Printed materials on Vietnam, peace, Christian peace movement, disarmament, arms control, NATO, etc., 1940s-1970s
Scope and Contents note
The William E. and Barbara Colby Papers comprise the personal papers of William E. Colby, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1973 to 1976. A series of letters to Colby dating to the 1980s and 1990s touches on his opinion about various books concerning the history of intelligence in America. Also included are reproduced reports deriving from his service as head of the C.I.A. A fair amount of printed materials are also present. The bulk of the collection is composed of newspaper clippings documenting Colby's career collected in scrapbooks and loose newspaper articles. The documents span from the 1940s to 1994, and the bulk of the documents date between 1973 and 1991.
Dates
- 1940s-1970s
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 20.25 Cubic Feet (24 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Colby, Barbara Heinzen, 1920-2016 (Person)
- From the Collection: Colby, William Egan, 1920-1996 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu