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Clinton Presidential Library
1200 President Clinton Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72201
Inventory for FOIA Request 2014-0414-F
Records regarding Howard Zinn
Extent
2 folders, approximately 19 pages
Access
Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the
Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 22, as amended) and the Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in
accordance with legal exemptions.
Copyright
Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of
their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the
United States (17 U.S.C. Chapter 1) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of
copyrighted material.
Provenance
Official records of William Jefferson Clinton’s presidency are housed at the Clinton Presidential Library
and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of
the Presidential Records Act (PRA).
Processed by
Staff Archivist, 2014. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.
Scope and Content
The materials in FOIA 2014-0414-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the
FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about additional related materials.
FOIA 2014-0414-F concerns records on Howard Zinn. He was an American historian, author,
playwright, and social activist. He was a political science professor at Boston University for 24 years
and taught history at Spelman College for 7 years. Zinn wrote more than 20 books, including his bestselling and influential A People's History of the United States. He wrote extensively about the civil
rights, anti-war movements, and labor history of the United States. He died in January 2010. Topics
cover a recommended Zinn book (A People’s History) and several quotes by Zinn regarding sanctions
against Iraq and impeachment.
System of Arrangement
Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collections areas— Clinton
Presidential Records: White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Various Offices; and Clinton
Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email].
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�The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) contains a variety of series created to
organize and track documents and correspondence. WHORM files are processed at the document level.
The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) is a database that contains email records of the
Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential email. The
ARMS database is comprised of six sub-series of email records called "buckets." The
buckets generally represent a specific White House office. The buckets are titled: NPR for National
Performance Review, OPD for Office of Policy Development, POTUS for President of the United
States, WHO for White House Office, CEA for Council of Economic Advisers, and Default for
emails not associated with an office.
The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2014-0414-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Various Offices
General Files
AF
240097 [Howard Zinn] [OA/ID 9428]
Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email]
NSC [OA/ID 1200000]
[Howard Zinn]
[09/22/1998 – 10/01/1999]
Updated 06/09/2015
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William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
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Howard Zinn - Collection Finding Aid
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2014-0414-F
Description
An account of the resource
This collection consists of records related to Howard Zinn. Zinn was an American historian, author, playwright, and social activist who wrote extensively on civil rights, anti-war movements, and the labor history of the United States. This collection consists of emails describing one of Zinn's books and quotes by Zinn regarding sanctions against Iraq and impeachment.
<b>Please Note: No items in this collection have yet been scanned nor made available online. For access to the collection please visit the Clinton Library's research room.</b>
Publisher
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William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
Finding Aid