Series X. Orders
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Memorabilia, plaques, degrees, awards and recognitions, appointment books, scrapbooks, speech transcripts, biographies, flyers, clippings, photographs, audio and video tapes documenting the career of Samuel R. Pierce from his Treasury Board appointment in 1970 to his later years as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Includes correspondence relating to his legal career, Treasury papers and HUD records. Also court case studies, academic publications, magazines, calendars, booklets, pamphlets, news articles, government documents (HUD and Treasury related), scrapbooks, ceremony and event ephemera, federal orders, and Boy Scout badges.
Dates
- 1961-1985.
Creator
- From the Collection: Pierce, Samuel R., 1922-2000. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
40 cubic feet. (40 cubic feet.)
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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