COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
The collection documents the technological aspects of the contested presidential vote in 2000, with special emphasis on the Florida recount. It includes documents, interviews, news clippings, articles, books, audio and video recordings, and artifacts donated by major government and research institutions, as well as media sources that played a significant role in the reporting of the election. Among the artifacts is a Palm Beach voting machine, used in the 2000 election, complete with the infamous butterfly ballot and hanging chads. The collection also includes a series pertaining to e-voting and the 2004 election.
Dates
- 2000-2004.
Creator
- Cornell University. Department of Science & Technology Studies (Organization)
- John F. Kennedy School of Government (Organization)
- Harvard University (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY
Funded through the National Science Foundation, the archive is the result of a collaborative project between the Cornell Department of Science and Technology Studies at Cornell and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Extent
17 cubic feet. (17 cubic feet.)
Abstract
The collection documents the technological aspects of the contested presidential vote in 2000.
SERIES LIST
- <ref actuate="onrequest" show="replace" target="s1ss1">Subseries A: Florida County Recounts</ref>
- Boxes 1-8
- <ref actuate="onrequest" show="replace" target="s1ss2">Subseries B: Leon County Court Case</ref>
- Box 9
- <ref actuate="onrequest" show="replace" target="s1ss3">Subseries C: Examples of Official General Election Ballots, Florida</ref>
- Box 25
- <ref actuate="onrequest" show="replace" target="s1ss4">Subseries D: Election Results</ref>
- Box 21
Physical Description
Audio Recordings, Correspondence, Newspapers, Printed Materials, Publications, Reports.
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- Michael Luther
- Date completed:
- March 2008
- EAD encoding:
- Michael Luther, December 2007Evan Fay Earle, August 2008
- Florida -- Politics and government.
- Palm Beach Post.
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2000.
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2004.
- Press and politics -- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1993-2001.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009.
- Voting -- Technological innovations -- United States.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by Michael Luther
- Date
- March 2008
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu