The Selected Correspondence and Related Materials series contains Eberstadt's professional correspondence with government officials, politicians, and academics, as well as businessmen and investment bankers, policy organizations, social clubs, and charity groups. The series also includes correspondence that Eberstadt was copied on, and related government reports, records of Congressional hearings, meeting minutes, memoranda, academic papers, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and photographs. The majority of the correspondence is related to Eberstadt's service to the United States government on defense and economic issues, especially during the 1940s and 1950s, including with the Reparations Conference in Paris in 1929, the Army-Navy Munitions Board, the War Production Board, with armed services unification and Defense Department reorganization, the Atomic Energy Commission, and the Hoover Commission on Government Reorganization. Significant correspondents include Bernard M. Baruch, James V. Forrestal, and Herbert Hoover. The correspondence documents Eberstadt's service to these organizations and their work with World War II policies, especially the production and distribution of supplies, post-war economic policies, and national security. The series also includes Eberstadt's correspondence with politicians, academics, and concerned citizens discussing these issues, as well as correspondence with his colleagues in the investment field regarding his business and investing, and correspondence with policy, social, and charity organizations regarding his membership and their meetings and causes.
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
Acheson, Dean, 1941-1951
Adler, Julius Ochs, 1948
American Assembly, 1960
Archer, T.P., 1948
Arends, L.C., 1953
Annual Reports, 1945
Charts, 1944-1945
Clippings, 1945
Interviews, 1945
Marshall, George C, 1945
Miscellaneous, 1945-1946
Personnel, 1945-1946
Reports, 1945-1951
Sherman, Forrest P, 1945
Drafts of Letter to Harry S. Truman by James V. Forrestal and Robert P. Patterson, 1946 May-June
Arthur, Rex, 1937-1944
Acheson, Dean, 1946
Barnard, Chester, 1946
Byrnes, James F, 1946
Douglas, William O, 1946
Forrestal, James V, 1947
Herring, Pendleton, 1946
Krock, Arthur, 1947
Miscellaneous, 1946-1950
Moore, Hugh, 1947
Policy Formation, 1946
Rules Committee, 1946
Subcommittee #1, 1946
Avery, Julian, 1961
Hearings Before the Subcommittee of the Committee on Military Affairs, U.S. Senate, 1945 June 22
Baruch, Herman B, 1949
Beard, Charles A, 1945
Bevin, Ernest, 1950
Biddle, Francis, 1942
Bobst, Elmer, 1951-1969
Bowen, H.G., 1945-1946
Bridges, Styles, 1947
Brigante, John E, 1948
Bunker, Arthur H, 1943
Burke, Arleigh, 1958
Burns, J.H., 1942
Burns, John J, 1937-1942
Byrd, Harry F, 1949-1958
Byrd, James F, 1943-1949
Care, Inc, 1946-1948
Carver, Clifford N, 1948
Connery, Robert H, 1951
Coors, William, 1963
Corwin, Edward S, 1958
Cowles, John, 1948-1949
Davis, John Parks, 1946
Clippings, 1958-1959
Hittle, J. D, 1958-1964
Hutchins, Lyford, 1953
Jackson, Henry M, 1959
Leva, Marx, 1955-1962
Lippmann, Walter, 1958
Lovett, Robert A, 1960
McElroy, Neil, 1958
Radford, Arthur W, 1953
Symington, Stuart, 1910
Vinson, Carl, 1958-1964
Denby, Edwin, 1922
Dodds, Harold, 1942-1964
Donnelly, May, 1931
Donovan, William J, 1946
Doolittle, James H, 1948
Douglas, Paul H, 1951
Dulles, Allen, 1946-1969
Earle, Edward Mead, 1945
Eaton, Cyrus, 1930
Elliston, Herbert, 1951
Fechteler, W. M, 1953
Patterson Robert P, 1945
Stassen, Harold E, 1945
Stimson, Henry L, 1945
Forrestal, Peter, 1964
Fortas, Abe, 1942-1943
Fox, George F, 1960
French, Thomas, 1969
Re: Germany, 1947
Goett, Edward J, 1961
Gould, Leslie, 1937-1969
Gray, Gordon, 1949-1956
Haggerson, Fred H, 1949
Hanes, John M, 1948-1949
Hartke, Vance, 1966
Helm, Harold, 1952-1961
Hendel, Charles W, 1958
Hibben, John Grier, 1927
Hittle, J.D., 1958-1964
Adler, Julius Ochs, 1948
Archer, T.P., 1948
Barnard, Chester, 1948
Baruch, Bernard M, 1949
Bush, Vannevar, 1948
Byrd, Harry F, 1949
Cahill, John T, 1949
Cowles, John, 1948-1949
Donovon, William J, 1948
Doolittle, James H, 1948
Douglas, Paul H, 1951
Elliston, Herbert, 1949
Gray, Gordon, 1949
Hanes, John W, 1949
Harlow, Bryce N, 1949
Herring, Pendleton, 1948
Inglis, Thomas B, 1948
Johnson, Louis A, 1949
Krock, Arthur, 1949
Lamont, Thomas S, 1948
Lawrence, David, 1949
Leva, Marx, 1948-1951
Lippmann, Walter, 1949
McCone, John A, 1948
McCormack, John W, 1954
Millis, Walter, 1949
Miscellaneous, 1948-1950
Moses, Robert, 1948
Nimitz, Chester W, 1948
Norman, Lloyd H, 1949
Pollocki, James K, 1949
Ridgway, Matthew B, 1948
Root, Elihu, Jr, 1949
Ruml, Beardsley, 1949
Rusk, Howard A, 1948
Sokolsky, George, 1948
Stavisky, Sam, 1948
Sullivan, John L, 1948
Truman, Harry S, 1949
Tydings, Millard E, 1949
Vinson, Carl, 1949
Willett, Edward F, 1948
Wood, R.E., 1948-1949
1948 September 9-10, September 21-23, October 5-7, 1948 September 9-10, September 21-23, October 5-7
Hopkins, Harry L, 1942
Hull, Cordell, 1942-1944
Hutchins, Lyford, 1953
Huzar, Elias, 1946
Inglis, Thomas B, 1948
Invitations, 1942
Jackson, Henry M, 1959
Javits, Jacob K, 1967
Kennedy, John F, 1960
Knopf, Alfred, 1949-1950
Knox, Frank, 1942-1943
Kochs, August, 1950-1951
Krock, Arthur, 1942-1958
Krug, J.A., 1942-1950
Kyes, Roger M, 1952-1953
Lamont, Thomas S, 1948
Landis, James, 1942-1945
Lasdon, William S, 1963
Re: Lend-Lease, 1942
Leva, Marx, 1947-1968
Li, K.C., 1942-1961
Logan, John, 1948-1951
Long, Hugh W, 1964
Luce, Henry, 1942-1967
Luckman, Charles, 1949
Lutes, LeRoy, 1948-1965
McCone, John A, 1948
McCormack, John W, 1954
McElroy, Neil, 1958
McNamara, Robert S, 1967
Re: Marshall Plan, 1917-1949
Baruch, Bernard M, 1948
Dulles, John Foster: Statement Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, 1948 January 20
Forrestal James V, 1948
Harriman (W. Averell) Committee: Report on European Recovery and United States Aid, 1947 November 18
Hoover, Herbert, 1948
Krock, Arthur, 1948
Leva, Marx, 1948
Perkins, Milo, 1947
Mathey, Dean, 1947-1969
May, Stacy, 1941-1948
Memorabilia, 1947
Meyer, Andre, 1953-1969
Moore, Hugh, 1947
Morgan, D.P., 1943-1946
Moses, Robert, 1942-1966
Nash, Ogden, 1955-1968
Norman, Lloyd H, 1949
Novick, David, 1947-1969
Re: Oil, 1945
Osborn, Frederick, 1948
Page, Ralph W, 1949-1950
Parsons, Geoffrey, 1949
Pearson, Drew, 1943-1949
Perkins, Milo, 1942-1957
Pershing, John J, 1922
"Political" Files, 1922-1969
Clippings, 1944-1945
Goldwater, Barry, 1963
Javits, Jacob K, 1967
Krock, Arthur, 1945
McCloy, John J, 1960
Willkie, Wendell L, 1940
Pollock, James K, 1949
"Post-War" Files, 1915-1951
Putnam, George, 1969
Rayburn, Samuel, 1942
Correspondence, 1945
Clippings, 1945
County Committee, 1945
General, 1945
Reports, 1944-1945
War Plants, 1945
Reid, Ogden, 1948-1969
Rickover, Hyman G, 1968
Roberts, Owen J, 1946
Root, Elihu, Jr, 1949
Rossi, Irving, 1942-1961
Ruml, Beardsley, 1949
Rusk, Howard A, 1948
Schucker, Paul F, 1963
Schuman, Robert, 1950
Scudder, Richard, 1953
Shedden, Frederick, 1949
Sherman, Forrest P, 1945
Shields, Paul, 1942-1954
Small, John D, 1947-1955
Sokolsky, George, 1949
Souers, Sidney W, 1946
Stans, Maurice, 1958
Stavisky, Sam, 1948
"Trip Folder", 1938
Tripp, H. W, 1951-1965
Tydings, Millard E, 1949
Re: United Artists, 1961
Vinson, Carl, 1958-1964
Fennelly, John F.: Memoirs of a Bureaucrat: A Personal Story of the War Production Board, circa 1965
Machine Tools, 1941-1947
Miscellaneous, 1943-1947
Re: Oil: Pamphlets, 1945
Rubber, 1942-1947
Wilson, Joseph C, 1963
Winchell, Walter, 1949
Wood, R.E., 1948-1949
World's Fair, 1960-1969
The Diaries series contains typed pages indicating who Eberstadt was meeting with each day, in both scheduled meetings and unplanned conversations, with brief notes on the subjects of the meetings. The diaries document Eberstadt's research on European business for Dillon, Read and Company, and his involvement with the Reparations Conference in 1929, the Army-Navy Munitions Board, the War Production Board, the Atomic Energy Commission, and the National Security Resources Board.
Arranged chronologically.
The Articles by Ferdinand Eberstadt series is composed of copies of published articles, as well as a few drafts, written by Eberstadt. The majority of the articles are concerned with logistical issues related to World War II, such as the planning, production, and distribution of materials, facilities, and personnel for the support of the armed forces, as well as reflections on the war after its end. Many of the articles are published in the journal of the Army Ordnance Association, Logistics. The papers also include a few papers written while he was a student at Princeton University and a few papers on financial issues associated with businesses.
Arranged chronologically.
"This Federal Tax Idea Would Quickly Revive Dropping Business," Printer's Ink, 1937 November 18
The Speeches and Statements by Ferdinand Eberstadt series is composed of the text for speeches given by Eberstadt before a variety of civic and business organizations, at universities, and over the radio, and testimony given before several committees of the United States Congress. The papers include typed copies of the speech texts, published copies of the speeches in journals and newspapers, and a small amount of correspondence. In the speeches, Eberstadt discussed issues related to World War II and to the field of finance, including the unification of the armed service, world peace, national security, investing, and financing a business.
Arranged chronologically.
Statement Re: Securities Act, Temporary National Economic Committee (Monopoly Committee), 1939 May
Speech Re: The Road to Peace, Walton High School Graduating Class, New York, New York, 1945 June 26
Speech Re: National Security Organization, Veterans of the O.S.S., New York, New York, 1949 April 18
Speech Re: National Security, Bryn Mawr College Commencement, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 1949 May 31
The publications about Ferdinand Eberstadt series contains magazines with articles about Eberstadt's career and a small amount of related correspondence. About half of the articles are concerned with his career as an investment banker. The remaining articles focus predominantly on his service to the United States government on defense issues.
Arranged chronologically.
The Address Books, Cards, and Appointment Books series includes materials on Eberstadt's contacts and schedules. The address books and cards list the names and addresses of his contacts. The appointment books span almost the entirety of his career and provide lists of who he was meeting with and talking to on each day, sometimes with a brief note on the subject of the meetings.
Divided into two sections, Address Books and Cards, and Appointment Books. Appointments Books is arranged chronologically.
Appointment Books, 1924-1969
1937-1942, 1937-1942
1943-1948, 1943-1948
1949-1957, 1949-1957
1958-1969, 1958-1969
The Documents: Awards, Citations, etc. series includes certificates, identification and membership cards, and legal papers that document Eberstadt's personal and professional life. The series includes papers related to his membership on boards, organizations, and in clubs, his army service, awards he received, and his finances.
Arranged chronologically, with oversized at the end.
undated, undated
1894, 1894
1899, 1899
1908, 1908
1916, 1916
1917, 1917
1919, 1919
1923, 1923
1924, 1924
1925, 1925
1929, 1929
1936-1937, 1936-1937
1946, 1946
1956-1958, 1956-1958
Oversized, 1946-1965
The Medals series contains medals, ribbons, and pins. The majority of the medals are for Eberstadt's participation and victories in university running and swimming competitions, and also include medals awarded to Eberstadt for his military service.
Series is not arranged according to any organizational scheme.
1905-1918, 1905-1918
Series 9: Photographs, 1911-1961
The Photographs series includes portraits of United States government officials, many of them with signed inscriptions to Eberstadt, and photographs of meetings and committees. Also included are portraits and political cartoons of Eberstadt.
Series is not arranged according to any organizational scheme.
Chronological Files, 1911-1948
Truman, Harry S, undated
Committee on National Security Organization, Eberstadt the Chair, June-November 1948, circa 1948
Oversized, 1946-1950
The Memorabilia series includes prints of political cartoons about World War II, especially the issue of Army and Navy Unification, invitations Eberstadt received, Princeton University reunion booklets, a copy of the poem "Casey Jones," and a floorplan for the Hotel du Palais a Biarritz. Also included are a recording of a luncheon in honor of Howard S. Cullman, a painted tile, a swan drawn onto a piece of wood, and a wasp's nest.
Arranged chronologically, with oversized at the end.
1937-1939, 1937-1939
1946, 1946
1951-1952, 1951-1952
1956, 1956
undated, undated
Oversized, 1946
Series 11: Scrapbooks, 1922-1969
The Scrapbooks series is composed of volumes of clippings, as well as a small amount of correspondence, photographs, booklets, and certificates, which document Eberstadt's career as an investment banker and his service to the United States government on defense issues. The series includes volumes on his career, and volumes on the Eberstadt Unification Report, the War Production Board, and a proposed nuclear power plant at Lloyd Neck, Long Island.
Series is not arranged according to any organizational scheme.
1929-1954, 1929-1954
1922-1942, 1922-1942
1931-1942, 1931-1942
1945, 1945
1942-1969, 1942-1969
1967-1968, 1967-1968
1942-1943, 1942-1943
The Printed Matter and Reference Files series includes copies of Congressional hearings and government reports, court documents, reports and pamphlets of a variety of organizations, and copies of articles collected by Eberstadt. The main topics addressed by these materials varies over time. Materials from the 1920s are largely concerned with a case against Goodyear Tire Corporation, and from the 1930s with New York City planning. The materials from the 1940s and early 1950s are predominantly regarding World War II war industry production, the United States economy, and the atomic bomb program, as well as the emerging strain in United States-Soviet Union foreign relations. Materials from the mid-1950s are concerned with the stock market and with the peaceful use of atomic energy, and materials from the late 1950s document a case against RCA (Radio Corporation of America). The materials from the 1960s include information on New York, the United States budget for defense, and the United States submarine program.
Arranged chronologically.
1919-1927, 1919-1927
1930-1943, 1930-1943
1944, 1944
1945-1946, 1945-1946
1947, 1947
1948-1950, 1948-1950
1952-1954, 1952-1954
1955-1957, 1955-1957
1959, 1959
1960-1969, 1960-1969
The Books by Others Inscribed to Ferdinand Eberstadt series is composed of books with brief inscriptions to Eberstadt from the authors. The majority of the books are analyses of World War II or biographies of political figures. Also included are a few books on history, business, poetry, and a few yearbooks.
Series is not arranged according to any organizational scheme.
The Personal and Family Records series documents the personal life of Eberstadt and his immediate family. Much of the series is composed of Family Files, which predominantly contains papers related to Eberstadt's children and grandchildren, as well as his extended family. The papers include correspondence regarding family news and arranging for activities, as well as greeting cards, children's drawings and school grade reports, and a few photographs. The series also includes papers regarding Eberstadt's membership in a variety of social and business clubs; correspondence and itineraries for family vacations to Mexico, the Caribbean, and Europe; personal and business financial papers such as tax records and stock holdings; and financial and maintenance papers related to Eberstadt's ownership of property, notably his "Target Rock Farm" estate, and financial and travel records pertaining to his boats, notably the yacht "Target."
Divided into five sections: Clubs, Trips, Financial Records, Personal Property Files, and Family Files. Clubs is arranged alphabetically by organization and Trips is arranged chronologically. Financial Records and Personal Property Files are not arranged according to any organizational scheme. Family Files is arranged alphabetically by family name, then alphabetically by individual, and then chronologically. There is a section of additional correspondence at the end of the Family Files which was formerly restricted.
Clubs, 1944-1970
Trips, 1940-1968
1940-1954, 1940-1954
1955-1957, 1955-1957
1958-1960, 1958-1960
1961-1968, 1961-1968
Financial Records, 1924-1969
1924-1933, 1924-1933
1927-1960, 1927-1960
1927-1969, 1927-1969
1940-1953, 1940-1953
Personal Property Files, 1927-1969
Miscellaneous, 1958-1969
Miscellaneous, 1940-1968
Miscellaneous, 1941-1968
1927-1952, 1927-1952
1928-1946, 1928-1946
1928-1952, 1928-1952
1928-1969, 1928-1969
1930-1969, 1930-1969
1940-1969, 1940-1969
1949-1958, 1949-1958
Re: Yachts and Boats, 1943-1968
Family Files, 1921-1969
Cannell Family, 1928-1969
Eberstadt Family, 1930-1969
Eberstadt, Frederick, 1930-1969
1930-1937, 1930-1937
1938-1942, 1938-1942
1943-1947, 1943-1947
1948-1957, 1948-1957
1958-1969, 1958-1969
Harper Family, 1924-1969
Payne Family, 1921-1969
Family Files, 1868-1969
1868, 1868, 1879-1906
1907-1911, 1907-1911
1912, 1912
1913, 1913
1914-1916, 1914-1916
1917-1920, 1917-1920
1921-1935, 1921-1935
1936-1969, 1936-1969
The Additional Papers series contains Eberstadt papers received from Dr. Calvin L. Christman and Professor Jeffrey Dorwart. The Christman donation is composed of a transcript and 3 audio cassette tapes of an interview Christman conducted of Ferdinand Eberstadt in July 1969, when Christman was a graduate student. In the interview, Eberstadt predominantly discussed his service to the United States government, as well as his education, military service, and investment banking career. The Dorwart donation is largely composed of published volumes, including books about Germany, aircraft, and politics, military manuals, and a yearbook for Newark Academy. The donation also includes two volumes of the 1948 report to the Commission on the National Security Organization, Eberstadt household bills, the honorary degree Eberstadt received from New York University in 1950, and photographs of children.
Divided into two sections: Christman Donation and Dolwart Donation.
- Scope and Contents
The Eberstadt papers primarily document his extensive career in public service to the United States related to defense and the economy, as well as his career as an investment banker and his personal life, and include correspondence, reports, his writings, and his personal papers. The papers especially document his work during World War II with the production and distribution of supplies to the military, and his subsequent work on the reorganization of the military. The papers include files concerned with his work with the Reparations Conference in Paris, the Army-Navy Munitions Board, the War Production Board, the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission, the National Security Resources Board, and the Hoover Commission on Government Reorganization.
- Arrangement
The Papers have been arranged in fifteen series:
- Collection Creator Biography:
Eberstadt
Ferdinand Eberstadt (1890-1969) was a prominent Wall Street investment banker who also served in several government posts throughout his career. During World War II, he organized the production and distribution of supplies to the United States military through his work with the Army-Navy Munitions Board and the War Production Board, and he was subsequently involved in plans for the reorganization of the armed services and in the development of post-war economic policies. He was also involved with the Reparations Conference in Paris in 1929, the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission, the National Security Resources Board, and the Hoover Commission on Government Reorganization.
Eberstadt was born in New York City on June 19, 1890 to Edward F. and Elenita Eberstadt. He earned his A.B. degree from Princeton University in 1913 and then studied political economy in Berlin, Munich, and Paris for a year. Eberstadt returned to the United States in 1914, enrolling in Columbia University Law School. He interrupted his studies to serve in the armed forces, first on the Mexican border and once the United States entered World War I, serving in France as a lieutenant. He was later promoted to the rank of captain. After the end of his military service, Eberstadt returned to Columbia University, where he received his LL.B. in 1917. Eberstadt married Mary Van Arsdale Tongue of New York City in 1919 and they had four children: Frances (Unnerstall), Mary (Harper), Ann (Cannell), and Frederick.
Eberstadt was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1919 and began his career at Wall Street that same year with the law firm McAdoo, Cotton & Franklin. He was made a partner when Williams Gibbs McAdoo left and the firm was re-organized as Cotton & Franklin. While at Cotton & Franklin, he was assigned to advise the investment banking firm of Dillon, Read & Company. His advice proved so valuable to the company that they hired him, as a partner, in 1925. While there, he was instrumental in facilitating the 1928 merger of Dodge and Chrysler, and worked successfully with big foreign loans. He sold his partnership in the company in 1928.
Eberstadt entered public service for the first time in 1929, when he was appointed to serve as assistant to Owen D. Young at the Paris Reparations Conference because of his knowledge of German finance. Upon returning to the United States, he was a partner in the investment banking firm of Otis & Company of Cleveland and New York for a brief time before founding his own brokerage firm, F. Eberstadt & Company, in 1931. He achieved success dDuring the dDepression he by specializeding in small stock and bond issues, and h. His company became well respected , known for underwriting the public offerings of carefully selected new companies and for arranging mergers. Eberstadt was also a pioneer in the field of mutual funds, founding the successful Chemical Fund in 1938 and serving as chairman of the board until his death in 1969. Throughout his career on Wall Street, Eberstadt became was highly regarded as both an innovator and a critic, especially of Wall Street's insularity, as well as the practices of its member firms.
During the 1940s, Eberstadt served several key roles in the nation's defense. In 1941, he was asked by James V. Forrestal, who had also been a partner at Dillion, Read & Company, to conduct a study of the machine tool industry and determine how it might be prepared for war. This led to a study of the entire production front, and Eberstadt's subsequent appointment in 1942 as Chairman of the Army and Navy Munitions Board, the agency in charge of the procurement and distribution of supplies to the armed services. In four months, he increased machine tool production, a major bottleneck, by thirty percent. When the Board was merged with the War Production Board later that year, Eberstadt was appointed Vice-Chairman of the War Production Board, in which capacity he had charge of procuring and allocating raw materials to war factories. He resigned in 1943, after five months in the position, when it was determined that the Board would operate more efficiently with one chairman.
In 1945, Eberstadt was asked again by James V. Forrestal to prepare a report, this time on the unification of the armed services. The "Eberstadt Plan" became the basis for the Armed Forces Unification Act, under which Forrestal was appointed Secretary of Defense. Eberstadt also wrote the foundation for the National Security Act of 1947. In 1946, Eberstadt was appointed by Bernard Baruch, the United States Representative on the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission, to serve as one of his four assistants. In this capacity, Eberstadt wrote much of the Baruch Plan for the control of atomic energy production. In 1948, he returned once again to Washington to work with the National Security Resources Board to develop a general mobilization plan. He served as an advisor to Arthur M. Hill, chairman of the board, to prepare an organization plan to insure the maximum utilization of the nation's industrial and civilian resources in the event of war and to draft legislation to put it into effect. Eberstadt also served as a member of the Hoover Commission on the Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government, becoming Chairman of the Commission's Committee on the National Security Organization in 1949.
For the remainder of his career, Eberstadt was primarily focused on his investment firm, but he often returned to Washington to serve as a consultant on economic and defense matters to various government agencies. Eberstadt died on November 11, 1969 at the age of 79.
1929 Assistant to Owen D. Young, Reparations Conference, Paris 1942 Chairman, Army and Navy Munitions Board 1942 Program Vice Chairman, War Productions Board 1945 Prepared the "Eberstadt Report" for the Secretary of the Navy, James V. Forrestal 1946 Assistant to Bernard M. Baruch, United Nations Atomic Energy Commission 1948 Prepared a Report on Operations of the National Security Resources Board 1949 Chairman, Commission on National Security Organization of the Herbert Hoover Commission 1958 Consultant, Department of Defense Reorganization
- Acquisition:
This collection was donated by Mary V. T. Eberstadt, wife of Ferdinand Eberstadt, in September 1970 , with additions from Frederick Eberstadt, son of Ferdinand Eberstadt, in July 1980 and October 1980 , from Dr. Calvin L. Christman in February 1977 , and from Professor Jeffrey Dorwart in December 1987 .
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Sponsorship:
These papers were processed with the generous support of the Ferdinand Eberstadt Foundation and the John Foster and Janet Avery Dulles Fund.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed in 1984.
Finding aid written by Adriane Hanson in November 2007.
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A record of a luncheon in honor of Howard S. Cullman is located in Series 10: Memorabilia, Box 194, and three audio cassette tapes of an interview of Eberstadt are located in Series 15: Additional Papers, Box 277.
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- Location:
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Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library65 Olden StreetPrinceton, NJ 08540, USA
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Boxes 1-193; 195-278
- Bibliography
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical note: "Eberstadt, Ferdinand," Current Biography, H.W. Wilson Company, 1942. Eberstadt, Ferdinand 1913 File; Undergraduate Alumni Records, Box 397, Folder 3; University Archives, Special Collections, Princeton University Library. "Ferdinand Eberstadt, Investment Banker Active in Government Service, Dies." The New York Times, November 13, 1969.
- Subject Terms:
- Investment banking -- United States
Legislators -- United States -- Correspondence
Mutual funds.
Nuclear nonproliferation.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Reparations.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Reparations.
World war, 1939-1945 -- Equipment and supplies. - Genre Terms:
- Correspondence
Reports.
Writings. - Names:
- United Nations. Atomic Energy Commission
United States. Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government (1947-1949)
United States. Joint Army and Navy Munitions Board
United States. National Security Resources Board
United States. War Production Board
Baruch, Bernard M. (Bernard Mannes) (1870-1965)
Forrestal, James (1892-1949)
Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964) - Places:
- United States -- Armed Forces -- Organization.
United States -- Defenses.
United States -- Economic conditions. -- 20th century
United States -- Politics and government.