Sydney Nathans collection, 1975-1981.

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Sydney Nathans collection, 1975-1981.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/164806140

The papers in this collection were brought together by Professor Sydney Nathans in conjunction with the controversy that arose in 1981 when Duke faculty members, along with alumni and alumnae, learned of president Terry Sanford's negotiations with former U. S. President Richard Nixon to locate the Nixon presidential library on the campus of Duke University, in what become known as the Nixon Library Controversy.

Approx. 500 items (0.5 linear ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6907907

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Sanford, Terry, 1917-1998

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Terry Sanford, born James Terry Sanford, August 20, 1917, in Laurinburg, N. C. He was the second son of Cecil L. and Elizabeth Martin Sanford. He received the A.B. degree in 1939 and the J.D. degree in 1946 from the University of North Carolina. He served as an FBI agent, 1941-1942, with the United States Army in Europe during World War II, and as assistant director of the Institute of Government, UNC-Chapel Hill, 1946-1948. Sanford practiced as an attorney in Fayetteville, N.C., from 1948 ...

Duke University. Committee Against the Nixon-Duke Library.

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The Committee Against the Nixon-Duke Library (CANDL) was formed in 1981 to oppose the proposal to locate the Richard Nixon Presidential Library on or near the Duke University campus. From the description of Committee Against the Nixon-Duke Library (CANDL) records, 1981. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 52444789 In late July 1981, Terry Sanford initiated negotiations with former president Richard Nixon (Duke Law 1937) to locate the Nixon presidentia...

Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994

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Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, Nixon previously served as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961, having risen to national prominence as a representative and senator from California. After five years in the White House that saw the conclusion to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détente with the Soviet Union and China, and the establishment of the Environm...

Duke University. Nixon Library Controversy

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Duke University

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Nathans, Sydney

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Historian, professor at Duke University. From the description of Papers, 1850-1980s. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36587235 Need more info here. From the description of Sydney Nathans collection, 1975-1981. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 164806140 In July 1981, Terry Sanford initiated negotiations with former U. S. President Richard Nixon (Duke Law '37) to locate the Nixon presidential library on the campus o...