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Title: Herbert I. London papers
Date (inclusive): circa 1980-2016
Collection Number: 2019C150
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English
Physical Description:
3 manuscript boxes, digital media
(1.25 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Herbert I. London was an American conservative author, activist, and academic born in 1939 in Brooklyn, New York. The Herbert
I. London papers includes correspondence, speeches and writings, transcripts of radio commentary and interviews, photographs,
and various clippings regarding London's academic and political activities.
Creator:
London, Herbert I., 1939-2018
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2021.
[Identification of item], Herbert I. London papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
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Herbert I. London was an American conservative author, activist, and academic born in 1939 in Brooklyn, New York. After earning
his doctorate in history from New York University, he began teaching there and later founded NYU's University Without Walls
(later renamed the Gallatin School of Individual Study) in 1972. He was president of the Hudson Institute from 1997 to 2011.
He also ran political campaigns for mayor of New York City in 1989 and governor of New York State in 1990. He died in 2018.
Scope and Content of Collection
Correspondence, speeches and writings, transcripts of radio commentary and interviews, photographs, and various clippings
regarding London's academic and political activities.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Campaign speeches
Interviews
Personal correspondence
Photographs