Arden B. Schell Watergate collection
Scope and Content
This collection contains documents assembled by House Judiciary Committee Assistant Counsel Arden Schell relating to the investigation of the Watergate Affair (1972-1974). The materials include evidentiary statements, printed (GPO) publications detailing the House Committee on the Judiciary investigation of Watergate and resulting impeachment hearings, and other textual materials such as correspondence, notes, and transcripts. In addition to the Watergate break in, the subjects covered in this collection include materials on the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation, domestic surveillance, dairy price supports, abuse of the Internal Revenue Service, and the activities of the Special Prosecutors.
Dates
- 1972-1974
Creator
- Schell, Arden B. (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Historical Information
The papers included in this collection consist primarily of "evidentiary statements" gathered by the House Judiciary Committee's Inquiry staff during its investigation of President Richard Nixon and the Watergate break-in and cover-up. The Inquiry staff was charged with collecting evidence that would be used by the Committee to determine whether or not Nixon should be impeached. The evidentiary statements derive from the Nixon Oval Office tape recordings as well as testimony and documents from key White House, FBI, and CIA personnel.
Arden B. Schell was an Assistant Counsel on the House Judiciary Committee.
Extent
11 Linear Feet ( (22 boxes))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains documents assembled by House Judiciary Committee Assistant Counsel Arden Schell, relating to the investigation of the Watergate Affair (1972-1974). The materials include evidentiary statements, printed (GPO) publications detailing the House Committee on the Judiciary investigation of Watergate and resulting impeachment hearings, and other textual materials such as correspondence, notes, and transcripts.
Arrangement
Organized by subject.
Acquisition Information
Collection donated by Ms. Arden Schell in 1995.
General Physical Description note
(22 boxes)
Processing Information
Some reprocessing was completed in 2009, and the folder information contains the old box and folder numbers.
Processed by Special Collections and Archives staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in April 2009.
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
- United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
- Watergate Affair, 1972-1974 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Arden B. Schell Watergate Collection, 1972-1974
- Subtitle
- Arden B. Schell Watergate
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Eron Ackerman
- Date
- 2006 By George Mason University Libraries. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center Repository
Fenwick Library, MS2FL
4400 University Dr.
Fairfax Virginia 22030 United States
703-993-2220
703-993-8911 (Fax)
speccoll@gmu.edu
