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Series 5: 2014 Accession, 1802-2014

7 boxes
Collection Creator:
Kennan, George F. (George Frost), 1904-2005
Dates:
1802-2014
Extent:
7 boxes
Languages:
English
Scope and Contents

This series is mostly comprised of materials related to George F. Kennan's family history. The materials were collected by Kennan's daughter, Joan. Some of the materials were consulted by John Lewis Gaddis as part of his research for his biography of Kennan prior to the materials' transfer to the Mudd Library. The materials in this series are occasionally annotated by either Joan Kennan or John Lewis Gaddis.

Much of the series consists of family correspondence, particularly letters written by or to George Kennan's wife, Annelise Sorensen Kennan, his sister, Jeanette Kennan Hotchkiss, and Joan Kennan. Writings by various members of the Kennan family and genealogical research are also present. Notable items include a working manuscript of Kossuth Kent Kennan's memoirs (George Kennan's father) and Joan Kennan's interviews with George Kennan and other members of the Kennan family. One box is comprised entirely of research on the Kennan family and other related families, conducted by Kennan in preparation for his book on Kennan family history and by various other members of the network of related families. There is also a significant amount of photographic material (mostly original prints, but also negatives, slides, and reproductive prints) of the extended Kennan family, some dating back to the 19th century.

To a lesser extent, the series contains materials that relate to George Kennan more directly. His mostly personal correspondence dating from his childhood through his career with the Foreign Service and photographs of him taken throughout his life (including scans of photographs on CD) are present. Other materials include news clippings on George Kennan's professional activities (including a scrapbook compiled by one of his children), printed material he collected from Moscow, two books of sketches and paintings by George Kennan, and his writings, including his student papers, diary entries from his 1987 trip to Morocco, and working manuscripts related to religion and Russian history and politics. Additionally, the series includes the Kennan family's expense ledger and a small amount of material related to the operations of their family farm.

Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research use.
Acquisition:

ML.2014.006

Credit this material:

Series 5: 2014 Accession; George F. Kennan Papers, MC076, Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Storage Note:
Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 327-333
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

This series contains images in TIFF and JPEG formats acquired from a CD. Researchers are responsible for meeting the technical requirements needed to access these materials, including any and all hardware and software.

System Identifier:
/repositories/3/archival_objects/548459

Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Description:

Kennan's papers document his career as a scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study and his time in the Foreign Service, and include his correspondence files, published and unpublished writings, and personal files. Many of the papers are related to his study of Russian history and foreign policy or his critical analysis of American foreign policy.

Arrangement

Arranged by document type.

Collection History

Acquisition:

ML.2014.006

Custodial History:

The Kennan Papers were originally on deposit at the Firestone Library of Princeton University.

Archival Appraisal Information:

Duplicate writings and correspondence and routine medical records have been separated from this collection. Widely available published materials were separated from Series 5.

Sponsorship:

These papers were processed with the generous support of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Access & Use

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research use.

Conditions for Reproduction and Use:

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. For quotations that are fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. For those few instances beyond fair use, any copyright vested in the donor has passed to Princeton University and researchers are free to move forward with use of materials without anything further from Mudd Library. For materials not created by the donor, where the copyright is not held by the University, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold the copyright and obtaining approval from them. In these instances, researchers do not need anything further from the Mudd Library to move forward with their use. If you have a question about who owns the copyright for an item, you may request clarification by contacting us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

This series contains images in TIFF and JPEG formats acquired from a CD. Researchers are responsible for meeting the technical requirements needed to access these materials, including any and all hardware and software.

Credit this material:

Series 5: 2014 Accession; George F. Kennan Papers, MC076, Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Location:
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
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Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
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Storage Note:
Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 327-333