undated
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Box
6
Folder
12
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Humor, undated
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Box
6
Folder
13
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Issues, 1988-1994, 2007, undated
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Box
6
Folder
14
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Losing, undated
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Box
6
Folder
15
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Marketing, 1988, undated
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Box
6
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16
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Minorities, 1992-1994, undated
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Box
6
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17
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Money, 2009, undated
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Box
6
Folder
18
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Pets, 2007-2009, undated
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Box
12
Folder
21
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Press, 1972-1994, undated
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Box
6
Folder
19
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Recognition, undated
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Box
6
Folder
20
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Religion, undated
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Box
6
Folder
21
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Sex, undated
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Box
6
Folder
22
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Social events, undated
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Box
6
Folder
23
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Speeches, undated
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Box
6
Folder
24
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Speechwriters, 2009, undated
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Box
6
Folder
25
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Sports, undated
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Box
6
Folder
26
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Staff, 1988, undated
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Box
6
Folder
27
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Tactics, 1988-2009, undated
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Box
6
Folder
28
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Television and radio, undated
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Box
6
Folder
29
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Wiggling, undated
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Box
6
Folder
30
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Longley, Anne, article in Hartford Courant, 1990 August 26
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Box
6
Folder
31-34
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Manuscript, undated
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Box
12
Folder
22
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Outline, 1988-2007, undated
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Box
6
Folder
35
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Public, notes on, 1992-1995
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Box
6
Folder
36
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Book inscriptions to Robert Yoakum, 1995, undated
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Box
6
Folder
37
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Indignation and apathy book, notes, 1966, 1978, undated
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Box
6
Folder
38
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Interviews, possible subjects, undated
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Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) book
: See RLS under Correspondence.
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Box
6
Folder
39
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Simon and Schuster, 1960-1965
: Publishing agreement, outline, correspondence regarding book on American morality. See also Left-Right, Right-Left under Subject Files for files gathered for this book project.
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Box
6
Folder
40
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"Traveling Lightly": manuscript, 1948-1949
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