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Biographical/Historical Note
Scope and Content of Collection
Title: Ralph E. West papers
Date (inclusive): 1940-1982
Collection Number: 77090
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
20 manuscript boxes
(8.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, newspaper clippings, serial issues, and other printed matter relating to the Vietnam War, the Watergate affair,
and American and international politics during the presidencies of Eisenhower, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan.
Creator:
West, Ralph E.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
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 1977.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ralph E. West papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
Lieutenant colonel, United States Marine Corps.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains newspaper clippings, reports, pamphlets, correspondence to prominent American politicians. The collection
also includes serial issues and other printed matter relating to the Vietnam War, the Watergate affair, and American and international
politics during the presidencies of Dwight Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald
Reagan.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
United States -- Politics and government -- 1969-1974
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1969-1974
Watergate Affair, 1972-1974
United States. Marine Corps