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Title: Edwin Meese papers,
Dates: 1966-1988
Collection Number: 91005
Creator: Meese, Edwin.
Collection Size:
772 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 envelope, 4 phonotape cassettes
(323 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Speeches, correspondence, memoranda, reports, schedules, press releases, legal documents, printed matter, photographs, and
sound recordings, relating to California politics and administration of the California state government during the governorship
of Ronald Reagan; and to American domestic policy, Republican Party politics, and federal administration of justice during
the presidency of Ronald Reagan.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages: In
English
Collection is open for research.
The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to
copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives
at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see
or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.
[Identification of item], Edwin Meese papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1991 with additional materials added in 1995.
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Citizens for Reagan records, Hoover Institution Archives
| 1931, Dec. 2 | Born, Oakland, California |
| 1953 | A.B. Yale University |
| 1958 | J.D., University of California, Berkeley |
| 1958-1966 | Deputy District Attorney, Alameda County, California |
| 1966-1970 | Secretary on Clemency and Extradition to Governor Reagan, Sacramento, California |
| 1970-1974 | Executive Assistant, Chief of Staff to Governor Reagan, Sacramento, California |
| 1975-1976 | Vice President, Administration, Rohr Industries, Chula Vista, California |
| 1977 | Sole law practice |
| 1977-1978 | Director, Center for Criminal Justice Policy and Management, University of California, San Diego |
| 1978-1980 | Professor of Law, University of California, San Diego |
| 1980 | Adviser to Ronald Reagan Presidential Campaign |
| 1981-1985 | Counselor to President Reagan, Washington, D.C. |
| 1983 | Recipient, Distinguished Public Service Award |
| 1985-1988 | U.S. Attorney General, Washington, D.C. |
| 1988- | Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, California |
Scope and Content of Collection
Speeches, correspondence, memoranda, reports, schedules, press releases, legal documents, printed matter, photographs, and
sound recordings, relating to California politics and administration of the California state government during the governorship
of Ronald Reagan; and to American domestic policy, Republican Party politics, and federal administration of justice during
the presidency of Ronald Reagan.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Reagan, Ronald.
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
United States. Dept. of Justice.
Justice, Administration of--United States.
California--Politics and government--1951-
United States--Politics and government--1981-1989.
Phonotapes.