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Richard B. Cotten papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll 629

Scope and Contents

The Richard B. Cotten papers contain conservative publications, primarily copies of Richard Cotten’s Conservative Viewpoint newsletters from the years 1964, 1967, and 1968. The collection also includes a U.S. Supreme Court brief of Richard B. Cotten v. James R. Schlesinger, 1974.

Dates

  • Creation: 1964-1986

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Biographical / Historical

Richard Berkeley Cotten was a far-right political writer and broadcaster.

Cotten was born September 8, 1919, in Phoenix, Arizona, to Sheppard M. and Ruth Wilson Cotten. Cotten was a political writer and commentator on the radio program Richard Cotten’s Conservative Viewpoint, which, as of 1966, aired on thirty stations across the United States and internationally. He also published a newsletter of the same name. Cotten was involved with several white supremacist and anti-Semitic organizations, and his broadcasts and newsletters expressed his far-right, anti-Jewish, and anti-Black views. Cotten died June 18, 1998, at the age of 78.

Extent

3 linear feet (2 containers) : 2 record storage boxes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Richard B. Cotten was a far-right political writer and broadcaster. The papers contain conservative publications, primarily copies of Richard Cotten’s Conservative Viewpoint newsletters from the years 1964, 1967, and 1968.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in its original order.

Other Finding Aids

See the Collective Name Index to the Research Collection of Conservative and Libertarian Studies for a cross-referenced index to names of correspondents in this collection, if any, and 37 related University of Oregon collections, including dates of correspondence. See index instructions on use.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Richard B. Cotten, 1991-1995.

Related Materials

Related materials are found in the following collections:
Pedro Del Valle papers, Coll 126
Conservative viewpoint and related ephemera, MISC 576, Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries
Radical Right Collection, MS 816, Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries

Processing Information

Collection processed by Sarah Lueders, 2022.

Title
Guide to the Richard B. Cotten papers
Status
Complete Description
Author
Sarah Lueders
Date
2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository

Contact:
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-1299 USA