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BOX 161-183 Part I: Notebooks, 1966-1990
Similar to Part I: Subject File, this series documents Smith's years as a correspondent and bureau chief stationed in Washington, D.C. The notebooks include interviews and conversations with leading officials in Washington and abroad and cover many of the same topics listed in Part I: Subject File .
Arranged chronologically.
BOX 161 1966, Jan.-1967, June
(3 folders)
BOX 162 1967, June-1968, Mar.
(3 folders)
BOX 163 1968, Apr.-1969, June
(3 folders)
BOX 164 1969, June-1970, Oct.
(3 folders)
BOX 165 1970, Oct.-1976, Dec.
(4 folders)
BOX 166 1977, Jan.-1978, July
(4 folders)
BOX 167 1978, Aug.-1979, June
(4 folders)
BOX 168 1979, July-Nov.
(4 folders)
BOX 169 1979, Dec.-1980, Mar.
(3 folders)
BOX 170 1980, Mar.-Aug.
(4 folders)
BOX 171 1980, Aug.-Dec.
(4 folders)
BOX 172 1981, Jan.-July
(4 folders)
BOX 173 1981, July-Dec.
(3 folders)
BOX 174 1982, Jan.-July
(4 folders)
BOX 175 1982, July-1983, Jan.
(4 folders)
BOX 176 1983, Jan.-July
(4 folders)
BOX 177 1983, June-Nov.
(3 folders)
BOX 178 1983, Nov.-1984, Mar.
(4 folders)
BOX 179 1984, May-July
(4 folders)
BOX 180 1984, Aug.-Nov.
(4 folders)
BOX 181 1984, Dec.-1987, Oct.
(3 folders)
BOX 182 1987, Oct.-Dec.
(3 folders)
BOX 183 1988, Jan.-1990, Mar.
(3 folders)
BOX 183-184 Part I: Miscellany, 1957-1988
Correspondence, interviews, family papers, financial records, certificates, biographical information, calendars, and a yearbook.
Arranged alphabetically by topic or type of material and therein chronologically.
BOX 183 Air Force Officer Candidate School, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Tex., yearbook, 1957
BOX 184 Awards and honors
General, 1969-1971, 1980
Pulitzer Prize, 1974
(3 folders)
Biographical file, 1964-1967, 1974-1979, 1986-1988, undated
Calendars, 1978-1980
Family papers, 1971-1972, undated
Financial records, 1966-1971
(4 folders)
Interviews of Smith, 1976-1983, undated
Scrapbook, 1973-1974 See Oversize
BOX CL 1 Part I: Classified, 1968-1982
Cables, affidavits, notes, and biographical material.
Organized and described according to the series, containers, and folders from which the items were removed.
BOX CL 1 Part I: Speeches and Writings File
Writings file
Books
The Russians
Research material
Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 1971 (Container 79)
Leaders
Andropov, Yuri, 1982 (Container 86)
Part I: Subject File
New York Times
Wiretapping suit (Smith v. Nixon)
Nov. 1973 (Container 143)
May 1976 (Container 144)
Nixon, Richard M., administration
Vietnamese conflict
General
Nov. 1968 (Container 146)
BOX OV 1-OV 2 Part I: Oversize, 1966-1974
Oversize material consisting of posters, maps, and a scrapbook.
Organized and described according to the series, folders, and containers from which the items were removed.
BOX OV 1 Part I: Subject File
USSR
General, 1974 (Container 157)
Maps, 1966-1974 (Container 157)
BOX OV 2 Part I: Miscellany
Scrapbook, 1973-1974 (Container 184)
BOX 185-187 Part II: Correspondence, 1959-2010
Complementing the same series in Part I, Part II: Correspondence similarly features social exchanges regarding accomplishments, books, and television productions. Additional correspondence with the New York Times and Hedrick’s father, Sterling Smith, can be found in the Part II: Subject File series.
Arranged chronologically.
BOX 185 1959-1988
(8 folders)
BOX 186 1989-1998
(8 folders)
BOX 187 1999-2010
(2 folders)
BOX 187-223 Part II: Speeches and Writings File, 1960-2010
The Speeches and Writings File contains documentation regarding Smith's public appearances and written publications, with the bulk of the material concerning his book Rethinking America (1995). The series includes correspondence, notes, and printed matter on topics Smith was researching for speeches, interviews, books, and articles. The bulk of the writings material consists of drafts, research, and administrative material related to Rethinking America, Smith's 1995 book that was based on his "Challenge to America" documentary. Also present is administrative material and correspondence related to his books The Russians (1975), Reagan, the Man, the President (1980), The Power Game (1987), and The New Russians (1990), along with one folder of research material related to Who Stole the American Dream (2012). Articles he produced, many based on the topics of his books, are included under the publication name. A digital file contains various documents related to Smith's various engagements. Material types include correspondence, notes, drafts, research, reviews, schedules, contracts, digital files, and memoranda.
Arranged alphabetically by type of material. The file structure of the digital content maintained as received.
BOX 187 Speech file
BOX 187 Contracts, Harry Walker, Inc., 1981-1995, 2003-2006
BOX 187 Contracts, Washington Speakers Bureau, 1991-2002
DF Digital files, 1991-2002
Digital ID: mss62065_198_156
BOX 187 Engagements
BOX 187 1981-1990
BOX 187 1991
(2 folders)
BOX 188 (4 folders)
BOX 188 1992
(2 folders)
BOX 189 (1 folder)
BOX 189 1993
(3 folders)
BOX 189 1994
(2 folders)
BOX 190 (5 folders)
BOX 190 1994-1995
BOX 191 1995
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