Helen Willa Samuels Papers, 1940-2011,  (bulk 1972-2004)

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Series: 1. Publications and Research Materials, 1940-2002, bulk 1979-1993
Scope and Content Note: This series includes files on three major grants, documented in subseries A and B, which funded the research that eventually produced two books and the article "Who Controls the Past?". It also includes research and writing on a case study of Route 128 in Massachusetts, as well as general files collated on documentation strategy.
Subseries: A. Appraising the Records of Modern Science and Technology Book, 1979-1989
Scope and Content Note: Files created while applying for, receiving, and reporting on her first Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant, as well as a grant from the National Science Foundation. The research funded by these grants culminated in Appraising the Records of Modern Science and Technology: A Guide (1985) as well as the article, "Who Controls the Past?," published in the American Archivist 49 (spring 1986).
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Appraisal Notes, 1983
Background Materials
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Centers for Disease Control, 1979, 1983
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Computers, undated
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Federal Statistics, 1981
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Radiation Laboratory, 1983
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Complimentary Copies of Book, 1985
Correspondence
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Burch, Frank, 1987
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Corning Glass Works, 1983
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Evans, Frank, 1982
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General, 1982-1985
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Gibbs, Sharon, 1981
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Goodstein, Judith, 1983, 1985
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Guerlac, Henry, 1982
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Harvard, Department of History of Science and Technology, 1982-1983
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Hindle, Brooke, 1982
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Kanare, Howard M., 1984
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Kevles, Daniel, 1984
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Kopp, Carolyn, 1982-1984
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MIT, Science, Technology and Society Fellows, 1983-1984
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National Bureau of Standards, 1982
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NSF Grant Recipients, 1983
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Nelkin, Dorothy, 1982
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Paradis, James, 1982
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Pinkett, Harold, 1983
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Platzman, George, 1982-1983
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RCA Records, 1983
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Rosenwasser, Diane, 1982
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Saretzky, Gary, 1983, 1986-1987
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Smithsonian Institution, 1984
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University of California-San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1981, 1983
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Data, Lide, David, 1981, undated
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Distribution Agreement between MIT and SAA, 1984-1987
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Draft 1, Reactions, 1983
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Draft 2, Comments, 1984
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Draft 2, Institutional Responses, 1984
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Final Draft, Format Meeting, 1984
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Final Draft, Reactions, 1985
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International Symposium on Problems of Documentation in the History of the Sciences, 1983
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Joint Meeting to Review Draft, with Friedel, 1983
Mellon Foundation Grant
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Correspondence, 1984-1985
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Job Descriptions, 1982
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Proposal and Administration, 1982-1985
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Publicity, 1982, 1988
NARS
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Correspondence, 1983
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"Geophysical Data and Public Policy", 1982
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Presentation, 1982, 1984
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Report to Congress, 1980
NSF Grant
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6-Month Progress Report, 1982
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6-Month Progress Report, Responses, 1982-1983
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Application and Award, 1981-1984
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Budget, undated
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Correspondence, 1983-1984
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Ethics, circa 1983
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Final Report and Comments, 1983-1985
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Rockefeller Symposium on Developments in Scientific Information Systems, 1982
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"Who Controls the Past" Article, Draft and Comments, 1985-1986
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New York Roundtable Discussion, 1983
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Orders and Sales of Book, 1984, 1988-1989
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Photographs and Illustrations for Book, 1984-1985, undated
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Preservation of Data, 1984
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Publication of Book, 1984-1985, 1988
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Publicity for Book, 1988
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Reviews and Reactions, 1985-1986, 1988
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Science Article Idea, 1983
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SAA Open House, "Towards a Process of Appraisal," 1983
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University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library, Research Fellowship, 1982-1984
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"The Wider Application of the MIT Appraisal Project", 1984
Subseries: B. Varsity Letters Book, 1955-2002, bulk 1985-1993
Scope and Content Note: Files created during and after the second Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant which Samuels received. Research conducted under this grant developed into her book,Varsity Letters: Documenting Modern Colleges and Universities (1992).
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Background Materials, 1968, undated
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Background Materials, circa 1987-1988
Background Materials
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Adult Education, 1986-1987
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Congressional Study, 1987
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Faculty, 1955, 1978, 1980, undated
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Funding, 1988
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Interdisciplinary, 1987-1989
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Oral History, 1989
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Personnel Records, 1978
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Typology, undated
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Boles/Young Appraisal Model, 1986-1988
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Book Description, 1990
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Book Prospectus, 1987
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Book Reviews and Correspondence, 1992-1993
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Book Title, 1989
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Carnegie Self-Studies, 1984
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Comments on Draft, 1988 July
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Confer, Convey, and Socialize Chapters, Draft, Correspondence, 1989
Correspondence
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Bearman, David, 1987
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Documentation Study, 1986
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General, 1988-1992
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Hayward, Karla, 1988
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Mellon Foundation, 1985-1993
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Root-Bernstein, Robert, 1990
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Sniffin-Marinoff, Megan, 1988, 1990, 1992
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Stout, Leon (Lee), 1990
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Correspondence and Comments, 1989-1991
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Drafts, 1988
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Drafts and Notes, 1987
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Documentation Study, Visual Records, 1985-1986
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Editorial Process, 1990
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Financial Information, 1981
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Functional Vocabulary, 1985-1988
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Harvard University, 1985-1986
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IDP Readings on Documentation and Collecting, undated
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Illustrations, Permissions, Correspondence, 1991-1992
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Introduction, Notes, and Correspondence, 1988
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Jesuit Schools, 1988
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Maintaining Culture Chapter, Correspondence, 1989
MIT
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Meetings, 1988
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Project Description, Appraising Records of Higher Education, 1987
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Mellon Foundation Meeting, 1993-1994
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Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference/NEA Presentation, 1987
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Midwest Archives Conference Meeting, Varsity Letters Presentation, 1987
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New York University, NHPRC Archival Fellowship Project Paper, undated
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Outline, Final, undated
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Outline and Notes, 1988
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Preface Notes, undated
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Project Description and Articles, 1986-1987
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Prospectus, 1987
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Publicity (or lack thereof), 1986, 1992
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Published Material, 1987
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Quotations, 1987-1988
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Readers, 1987, undated
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Research Centers, 1983, 1987-1988
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Research Chapter, Draft and Comments, 1990
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Research Chapter, Notes and Comments, 1988
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SAA Paper, 1986
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Student Record Project, undated
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Sustain the Institution Chapter, Correspondence, 1989-1990
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University of Michigan, 1988
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Uses for Functional Analysis, 1994, 2000, 2002
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Visual Materials, 1985, 1987
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Vocabulary, undated
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Waldo Gifford Leland Prize for Writing of Superior Excellence, 1993
Subseries: C. Route 128, 1953-1988, bulk 1984-1988
Scope and Content Note: Samuels and colleagues studied the high technology corridor in Massachusetts, referenced as "Route 128," as a case study for documentation strategy. The article "The Roots of 128: A Hypothetical Documentation Strategy" (co-authored with Philip N. Alexander), was published in the American Archivist 50 (fall 1987).
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Correspondence, Drafts and Photos, circa 1953, 1984-1986
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Correspondence, Drafts and Research Materials, 1977-1988
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Correspondence, Drafts and Research Materials, 1984-1987
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Correspondence, Drafts and Reviews, 1986-1987
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Correspondence and Research Materials, 1968, 1984-1986
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Publication Correspondence, 1986-1987
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Publication Correspondence and Draft, 1987-1988
Subseries: D. Documentation Strategy, 1940-1989
Scope and Content Note: Samuels actively used these files for her research from the mid-1980s through the early 1990s, though dates of files reflect the publication year of materials contained within.
Background Materials
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Automation, 1989
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Battin, Patricia, 1980
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Boorstin, Daniel J., 1987
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Brichford, Maynard, undated
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Brooks, Philip C., 1940
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Burke, Frank G., 1983
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Cappon, Lester J., 1956
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Deetz, James, 1988
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Downs, Robert B., 1957
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Fermi Problem, 1988
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Fishbein, Meyer H., 1970
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General Readings, 1987-1988
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Haas, Gwinn, and Jones, 1979
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Hinding, Andrea, 1981
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Immigration History Research Center, 1988
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Jones, H. G., 1969
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Kalenski, Gustaw, 1976
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Lamb, W. Kaye, 1961
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McCree, Mary Lynn, 1975
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Mitchell, Thorton W., 1970
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New York State Archives, 1983
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New York State Documentation Strategy, 1988
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Ohio Network of American Research Centers, circa 1970
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Oxford English Dictionary, Keeper, 1961
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Peace, Nancy E., 1984
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Porter, Daniel R., 1975
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Reed-Scott, Jutta, circa 1982
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Research Libraries Group Conspectus , 1985
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Scott, Smith, and Finlay, 1978-1981
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Stam, David H., 1978-1982
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Taylor, Hugh, 1986
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Wisconsin, 1983, 1987
Legal Issues
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Access, 1980-1982
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Copyright Issues, 1980-1983, undated
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Einstein Papers, 1981
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F.B.I. Case: Nixon Administration Tapes, 1981
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Freedom of Information Act, 1977, 1981-1983
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Libel, 1982-1983
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Museums, 1983, 1985
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Ownership, 1982-1984, 1988
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Privacy, 1980-1983, 1988
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Secrecy: Executive Order 12356, 1982-1983, undated
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Stravinsky Papers, 1982
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Student Records, 1979-1980, undated
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Tax, 1977