Livingston T. Merchant Papers 1944-1972 (mostly 1954-1968)

Summary

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Overview

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Abstract

Livingston T. Merchant was a diplomat and high-ranking government official. This collection consists of Merchant’s papers, including correspondence, articles, notes, speeches, statements, interviews, clippings, printed matter, and personal papers.

Description

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Description

Consists of papers of Merchant (Princeton Class of 1926)--correspondence, articles (mostly in printed sources), notes, speeches, statements, interviews, clippings, printed matter, and personal papers--primarily relating to his various positions as a diplomat at the American embassies in Paris (1945) and Nanking, China (1948), assistant secretary of state for Far Eastern affairs (1949), U.S. representative on the NATO Council in Paris (1952), assistant secretary of state for European affairs (1953-1956, 1958-1959), under secretary of state (1960-1961), and ambassador to Canada (1956-1958, 1961-1962). Included is material concerning summit conferences in Berlin (1954), Geneva (1955), and Paris (1960), relations with China and Japan, and American-Canadian relations during President Kennedy's administration, as well as letters and reviews about the book Neighbors Taken for Granted (1966), edited by Merchant.

Collection Creator Biography

Collection History

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Processing Information

This is an unprocessed collection. The contents list provided is a preliminary inventory.

Access and Use

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Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research use.

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. Any copyright vested in the Livingston T. Merchant Papers has passed to Princeton University; researchers are responsible for determining any other copyright questions.

Preferred Citation

Livingston T. Merchant Papers; circa 1944-1972 (mostly 1954-1968), Public Policy Papers, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

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Topics

• American history/20th century
• American politics and government
• Cold War
• Diplomacy
• East Asian studies
• European history

Subject Terms

• Ambassadors
• Arbitration, International
• Berlin (Germany)
• Canada
• China
• Congresses and conventions
• Diplomats
• East Asia
• Foreign relations
• France
• Geneva
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Paris
• Politics and government
• Switzerland
• United States

Genre Terms

• Articles
• Clippings
• Correspondence
• Photographs
• Speeches

Contents and Arrangement

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Arrangement

This is an unprocessed collection and remains in its original arrangement.

I. Correspondence and Related Material, 1944-1968

II. Articles and Notes, 1951-1967

III. Speeches, Statements, Interviews, etc., 1944-1967

IV. Speech Material, undated

V. Clippings, 1958-1967

VI. Financial Records, undated

VII. Memorabilia, undated

VIII. Photographs; Biographical Material, undated

IX. Printed Material, 1951-1972

X. Personal Books, undated