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Title: Lawrence Samuels collection
Date (inclusive): 1942-1988
Collection Number: 2007C18
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
15 manuscript boxes
(6.25 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Materials relating to Libertarianism and Libertarian organizations collected by Lawrence Samuels, who is the Vice Chair of
the Libertarian Party of Monterey County, and Northern Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party in California.
source:
Samuels, Lawrence
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
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2007
[Identification of item], Lawrence Samuels collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Lawrence K. Samuels is editor and a contributing author of
Facets of Liberty: A Libertarian Primer. He serves as the Northern California vice chair of the Libertarian Party. He also co-chairs Monterey County Libertarians
for Peace.
Lawrence K. Samuels won honorable mention at the East of Eden Writers Conference in 2002 for his historical novel
Ferret: The Reluctant King. He is a member of the California Writers Club and was the editor of Rampart Institute's quarterly magazine in the early
1980s.
Samuels is a graduate of California State University at Fullerton (1976), where he minored in journalism. He was the editor-in-chief
and a columnist for the campus newspaper at Fullerton College. He later wrote guest columns for the Orange County
Register, the third largest newspaper in California. He managed the Future of Freedom Conference series for five years in Southern
California, arranging speaking engagements for Timothy Leary, Ray Bradbury, Arthur Laffer, Karl Hess, Nathaniel Brandon, and
dozens of other scholars and writers.
Scope and Content of Collection
Materials relating to Libertarianism and Libertarian organizations collected by Lawrence Samuels, who is the Vice Chair of
the Libertarian Party of Monterey County, and Northern Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party in California.
The Libertarian Party materials are comprised of printed materials documenting the activities the Libertarian Party in general
and California Libertarian Party in particular. Documents include information about the bylaws, platform, principals, and
issues of the Libertarian Party. Collected materials focus on election materials, Libertarian Party conventions, conferences,
background materials and writings, correspondence, and a list of Free Enterprise Organizations around the world.
Libertarian (and non Libertarian) publications include books and periodicals, pamphlets, newsletters, bulletins, journals,
and magazines and newspapers. Although libertarianism is usually considered a conservative ideology, other conservatives often
argue that government is needed to maintain social order and morality. They argue that excessive personal freedoms encourage
dangerous and irresponsible behavior. Some of the most commonly debated issues are sexual norms, the drug war and public education.
Most of the publications are for those interested in individual liberty and the philosophy behind politics.
Books series includes libertarian books published by Lawrence Samuels and Robert Le Fevre – a Libertarian businessman, radio
personality and primary theorist of autarchism (a political philosophy that upholds the principle of individual liberty, rejects
compulsory government, and supports the elimination of government in favor of ruling yourself and no other).
The collection is organized into four series: Libertarian Party materials, Libertarian publications, Publications (non Libertarian),
and Books.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Libertarianism -- United States
Samuels, Lawrence