The Brock-Reagan Project

Authors

• Jennifer Smith, Pepperdine University
• Cassandra Barron, Pepperdine University
• Mallory Bedford, Pepperdine University
• Sara Gunlikson, Pepperdine University
• Joseph Heinemann, Pepperdine University
• Thea Reagan, Pepperdine University
• Elizabeth Robison, Pepperdine University
• Jaclyn Rothman, Pepperdine University
• Gracie Taylor, Pepperdine University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 2022

Abstract

The Brock-Reagan Project was managed by certain principles in an effort to accomplish two goals: 1) to edit letters between Margaret Martin Brock and President Ronald Reagan for uniformity, and 2) to provide access to a large range of materials relating to the correspondence. Included are transcriptions and a few photos. The Pepperdine Archive helps the Brock-Reagan letters survive and the project is digitally representing them to adapt to the ever changing digital world. The intention was to preserve the integrity of the letters by simply transcribing them, only editing for structural neatness and necessary elements. Overall, the goal was to not tamper with the meaning of the letters, but to preserve the intended direction of the text.

Recommended Citation

Smith, Jennifer; Barron, Cassandra; Bedford, Mallory; Gunlikson, Sara; Heinemann, Joseph; Reagan, Thea; Robison, Elizabeth; Rothman, Jaclyn; and Taylor, Gracie, "The Brock-Reagan Project" (2022). Pepperdine University, Digital Humanities. Paper 4.
https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/usr_dh/4