Records of President Derek Bok: letters and other documents from the general public, 1971-1988 (inclusive).

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Records of President Derek Bok: letters and other documents from the general public, 1971-1988 (inclusive).

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Miscellaneous letters and documents from the public to President Derek Bok. Referred to by the President's Office as "temporary files" and abbreviated as "FT's." In content there are some inquiries and appeals, but mostly correspondence from people with strong opinions. Subjects vary considerably from religion and politics to academic and pseudo-academic, etc.

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