Collection: Spiro T. Agnew papers (original) (raw)

Scope and Content of Collection

The Spiro T. Agnew papers document Agnew's years as Baltimore County (Md.) executive, governor of Maryland, and vice president of the United States.

This extensive collection consists of correspondence; subject files; campaign materials; speeches; press releases; publications; calendars and schedules; news summaries; newspaper clippings; and briefing books, among other document types. Also included are photographs, audio tapes, and memorabilia. The spectrum of topics addressed by Mr. Agnew during his public life and represented in the collection is a broad one as is the range of public servants and private individuals with whom he had contact.

Work on arranging and describing the papers to make them available for research continues.

Biography

Spiro T. Agnew was born on November 9, 1918, in Baltimore, Maryland. He served as Baltimore County Executive (1962-1966), governor of Maryland (1967-1968), and vice president of the United States (1968-1973) under president Richard M. Nixon.

Agnew died on September 17, 1996, at the age of 77.

Arrangement

The collection has been divided into the following series:

Series 1

Baltimore County Executive

Series 2

Governor of Maryland

Series 3

Vice President of the United States

Series 4

Personal Papers