- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
- Collection History
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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Wallace, Hugh C. (Hugh Campbell), 1863-1931
- Title:
- Hugh C. Wallace Papers
- Repository:
- Public Policy Papers
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/qb98mf497
- Dates:
- 1882-1931
- Size:
- 1 box
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Identified post-1887 with the commercial development of Tacoma, Wash., Wallace became one of the most influential financiers of the U.S. Northwest and was a leader of the Democratic party in the region. Consists of correspondence primarily of Wallace, former member of the Democratic National Committee in 1916, relating to the campaign and reelection of president Woodrow Wilson.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Consists of correspondence primarily of Wallace, former member of the Democratic National Committee in 1916, relating to the campaign and reelection of president Woodrow Wilson. As Wallace was appointed American ambassador to France in 1919, there is also correspondence concerning the signing of the peace treaty of Versailles and the Supreme Council and Conference of Ambassadors in Paris. Also included is correspondence with Robert Underwood Johnson and William Colby, as well as a memorandum, concerning E.M.House. In addition, the collection contains two of Wallace's speeches (1922, 1924), travel permits, and documents relating to his receipt of the grand cross of the Legion d'Honneur.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Wallace, Hugh C. (Hugh Campbell), 1863-1931
Identified post-1887 with the commercial development of Tacoma, Washington, Wallace became one of the most influential financiers of the U.S. Northwest and was a leader of the Democratic party in the region. A trusted adviser to President Woodrow Wilson, he served as ambassador to France, 1919-1921 (DAB).
Collection History
- Acquisition:
The majority of the collection was the gift of Wallace's great-grandson, Hugh C. Wallace, Jr., in 1992. The 1920 Colby telegram, the 1921 Johnson correspondence, and the memorandum concerning E.M.House are a library purchase. The accession number associated with this purchase is ML.2009.014.
- Appraisal
No information about appraisal is available for this collection.
- Processing Information
No information about the physical processing of the initial collection is available. Materials from the August 2009 accession were incorporated into the collection and the EAD finding aid was updated at this time.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
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- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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- Credit this material:
Hugh C. Wallace Papers; Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/qb98mf497
- Location:
-
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library65 Olden StreetPrinceton, NJ 08540, USA
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1