Contents and Arrangement
Series 1: Barbara Greene Kilberg Collection of White House Papers, dates not examined
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Like other Taos Blue Lake collections at Princeton, the Bobbie Greene Collection of White House Papers documents part of an important land title dispute between the Taos Indians of New Mexico and the federal government. The 1906 creation of the Carson National Forest robbed Taos Pueblo of thousands of acres of land, including Blue Lake, a vital and sacred Pueblo religious shrine. After a fight of sixty-four years, the United States returned the disputed land to the Pueblo.This small manuscript collection pertains to the involvement of the Nixon administration in the case. Bobbie Greene, a graduate of Yale Law School, was serving as a White House Presidential Fellow when Blue Lake restoration legislation was pending in C ongress. From her position in the White House, Greene lobbied for administration support of the Pueblo and of the return of the sacred lands. She also endeavored to dissolve or mitigate the strident opposition of New Mexico Senator Clinton P. Anderson (18 95-1975). Her efforts on behalf of the Taos Indians helped make administration support a reality: Nixon endorsed restoration legislation before Congress in July of 1970, and 48,000 acres of land, including Blue Lake, were shortly thereafter returned to th e Taos Indians. The Bobbie Greene Collection of White House Papers includes copies of correspondence and memoranda exchanged between various administration personnel and White House staff. Also included are documents pertaining to the history of the dispute, various policy statements and recommendations, and correspondence exchanged between the Nixon White House and various congressmen.
- Arrangement
The materials in this series have been maintained in the order in which they were transferred to the Mudd Library.
Collection History
- Appraisal
No information about appraisal is available for this collection.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, any copyright vested in the donor has passed to The Trustees of Princeton University and researchers do not need to obtain permission, complete any forms, or receive a letter to move forward with use of donor-created materials within the collection. For materials in the collection not created by the donor, or where the material is not an original, the copyright is likely not held by the University. In these instances, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have a question about who owns the copyright for an item, you may request clarification by contacting us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Series 1: Barbara Greene Kilberg Collection of White House Papers; Taos Blue Lake Collection, MC106, Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library65 Olden StreetPrinceton, NJ 08540, USA
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd)
- Box 1
