Scope and Contents This series consists of 36 videocassettes dating from 1987-1997. The videos are arranged chronologically.The bulk of the videos document the Billy Graham Crusade held in Columbia, SC in 1987 and Dent’s evangelism trips to Romania in the 1990’s. Other topics include Dent himself, the rise of the Republican Party in the South, former U.S. President Nixon’s funeral in 1994, Dent’s book Right vs. Wrong, and character education, including some videos...

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...

Abstract James M. Ridenour served as Director of the National Parks Service from April 1989 to January 1993 under the George H. Bush administration. The papers consist of his correspondence with National Park Service administrators and staff as well as other government administrators especially those from the Department of the Interior. There is correspondence concerning the adoption as a national park of the Presidio Army Base in San Francisco, the 50th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, the...

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...

Scope and Contents This series consists of photographs dating from 1950-1991 and a DVD from 2007. Folders are arranged alphabetically by subject with photographs removed from other series and the DVD filed at the end of the alphabetical sequence. Oversize photographs are shelved separately.There are a number of photographs of Dent, his wife Betty, and their family in the series. Other photographs depict a trip by the Congressional Command and Control Group in 1962 and other trips with Senator Strom...