Spiro T. Agnew papers
Collection
0010-MDHC
Spiro T. Agnew, a Maryland native, quickly rose to political prominence in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s. In rapid succession, he was elected County Executive of Baltimore County, Maryland, Governor of Maryland, and Vice President of the United States under Richard Nixon. The portion of the Agnew papers currently open for research is divided into three major series and numerous subseries that focus on his political career. The subseries series consist of correspondence; subject files; campaign materials; speeches; press releases; publications; calendars and schedules; news summaries; newspaper clippings; and briefing books, among other document types.
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477.00 Linear Feet
English
The Spiro T. Agnew papers document Agnew's years as Baltimore County (Md.) executive, governor of Maryland, and vice president of the United States.
This extensive collection consists of correspondence; subject files; campaign materials; speeches; press releases; publications; calendars and schedules; news summaries; newspaper clippings; and briefing books, among other document types. Also included are photographs, audio tapes, and memorabilia. The spectrum of topics addressed by Mr. Agnew during his public life and represented in the collection is a broad one as is the range of public servants and private individuals with whom he had contact.
Work on arranging and describing the papers to make them available for research continues.
Spiro T. Agnew was born on November 9, 1918, in Baltimore, Maryland. He served as Baltimore County Executive (1962-1966), governor of Maryland (1967-1968), and vice president of the United States (1968-1973) under president Richard M. Nixon.
Agnew died on September 17, 1996, at the age of 77.
The collection has been divided into the following series:
Spiro T. Agnew donated his papers to the University of Maryland Libraries in 1974.
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives