Summary
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Baruch, Bernard M. (Bernard Mannes), 1870-1965.
1701-1965 (mostly 1917-1965)
340.65 linear feet, in 746 boxes/volumes and 1 drawer of oversized material.
Abstract
Baruch was a financier and public adviser. This collection consists primarily of public papers relating to Baruch's various involvements in government affairs.
Description
Description
This collection consists consists primarily of public papers relating to Baruch's various involvements in government affairs. It includes several runs of office correspondence as well as a small amount of personal correspondence. Among the Political Activities documented in this collection are his involvement in the War Industries Board, the American Commission to Negotiate Peace, the Council of National Defense, the National Industrial Conference, the Saratoga Springs Commission, the Rubber Survey Committee, the War and Post-War Adjustment Unit of the U.S. Office of War Mobilization, the mission to England for President Roosevelt, and his service as the United States representative to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission. The collection also contains published and unpublished writings, including diaries, book drafts, articles, and statements written by Baruch and secondary material about Baruch or pertaining to his interests. The papers also include a large number of photographs of Baruch and his friends and family members, as well as a collection of political cartoons, drawings, and caricatures of Baruch.
Other material included in the collection includes diplomas and tokens of honor as well as miscellaneous genealogical and office records.
Collection Creator
Biography
Bernard M. Baruch, a financier and public adviser, was a millionaire by the age of thirty thanks to his investments in the stock market. He put his wealth to use in politics and public affairs and became an adviser to Woodrow Wilson, who appointed him chairman of the War Industries Board and a member of the president's war council. After World War I, he took part in the postwar peace conference and later became an adviser to President Roosevelt on defense matters and industrial preparedness for war. After World War II, President Truman appointed him ambassador to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission.
Collection History
Acquisition
This collection was donated by Bernard M. Baruch in 1963, 1964, and 1964. Additional papers were received from the Baruch School of Business and Administration in 1966.
Archival Appraisal Information
Appraisal has been conducted in accordance with Mudd Manuscript Library guidelines. Three boxes of duplicate writings have been separated from this collection and one duplicate treaty volume was transferred to the Department of Special Collections at Firestone Library.
Processing Information
Re-processed by Regine Heberlein in 2010.
Access and Use
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Curator of the Public Policy Papers. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.
Preferred Citation
Bernard M. Baruch Papers; 1701-1965 (mostly 1917-1965), Public Policy Papers, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
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A chronological and alphabetical card file index to correspondents in the Selected Correspondence Series is available. Each card entry includes name of correspondent, date, number of pages, type of communication and a brief summary of the contents. The card index is located in the Mudd Library Microfilm room. Please consult with Mudd Library staff to access this index.
Alternative Form Available
Publications: Three works by Bernard M. Baruch, Baruch: My Own Story (New York: Holt, 1957), Baruch: The Public Years (New York: Holt, 1960), and The Making of the Reparation and Economic Sections of the Treaty (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1920), and one by Grosvenor B. Clarkson, Industrial America in the World War (Boston: Houghton, Mifflin Co., 1923).
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