Abstract This collection consists of the White House files and the personal papers of Harry S. Dent. It documents his involvement with the South Carolina and national Republican Party; his political work for President Richard M. Nixon’s Presidential administration and his peripheral involvement in the Watergate scandal; his legal career after his departure from the White House staff; his evangelical work with his wife through their ministry Laity Alive and Serving, including their missions to Romania...

Scope and Contents The Legal series includes affidavits, appeals, articles, briefs, clippings, contracts, correspondence, deeds, depositions, handbooks, laws, leases, legislative bills, lists, office manuals, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, reports, telegrams, timesheets, titles, transcripts, wills, and other financial and legal documents. The items in this series date from 1913-1986 with most of them created during Dent’s post-White House legal career from 1974-1981.Material in this series is...

Scope and Contents note The majority of material in this series consists of articles/clippings and correspondence, although there are some lists, memos, monthly planners, notes, reports, reviews, speech material and statements. The content of this series dates from 1939 to 1999, with most of the items dating from 1966-1992.The series is arranged alphabetically by folder title. Photographs, oversize items, and artifacts have been removed to photograph, oversize, and artifacts storage. See the Photographs...