Lawrence E. Walsh Papers, 1919-2008

Creator:

Extent:

125 linear feet 114 boxes

Language:

English .

Scope and content:

An extensive collection of correspondence, reports, briefs, speeches, drafts, photographs, audio and visual tapes, and printed matter.

Biographical / historical:

Walsh served on the federal bench, he was a prosecutor, corporate litigator, counsel to Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York, deputy attorney general under President Dwight D. Eisenhower and a negotiator at the Paris peace talks during the Vietnam War.

Walsh is best remembered for his work as the special prosecutor who spent six years trying to bring Reagan administration officials to justice in the Iran-Contra affair.

Acquisition information:: 2014.2015.M101: Source of acquisition--Sara Walsh. Method of acquisition--Gift, etc; Date of acquisition--date.
Processing information:: Processed by Patrick T. Lawlor and Andrew Benally, February 2019-January 2020.
Arrangement:: Arranged in 12 Series.
Accruals:: Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

The RBML cannot provide access to original time-based media material which has not been first been reformatted for preservation. Researchers are welcome to examine archival time-based media items and decide whether they wish to place an order for Audio/Video reformatting. If copyright and/or condition restrictions apply, it may not be possible to digitize a requested item. Please note that A/V reformatting is handled by an outside vendor and typically takes 6-8 weeks.

Preferred citation:: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Lawrence E. Walsh Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Location of this collection:: Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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