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Acquisition Information
Preferred Citation
Biographical Note
Scope and Content of Collection
Title: William Perry papers
Date (inclusive): 1977-2019
Collection Number: 2019C102
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English, Japanese, and Korean
Physical Description:
76 manuscript boxes, 1 card file box, 55 oversize boxes
(121.6 Linear Feet)
Creator:
Perry, William James, 1927-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
Boxes 81-130 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.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2019.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], William Perry papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
William James Perry was the secretary of defense of the United States from 1994 to 1997 under President Bill Clinton. He was
also the deputy secretary of defense from 1993 to 1994 and the under secretary of defense for research and engineering from
1977 to 1981. Perry is a professor in Stanford University's Department of Management Science and Engineering, a senior fellow
at Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Hoover Institution, and the director of the Preventive
Defense Project.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection includes documents related to daily activities, speech drafts, office files, and scrapbooks of photographs
taken from 1994-1997.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
United States -- Officials and employees
Records (Documents)
Speeches
Photograph albums
Perry, William James, 1927-
United States. Department of State