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Subseries 7K: Memorials, 1965-1990

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Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Subseries 7K: Memorials, reflects Stevenson's immense popularity. This series includes condolence letters, eulogies, newsclippings, resolutions and proclamations, and papers documenting the planning of his funerals. Four official memorial services were held for Stevenson: Washington, D. C., July 17, 1965; Springfield, Illinois, July 18, 1965; Bloomington, Illinois, July 19, 1965 (including his interment); and United Nations, New York, July 19, 1965. Due to Stevenson's eminence, the services in Washington, Bloomington, and the U. N. were by invitation only. Memorial services were also held in Geneva, Switzerland; Princeton, New Jersey, and various other locales. Papers documenting the services include lists of invited individuals, telegrams, schedules and itineraries, programs, and memoranda. Bloomington mobilized quickly for the huge influx of mourners, with Illinois State University, the Daily Pantagraph, and State Farm Insurance Company providing administrative assistance.

The majority of the condolence letters were answered by Stevenson's eldest son, Adlai III, on behalf of the family. Several form letters were composed to acknowledge letters and telegrams received from social acquaintances, business and political associates, and lifelong friends. Numbered copies of the form letters are in the first file folder; Stevenson's secretaries indicated which form letter was used, by number, on each condolence. If a unique letter were written, the carbon was retained. The Department of State, United States Mission to the United Nations, and the Secretary General of the United Nations also received condolences from U. N. member nations. These condolences are arranged according to the organization which received and acknowledged them.

Eulogies include those delivered at the four memorial services discussed above, statements by Adlai III, Willard Wirtz, and other of Stevenson's long-time associates, and addresses given on the anniversary of his death. In addition to the memorial services held for Stevenson, he was honored in many other ways after his death. Numerous schools, libraries, lecture series, and roadways were dedicated to and/or named for him. Stevenson's friends and family attempted to consolidate all the memorial efforts into one central institution, the Stevenson Institute of International Affairs at the University of Chicago. Resolutions and proclamations honoring Stevenson and expressing sympathy to his family were adopted by many organizations and city, county, and state governments.

Arrangement

The materials in this subseries are arranged into seven groups: condolence letters, eulogies and statements, funerals and memorial services, magazine articles, memorials, newsclippings, and proclamations. The condolence letters are arranged alphabetically by the individual writer, followed by letters from public offices (Foreign Service, State Department, and United Nations). Eulogies are arranged alphabetically, and funerals and memorials are arranged by their location.

Collection History

Appraisal

Materials separated from this collection during processing in 2010 include newspaper clippings from major newspapers on Stevenson's political career, scrapbooks that are also available on microfilm, and duplicate photographs. Approximately one inch of news clippings on Stevenson were separated from accession ML.2014.002, as were duplicative, unannotated typescripts of speeches.

Sponsorship:

These papers were processed with the generous support of Mrs. Barry Bingham, William McC. Blair, Jr., Nona Cox, Mrs. J. Edward Day, Jane Warner Dick, Phyllis Gustafson, the Estate of Elizabeth S. Ives, Timothy R. Ives, Philip M. Klutznick, Nan McEvoy, Josephine P. McGowan, Newton N. Minow, Adlai E. Stevenson III, John Fell Stevenson, Maurice Tempelsman, and Willard Wirtz. Funding for the digitization of records in this collection was provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Processing Information

Processed by Susan J. Illis in 1996-1997 with assistance from Carl D. Esche, Katherine Johnson, Sue Jean Kim, Debra Levin, Damian Long, James Macgillivray, Cei Maslen, Michelle Peart, Patrick Shorb, and Elizabeth Williamson. Materials received after the collection was processed were integrated by Adriane Hanson in 2010. Additonal donations made after 2010 were integrated into the collection by Mudd Library staff.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to research.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Series 11 is composed of audiovisual materials in various formats.

Credit this material:

Subseries 7K: Memorials; Adlai E. Stevenson Papers, MC124, 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 425-430

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Names:
Chicago Council on foreign relations
Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies
Field Foundation
Democratic National Committee U.S.
Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation
Encyclopedia Brittanica.
United States. Agricultural Adjustment Administration
United Nations
United Nations. General Assembly. 2nd session, 1947
United Nations. Security Council
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Ball, George W.
Benton, William, 1900-1973.
Bingham, Barry, 1906-1988
Blair, William McC
Bowles, Chester, 1901-1986.
Brademas, John, 1927-2016
Brown, Edmund G. (Edmund Gerald), 1905-1996
Brown, Stuart Gerry, 1912-1991
Cleveland, Harlan
Cockrell, Ewing
Cousins, Norman
Daley, Richard J., 1902-1976.
Day, James Edward, 1914-
Dick, Jane
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Field, Ruth
Finletter, Thomas K. (Thomas Knight), 1893-1980
Fritchey, Clayton
Fulbright, J. William
Garrison, Lloyd
Glassford, Deborah
Gromyko, Andreĭ Andreevich, 1909-1989
Hammarskjøld, Dag 1905-1961
Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986
Harris, Seymour Edwin, 1897-1974
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978
Ives, Elizabeth Stevenson, 1897-1994
Johnson, Gerald W. (Gerald White), 1890-1980
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines) (1908-1973)
Kefauver, Estes, 1903-1963
Kennedy, John F. John Fitzgerald 1917-1963
Krushchev, Nikita
Lasker, Mary
Meyer, Agnes Elisabeth Ernst, 1887-
Minow, Newton N., 1926-
Mitchell, Stephen A.
Neuberger, Richard L. (Richard Lewis), 1912-1960
Nixon, Richard M. Richard Milhous 1913-1994
Patterson, Alicia, 1906-1963
Raeburn, Sam, 1882-1961
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.
Roosevelt, James, 1907-1991
Rostow, W. W. (Walt Whitman), 1916-2003
Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994
Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr. (Arthur Meier), 1917-2010
Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965.
Sparkman, John, 1899-1985
Spears, Mary, Lady
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.
Stevenson, Ellen Borden
Stevenson, John Fell, 1936-
Stevenson, Nancy Anderson
Swig, Benjamin
Tempelsman, Maurice
Thant, U, 1909-1974.
Tito, Josip Broz, 1892-1980
Tree, Marietta, 1917-1991
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.
Warburg, James P. (James Paul), 1896-1969
Ward, Barbara, 1914-1981
Wrzos, Konrad
Wyatt, Wilson W. (Wilson Watkins), 1905-1996
Wylie, Jean
Yoakum, Robert, 1922-