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Daniel Ellsberg Collected Papers

 Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Ellsberg, Daniel

Abstract

The collection consists of one folder of printed material and pamphlets, including a research proprosal (1986): "U.S. First Use Threats and the Construction of Instability", and a transcript of a talk: "Daniel Ellsberg: The Construction of Instability" (1986).

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1972-

Creator

Language of Material

Materials are in English.

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research without restrictions.

Biographical / Historical

Daniel Ellsberg; Daniel Ellsberg (born 1931) is a former United States military analyst who, while employed by the RAND Corporation, precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he released the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret Pentagon study of U.S. government decision-making in relation to the Vietnam War, to The New York Times and other newspapers. He was awarded the Right Livelihood Award in 2006. He is also known for a fundamental contribution to decision theory, the Ellsberg paradox. (Source: Wikipedia).

Extent

0.08 linear ft. (1 folder.)

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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