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Series 4: Diaries, 1908-1928

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Scope and Contents

Series 4: Diaries, is a further expression of Lansing's predilection for the written word. The first of them is distinct in that its entries follow one another at irregular intervals and, frequently, assume a retrospective character. It also favors full sentences and, partly for this reason, has a narrative quality the others lack. While diaries do not exist for the period coincident with Lansing's tenure as Secretary of State, they supplement, albeit in a somewhat skeletal form, the otherwise fragmentary record of his legal activities before and after his years in the public eye. The diary for 1908-1910, for example, refers extensively to the North Atlantic Coast Fisheries Arbitration in which Lansing appeared on behalf of the United States. While the entries in the other diaries are considerably terser, they clearly establish the pattern of Lansing's life between 1921 and 1928. His days were active; his professional and social engagements many. Although he was no longer Secretary of State, it is evident from the nature of his work and the circles in which he moved that he remained very much a part of his former world. His appetite for reading and, in summer, fishing are also illustrated by his diaries.

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Credit this material:

Series 4: Diaries; Robert Lansing Papers, MC083, Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Location:
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
65 Olden Street
Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
(609) 258-6345
Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 11-13