Nixon Resignation newspaper collection, 1963-1974
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Cunningham, Hugh W
- Abstract:
- Collection of newspapers around the United States document the reaction to Richard M. Nixon's resignation in August 1974.
- Extent:
- 3 boxes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Nixon Resignation newspaper collection, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL.
Background
- Scope and content:
There are 49 individual newspaper issues from 22 states and the District of Columbia on August 9, 1974. The primary source material gives a "slice-of-life" analysis and journalistic reactions to Nixon's resignation.
- Biographical / historical:
Newspapers around the United States capture the reaction to Richard M. Nixon's resignation in August 1974.
- Acquisition information:
- In December 1993, Dr. Hugh W. Cunningham, a former professor of journalism at the University of Florida, donated two distinct newspaper collections to the Special Collections room of the USF St. Petersburg library: John F. Kennedy assassination and Nixon resignation collections.
Access and use
- Terms of access:
None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.
- Preferred citation:
Nixon Resignation newspaper collection, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL.
- Location of this collection:
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140 7th Avenue SouthSt. PetersburgFL33701USA
