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Arden B. Schell Watergate collection

 Collection
Identifier: C0041

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

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.

Related Material

Special Collection and Archives also holds material about Watergate in the American Political Items Collectors collection, the Francis J. McNamara papers, and the Frank Phillippi Watergate collection.

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.

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

Contact:
Fenwick Library, MS2FL
4400 University Dr.
Fairfax Virginia 22030 United States
703-993-2220
703-993-8911 (Fax)