Republican National Convention, 1962-2004
- Scope and content:
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This series consists of documents created and accumulated by Martin Anderson as a result of his participation in ten Republican National Conventions. From 1968 to 1980, Anderson helped write the party platform. During the 1984 and 1988 conventions, he was a consultant to the Republican Platform Committee. In 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004, he was a California delegate. During the 2000 convention, he served as chairman of the Technology and Economic Prosperity Subcommittee, which worked on Internet provisions.
Documents include platform drafts, platform amendment requests, Anderson's notes, correspondence, printed matter (press clippings, promotional flyers, etc.), ephemera, press releases, agendas, organizational charts, and lists and inventories of delegation and platform committee members.
Of note, the series includes letters to Martin Anderson from George W. Bush, Pete Wilson, and Jacob K. Javits. Other major correspondents include Edwin Meese III (Ed Meese) and William J. Casey (Bill Casey).
See also: "Memorabilia and Ephemera" series for Republican National Committee bumper stickers and other campaign memorabilia, and "Printed Matter" series for Republican National Committee publications.
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Access and use
- Parent restrictions:
- Boxes 66, 71, 124, 380, 381, 577-580, 628-632, and 849-850 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
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- For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
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