politics

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: The art or science of government or governing, especially the governing of a political entity, such as a nation, and the administration and control of its internal and external affairs.

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

J. Louis Adams Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0019
Abstract

This collection consists of 11 bound volumes of notes taken during law classes at Vanderbilt University from 1946-1947 by J. Louis Adams. The volumes are labeled by class.

Dates: 1946 - 1947

Robert Belton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0812

Roy Blount Jr. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0046
Abstract

This collection consists of .63 linear feet of newspaper clippings Blount kept while doing research on Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Dates: 1954 - 1955

Doris Ann Dudney Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0822
Scope and Content Note

This collection is composed of one Hollinger box with seven folders. Within the collection is a biography of Dudney, her Kappa Delta initiation certificate, her notes from law school, her license to practice law in Florida, correspondence from both her and her family, and an article by Opal S. Dudney.

Dates: Undated

J. Leiper Freeman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0157
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of John Leiper Freeman, Jr., professor of political science at Vanderbilt University in the 1960s-1980s.

Dates: circa 1950s-1988

Nashville Model United Nations Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0464
Abstract

This 2.9 linear feet collection details work for the years 1967 -1976 on the Nashville Model United Nations project. The main focus for this student organized and led effort is the yearly conference. Materials are organized chronologically.

Dates: 1967 - 1976

Roy Neel Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0961
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Roy Neel, Democratic operative and longtime top assistant to Vice President Al Gore, Jr. and President Bill Clinton. He served as Chief of Staff to Vice President Gore and Deputy Chief of Staff to President Clinton.

Dates: circa 1960s-2010s

John Seigenthaler Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0829
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of John Seigenthaler, journalist, writer, and longtime editor of The Tennessean. Seigenthaler was a prominent advocate for First Amendment rights and founded the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University. Seigenthaler also worked for Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and was a longtime friend of the Kennedy family.

Dates: 1920 - 2014

Wilson Sims Collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS.0679

 

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