George W. Ball Papers 1880-1994 (mostly 1933-1994)

• Series 1, Correspondence /
• Series 1, Subseries 2, Chron Files

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Series 1, Subseries 2, Chron Files

11 boxes (2 partial)

This collection is stored at Mudd Manuscript Library.

Requests will be delivered to Public Policy Papers, MUDD Reading Room .

Collection Creator: Ball, George W. (George Wildman), 1909-1994..

Dates: 1952-1993.

Extent: 11 boxes (2 partial)

Languages: English.

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research use.

Description

Series 1, Subseries 2, Chron Files, 1952-1993, largely contains outgoing correspondence and memoranda, although there is some incoming correspondence during his tenure as undersecretary of state, and both are filed in reverse chronological order. The material ranges from the mundane (a thank you letter to a friend for a birthday gift) to a secret memorandum dated June 20, 1963 outlining the “mess in Europe” written for President Kennedy on his upcoming trip. Although some material from his days as under secretary is contained in the subject run, this subseries contains the most comprehensive documentation of Ball's involvement in the shaping of foreign and domestic policy.

Preferred Citation

Series 1, Subseries 2, Chron Files; 1952-1993; George W. Ball Papers, Public Policy Papers, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

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	Title	Date	Container
	Partial Chron Files	1942-1944	Box 100, Folder 14
	Chron Files	1952	Box 100, Folder 15
	Chron Files	1953 February-1957 June	Box 101, Folder 1-8
	Chron Files	1957 July-1960	Box 102, Folder 1-8
	Chron Files	1961-1965 August	Box 103, Folder 1-9
	Chron Files	1965 September-1981 April	Box 104, Folder 1-9
	Chron Files	1981 May-1983 June	Box 105, Folder 1-8
	Chron Files	1983 July-1985 February	Box 106, Folder 1-7
	Chron Files	1985 March-1986 June	Box 107, Folder 1-7
	Chron Files	1986 August-1988 October	Box 108, Folder 1-7
	Chron Files	1988 November-1991	Box 109, Folder 1-9
	Chron Files	1992 January-1993	Box 110, Folder 1-5