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Creator:
Van Heuven, Marten
Title:
Marten Van Heuven Papers
Repository:
Public Policy Papers
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/s4655g623
Dates:
1952-2016
Size:
6 boxes
Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1-6
Language:
English

Abstract

Marten Van Heuven (1932- ) led a career in the United States foreign service, serving in several European countries, which culminated with his service as National Intelligence Officer for Europe from 1987 to 1991, a position responsible for the analysis of European and Canadian issues. Van Heuven's papers document his career in the United States foreign service and at RAND, and include his speech files, writings files, and correspondence.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Van Heuven's papers document his career in the United States foreign service and at RAND, and include his speech files, writings files, and correspondence. The speech and writing files (1970-2008) cover topics including United States foreign relations with European countries, political events and history of European countries, global governance, military intelligence, and NATO. The correspondence files (1991-2005) originate from his work at RAND and include his correspondence with government and military officials and scholars regarding his papers, speeches, and ideas about world affairs. Also included is a small amount of biographical information.

Arrangement

The order in which these materials came to Princeton has been maintained.

Collection Creator Biography:

Van Heuven

Marten Van Heuven (1932- ) led a career in the United States foreign service, serving in several European countries, which culminated with his service as National Intelligence Officer for Europe from 1987 to 1991, a position responsible for the analysis of European and Canadian issues. Following his retirement in 1991, Van Heuven has been a senior consultant at RAND, a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and a distinguished lecturer at the State Department's National Foreign Affairs Training Center. During his career, Van Heuven has developed expertise in many areas, including United States-European relations, NATO, European politics and security, arms control, and the United Nations.

Collection History

Acquisition:

This collection is a gift of Marten Van Heuven in 2004, with additional accruals in 2005-2017. The accession numbers associated with this gift are ML.2004.16, ML.2005.002, ML.2007.003, ML.2008.11, ML.2008.020, ML.2009.015, ML.2010.021, ML.2011.022, ML.2013.003, ML.2013.025, ML.2014.040, and ML.2017.010.

Appraisal

Collection records do not indicate that any material was separated from this collection during accessioning or processing.

Processing Information

No information about the physical processing of this collection is available. An initial collection-level description and finding aid were created by Adriane Hanson in 2008 and a file-level inventory was created by Tal Eisenzweig at this time. The finding aid was updated when materials from subsequent accruals in 2009-2014 were added to the collection.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for 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.

Credit this material:

Marten Van Heuven Papers; Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/s4655g623
Location:
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
65 Olden Street
Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
(609) 258-6345
Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1-6